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Issue: Top Notch Comics #27 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1942
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Issues: #27 of 27 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/10/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover, newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Remember Pearl Harbor!

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Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy; Nazis
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Pages: 1
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The Story of Dinky Nolan

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Character(s): Dinky Nolan (Villain; Intro; Death); Nick Sarto (Villain; Intro; Death)
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Pages: 13
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The Story of Randolph Blake

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Character(s): Randolph Blake (Intro; Death); Roger (Intro); Vivian Vance (Intro); Slicker Morgan (Villain; Intro; Death); Japanese (Villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Pearl Harbor attack shown in story
Final appearence of The Wizard feature in Top Notch Comics. However, The Wizard has also been appearing in Shield-Wizard Comics (Archie, 1940 Series), and will contine to appear there into 1944.
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The Disappearance of Beppo the Horse: Part 2

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Character(s): Boss McGivern (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 4
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The Slingshot Soldier

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Character(s): Lichee Wan (Intro); The Japanese (Villain)
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Fina appearence of "The West Pointer" feature (aka "Keith Kornell").
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The Coming of Sheba

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Character(s): Sheba (Villain; Intro)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Final appearance of the "Firefly [Archie]" feature. The storyline has not been resolved.
Final Golden Age appearance of Firefly [Harley Hudson]. He appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #4 (April 1966).
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That's Right! It's the Golden Gloves!

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Character(s): Sammy Final (Intro); Carlton H. Hooble (Intro)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Final appearance of the "St. Louis Kid" feature.
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Episode in Canada

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Character(s): Cuffner (Villain; Intro); G-23 (Villain; Intro); Nazis (Villain)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Final appearance of the "Wings Johnson" feature in Top Notch Comics. It will next appear in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) starting with #28 (June 1942).
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The Wright Brothers

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Wilbur Wright; Orville Wright
Synopsis: Bio of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
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Pages: 6
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The Draft Dodger

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Johnny Walters (Intro); Mrs. Walters (Intro); The Japanese (Villain)
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Pages: 5

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