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25March 1942
$0.10

Top Notch Comics #25

Archie · March 1942 · on sale 1942-01-10

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Series: Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue: #25
Publication date: March 1942
Key date: 1942-03-00
On-sale date: 1942-01-10
Indicia publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al Camy	Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy
1	The Will of the Four Keys	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: Al Camy; inks: Al Camy	Roy Carter, Roy the Super-Boy, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
3	-	comic story	4	script: Harvey Biern	Fran Frazer (news-photographer); Hal Davis (reporter); German spy
4	-	comic story	5	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King	Keith Kornell
5	-	comic story	6	script: Ed Bresnick; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King	Firefly
6	-	comic story	6	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	St. Louis Kid [Jim Jennings]; Windy; Pop Molloy; Pittsburg Panther (boxer); Mr. Dixon (crook); Mr. Dacon (crooked engineer)
7	-	comic story	6	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle
8	-	comic story	6	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King	Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Jinx Friday; Rita Reilly; Jerry Malone (villain)
9	-	comic story	5	script: Harry Shorten	Kardak; Jimmy (troublemaker)

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Sources

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