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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.