Top-Notch Comics Archives

Top-Notch Comics #1 (MLJ, 1939) featuring the Wizard.

The Wizard's Surprising Debut in 1939's Top-Notch Comics 1, at Auction

The Wizard is a pulp-style superhero character who first appeared in Top-Notch Comics #1, cover-dated December 1939.  He was the earliest cover star of the Top-Notch Comics series, the second title launched by MLJ Magazines, the publisher who would eventually become known for Archie The Wizard was created by Will Harr and Edd Ashe, Jr[...]
Top-Notch Comics #7 (MLJ, 1940)

The Shield and the Wizard vs Russia in Top Notch Comics #7, at Auction

Two weeks after Timely/Marvel's landmark crossover between the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner in Marvel Mystery Comics #9, publisher MLJ Magazines paired up two of their top characters of that moment, the Wizard and the Shield in Top-Notch Comics #7 Marvel Mystery Comics #9 is one of the most sought-after comics of the Golden Age,[...]
Top-Notch Comics #5 (MLJ, 1940)

The Wizard Foils a Russian Attack in Top-Notch Comics #5, at Auction

The Wizard is a pulp-style superhero character who first appeared in Top-Notch Comics #1, cover-dated December 1939 He was the earliest cover star of Top-Notch Comics series, the second title launched by MLJ Magazines, the publisher who would eventually become known for Archie The Wizard was created by Will Harr and Edd Ashe, Jr and[...]