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8September 1940
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Top Notch Comics #8

Archie · September 1940 · on sale 1940-06-15

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Identification plate

Series
Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1940
Key date
1940-09-00
On-sale date
1940-06-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Marvel of 1940 Roy... The Super-Boy!cover1pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd AsheThe Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]; The Firefly [Harley Hudson] (inset)
1Roy the Super-Boycomic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd AsheThe Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter] (introduction, origin); John Howard (introduction, death); James Reagan; Mayor Beadle (villain, introduction); Boss Schultz (villain, introduction, death)
2Origin of the Fireflycomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodThe Firefly [Harley Hudson] (chemist. biologist, introduction, origin); Joan Burton (Harley's girlfriend, introduction); Dr. Dread [aka The Professor] (villain, introduction); Selig (villain, introduction); monsters (villains, introduction for all)
3The Danish-Irish Attackcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterKing of Pellinore (Introduction); The Irish King (Villain; Introduction); The Danish King (Villain; Introduction)
4Ma-Ma Mosquitocomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickMadame Chao Yu-Tang (Introduction); The Japanese (Villains)
5Lariat Lawtext story1script: The Trail Boss; pencils: ? [as H.] (signed) (illustration); inks: ? [as H.] (signed) (illustration); letters: typeset
6Escape on Iocomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: William Wills; inks: William WillsQuantus (Villain); Lura (Villain)
7The Camouflaged Air Basecomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleThe Nazis (Villain)
8In India (Part 2)comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinJessups (Guest Star); Margie Conway (Guest Star); Ah Ming (Villain); cannibals (Villain; Intro)
9The Mystery of the Kidnapped Policemencomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Gerry Thorp; inks: Gerry ThorpBob Phantom [Walt Whitney]
10The Master Brahmins: Part 3comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bernard Klein; inks: Bernard KleinMaster of the Valley of Death (Villain; Intro)

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The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1
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