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| Date | | Number: 25 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Top Notch Comics 25 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy |
| Pencils | Al Camy (signed) Al Camy (signed) |
| Inks | Al Camy (signed) Al Camy (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Will of the Four Keys / Black Hood (14 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Al Camy |
| Inks | Al Camy |
| Story | The Wizard (10 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Al Camy |
| Inks | Al Camy |
| First Line | A little refreshment will do you good after the ordeal of the funeral, Jane! |
| Story | Fran Frazer (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fran and Hal are in Russia when observing a German landing in parachute. |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Fran Frazer (news-photographer); Hal Davis (reporter); German spy |
| Script | Harvey Biern |
| First Line | Somewhere in Russia... |
| Notes | Final appearance of the "Fran Frazer" feature. Originally credited to Irv Novick, but the movement of the figures are too stiff and awkward, and none of his faces are found here. Notice inking, the narrow pointed ears and long hands and fingers, which can be found in some other stories in Fran Frazer and Zambini, Zip Comics #23. |
| Story | The West Pointer (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Warren King |
| Inks | Warren King |
| First Line | They got me holed up! |
| Story | Firefly (6 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Firefly |
| Script | Ed Bresnick (signed) |
| Pencils | Warren King (signed) |
| Inks | Warren King (signed) |
| First Line | The big top, place of gaiety and amusement, suddenly becomes a sinister play ground for death as the merciless cult of elephant worshippers launches a campaign of killing! [sic] |
| Story | St. Louis Kid (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | During a match in Pittsburg, a coal mine caves in. It was no accident, but due to inferior construction materials. |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | St. Louis Kid [Jim Jennings]; Windy; Pop Molloy; Pittsburg Panther (boxer); Mr. Dixon (crook); Mr. Dacon (crooked engineer) |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Bob Montana (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Montana (signed) |
| First Line | It's Pittsburg! |
| Story | Wings Johnson (6 pages) |
| Genre | Aviation |
| Script | Joe Blair |
| Pencils | Ed Smalle |
| Inks | Ed Smalle |
| First Line | Slowly, an English tugboat pulls a repair scow back to English shores… |
| Story | Bob Phantom (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Masked figures steals valuable paintings from the Metropole Museum's new Rockmorg Collection. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Jinx Friday; Rita Reilly; Jerry Malone (villain) |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Warren King (signed) |
| Inks | Warren King (signed) |
| First Line | The Metropole Museum -- where are the elite are gathered to see the old masters' exhibition [sic] |
| Notes | Final appearance of the "Bob Phantom" feature in Top Notch Comics. It appears next in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 Series) #297 (May 2019). Final Golden Age appearance of Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]. He appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #4 (April 1966). |
| Story | Kardak (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A kid turns in false fire alarms. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Kardak; Jimmy (troublemaker) |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| First Line | Around the corner comes the screeching of tires... |
| Notes | Originally credited to Paul Reinman, but his heads are much more wedge-shaped, and with eyes far apart and out of line. This is the same artist as on many Fran Frazer stories, with very narrow, pointed ears, and long hands and fingers. |
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