TOP NOTCH COMICS #4
(On Newsstands in February 1940)
February of 1940 must've been a great month for MLJ Comics, as all three books released had great covers, including this one for Top Notch Comics #4 featuring the Wizard. Edd Ashe takes some artistic liberty with proportions here, something we’d see more of in comics from the Golden Age. Was Alex Schomburg influenced by this cover later on?
(from Top Notch Comics #4 - on newsstands February 1940, artwork by Edd Ashe)
The Wizard battles the ‘Bundonians’, and we even get a peek at some of his brilliant inventions, and the inside workings of them. here we see the layout for his VB Ray Gun!
(from Top Notch Comics #4 - on newsstands February 1940, artwork by Edd Ashe)
And the Neuronic ‘Vacuum’ Ray Gun and the Contra Gravity Flask, which gives him the ability to float on air, natch!
(from Top Notch Comics #4 - on newsstands February 1940, artwork by Edd Ashe)
Seems like a reasonable request from Dick Storm, as the ‘Pruvians’ are preparing to invade Chile and only he can save them!
Pruvians is probably used as a way to not offend PERUVIANS, yet still sound topical. Don’t believe Peru has ever tried to invade Chile, but pretty sure Chile has invaded Peru….
(from Top Notch Comics #4 - on newsstands February 1940, artwork by Mort Meskin)
Some bizarre fun and unique aliens in ‘Streak Chandler on Mars’, from Harry Shorten (with artwork by William Wills). Is this a replacement for Scott Rand?
(from Top Notch Comics #4 - on newsstands February 1940, artwork by William Wills)
ZIP COMICS #3
(On Newsstands in February 1940)
The third of three great covers for February of 1940, Charles Biro was the perfect artist to make Steel Sterling stand out from his MLJ stable of heroes. The ‘Man of Steel’ looked the part!
(from Zip Comics #3 - February 1940, artwork by Charles Biro)
The Scarlet Avenger faces a new threat in a female villain named Texa who is looking to steal the government’s gold bullion. Now there’s a lady who likes gold!
(from Zip Comics #3 - February 1940, artwork by Charles Biro)
Uh… scary thought… from Harry Shorten’s Mr. Satan story!
(from Zip Comics #3 - February 1940, artwork by Ed Ashe)
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