Top Notch Laugh Comics #40 (Oct. 1943) — G/VG 3.0
Golden Age MLJ humor anthology featuring Pokey Oakey, Black Hood, Suzie, Señor Siesta, The 3 Monkey-Teers, Dotty & Ditto, Gloomy Gus and more — all pre–Archie explosion, published while WWII was still underway.
📚 Contents
• Pokey Oakey — Don Dean — Mushrooms, mines, and hillbilly chaos.
• Black Hood — Clem Weisbecker — 8-page costumed crime feature, pre-superhero decline.
• Snoop McGook — Carl Hubbell — Detective parody.
• Suzie — Claire Moe — Early Suzie gag strip.
• Señor Siesta — Don Dean — Western humor with bandits & bad cooking.
• The 3 Monkey-Teers — Funny-animal shtick with puzzle page.
• Gloomy Gus — Fantasy-comedy set in the afterlife.
• Dotty & Ditto — Bill Woggon art (creator of Katy Keene).
• Plus: text filler, cut-outs, & activity page.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
G/VG (3.0) — Solid mid-grade wartime copy. Centerfold detached, creasing, general wear, light spine stress. Interior pages are complete, cream to off-white. Presents above grade.
Top Notch Laugh Comics #40 (Oct. 1943) — G/VG 3.0
Golden Age MLJ humor anthology featuring Pokey Oakey, Black Hood, Suzie, Señor Siesta, The 3 Monkey-Teers, Dotty & Ditto, Gloomy Gus and more — all pre–Archie explosion, published while WWII was still underway.
📚 Contents
• Pokey Oakey — Don Dean — Mushrooms, mines, and hillbilly chaos.
• Black Hood — Clem Weisbecker — 8-page costumed crime feature, pre-superhero decline.
• Snoop McGook — Carl Hubbell — Detective parody.
• Suzie — Claire Moe — Early Suzie gag strip.
• Señor Siesta — Don Dean — Western humor with bandits & bad cooking.
• The 3 Monkey-Teers — Funny-animal shtick with puzzle page.
• Gloomy Gus — Fantasy-comedy set in the afterlife.
• Dotty & Ditto — Bill Woggon art (creator of Katy Keene).
• Plus: text filler, cut-outs, & activity page.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
G/VG (3.0) — Solid mid-grade wartime copy. Centerfold detached, creasing, general wear, light spine stress. Interior pages are complete, cream to off-white. Presents above grade.
