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CATALOG RECORD

Top Dog #1

Marvel · Series began 1985 · April 1985

Dates

Cover date
April 1985
On sale
1985
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition65¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition65¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860254504 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860254504 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Warren Kremerscript: Len Herman, Tom DeFalcoinks: Jacqueline Roettchercolors: Peter Kremerletters: Grace Kremer

Stories

  • The Dog-Gone Beginning · 6 pages

    Top Dog and Joey reminisce about how they met and how Top Dog came to live with the Jordans, pretending to be a regular (non-talking) dog.

  • House About a Dog, Mom? - Part 2 The Doggone Beginning · 5 pages
  • Dognapped · 6 pages

    Mervin Megabucks overhears Top Dog talking, so he and his butler Slyme kidnap the dog, replacing his own dog Bruno.

  • The Big Breakout - Part 2 Dognapped · 5 pages

Reprinted in

Star Comics Magazine (1986), Star Comics: All-Star Collection (2009), X-Babies (2009), Star Comics: Top Dog - The Complete Collection (2020)

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