Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	October 1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Index previously stated that this issue was an exact duplicate of TOP SPOT COMICS #1, but comparison of scans of the two issues show that they share the same features but different stories. Character on cover is not one of the featured characters inside.

Cover Details - "Superhero punching above a skyline"

Genre	Superhero
Pencils	? [as JCA (Jason Comic Art)]
Inks	? [as JCA (Jason Comic Art)]
Notes	Index previously stated that this issue was an exact duplicate of TOP SPOT COMICS #1, but comparison of scans of the two issues show that they share the same features but different stories. Character on cover is not one of the featured characters inside.

1 page advertisement "3 Big Values in One"

Synopsis	Ad for billfold from Illinois Merchandise Mart.
Notes	Inside front cover. Also includes indicia which gives title as K-O Komics and states that it is published quarterly by Gerona Publishing Co.

12 page Duke of Darkness story "Professor Evil"

Characters	Duke of Darkness [Paddy Sullivan] (first appearance)
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Sam Cooper
Inks	Sam Cooper
Notes	Sam Cooper attribution as artist from original indexer. Art does not match artwork done on same feature in Top Spot Comics #1 which was identified as John Guinta by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr..

1 page Prof. Jabberwacky story "Ostriches"

Pencils	Harold Sherman ?
Inks	Harold Sherman ?
Notes	Appears to be by the same artist as the other Prof. Jabberwacky strip in this issue which is signed by Hal Sherman.

2 page text story "Death Writes the Ad"

Letters

Typeset

1 page Prof. Jabberwacky story "Whales"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Harold Sherman [as Hal Sherman]
Inks	Harold Sherman [as Hal Sherman]

7 page Magnificent Epod story "Time Will Tell"

Characters	Magnificent Epod (first appearance)
Pencils	August Froehlich
Inks	August Froehlich
Notes	August Froehlich art id based on art id for Top Notch Comics #1 by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

9 page The Menace story "Well, so long, pops!"

Characters	The Menace [Dennis Temple] (first appearance)
Notes	Not by Infantino and Cohen (the artists on The Menace story in Top Spot Comics #1) according to Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

1 page advertisement "Genuine Photo Master Candid Camera"

Synopsis	Ad for camera and cigarette case from National Novelties.
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "Send Secret Messages in Code with Invisible Ink"

Synopsis	Ad for code maker from National Novelties.
Notes	On back cover of comic.