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26April 1942
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Top Notch Comics #26

Archie · April 1942 · on sale 1942-02-10

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Identification plate

Series
Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
April 1942
Key date
1942-04-00
On-sale date
1942-02-10
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]; Roy
1Man without a Memorycomic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyKiller Black (Villain; Intro; Death); Stinky Diemert (Villain; Intro); Happy Malone (Villain; Intro); Lippy (Villain; Intro)
2The Jingler of Deathcomic story11script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanThe Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy the Super Boy [Roy Carter]; Winston Wolfe (introduction); The Jingler [Edward Fearing] (villain, introduction, death)
3The Disappearance of Beppo the Horse: Part 1comic story4pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellSnoop McGook (Intro)
4Murder in an Old Dark Housecomic story5script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren King
5The Shrinking Serumcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Warren King; inks: Warren KingDr. Richard Blake (Villain; Intro; Death?)
6The Blackout Boutcomic story6script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaThe Champ and his manager (Intro)
7Azores Adventurecomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleMary May (Intro)
8Benvenuto Cellinicomic story6Benvenuto Cellini (Renaissance artist)
9-comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Jim Phillips; inks: Jim PhillipsKardak; Newcomb (introduction)

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