Top Notch Laugh Comics #40 β€” G/VG 3.0

$134.00

Top Notch Laugh Comics #40 (Oct. 1943) β€” G/VG 3.0

Golden Age MLJ humor anthology featuring Pokey Oakey, Black Hood, Suzie, SeΓ±or Siesta, The 3 Monkey-Teers, Dotty & Ditto, Gloomy Gus and more β€” all pre–Archie explosion, published while WWII was still underway.

πŸ“š Contents
β€’ Pokey Oakey β€” Don Dean β€” Mushrooms, mines, and hillbilly chaos.
β€’ Black Hood β€” Clem Weisbecker β€” 8-page costumed crime feature, pre-superhero decline.
β€’ Snoop McGook β€” Carl Hubbell β€” Detective parody.
β€’ Suzie β€” Claire Moe β€” Early Suzie gag strip.
β€’ SeΓ±or Siesta β€” Don Dean β€” Western humor with bandits & bad cooking.
β€’ The 3 Monkey-Teers β€” Funny-animal shtick with puzzle page.
β€’ Gloomy Gus β€” Fantasy-comedy set in the afterlife.
β€’ Dotty & Ditto β€” Bill Woggon art (creator of Katy Keene).
β€’ Plus: text filler, cut-outs, & activity page.

πŸ“ Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
G/VG (3.0) β€” 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) β€” G/VG 3.0

Golden Age MLJ humor anthology featuring Pokey Oakey, Black Hood, Suzie, SeΓ±or Siesta, The 3 Monkey-Teers, Dotty & Ditto, Gloomy Gus and more β€” all pre–Archie explosion, published while WWII was still underway.

πŸ“š Contents
β€’ Pokey Oakey β€” Don Dean β€” Mushrooms, mines, and hillbilly chaos.
β€’ Black Hood β€” Clem Weisbecker β€” 8-page costumed crime feature, pre-superhero decline.
β€’ Snoop McGook β€” Carl Hubbell β€” Detective parody.
β€’ Suzie β€” Claire Moe β€” Early Suzie gag strip.
β€’ SeΓ±or Siesta β€” Don Dean β€” Western humor with bandits & bad cooking.
β€’ The 3 Monkey-Teers β€” Funny-animal shtick with puzzle page.
β€’ Gloomy Gus β€” Fantasy-comedy set in the afterlife.
β€’ Dotty & Ditto β€” Bill Woggon art (creator of Katy Keene).
β€’ Plus: text filler, cut-outs, & activity page.

πŸ“ Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
G/VG (3.0) β€” Solid mid-grade wartime copy. Centerfold detached, creasing, general wear, light spine stress. Interior pages are complete, cream to off-white. Presents above grade.