| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Wizard [Blane Whitney] |
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| Comic Story | Blasting the Borentals (11 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Borentals (Villain; Intro) |
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| Comic Story | Kang the Terrible (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Kang (Villain; Intro; Death) |
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| Comic Story | The Trigger Slum Gang (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Trigger Slum (Villain; Introduction; a gangster) |
| Notes | The "Bob Phantom" feature used to appear in Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 Series), but has now moved to Top Notch Comics.
The last appearance of Bob Phantom (Walt Whitney) was in Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 Series) #3 (January 1940). |
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| Text Story | Biscuits and Six-Guns (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | True story of Pearl Hart, lady gunslinger. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Butch Cassidy; Pearl Hart |
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| Comic Story | The Bo Driscoll Case (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Stacey Knight, M. D. (Intro); Bo Driscoll (Villain; Intro) |
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| Comic Story | Sky Raiders of the Western Front (8 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Von Schiller (Villain) |
| Notes | formerly Air Patrol |
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| Synopsis | Despite having no money, Noodle treats his friend Dorothy to a soda--and pays the price in another way. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Noodle; Dorothy |
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| Comic Story | Count Sarlo and the Smugglers (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Count Sarlo (Villain; Intro) |
| Notes | Final appearence of the "Swift of the Secret Service" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Rescue of Princess Elda (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Scott Rand; Kruzzo (villain) |
| Notes | Final appearence of the "Scott Rand in the Worlds of Time" feature. |
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| Synopsis | Four factoids with one spot illustration each. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | A caricature of Bob Wood at the drawing board appears on this feature. |
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| Comic Story | Quarterback with a Wounded Wing (5 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Keith Kornell; Bob Seymour; Gerry Stevens |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "Blue Ribbon Comics." |
| Notes | The cover of issue 3 of "Blue Ribbons Comics" is reproduced in the ad, but it is slightly different than the final version. The artwork is the same, but the masthead is different, there is no date or price shown, and the illustration in the ad has only one text box, whereas the printed cover has two. |
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| Comic Story | This Is the True Story of Herman Taylor (6 pages) |
| Notes | Final appearance of the "Manhunters" feature in Archie Comics. This feature will later be revived by Chesler / Dynamic in 1944, under the expanded names "Manhunters Guardians of the Law" and "Manhunters -- Crime on the Run", starting with Snap Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1944 Series) #9. |
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