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Topical Times [#1002, January 28, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

7 · His Plan Went Wrong! [Part ? of ?] · Sherwood King · sl

12 · Adventures of P.C. Conway: The Burglar Left a Message [P.C. Conway] · L. H. Hart · ss

29 · The Mark of Murder · A. Maitland Murray · ss

Topical Times [#1003, February 4, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Issue partially indexed. Contents taken from information in previous issue.
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

· His Plan Went Wrong! [Part ? of ?] · Sherwood King · sl

· Adventures of P.C. Conway: The Girl Who Ran Away [P.C. Conway] · L. H. Hart · ss

· Today a Man Will Die · [unknown author] · ss

Topical Times [#1004, February 11, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

7 · His Plan Went Wrong! [Part ? of ?] · Sherwood King · sl

12 · Adventures of P.C. Conway: The Silk-Stocking Clue [P.C. Conway] · L. H. Hart · ss

29 · -And What a Fight! · Reynolds Phillips · ss

Topical Times [#1005, February 18, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Issue partially indexed. Contents taken from information in previous issue.
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

· His Plan Went Wrong! [Part ? of ?] · Sherwood King · sl

· Adventures of P.C. Conway: Jake Flynn’s Disappearing Trick [P.C. Conway] · L. H. Hart · ss

· Murder for a Letter · [unknown author] · ss

Topical Times [#1032, August 26, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

7 · I Was Accused [Part 1 of ?] · L. H. Hart · sl

12 · The Amazing Quest of Jimmy Gee: The Snuff-Box Problem [Jimmy Gee] · Marten Cumberland · ss

29 · Springy Steele-Solver of Sea Crimes: The Drifting Death [Springy Steele] · Stanton Hope · ss

Topical Times [#1033, September 2, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

7 · I Was Accused [Part 2 of ?] · L. H. Hart · sl

12 · The Amazing Quest of Jimmy Gee: The Case of the Imitation Cameo [Jimmy Gee] · Marten Cumberland · ss

29 · Springy Steele-Solver of Sea Crimes: The Man with Three Names [Springy Steele] · Stanton Hope · ss

Topical Times [#1034, September 9, 1939] (DC Thomson, 2d) []
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

7 · I Was Accused [Part 3 of ?] · L. H. Hart · sl

12 · The Amazing Quest of Jimmy Gee: The Drugged Man Who Packed a Punch [Jimmy Gee] · Marten Cumberland · ss

16 · Dumb Witness [O’Malley] · William MacHarg · ss Collier’s September 24 1938

29 · Springy Steele-Solver of Sea Crimes: Mystery of the Ships That Sank [Springy Steele] · Stanton Hope · ss

Topper (about)

Topper [v1 #6, January 1962] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Perhaps We Are Going Away · Ray Bradbury · ss

Topper [v1 #7, February 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢, 76pp, quarto s/s) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Topper Turntable · Mark Elliott · rc; record reviews.

6 · Curtain Time · [uncredited] · in

8 · Milan and the Mistletoe · Ernest Hemingway · ar The Toronto Star December 22 1923; illustrated by Neil Boyle

11 · Theatre’s Last Refuge · [uncredited] · ar

15 · Temptress! · [uncredited] · pi

21 · 4th Monterey Jazz Festival · Bill & Shirley Graham · ar

25 · The Unemployed Iconoclast · Burt Prelutsky · hu

26 · Turnabout · Larry Tritten · ss

29 · Wry Nye · Louis Nye · hu

34 · Miss Denn-Mark · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Lissi Denn.

40 · Now It’s Liquor-Flavored Pancakes! · [uncredited] · ar

43 · What’s Happening to French Movies · Francois Pasqualini · ar

47 · The Saving Stamp Craze · Bill Baron · ct

50 · Purple Passages · Colin Ross · ar

55 · New Year’s Resolutions · Mario Casilli · pi

60 · The Coward · Brooks Burlingame · ss; illustrated by Abe Gurvin

63 · What Sort of Man Reads Our Magazine? · [uncredited] · ms; survey.

68 · The Shape of Today’s Coffee House · [uncredited] · ar

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [v1 #8, March 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢, 72pp+) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

cv · [photo of Stacy Sands] · [uncredited] · cv

8 · Isolated Heat · Paul Washington · ss

12 · Pioneer of Erotica · Roger Bishop · ar [Ref. Frank Harris]

24 · Ballad of Birdland · Joey Sasso · ar

26 · Matador · Don R. Jacobs · ss

30 · In Like Flynn · Roger Beck · ar

40 · The House of Lancia · Ralph Poole · pi

46 · The Perfect Specimen · J. V. Mizrahi · ss

50 · The Chef and I · Arnold House · ar

53 · The Saloon’s Last Stand · Ken Lowe · ar

64 · As Long As I Love You · B. J. Starr · ss

Topper [v1 #12, July 1962] []
partial contents. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Indefatigable Mr. Drood · Arnold House · ss

· The Parting · Don Rowell · ss

Topper [Volume Two Number One, August 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢, 76pp+) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Spector’s Eye-View · Irwin Spector · cl

6 · The Feast · William Garvin · ss

9 · A Gentleman’s Guide to Erotica · George Bishop · ar

12 · Curse of the Cult · Burt Prelutsky · ar

23 · Love Making in San Francisco · John Alexander · ar

28 · The Continental Touch · Curtis Casewit · ss

33 · The Magnificent Sponduletti · Arnold House · ar

40 · Swift Swede · [uncredited] · pi; “Topper unveils the new Volvo”.

44 · Grin’s Fairy Tales · Ed Kysar · ct

48 · Stan Kenton: Pioneer of the Progressive · Freeman Westel · ar

61 · Coronet for a Call Girl · Hyman Brett · ss

65 · More Quotable Notables · Paul Fryar · ar

68 · The Great Soap and Water Swindle · James Coyle · ar

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Two, September 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢, 76pp) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

· Associate Editor · Joe Mizrahi · el

3 · Spector’s Eye-View · Irwin Spector · cl

4 · The Mad Palace · Theodore Pratt · ss The Evening Standard September 21 1933

9 · Seduction Ha! · Bernice Enchel · ar

12 · 30 Francs for the Room · Frank de George · ar

14 · Jazz Hits Japan · Fred Grant Harden · ar

20 · Winning Wardrobe · Bob Snyder · ar

24 · Order of the Bath · John Keefauver · ss; illustrated by Chuck Wysocki

28 · Anatomy of a Funny Man · Freeman Westel · ar

33 · Rocky Road to Love · William Engeler · ss

35 · Topper’s Yacht Party · Ron Vogel · pi

47 · Vacation Post Mortems · Chuck Dennis · ct

53 · Postcards from Paradise · Ivan Nagy · pi

60 · Backstage in Las Vegas · Jim Sullivan · pi

66 · Experience, Ah! · Don Rowell · ss

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Three, October 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢, 76pp) []
Listing fiction and articles only.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

6 · Ritual · Dave Carrigan · ss

9 · Postmark: Post-Graduate · Arnold House · ar

12 · Food for the Four Letter Word · George Bishop · ar

14 · Sense & Essence · Jim Bellaugh · ar

28 · Souvenir for a Citizen · Jack Woodford · ss

46 · The Sweethearts of Sex · Frank Marquez · ar

48 · Saga of a Soul-Searching Man · Anson McCullough · ar; on Pete Seeger.

52 · Sex at Twenty Paces · Adam Chase · ar

62 · Blonde Shelter · William Engeler · ss

66 · Campus Calendar · Gurzahi · ar

Topper [Volume Two Number Four, November 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢, 76pp+) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Spector’s Eye-View · Irwin Spector · cl

6 · The Monster · Brooks Burlingame · ss

8 · What Is Your Sex I.Q.? · Lane Martin · qz

12 · The Killer Co. · Bill Majeski · ar

14 · Comeback · Len Weisenberg · ar

25 · No Place for Harry · Lon Viser · ss

40 · Gourmet Guidebook · Ed Sullivan · ar

44 · Twinge of Conscience · John L. Maher · ss

52 · Georgie · Ron Roberts · ss

63 · A Hazardous Pursuit · Paul Hall · ar

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Five, December 1962] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Spector’s Eye-View · Irwin Spector · cl

6 · Faculty for Adultery · Alison Kane · ss

9 · The Deadliest Sin · George Bishop · ar

10 · How High Your Hi-Fi? · Richard Cole · ar

15 · The Fine Art of Oneupmanship · Ron Vogel · pi

22 · Pow…Right in the Kisser! · Phillip St. Clair · ar

26 · Dying for Dear Old Nostalgia · Anson McCullough · pi; campus intramural football.

33 · Boob Tube · [uncredited] · pi; “t.v. you won’t see on the late show”.

42 · Terry Gibbs: The Vibrant Vibes · Bill & Shirley Graham · ar

45 · I’ve Got It, You Don’t, Kid! · Wayne C. Ulsh · ss

48 · Midnight Fright to Transylvania · Ed Kysar · ct

52 · This Year We’ve Got to Get Organized! · Dick DeBartolo · ar

56 · Topper Throws a Twist Party · Dave Chow · pi

65 · Once More with Feeling · Ann Taylor · ss

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Six, January 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 50¢) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Spector’s Eye-View · Irwin Spector · cl

6 · The Sound of Rain · Dave Gregg · ss

10 · The Siphon Method of Seduction · Arnold House · ar

12 · Legal Home Brew · Jerry Hopkins · ar

14 · Affair of the Fumbling Finger · Francis Murray · ar

24 · Sign of the Times · Dick DeBartolo · ar

31 · Portrait of a Creative Mind · Anson McCullough · iv [Ref. Blake Edwards]

35 · Message from a Phoenix · Rick Rubin · ss

40 · The Technicolor Tux · Bob Snyder · ar

53 · Deception-a-Deux · Raymond J. Dyer · ss

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Eight, March 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 60¢) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Spector’s Eye-View · Irwin Spector · cl

6 · The Immoral Miss Sims · J. Chrisman · ss

10 · Fantasia Sensualis · George Bishop · ar

12 · Il Commandatorre · David Hadley · ar [Ref. Enzo Ferrari]

16 · B Is for Brenda · Don Klumpp · pi; featuring Brenda Roberts.

25 · Topper’s Stem Survey · Ron Vogel · pi

30 · The Bubble Bath Bachelor · James Bellaugh · ar

34 · My Id and I · Mark Crane · ss

37 · Bookworm · Bruce Gilbert · pi

40 · The Girls of Europe · Charles Raeburn · pi

46 · A Hangover Is Not a Time to Die · Lon Viser · ar

48 · Karate Kung-Fu · Daniel Klauber · pi

52 · Talent Scout · Larry Tritten · ss

55 · Meet Minette · Jim Ballagher · pi

65 · Pssst—Your Fly Is Open · Gurzahi · hu

70 · Kampus Kitten · Hal Guthu · pi

73 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Nine, April 1963] []
partial contents. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Perilous Voyage · Theodore Pratt · ss

Topper [Volume Two Number Ten, May 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 60¢, 84pp) []
Listing fiction, articles, and selected pictorials.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · Jazz Scene: West · Harlan Ellison · cl

5 · Jazz Scene: East · Joey Sasso · cl

6 · My Shower Runneth Over · H. H. Morris · ss

11 · Voice of a Generation · Max B. Miller · pi [Ref. Joan Baez]

20 · Death Day · Chuck Grimes · ss

24 · The Lajaro Method · Michael Zuroy · hu

26 · Bossa Nova—Viva the New Sound · Alan Best · ar; illustrated by Don Klumpp & Robert Gordon

30 · Superfink · [uncredited] · cs

33 · The Lusty Month of May · James Bellaugh · ss

38 · California? Never! · Alan Best · pi; illustrated by Bunny Yeager

49 · Ah! The Bed · John Krill · ar

53 · Nicholas in Spring · Nicholas Bennion · hu

57 · Itsy, Bitsy Me and My Mousetrap · Polly Suggins · hu; illustrated by Don Klumpp

64 · Hip Hors d’Oeuvres · Lee Griffin · ss

82 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Eleven, June 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 60¢) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · Jazz Scene: West · Harlan Ellison · cl

5 · Jazz Scene: East · Joey Sasso · cl

6 · Rx: Paris Plunge · Juliette Rowell · ss

10 · Greeks, Geeks and Fraternal Geezers · George Bishop · ar

13 · L’Nouvelle Vague · Max B. Miller · ar

20 · The Park · James Bellaugh · ss; illustrated by Burt Schonberg

26 · Confessions of a Ketchup Addict · Nicholas Bennion · hu

33 · Dirty Talking (for short) · E. J. Jerome · hu

35 · Charlatan · “The Nicholas” · hu

51 · My Son the Success Story · Jean King · ar; on Allan Sherman.

54 · Mutha Goose · [uncredited] · hu

56 · London Fog · Hyman Brett · ss

61 · Happiness Is a Cool Head · [uncredited] · hu

72 · No More Martinis · John Antico · ss

75 · We Goofed · Dwight E. Avis · ms

82 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Two Number Twelve, July 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 60¢) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · Jazz East · Joey Sasso · cl

5 · Jazz West · Harlan Ellison · cl

6 · The Music of Our Affair · Harlan Ellison · ss

11 · Peter, Paul and Mary · Max B. Miller · iv

15 · A Girl for Real · Alan Best · pi; illustrated by Kurt Richter

20 · To Paris with Lust · Adam Chase · ar; travel.

28 · The Last Summer of Boyhood · Keith Ray · ss

31 · Layman’s Guide · J. L. Brummagem · hu

39 · Della · Alan Best · pi; illustrated by Bunny Yeager

44 · Race Against Sound · Max B. Miller · pi

47 · Port of Paradise · Charles Rayburn · ar; on the Ile du Levant.

51 · Scene One—Take Seven · Anthony Hywood · ss

56 · An Insman’s Guide to Rubaiyating · Lon Viser · ar

60 · Summa Prostitutio · James Bellaugh · ar

67 · The Breath of Booze · C. B. Ibid · hu

72 · Time Out of Mind · Phillippe Crane · hu

75 · “Queen’s City” Girl · Alan Best · pi; illustrated by Robert Gordon

81 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Three Number One, August 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 60¢) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · Jazz East · Joey Sasso · cl

5 · Jazz West · Harlan Ellison · cl

6 · Mr. Crosshammer’s Wife · Rick Rubin · ss

10 · What’s a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? · George Bishop · ar

28 · Teacher’s Pet · Larry Tritten · ss

31 · Enough Already! · Roger Buncombe · hu

32 · I Was Captured by a Chamber-Music-and-Cultural-Society! · Hy Brett · hu

48 · The Love Letter · Felix Halloran · ss

51 · Oddities of Osculation · Vincent H. Gaddis · ar

59 · The Last Bash of Summer · Lon Viser · ar

60 · The Virgin Syndrome · Charles S. Harrison · ar

72 · Top Brass · Dave Gregg · ar

81 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [Volume Three Number Two, September 1963] ed. David Zentner (Peerless Publishing Co., 60¢) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · Jazz · Joey Sasso · cl

6 · Gideon’s Eye · G. R. McCullough · ss

9 · Busting Out! · Jon Dahlstrom · hu; “a bra-less eyeview”.

12 · A Very First Class French House · Theodore Pratt · ar

15 · Melody’s Island · Jim Sullivan · pi

20 · High Over Eden · Harold Annas · ss

24 · Hootenanny in Tinseltown · Max B. Miller · ar; “a folk song fete in Hollywood”.

29 · PhD Anyone? · Mike Edwards · ar; “on educated unemployables”.

33 · The First Fling of Fall · Jim Sullivan · pi

47 · Periscoping History’s Pin-Ups · David Penney · pt; “cheesecake down the ages”.

52 · Greatest Challenge in the World · Dennis Reader · ss

57 · Mill About Smartly · Frank Good · pt

58 · Sylvia Caldwell · Jim Sullivan · pi

64 · The Man Who Couldn’t Win · Lon Viser · ar; “profile of a racing car driver”.

67 · Adventures of a Baby-Sitter · Max B. Miller · pt

74 · Talking to Topper · The Readers · lc

Topper [v3 #4, September 1964] ed. David Zentner (Douglas Publishing Co. Inc, 60¢, 84pp) []
Details supplied by Grant Thiessen.

6 · Design for Dalliance · William Engeler · ss

10 · Sex Activities on Campus · Drew Andrews · ar

14 · The Opening Approach · Mark Crane · hu

16 · The Gunswinger’s Lexicon · Jim Sullivan · pi

18 · Magnificent Mamie! · Max Miller · pi [Ref. Mamie Van Doren]

27 · The Wall · Lon Viser · ss

30 · The World of Fellini · Max Miller · ar

33 · Dining Out with Bacchus · Ed Alexander · ar

37 · Modern Delilah · Don Frazier · pi

42 · Renee · Bill Finch · pi

44 · Water Nymph Who Can’t Swim! · Max Miller · pi

48 · Pioneer of Erotica · George Bishop · ar

52 · Galactic Decameron · Paul Fryer · ss

56 · Some Diviner Drink · Mack Reynolds · ar

58 · Last Fling of Summer · Max Miller · pi

71 · Maddest Avenue · [uncredited] · hu

Topper [v3 #5, November 1964] ed. David Zentner (Douglas Publishing Co. Inc, 60¢, 84pp, cover by Jim Sullivan) []
Details supplied by Grant Thiessen.

4 · Sex on Campus · Peter Van Petkov · ar

7 · Football Spectating · Mike Edwards · ar

8 · The Historian · Dion Henderson · ss

11 · Anzac Michaelangelo · Charles Rayburn · ar

16 · Dink Stover Hits the Road · R. G. Kaiser · hu

18 · Foot First in Fashion · Peter Kevin · pi

21 · Mmmmmonica · Don Gordon · pi

24 · Get Ye a Beard · Frank R. Dufay · hu

29 · Topper Halloween Bash · Jim Sullivan · pi

36 · Nature’s Sweethearts · [uncredited] · pi

40 · Florida with Andrea · Bunny Yeager · pi

45 · Elephant Racing? Only in California · Max B. Miller · pi

50 · Cigarettes del Mundo · Jim Sullivan · pi

54 · Smattering of Eagles · James D. Houston · ss

57 · By Jove, It’s June! · Arthur Howell · pi

65 · The Lost Art of Bottom Pinching · Kay Haugaard · hu

68 · The Making of a Sorority Queen · Sam · ar

72 · Mood Jocular · Hi-Infidelity · hu

Topper [v3 #12, July 1965] []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Virtue Crushed · The Marquis de Sade · ar (r)

· Way Out · Maurice Beam · ss

· The Wrong Sort · Michael Zuroy · ss

· How the West Was Fleeced · Hal E. Parker · ar

· A Penny Saved Is Not in Circulation · C. F. Du Quesne · ar

· In July, a Lemonade · Peter Kevin · ar

· After You’ve Gone Near the Water · Sherwin & Mike Edward · ar

· The Schnook Book · Sam Ewing · hu

· The Intoxicating Art of Survival · Redcats · hu

· I Was a Collegiate Nookie Bookie · Dr. Horace Alger · hu

· Fleshtivities in Cannes · Max B. Miller · pi

· Nightlife of the Gobs · Various · pi

· That’s the Wigged Wench! · RBK · pi

· Dorinda at the Docket · Various · pi

· Naughty Natatorium · Max B. Miller · pi

· Hanky-Panky at Poolside · Various · pi

· Collison Corps · Max B. Miller · pi

· Daredevil Drivers on Display · Various · pi

· The Barest Baker and Other Bawds · Redcats · pi

· Some Export-Only Scenes of Fleshy Flicks · Various · pi

· Stunning Stunter · RBK · pi

· A Swinger for Real · Various · pi

Topper [January 1966] ed. David Zentner (Douglas Publishing Co., 60¢, 84pp) []
Listing fiction only.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · Love Potion · George W. Smythe · ss

24 · Shape Ahoy! · Hal Painter · ss

67 · The Mission · Jane Roberts · ss

Topper [February 1966] ed. David Zentner (Douglas Publishing Co., 60¢) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

· Art Director · Richard Sherwin · el

4 · Lady of the Song · Frank D. Thayer, Jr. · ss

7 · Sex for Three · Eve Christiansen · ar

10 · Babe on a Rug · P. I. P. · pi

15 · The Defilers · Bill New · pi

22 · The Writing on the Wall · Joe Gores · ss

25 · 8/Monterey Jazz · Dick Sherwin & Robert Kent · ar

30 · Heavenly Aphrodisiacs · Jon Dahlstrom · hu

34 · Reach for the Sky · Richard N. Sherwin · ar

39 · Topper’s Valenteasers · Longstreet · pi

45 · Swedish Rhapsody · P. I. P. · pi

51 · Language of Love · Thomas Sterne · ar

53 · Interview: Maxine Serrett · Max B. Miller · iv

58 · The Yellow Leaf · Fred Faborg · ss

61 · Sex, Sand and Surf · Longstreet · pi

Topper [July 1966] []
Issue partially indexed.

· All She Needs Is Tarzan · Ken Krippene · ar [Ref. Jane Dolinger]

Topper [April 1967] ed. David Zentner (Douglas Publishing, 60¢, quarto s/s) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

· Associate Editor · Joseph Jennel · el

4 · Lunatic or Philosopher · H. H. Morris · ar

6 · Trude · Michael Shiffrin · pi

10 · Better Than Dead Lions · Earle Schell · ss

14 · Just Add Water · Joseph Jennel · hu

17 · Andrea Reynolds · R. B. K. · pi

22 · Bloodless Bullfighting · Thomas Coyne · ar

26 · Topper Limericks · [uncredited] · hu

29 · The Gold-Panty Brigade · Jane Dolinger · ar

34 · Sex and Slavery · Dick Miller · ar

37 · Vera’s Day Off · R. B. K. · pi

44 · The Grass Shower Curtain · V. B. Norris · ss

45 · Bonnie Lee Rides Again · Frank Miller · pi

53 · World’s Brainiest Belly Dancer · Nat Freedland · ar

56 · What They Cut from “Grand Prix” · Jon Dahlstrom · hu

60 · Topper Throws an April Fools Party · James Lee · pi

67 · No Tomorrow · Robert C. Ackworth · ss

Topper [v18 #8, August 1975] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Collector · Patricia A. Matthews · ss

Topper [v18 #12, November 1975] (Top-Flight Magazines, Inc., $1.50, 84pp, quarto) []
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson, listing fiction only.

39 · The Darwin Sampler · Ray Russell · vi The Future Is Now ed. William F. Nolan, Sherbourne Press, 1970; illustrated by Boyd Miles

Topper [v19 #1, December 1975] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Top-Flight Magazines, $1.50) []
Managing ed. Chester H. Carlfi. Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

6 · But First—A Word from the Editor · The Editor · ed

7 · Letters · The Readers · lc

14 · Collector’s Item · John Workman · ss

16 · The Unicorn · P. A. Brisco · ss

19 · Sexcussion: Analism · [uncredited] · cl

22 · Sexual Newsfront · [uncredited] · ms

24 · Hell’s Handmaiden · Edward D. Hoch · ss Off Beat Detective Stories September 1961

26 · What’s Your Verdict? · Vince Ducette · ar; law.

27 · Topper Trips Out to Swinging Atlanta · Jack Matcha · cl; travel.

30 · Jimmy Durante in the Roaring Twenties · Les Richterchaf · ar

38 · Mementoes · Marshall Oliphant · ss

46 · Kicking It · Thom Montgomery · ar; drugs.

59 · The Auto Scene · Larry T. Shaw · cl

64 · The Strumpet’s Five Boxes · John Keefauver · vi

67 · Doing It with (Style and) Grace · Grace von Milpitas · qa; sexual advice.

80 · She Lost It · John Keefauver · hu

Topper [v19 #4, March 1976] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Top-Flight Magazines, $1.50) []
Managing ed. Chester H. Carlfi.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

· [photographs] · Ron Vogel, Jerry Pasternak, Tony Currin & RBK · pt

4 · But First—A Word from the Editor · The Editor · ed

6 · Sexual Newsfront · [uncredited] · ms

8 · Letters · The Readers · lc

10 · The Many Faces of Marilyn Monroe · John Tanner · ar

13 · Sexcussion: Bondage · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Deadly Hitch · Charles Knutsen · ss

19 · Topper Trips Out to Swinging San Diego—and Tijuana · Jack Matcha · cl; travel.

22 · The Care and Feeding of the Clitoris · Laurence Schwab · ar

24 · Skin Care · J. S. Weill · ar

26 · Misty Springs · [uncredited] · pi

30 · Doing It with (Style and) Grace · Grace von Milpitas · qa; sexual advice.

32 · Belinda McGuire · [uncredited] · pi

38 · Looking Around · Gil Brewer · ss

40 · Linda and Sue · [uncredited] · pi

46 · And So to Beds · Richard Armour · hu

49 · Rachelle · [uncredited] · pi

54 · The Subaru · Larry T. Shaw · ar

56 · Claudia Balsey · [uncredited] · pi

69 · Max Brand: King of the Pulps · Frank Anmar · ar [Ref. Max Brand]

72 · Sex Shop · Dorothy Simon · ar

77 · Mother Goose Revisited · A. Ross Puryear · ar

Topper [v19 #5, April 1976] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Top-Flight Magazines, $1.50) []
Managing ed. Chester H. Carlfi.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · But First—A Word from the Editor · The Editor · ed

6 · Sexual Newsfront · [uncredited] · ms

8 · Letters · The Readers · lc

10 · In Sexual Congress · [unknown author] · ar; politics.

13 · Sexcussion: Male Sex Fantasies · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Beauty and the Beasts · Ron Haydock · ar; on monster movies.

19 · Topper Trips Out to Swinging Seattle · Jack Matcha · cl; travel.

22 · The Gold Medal Caper · Ron Goulart · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1973

26 · Phyllis · [uncredited] · pi

30 · Brothels of the World · John Tanner · ar

32 · Dee Dee · [uncredited] · pi

38 · Ride a Moped—Up to 220 MPG! · Larry T. Shaw · ar

40 · Karen · [uncredited] · pi; centerfold.

46 · Lenny Bruce · Ray Russell · ar

49 · Shelly · [uncredited] · pi

54 · How Masculine Are You? · Irwin Ross · qz

56 · Margie · [uncredited] · pi

69 · A History of Erotic Art · Isham B. Masters · ar

72 · Doing It with (Style and) Grace · Grace von Milpitas · qa; sexual advice.

78 · The Sporting Game · Andy Lightbody · ar

Topping Book for Boys (about)

Topping Book for Boys [1935] (Dean & Son, 124pp, hc, cover: [boy wearing boxing gloves in ring]) []
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · Deep Hazard! · S. T. James · ss

19 · The Scourge of the Skies · John Bostock · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933

33 · A Night Adventure · W. Cuthbert · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933

40 · Nicholas Ratsey’s Last Ride · Samuel Jeans · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1934

53 · The Missing Punt · Lieut-Col A. Lloyd Owen · nv Monster Book for Boys 1932

72 · On Granton Curve · S. T. James · ss

81 · Barber Business · A. Brodribb-Irving · ss Monster Book for Boys 1934

97 · The Secret Process · S. Beresford Lucas · ss Monster Book for Boys 1932

108 · Champion’s Republic · John Bostock · ss

Topping Book for Girls (about)

Topping Book for Girls [1936] (Dean & Son, 92pp, hc, cover: [girl in formal riding kit]) []
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · An Unexpected Journey · Dorothy Russell · ss

15 · A Matter of Self Respect · Marguerite Kingsley · ss

26 · A Race and a Rescue · Ann Ferguson · ss

33 · What Happened at Culberry Coombe · E. M. Marston · ss

49 · Dormitory I’s Challenge · Jean Ashley · ss

63 · The Goose That Turned Into a Swan · Marguerite Kingsley · ss

77 · Prue on Parole · F. W. Gumley · ss

86 · Out of Bounds · P. M. Frost · ss Champion Book for Girls 1936

97 · Lyn Hayward—Slacker · Irene Mossop · ss

· The Dreaded Stepmother · Eva Gray · ss

· A Prefect’s Pride · Olive Jackson · ss

· The Misdemeanours of Mr. Smith · Dora M. Hardisty · ss

Topping Book for Girls [193?] (Dean & Son, hc, cover: [girl fishing by river]) []
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

· Ella Is Thrilled at Last · G. E. Hopcroft · ss Every Girl’s Story Book 1935

· The Radio Revel · Beryl C. Lawley · ss Mammoth Book for Girls 1930

· Curly’s Kidnapping · May Wynne · ss Mammoth Book for Girls 1930

· Her Highness · Irene Mossop · ss Stories for Girls 1938

· The Secret of the Old Court · Bertha Leonard · ss Champion Book for Girls 1932

· Brown Betty · M. Marston · nv Mammoth Book for Girls 1930

· A Fighting Friendship · Dorothea Moore · ss

· Finding Out of Phyllida · Dorita Fairlie Bruce · ss

· Carol’s Hobby · May Wynne · ss

· Voices in the Night · A. E. Seymour · ss Stories for Girls 1938

· Queen by Proxy · Dorothea Moore · ss Mammoth Book for Girls 1930

Tops in Science Fiction (about)

Publishers:

Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.; Stamford, CT: Tops in Science Fiction.

Editors:

Jack O’Sullivan - Editor: Tops in Science Fiction, Spring 1953.

Malcolm Reiss - Managing Editor: Tops in Science Fiction, Spring 1953.

Malcolm Reiss - Editor: Tops in Science Fiction, Fall 1953.

Mary Berner - Associate Editor: Tops in Science Fiction, Fall 1953.

Tops in Science Fiction [v1 #1, Spring 1953] (25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Leydenfrost from Planet Stories Spring 1942) []

2 · Citadel of Lost Ships · Leigh Brackett · nv Planet Stories March 1943

22 · The Last Martian · Raymond Van Houten · ss Planet Stories Spring 1942

32 · Castaways of Eros · Nelson S. Bond · nv Planet Stories Winter 1943

55 · The First Man on the Moon · Alfred Coppel · ss Planet Stories Spring 1950

58 · Task to Lahri · Ross Rocklynne · nv Planet Stories Summer 1942

76 · The Million Year Picnic [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Summer 1946

82 · The Rocketeers Have Shaggy Ears · Keith Bennett · nv Planet Stories Spring 1950

104 · Black Friar of the Flame · Isaac Asimov · nv Planet Stories Spring 1942

Tops in Science Fiction [v1 #2, Fall 1953] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Kelly Freas) []

1 · Lorelei of the Red Mist · Ray Bradbury & Leigh Brackett · na Planet Stories Summer 1946

54 · And the Gods Laughed · Fredric Brown · ss Planet Stories Spring 1944

68 · Grifters’ Asteroid · Harold C. Fosse · ss Planet Stories May 1943, as by H. L. Gold

84 · The Sword of Johnny Damokles · Hugh Frazier Parker · nv Planet Stories March 1943

105 · Saboteur of Space · Robert Abernathy · nv Planet Stories Spring 1944

Tops in Science Fiction (UK) (about)

Tops in Science Fiction (UK) [No. 1, 1954] (Top Fiction Ltd., 128pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Roger Robinson.

5 · Citadel of Lost Ships · Leigh Brackett · nv Planet Stories March 1943; given as by Leigh Bracket.

53 · Task to Lahri · Ross Rocklynne · nv Planet Stories Summer 1942

93 · The Million Year Picnic [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Summer 1946

107 · The Last Martian · Raymond Van Houten · ss Planet Stories Spring 1942

Tops in Science Fiction (UK) [No. 2, 1954] (Top Fiction Ltd., 128pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Roger Robinson.

7 · The First Man on the Moon · Alfred Coppel · ss Planet Stories Spring 1950

13 · The Rocketeers Have Shaggy Ears · Keith Bennett · nv Planet Stories Spring 1950; author not given.

68 · Black Friar of the Flame · Isaac Asimov · nv Planet Stories Spring 1942

Tops in Science Fiction (UK) [No. 3, 1954] (Top Fiction Ltd., 128pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Roger Robinson.

7 · Lorelei of the Red Mist · Ray Bradbury & Leigh Brackett · na Planet Stories Summer 1946; uncredited in the Table of Contents.

76 · The Sword of Johnny Damokles · Hugh Frazier Parker · nv Planet Stories March 1943; given as “The Sword of Johnny Damockles” in the Table of Contents.

105 · Grifters’ Asteroid · Harold C. Fosse · ss Planet Stories May 1943, as by H. L. Gold

Tops in Western Stories (about)

Tops in Western Stories [Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1953] ed. Jack O’Sullivan (Flying Stories, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp) []

2 · The Last Ride of Pothooks Marrs · Les Savage, Jr. · na Lariat Story Magazine September 1948

50 · Slow Elk on Alder Crick · O. E. Fry · ss (r)

58 · Destiny Rides the Rio · Curtis Bishop · ss Lariat Story Magazine July 1945

73 · Beginner’s Luck · Bennett Foster · ss Action Stories June 1936

79 · The Laughing Town · Stewart Toland · ss Lariat Story Magazine July 1947

84 · Trigger Trial · Edgar L. Cooper · ss Action Stories March/April 1934, as “Kangaroo Court”

96 · Payoff in Mex · Walt Coburn · na Lariat Story Magazine March 1942

Tops in Western Stories [Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 1953] ed. Jack O’Sullivan (Flying Stories, Inc., 35¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Crossfire Colts · Walt Coburn · nv Lariat Story Magazine July 1943

33 · The Maverick Brand · Anson Slaughter · ss (r)

45 · Epitaph from Tombstone · J. A. Saxon · ss (r)

56 · Stranger on the Stage · L. P. Holmes · nv Lariat Story Magazine September 1947

78 · Town of Twenty Triggers · Les Savage, Jr. · na Lariat Story Magazine January 1944

Tops in Westerns (about)

Tops in Westerns [Vol. 1, 1940] (Warner Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp) []
Issue not indexed.

Tops in Westerns [Vol. 3, 1942] (Warner Publications, Inc., pulp) []
Issue not indexed.

Tops in Westerns [Vol. 4, 1943] (Warner Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Issue not indexed.

Tops in Westerns [Vol. 6, 1945] (Warner Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Murder for the Circle M · Elsa Barker · na Ranch Romances 1st July 1944

· Beauty Bonanza · Robert Dale Denver · ss Ranch Romances 1st July 1944

· Flour for Fandango · L. P. Holmes · ss (r)

Tor.com:

about

Website (https://reactormag.com/) that regularly publishes new fiction.

Tor.com

July 20, 2008:

· The Leviathan · Wesley Allsbrook · cs

· After the Coup [Old Man’s War] · John Scalzi · nv; illustrated by John Harris

· Down on the Farm [The Laundry] · Charles Stross · nv; illustrated by Craig Phillips

August 5, 2008:

· Old Flames Flare for Sweetie ’n Me · Joel Priddy · cs

August 6, 2008:

· The Things That Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away · Cory Doctorow · nv; illustrated by Red Nose Studio

August 26, 2008:

· Shade [Jumper] · Steven Gould · ss; illustrated by Eric Fortune

September 11, 2008:

· The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder · Elizabeth Bear · ss; illustrated by Brad Holland

September 15, 2008:

· A Softer World · Emily Horne & Joey Comeau · cs

September 16, 2008:

· Better Zombies Through Physics · Jim Ottaviani & Sean Bieri · cs

October 1, 2008:

· Catch ’Em in the Act · Terry Bisson · ss; illustrated by Jeremy Enecio

October 9, 2008:

· Jack and the Aktuals, or, Physical Applications of Transfinite Set Theory · Rudy Rucker · ss; illustrated by Marcos Chin

October 29, 2008:

· A Water Matter [Green Universe] · Jay Lake · nv; illustrated by Dan Dos Santos

November 6, 2008:

· An Inordinate Fondness for Sweetie ’n Me · Joel Priddy · cs

December 2, 2008:

· The Film-Makers of Mars · Geoff Ryman · ss; illustrated by Gary Kelley

December 17, 2008:

· Firstborn · Brandon Sanderson · nv The Leading Edge #50, October 2005; illustrated by Donato Giancola

December 22, 2008:

· The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas · Sean Bieri · cs

January 9, 2009:

· Great Uncle George’s Will · Andi Watson · cs

January 15, 2009:

· Errata · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by Jonathan Twingley

January 19, 2009:

· Yes We Will · Dan Goldman · cs

February 6, 2009:

· Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction [Small Change] · Jo Walton · ss; illustrated by Gary Kelley

February 17, 2009:

· A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon [The Psalms of Isaak] · Ken Scholes · ss; illustrated by Gregory Manchess

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