Top-Notch Comics Vol 1 5

Top-Notch Comics Vol 1 #5

May, 1940

Cover Artists

Edd Ashe

"Shanghai Sheridan"
Writers Irving Novick Pencilers Joe Blair

"Streak Chandler on Mars"

"Air Patrol"
Writers Ed Smalle Jr. Pencilers Ed Smalle Jr.

"On the Island of the Devil Doctor"

"The Kidnapping of Sally Iver"
Writers Harry Shorten Pencilers Gerry Thorp Inkers Gerry Thorp

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Okay you hoodlums! The jig's up!

-- Bob Phantom

Appearing in "The Mosconians' Master Plan: Part 1"

Featured Characters:

• The Wizard

Supporting Characters:

• Jane Barlow
• The Shield (Cameo)
• Lee Sampson the Midshipman
• West Pointer
• Chief

Villains:

• The Mosconian Spies (First appearance)
  • Master Mind (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Grover Whitney

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Synopsis for "The Mosconians' Master Plan: Part 1"

With his super-brain, the Wizard discovers that the Mosconians have kidnapped his brother Grover (The Chief of Navel Intelligence) and are planning to invade the United States.

He flies over in his Neutro-Plane to try and rescue him, but below he sees that the terrorist group are about to destroy a U.S. government building.

He jumps out of the plane and is able to fling the missile shell back at them. Realizing the seriousness of the threat, he contacts the F.B.I., which in turn contacts the Shield. The two meet for the first time, and one fights the group at West Point and the other heads to Pearl Harbor. (The Shield's "Pearl Harbor" story continues in Pep Comics #4).

When the Wizard makes it to West Point, he sees it is under an air attack by the Mosconians. He engages in a few dogfights and wins. Once landed, he is introduced to Cadet Keith Kornell. After the brief introduction, the Wizard continues in route to save his brother, who is being gassed with poison.

The Wizard bursts in to the gangs headquarters and straps on an oxygen mask on his brother. The Mosconians make their escape and the Wizard, and his brother, follow them "to their master." To Be Continued....

Appearing in "Sir Galahad"

Featured Characters:

• Galahad (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• King Arthur (First appearance)
• Lady Lynette

Villains:

• Sir Gilbert (Dies)

Other Characters:

• Sir Kay
• Sir Lancelot (mentioned only)

Locations:

• Camelot

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Synopsis for "Sir Galahad"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Shanghai Sheridan"

Featured Characters:

• Shanghai Sheridan (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Chan Sing-Tan (First appearance)
• Madam Kang Sky-Check (First appearance)

Villains:

• Wu-Fang (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Ah-Mee, servant of Chan Sing-Tan

Locations:

• China
  • Shanghai

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Synopsis for "Shanghai Sheridan"

Jack Sheridan saves an elderly lady from being attacked by common street thugs only to discover that she is not quite what she seems to be.

Appearing in "Streak Chandler on Mars"

Featured Characters:

• Streak Chandler

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Synopsis for "Streak Chandler on Mars"

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Appearing in "Air Patrol"

Featured Characters:

• Ben "Wings" Johnson of the Air Patrol

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• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "On the Island of the Devil Doctor"

Featured Characters:

• Dick Storm

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Synopsis for "On the Island of the Devil Doctor"

Dick Storm

Appearing in "The Kidnapping of Sally Iver"

Featured Characters:

• Bob Phantom

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Villains:

• Princess Ah-Ku

Other Characters:

• Sally Iver
• Mortimer Iver

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Synopsis for "The Kidnapping of Sally Iver"

Bob Phantom stops some kidnappers from killing a millionaire's daughter.

Appearing in "West Pointer"

Featured Characters:

• West Pointer

Supporting Characters:

• The Wizard

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Locations:

• West Point

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Synopsis for "West Pointer"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Conquest of the Mocha Men"

Featured Characters:

• Kardak the Mystic Magician

Supporting Characters:

• Lorna Dorne

Villains:

• The Mocha Men

Other Characters:

• The Anderran Fishtails

Locations:

• Anderran (an undersea continent)

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Synopsis for "Conquest of the Mocha Men"

While on a cruise ship with Kardak, Lorna Dorne is taken overboard and kidnapped by mermen. The undersea tribe has made Lorna their Queen, and Kardak, their Minister of State. If they want to return to the "surface," they need to destroy the Mocha Men.

Notes

• "The Mosconian Menace" story was not only the first crossover for MLJ Comics, but also the first meeting of the Shield and the Wizard. They met in Part One, this issue, and Part Two, which was published in Pep Comics #4. Part 3 is published in Pep Comics #5, and Part 4 in the next issue of Top-Notch. Top-Notch Comics #7 concludes the "Mosconian" storyline.
  

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