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| Name | Top Notch Comics 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 431784. Produced by Chesler Publications for the fledgling M.L.J Magazines, Inc. Louis H. Silberkleit is recorded as editor on the first published Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1939. Abner J. Sundell was working as editor for Louis Silberkleit's pulp publications and could have acted as editor on the early M.L.J comic books. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Edd Ashe |
| Inks | Edd Ashe |
| Notes | Same artist as the Wizard story inside. |
| Publisher advertisement | Meet Rang-A-Tang the Wonder Dog (1 page) |
| Pencils | Irv Novick (signed) |
| Inks | Irv Novick (signed) |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Ad for Blue Ribbon Comics. |
| Comic Story | The Pearl Harbor Peril / The Wizard (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Wizard uses his super powers to stop a Jatsonian attack on Pearl Harbor. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Steven Whitney (1776); Capt. Ambrose Whitney (1812); Maj. Thomas Whitney (1865); James Whitney (1870); Thomas Whitney, Jr.(1898); John Whitney (1918); Grover Whitney (Blane's brother); Jatsonians (villains, introduction); Jeeves; Jane; Woodrow Wilson; Zeke; Jake |
| Script | Will Harr ? |
| Pencils | Edd Ashe |
| Inks | Edd Ashe |
| First Line | Blane Whitney, great-great-grandson of Gen. Steven Whitney, who was Washington's chief aide in the Revolutionary War, is entertaining a group of cafe society friends at his Park Avenue home. |
| Story | Laughing at Life (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | Jack Cole ? |
| Inks | Jack Cole ? |
| First Line | I get cold feet! |
| Notes | Five one-panel gags. |
| Story | Scott Rand in the Worlds of Time (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Scott, a traveler through time with Dr. Meade in the "time car" (which is more of a rocket ship), the rwo they pick up Thor the viking and the lovely Elda in the past. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Scott Rand (introduction); Dr. Joel Meade; Thor (a Viking); Princess Elda |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Jack Binder |
| Inks | Jack Binder |
| First Line | The time car is working perfectly! We can go anywhere... the past or the future! |
| Notes | Otto Binder said the Scott Rand stories were done for the Harry "A" Chesler shop. |
| Comic Story | Joe Louis / Sportopics (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Joe Louis; Lou Nova; "Two ton" Tony Galento |
| Pencils | Irwin Hasen (signed) |
| Inks | Irwin Hasen (signed) |
| Comic Story | Murder by Sock / Swift of the Secret Service (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rex solves the murder of Aubrey J. Snite. |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Mr. Swift (his father); Aubrey J. Snite (Dies); Jack Snite (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | Charles Biro |
| Inks | Charles Biro |
| First Line | You did a grand job, Swift. I arranged with your chief for a two week holiday for you. |
| Notes | The faces and the thin shading inklines, and hands, chins and noses look very much like Biro on Steel Sterling in Zip Comics #1. |
| Comic Story | To-nite! Saved from the Flames! / Jungle Town Show Boat (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Crooks try to steal some papers by starting a fire and melting a safe. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Billy Hippo |
| Script | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Pencils | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Inks | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Letters | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Jungle Town Show Boat" feature. |
| Comic Story | Vendetta with Von Schiller / Wings Johnson (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ben wants revenge on Von Schiller who killed his friend. |
| Genre | Aviation; War |
| Characters | Ben "Wings" Johnson (introduction and origin); Mrs. Johnson (Wings's mother, introduction in flashback); Capt. Von Schiller (villain, introduction); Nazis |
| Script | Joe Blair |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Irv Novick |
| First Line | Ben Johnson, an American transport pilot, enlists in the Royal Air Force when England declares war on Germany. |
| Notes | Originally credited to Ed Smalle, but artwork is identical to Novick's signed first story in this feature, issue #2. |
| Text Story | Murder Rap / Lucky Coyne (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lucky works to capture Cardona. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Lucky Coyne; Harry Green; Arnold Cardona; Lou Cardona; Mat Ganz; Giza Vidu; Dotty Wright; Captain Sullivan |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Notes | Mat Ganz is also spelled Mat Gans in the story. |
| Story | It's Really a Fact (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Charles "Zimmy" Zimmerman |
| Pencils | Bob Wood (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Wood (signed) |
| First Line | 44% of all traffic accidents are caused by cars both going in the same direction- |
| Notes | Five factoids. |
| Comic Story | The Bat and the Bull / Lucky Coyne (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lucky Coyne posing as Bat Yardley, jewel thief in prison. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Lucky Coyne; Bat Yardley (inmate); Jean Markham [Louella] (introduction); The Bull and his gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Frank Frollo ? |
| Inks | Frank Frollo ? |
| First Line | The Bull and his gang of jewel thieves have broken into Bat Yardley's hotel room-- |
| Notes | "Lucky Coyne" is a feature that mostly appears in in Harry Chesler comics, where it is drawn by Frank Frollo. This is its only appearance in an Archie Comic. |
| Story | Lonesome Luke (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Lonesome Luke sends a poem to an editor. |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Lonesome Luke |
| Script | Jack Cole ? |
| Pencils | Jack Cole ? |
| Inks | Jack Cole ? |
| First Line | O boy! Wait'll they git an eyeful of this masterpiece of mine!! |
| Notes | Art in Fred Schwab style. "Lonesome Luke" usually appears in Harry Chesler comics where he was drawn by Fred Schwab. This is the only "Lonesome Luke" story in an Archie comic. |
| Comic Story | The Fortune Teller's Revenge / Kardak (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A fortune teller is upset that a mystic is ruining her act. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Mystic [later Kardak] (a magician, introduction); Kardak's fiancee; Chuck (villain); Chuck's gang (villains, introduction for all); Mazie |
| Script | Harry Shorten ? |
| Pencils | Chuck Winter |
| Inks | Chuck Winter |
| First Line | In the back room of a phony Gypsy fortune teller's tea room... |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Puzzlettes |
| Characters | Billy the Goat; Jocko |
| First Line | Try to spell five three-letter words that are names of parts of the human body by using all of the 15 letters shown above to spell out the words. |
| Comic Story | Kornell Goes to West Point / The West Pointer (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Keith Kornell, a physical and mental marvel, a 19-year-old Kentucky mountaineer who is a collateral descendant of President Andrew Jackson and the son of a World War hero, is orphaned at the age of 5, when both of his parents succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia epidemic. Reared by a poor relative, Keith's life is one of dire poverty until a newspaper runs a story on him and he meets an old Army buddy of his father's who is now a U.S. Senator. Keith gets himself admitted to West Point where he further distinguishes himself and soon fights spies. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Keith Kornell [The West Pointer] (introduction and origin); Senator Crockett (introduction); Uncle Joe; John Kornell (Keith's father, cameo in flashback); Ned Norton |
| Script | Harry Shorten ? |
| First Line | This sure is a big thrill -- being invited to Senator Crockett's home! |
| Notes | Originally credited to Ed Wexler, but compared with his signed story in #3, this is not him. Faces, layout and inking are all different. Looks more like the Wizard story, credited to Edd Ashe in this issue, but uncertain. |
| Comic Story | The Ice Cream Cone / Impy (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Impy learns magic. |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Characters | Impy |
| Script | Bob McCay (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob McCay (signed) |
| Inks | Bob McCay (signed) |
| Colors | Bob McCay ? |
| Letters | Bob McCay (signed) |
| Notes | features Impy from the LITTLE NEMO strip. Bob McCay was the son of Winsor McCay. Another feature that usually appears in Chesler comics. |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Speaking of Sports |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Max Schmeling; Joe Louis; Henry Armstrong |
| Pencils | Bob Wood (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Wood (signed) |
| First Line | After lunch I guess I'll go in for a swim! |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Speaking of Sports" feature. |
| Comic Story | Case 1: Master Forgers / Manhunters (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Roy and Connor solve a check forging ring. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Roy; Connor; Torren; Arthur Wick; Joseph Sukup |
| Script | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Notes | True-crime story; Story packaged by the Harry Chesler shop. |
| Story | Pokey Forgets to Remember (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Pokey forgets what day it is. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Pokey |
| Script | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Pencils | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Inks | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Letters | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| First Line | The clock went off in Pokey's room, he jumped right out of bed. |
| Notes | "Pokey Forgets to Remember" is a feature that usually appears in Harry Chesler comics. This is its only appearance in an Archie comic. |
| Text Article | Spouting Wings (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Editorial about what a great comic, Top Notch Comics, is. |
| Feature | Yours Truly |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Impy; Thor; Lucky Coyne; The Mystic |
| Notes | Art may be spot art taken from panels in the stories in this issue. |
| Advertisement | Home Recorder / Recordo (1 page) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Characters | Bob |
| First Line | You can make your own records if you sing or play an instrument |
| Notes | Home Recordo from Home Recording Co. |
| Advertisement | Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | 30 shot automatic repeater!! |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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