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Issue: Top Notch Laugh Comics #44

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Publication Date: April 1944

Issue #44
- Top Notch Comics
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- #36
- #37
- #38
- #39
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- #42
- #43
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Issues: #44 of 18 Issues

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: An MLJ Magazine

Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 60

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (9 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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Content Items (11 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Character(s): Black Hood; Suzie

First Line: The Black Hood triumphs again!!

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Suzie; Mr. Leopard; Mr. Schultz

First Line: Well, of all things... Suzie, a sign painter's helper!

Synopsis: Suzie is a sign painter's helper.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Pokey Oakey; Clara Belle; Bugeye Mc Slop; Parson Dropseat (nutty Preacher)

First Line: Reading time..take as long as you like...

Synopsis: Clara Belle is going to marry Bugeye, but the Preacher turns out to be a nutty from the State Asylum.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Credit line reads "A Don Dean Production."

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Senor Siesta; Movie scout; Makum Hatum (magician); Stretch Stitchel (midget)

First Line: Alas! Eef I only had some money!

Synopsis: Senor Siesta is spotted by a movie scout.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Final appearance of the "Señor Siesta" feature.

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Character(s): Snoop McGook; Waldo (squirrell); Ella Clapsaddle; Bella Clapsaddle; Della Clapsaddle; Snitch Harris (burglar)

First Line: At the palatial Clapsaddle Estate we find the three Clapsaddle sisters, Ella, Bella, and Della...

Synopsis: The Clapsaddle sisters feel romantic and invite Snoop over to their estate.

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Pages: 4

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Writer(s): George Kean ?

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Gloomy Gus [Gus Gloompuss]; St. Pete; Gabby (angel); Professor

First Line: Oh, shed a tear for Gloomy Gus...

Synopsis: Gus, the homeless ghost, and his sidekick angel, Gabby, browse around to see if they can find some body. They find a mechanical man.

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Pages: 6

The Marionette Murders

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Barbara Sutton (reporter); Sergeant McGinty; Paulini (puppeteer)

Synopsis: A puppeteer with living marionettes that need human blood.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Final appearance of the "Black Hood" feature in Top Notch Laugh Comics. However, "Black Hood" now also appears in Black Hood Comics (Archie, 1943 Series), which will continue until 1946.

I Choose Death

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Robert C. Blackman

Letterer(s): Typeset

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Pages: 1.88

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Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.12

Notes: Louis H. Silberkleit, publisher and business manager; Harry Shorten, editor; John L. Goldwater, managing editor. Owner: M.L.J. Magazines (partnership); Louis H. Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater; Maurice Coyne

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, superhero

Character(s): The 3 Monkey-Teers [Sassafras; Small Fry; Yehudi]; Stupidman [Egbert]; Frankie and Johnnie (two headed being); The Witch

First Line: Gangway, Stupidman...

Synopsis: Stupidman makes War Bond stew and catches a German spy.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: childrens, humorous, western

Character(s): Dotty; Ditto (parrot); Dottum (Indian); Gramps; Mail man; Tommy Granville

First Line: Look! Here comes the mail man...

Synopsis: The heir to the Ranville millions is due on the next train to rough it up on the ranch.

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Pages: 6