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12February 1941
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Top Notch Comics #12

Archie · February 1941 · on sale 1940-12-15

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Series
Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
February 1941
Key date
1941-02-00
On-sale date
1940-12-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyBlack Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy
1The Ghost of Blanden Castlecomic story14script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyWilliam Blanden (intro, death); Stokes (intro, death); Another Blanden (intro, death); Sir Oliver Blanden (intro, flashback, death); Margaret Blanden (intro, flashback, death); Sir Kingsley Blanden (intro, flashback, death); Joe Strong (intro); Ghost of Blanden Castle [John Blanden] (villain, intro)
2The Dentist of Deathcomic story8script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyA dentist (villain, intro); Ike (villain, intro); Joe (villain, intro); other smugglers (villain, intro)
3Mission in Moscogradcomic story4script: Harvey BiernFran Frazer (photographer); Hal Davis (reporter); Herr Fibbentop (villain, introduction); Hitwunoff (introduction)
4Louis Zorelli's Last Ridecomic story5script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Nick Zuraw; inks: Nick ZurawLouis Zorelli (villain, intro)
5The Return of the Mummycomic story8script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodThe Mummy (Villain)
6Introducing the St. Louis Kidcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterSt. Louis Kid [Jim Jennings] (intro, origin); Windy Mill (intro); Flossie (intro); Beef McGlown (villain, intro); Butcher Bell (villain, intro)
7Attack on a Traincomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleThe Nazis (Villains)
8The Explosive Light Beamcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bernard Klein; inks: Bernard KleinProf. Charles Ehret (villain, intro)
9Sports Slantstext story1letters: typeset
10-comic story5script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellKardac (magician); Lorna Dorne; Balthar; The Brahmins (villains, introduction); their King (villain, introduction)

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