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10December 1940
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Top Notch Comics #10

Archie · December 1940 · on sale 1940-10-15

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Series
Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-10-15
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]; The Skull
1The Return of the Skullcomic story14script: Cliff Campbell; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyThe Skull (villain); Maj. Quentin Duff (introduction, death); Mrs. Duff (introduction); The Hermit; Barbara Sutton
2The Mad King Karlyncomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterKing Karlyn (villain, introduction); Karlyn's brother (introduction); Galahad; Garlan
3-comic story8script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodFirefly [Harley Huson]; Mortimer Bird (villain; introduction; death); Sneaky [Henry Falcon] (villain; introduction; death); John Robin (introduction; death); Dr. Sparrow (introduction; death)
4-comic story4script: Harvey Biern; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickMadame Murescu (villain; introduction); Count Codrenu (villain; introduction); The Steel Guard (villain; introduction); King of Murania (introduction); Price of Murania
5The Killer Doctorscomic story8script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al Camy
6Midnight Bombingcomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleThe Nazis (Villain)
7The Insurance "Suicides"comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bernard Klein; inks: Bernard KleinJoe Chizzler (Villain; Intro; Death); the Crawler (Villain; Intro; Death); Chizzler's gang (Villain; Intro; Death)
8Dust for Redskin Diet!text story1letters: typeset
9The Uniform Thievescomic story5script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Elmer Wexler; inks: Elmer WexlerKeith Kornell; Mike (Villain, Introduction); his gang (Villains, Introduction); Mrs. De Swank (Introduction); Gloria De Swank (Introduction, her daughter)
10The Master Brahmins: Part 5comic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bernard Klein; inks: Bernard KleinThe Beast-Men and their King (Villain; Intro)

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