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Issue: Top Notch Laugh Comics #29
Publication Date: September 1942
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Issues: #29 of 18 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten (uncredited)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
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Publishing Format: was ongoing
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First Line: Thar he goes, flying high, everybody's laughing fit to die, at Pokey Oakey, the funny guy!
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Contents Page

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Disclose Notes: Header from the table of contents in issue #28
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pokey Oakey; Maaw Oakey; Paaw Oakey; Omar Starpool; Plum
First Line: The bright badge worn by Pokey Oakey, newly elected Sheriff ...
Synopsis: Pokey evicts and then arrests his family, and meets Omar Starpool, poet.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: continuing serial.
Story contains tombstone of "Harry Shorten Bread, editor", a reference to Harry Shorten, editor of Top Notch Laugh Comics.
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Readers' Page

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Synopsis: Reproduction of winning letter and family photographs of other winners.
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Disclose Notes: Winner: Lois Jeanne Friedman (Long Beach, CA). Honorable mention: George Green (Knox, IN); Kenneth Schmitz (Milwaukee, Wi); Eugene Paige (Newark, NJ); Nancy Ann Lee (Cicero, Il); Albert Singer (Bronx, NY); Skippy West (Silverdale, Wa); Dorothy Marthohue (New Britian, CN); Louis Dugal Jr (Vinton,LA); Jimmy Bates (Philadelphia, Pa); Ramer Wooderson(Spickard, Missouri); Charlie Prater (TN); Jack Pennito (Bristol, CN); Manuel Panarra (Crous Landing, Ca); Anna Dubria, Brooklyn NY); Don Trautman (Cincinnati, OH); Patricia Hall (Claremont, Ca); John Reisch (Aspin Wall, Pa); Don Stotz (E. Springfield, MA)
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The Mold Strikes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; The Mold; Dr. Emlin; Barbara; Sergeant McGinty
Synopsis: The Mold is killing people by turning them into mold.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Same art as in Cooper's signed story in #31 and #32.
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The Dark Swamp of Death

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Black Hood
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Senor Siesta; Senorita La Tamale
First Line: From the frying pan into the fire.
Synopsis: Senorita La Tamale flatters Senor Siesta to get him to do her a favor.
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Chapter One of the Case of the Whistlers

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Character(s): Snoop McGook; Waldo; Crown Princess Julianna
Synopsis: Snoop gets a job to find the Crown Princess' jewels.
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Pages: 6
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Crooks Are Where You Find Them

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Genres: humorous, mystery
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Pep Comics Is Never Satisfied!!

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Character(s): The Hangman; The New Shield; Archie; Boy Soldiers
Synopsis: New feature, Boy Soldiers, now appearing in Pep Comics.
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Homeless Ghost

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Genres: humorous, occult
Character(s): Gloomy Gus (introduction, origin); Saint Peter; Joe Blitz; Mrs. Gloompuss
Synopsis: The death of Gus Gloompuss, and the origin of Gloomy Gus.
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Pages: 5
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Miss Delovely; Mr. Witherspoon; Miranda
First Line: A chorus girl's life is so romantic.
Synopsis: Suzie tries the job of a chorus line dancer.
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Pages: 5
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Lt. Commander Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

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Genres: informational, military, non-fiction
Character(s): Corydon M. Wassell: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (cameo)
Synopsis: Dr. Corydon M. Wassell's work in Java during World War Two is honored.
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Disclose Notes: first appearance of feature.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Percy Plummer; Gabby Garson; Mrs. Twerlip [Mrs. Swerlip]; A. Swan
First Line: Round 2 coming up.
Synopsis: Percy's first day in the public high school.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Teacher called by both names.
List of the 5 greatest American writers includes Top Notch Laugh's editor, Harry Shorten.
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The Irish Potato

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Watch for This Cover on Your Newsstands!

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Genres: superhero
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Disclose Notes: Full-page reproduction of the cover of Hangman #3.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: The 3 Monkey-Teers have finally reached the big city.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Continuing serial.
Vivian Berg who is known to have written and drawn this strip in 1942-1943, and the name "Vivian" is on a window on the front page, suggesting she might have done this episode. Previous indexer thought this was the word of Ed Groggin, but the work signed by Groggin next issue does not look like this work.
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Amazons

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Genres: superhero
First Line: Listen to me, Americans!
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Final appearence of the "Kardak" feature.
Final Golden Age appearence of Kardak. He appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #4 (April 1966).
Previous indexer missed Paul Reinman's signature in the bottom left hand corner, thinking the strip was drawn by Jim Phillips.

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