Top Notch Comics #18

This August 1941 issue of Top-Notch Comics puts the Black Hood front and center, wielding a massive axe as he and a red-caped masked hero battle a horde of green creatures threatening a terrified woman in a red dress — while a young boy watches the chaos unfold in the background. The cover by Al Camy crackles with Golden Age energy, teasing "The Return of the Skull!" alongside a new Wizard and Roy the Super-Boy adventure. A great snapshot of Archie's early superhero lineup firing on all cylinders.