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24February 1942
$0.10

Top Notch Comics #24

Archie · February 1942 · on sale 1941-12-10

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Series: Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue: #24
Publication date: February 1942
Key date: 1942-02-00
On-sale date: 1941-12-10
Indicia publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Black Hood Smashes Murder Ring	cover	1	pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al Camy	Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney] (inset); Roy (inset)
1	-	comic story	14	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al Camy	The Black Hood, Matthew "Kip" Burland
2	-	comic story	10	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman	Roy Carter, Roy the Super-Boy, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
3	-	comic story	4	script: Harvey Biern	Fran Frazer (news-photographer); Hal Davis (reporter)
4	-	comic story	5	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King	Keith Kornell
5	-	comic story	6	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King	The Firefly, Harley Hudson
6	-	comic story	6	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	-	comic story	6	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle
9	-	comic story	6	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King	Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Captain Casey (Police); Big Nick (Greek gambler)
10	Hangman Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.9
11	Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation	statement of ownership	0.1	letters: typeset
12	-	comic story	5	script: Harry Shorten	Kardak; George (gambler); Hook (villain); Hotel Detective

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Sources

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