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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published June 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Harry Shorten

Cover Details

Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

13 page Hangman story "Civil War"

Characters V: Captain Swastika, Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering, Josef Goebbels, Slots Moran (I), Ice-Pick (I)
Script Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman

13 page Shield story "The Box of Horror"

Characters V: Chick Magoon, Dr. Hazen (I, D for both); I: Warden Low
Script Harry Shorten?
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

7 page Danny In Wonderland story "The Devil Buys a Shadow"

Characters V: The Devil; GS: The Fairy Queen; I: Jeremiah and his wife
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter

8 page Sergeant Boyle story "The Kangaroo Spy"

Characters V: The Japanese, an Australian native (I); I: Col. Gregory
Script Virginia Hubbell?
Pencils Carl Hubbell
Inks Carl Hubbell

6 page Wings Johnson story "Chaos In Chinatown"

Characters V: Hirohito Moritani (I)
Script Joe Blair
Pencils Ed Smalle
Inks Ed Smalle
Notes last app. in TOP-NOTCH COMICS #27; last appearance

6 page Archie story "Band of the Bland"

Characters I: Reggie Mantle (?), Benny King
Synopsis Archie resigns as class president
Script Bob Montana
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana

5 page Kayo Ward story "The Championship Fight"

Characters V: The gang of kidnappers; GS: Louis Liverlips
Synopsis Kayo Ward wins back his championship
Script Bob King
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter

6 page Bentley of Scotland Yard story "The Case of the Haunting Bag Pipes"

Characters V: Charles Nolan (I); I: Angus Dermott, John Dermott (both D), Lady Dermott, Bonnie Dermott, Donald Lorry, Malcolm Dermott (a ghost)
Script Joe Blair
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman