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Top-Notch Comics (1939) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover detached.
    • Label #1238997020

    Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Edd Ashe. Meet Rang-A-Tang The Wonder Dog house ad. "The Pearl Harbor Peril," art by Edd Ashe; The Wizard uses his super powers to stop a Jatsonian attack on Pearl Harbor. "In the Worlds of Time," script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder), art by Jack Binder; Scott, a traveler through time with Dr. Meade in the "time car" (which is more of a rocket ship), pick ups Thor the Viking and the lovely Elda in the past. One-page SporTopics story, art by Irwin Hasen. "Murder by Sock" Swift of the Secret Service story, art by Charles Biro; introduction of Rex Swift; vs. Jack Snite. "To-nite! Saved from the Flames!" Jungle Town Show Boat story, script and art by Dick Ryan; Only Billy Hippo appearance. "Vendetta with Von Schiller," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Ben "Wings" Johnson introduction and origin vs. Capt. Von Schiller and Nazis. "Murder Rap" text story with Lucky Coyne by Ken Fitch. It's Really A Fact! non-fiction story, art by Bob Wood. "The Bat and the Bull," script by Ken Fitch; Lucky Coyne posing as Bat Yardley, jewel thief in prison. One-page Lonesome Luke story. The "Fortune Teller's Revenge," art by Chuck Winter; The Mystic (later Kardak) intro; vs. Chuck and his gang. "Kornell Goes to West Point;" Keith Kornell, a physical and mental marvel, is a Kentucky mountaineer who is a collateral descendant of President Andrew Jackson and the son of a World War hero, is orphaned at the age of 5, when both of his parents succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia epidemic; Reared by a poor relative, Keith's life is one of dire poverty until a newspaper runs a story on him and he meets an old Army buddy of his father's who is now a U.S. Senator. "The Ice Cream Cone," script and art by Bob McCay (as Winsor McCay II). "Case 1: Master Forgers," script and art by Jack Cole; true crime story. "Forgets To Remember" one-page Pokey story, script and art by Dick Ryan. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 3
    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing, front cover taped on.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Edd Ashe. Stories by Edd Ashe, Mort Meskin, Irv Novick, Lin Streeter, Otto Binder (Eando Binder), Jack Binder, Ed Wexler, and Jack Cole. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 7
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Interior wraps splitting. Brittle.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Edd Ashe. Stories by Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, William Wills, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Gerry Thorpe, Ed Wexler, and C. A. Winter. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 8
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4300686007
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Shanghai Sheridan, Lariat Law, and Streak Chandler stories. Heavy mildew odor, corner chew.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Edd Ashe, Ed Smalle, Bernard Klein, and Bob Wood. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 9
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing. Interrupts art and story. Tape on interior spine.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Edd Ashe, Ed Smalle, and Bernard Klein. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 11
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0078147006

    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Harvey Biern, Irv Novick, Nick Zuraw, Bob Wood, Lin Streeter, Ed Smalle, Joe Blair, and Bernard Klein (as Bobby King). Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 14
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Minor color touch, TRIMMED. 2.5" spine split from bottom, cover coming loose at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Nick Zuraw, Warren King, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Bernard Klein (as Bobby King), and Carl Hubbell. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 16
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Nick Zuraw, Warren King, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 17
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3931817007

    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Nick Zuraw, Warren King, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 18
    • B&W photocopy cover adhered to first two wraps with tape. First two wraps and two center wraps detached. Pieces of tape on a few interior pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Bob Montana, Warren King, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 19
    • Interior is largely complete, but brittle (edge pieces chipping away affect readability. Full length spine split to cover and most wraps, large portion of back cover missing.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Warren King, Joe Blair, George Storm, Ed Smalle, Paul Reinman, and Irv Novick. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 20
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4082823022
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first two wraps, another piece torn out, interrupts art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harry Biern, Ed Bresnick, Warren King, George Storm, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Eddie Brecnick, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 21
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap, affects art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Warren King, Bob Montana, Ed Smalle, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 23
    • Heavy spine split (taped) with some splitting through interior wraps. Staples added (not manufacturing). Edge/corner chipping, oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harry Lucey, Harvey Biern, Warren King, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, and Paul Reinman. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 26
    • Full length spine split. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Bill Woolfolk, Paul Reinman, Bob Montana, Ed Smalle, Joe Blair, and Jim Phillips. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 27
    • Full length spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects art and story. Tear in last page.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Next issue the series will change to Top Notch Laugh. Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Bill Woolfolk, Paul Reinman, Carl Hubbell, Warren King, Bob Montana, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, and Jim Phillips. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 33
    • Three center wraps detached at single center staple. Soiling and staining throughout interior.

    Cover by Red Holmdale. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Sam Cooper, Don Dean, Carl Hubbell, Vivian Lipman, Red Holmdale, Ed Groggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 36
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split, cover detached at single center staple, centerfold torn at staple.

    Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Irv Novick, Carl Hubbell, Gerald Kean, Red Holmdale, Ed Groggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #41
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 41
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Several pages loose/detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Ed Groggin, Claire Moe, Red Holmdale, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Top-Notch Comics (1939) 44
    • 5.5" Cumulative spine split, staples added (not manufacturing), edge staining to interior.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • 2 center wraps missing & panel cut out of page 3, affects story. Cover detached. Tape on interior cover. Incomplete.
    • Label #2034710008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Harry Sahle. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Ed Goggin, Virginia Drury (as Ginger), Don Dean, Bill Vigoda, Carl Hubbell, Red Holmdale, Clem Weisbecker, Pen Shumaker, Robert C. Blackman, Ed Goggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.