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3February 1940
$0.10

Top Notch Comics #3

Archie · February 1940 · on sale 1940-01-02

First appearance: Bob PhantomFirst appearance: Walt Whitney
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Identification plate

Series
Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
On-sale date
1940-01-02
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bob Phantom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Walt Whitney - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd AsheThe Wizard [Blane Whitney]
1Blasting the Borentalscomic story11pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd AsheBorentals (Villain; Intro)
2Kang the Terriblecomic story6pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinKang (Villain; Intro; Death)
3The Trigger Slum Gangcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickBob Phantom First, Walt Whitney First
4Biscuits and Six-Gunstext story2letters: typesetButch Cassidy; Pearl Hart
5The Bo Driscoll Casecomic story6pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterStacey Knight, M. D. (Intro); Bo Driscoll (Villain; Intro)
6Sky Raiders of the Western Frontcomic story8Von Schiller (Villain)
7-comic story1script: Kin Platt; pencils: Kin Platt; inks: Kin Platt; letters: Kin PlattNoodle; Dorothy
8Count Sarlo and the Smugglerscomic story6Count Sarlo (Villain; Intro)
9The Rescue of Princess Eldacomic story5script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderScott Rand; Kruzzo (villain)
10-comic story1pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob Wood
11Quarterback with a Wounded Wingcomic story5pencils: Elmer Wexler; inks: Elmer WexlerKeith Kornell; Bob Seymour; Gerry Stevens
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1
13This Is the True Story of Herman Taylorcomic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack Cole

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Series context

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Sources

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