Top-Notch Comics (1939) comic books in grade VF/NM or lower
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Issue #2
Published Jan 1940 by MLJ Magazines.$1,045.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Label #4243136001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Will Harr, Edd Ashe, Jack Binder, Charles Biro, Harry Shorten, Mort Meskin, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Henry Kiefer, Lin Streeter, Mort Meskin, and Jack Cole. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Feb 1940 by MLJ Magazines.- Interior is complete. Back cover missing, front cover taped on.
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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.
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Issue #6
Published Jun 1940 by MLJ Magazines.$490.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4339666006
Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Will Harr, Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, William Wills, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Gerry Thorp, 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.
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$344 Top Notch Comics #6 GD+ 2.5 The Wizard Appearance Golden Age Superhero! $695 TOP-NOTCH COMICS #6 CGC VG/FN 5.0; CM-OW; Edd Ashe cvr/art! rare! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #7
Published Aug 1940 by MLJ Magazines.$225.00
View scans- 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.
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$3,199 Top Notch Comics #7 CGC VF+ 8.5 White Pages Archie 1940 $3,495 Top Notch Comics #7 CGC 4.0 Pedigree Gold Label MLJ Magazines 1940 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #8
Published Sep 1940 by MLJ Magazines.- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Shanghai Sheridan, Lariat Law, and Streak Chandler stories. Heavy mildew odor, corner chew.
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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.
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Issue #9
Published Oct 1940 by MLJ Magazines.- Conserved
- Paper: Off white
- Conservation includes: cover reinforced, staples replaced.
- Label #4246982001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
- 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.
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$3,995 TOP-NOTCH COMICS #9 CGC FN+ 6.5; CM-OW; origin & 1st app. Black Hood! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #14
Published Apr 1941 by MLJ Magazines.- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Minor color touch, TRIMMED. 2.5" spine split from bottom, cover coming loose at one staple.
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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.
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Issue #15
Published May 1941 by MLJ Magazines.- INCOMPLETE. Last page missing, first page detached and damaged.
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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, Mort Meskin, and Carl Hubbell. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$284 Top Notch Comics #15 GD- 1.8 Black Hood Appearance! Archie 1941 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #16
Published Jun 1941 by MLJ Magazines.- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #4311926008
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
- 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.
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Issue #18
Published Aug 1941 by MLJ Magazines.- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4312079002
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #0218645003
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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.
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Issue #19
Published Sep 1941 by MLJ Magazines.- 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.
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$1,100 MLJ - TOP-NOTCH COMICS 1939-44 #19 - Grade 2.5 - Comic Book Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #20
Published Oct 1941 by MLJ Magazines.- 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.
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Issue #21
Published Nov 1941 by MLJ Magazines.$3,257.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4426522017
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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.
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$950 TOP-NOTCH COMICS #21 CGC GD 2.0; OW-W; scarce; Black Hood cover (11/41)! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #23
Published Feb 1942 by MLJ Magazines.- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover. Slight glue on spine. Brittle.
- 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, 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.
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Issue #25
Published Mar 1942 by MLJ Magazines.- INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (missing story "Kardak" and an additional page piece). Full length spine split.
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Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harvey Biern, Warren King, Bob Montana, Joe Blair, and Ed Smalle. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #26
Published Apr 1942 by MLJ Magazines.- Comic is complete other than being coverless. Water damage.
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Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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.
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Issue #27
Published May 1942 by MLJ Magazines.- Paper: Off white
- Label #4312079001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
$55.00
View scan- INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects art and story. Tear in last page.
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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.
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Issue #28
Published Jul 1942 by MLJ Magazines.$499.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4311772001
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Series change from Top Notch Comics to Top Notch Laugh, meaning many of the stories are now humor-based. Cover by Bob Montana. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Al Camy, Carl Hubbell, Pen Shumaker, Mary Goss, Dale Goss, and Jim Phillips. 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.
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Issue #30
Published Nov 1942 by MLJ Magazines.$395.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Label #4311772002
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Bob Montana. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Al Camy, Scott Feldman, Carl Hubbell, Gerald Kean, Red Holmdale, Scott Meredith, Ed Goggin, and Sam Cooper. 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.
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Issue #32
Published Jan 1943 by MLJ Magazines.$370.00
View scans- Restored: C1
- Paper: Off white to white
- Restoration includes: small amount of glue on interior.
- Label #4438240009
$799.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Label #4542275003
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Peeping Tom cover, unusual for its time.
Cover by Red Holmdale. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Sam Cooper, Scott Feldman, Michel Roy, Red Holmdale, Ed Goggin, and George Kean. 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.
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Issue #33
Published Feb 1943 by MLJ Magazines.$90.00
View scan- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. Cover and center wrap detached. Interior tearing. Includes Winters Collection certificate from A-1 Comics.
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Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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.
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Issue #36
Published May 1943 by MLJ Magazines.$199.00
View scans- 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at single center staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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.
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Issue #37
Published Jul 1943 by MLJ Magazines.- Near full length spine split, cover and two center wraps detached at single center staple.
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Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by George Harrison, Don Dean, 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! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$639 Top Notch Comics #37 CGC FN+ 6.5 Off White to White Don Dean Cover and Art! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #38
Published Aug 1943 by MLJ Magazines.- INCOMPLETE. 24th page missing, affects readability.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Al Camy, Don Dean, Carl Hubbell, Ed Groggin, 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.
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Issue #41
Published Nov 1943 by MLJ Magazines.- 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.
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Issue #43
Published Feb 1944 by MLJ Magazines.$70.00
View scans- Full length spine split with cover detached. 6 center wraps detached. Oxidation. Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover. Brittle.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Cover by Harry Sahle. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Bill Vigoda, Claire Moe, Red Holmdale, Clem Weisbecker, Pen Shumaker, Wilbur S. Peacock, 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.
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$150 Top Notch Laugh #43 Feb 1944 MLJ Suzie Black Hood Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #44
Published Apr 1944 by MLJ Magazines.$70.00
View scans- Full length spine split with covers detached. 6 center wraps detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- 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.
