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17July 1941
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Top Notch Comics #17

Archie · July 1941 · on sale 1941-05-15

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Series
Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
July 1941
Key date
1941-07-00
On-sale date
1941-05-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyBlack Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy
1The Secret of the Silver Skullcomic story14script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyBlack Hood [Mathew Burland]; Joe; Barbara Sutton (reporter); Sergeant McGinty (Police); A lawyer (Villain; Intro); Simon Bleak (Intro; Death); George Bleak (Intro; Death); Slim (Intro)
2Shootout on Fifth Avenuecomic story10script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyAbe Shark and his gang (Villain; Intro); Moe (Intro; a cabbie)
3Hal Davis's Doublecomic story4Captain Hans Von Stern and other Nazi spies (Villain; Intro)
4The Tank Plans Robberycomic story5pencils: Nick Zuraw; inks: Nick ZurawA gang of spies (Villain; Intro; Death)
5The Return of the Mummy: Part 1comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren KingThe Firefly [Harley Hudson]; Joan Burton (reporter); The Mummy (Villain); Egyptian cultists (Villain; Intro)
6Barred from the Ringcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterPampas (Guest Star); Curly Taylor (Villain); Dummy (Villain); Bomber Benson (Villain)
7The Haunted House: Part 1comic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleThe Nazis (Villain); Bruce Brown (Intro)
8-comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Roland Patenaude; inks: Roland PatenaudeBob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Jinx Friday (secretary); Johnny Napoleon (introduction; death); Saul Costello (villain; introduciton); Jerry Lesser (villain; introduction)
9East Side Storycomic story5script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanHooker and his gang (Villain; Intro); Johnny Smith (Intro); Miss Smith (Intro); Houlihan (Intro)

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