Top Cat (Charlton) 1 is the first issue of the Top Cat comics series from Charlton Comics. The issue date is November 1970 and the cover price is fifteen cents.
Stories[]
The Brain Drain[]
Starring: Top Cat and The Gang
Summary: On the King of the Klassroom quiz show, Brain wins a ten-year supply of cosmetics. Benny says he won something else; some men showed him a big gun and said to come with them or they'd let have it. The cats follow his kidnappers to a robot factory. They hear a robot speaking with Brain's voice and fear his brain is inside it. As they run away, they find Brain alive and unharmed. Professor Schtupe recorded Brain's voice for his robots and computers. He rewards them all with a hot meal.
Dibble's Double Duty[]
Starring: Top Cat, Officer Dibble, and The Gang
Guest starring: Chief Thumbton
Summary: Top Cat hears about a thousand-dollar prize at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and hatches a plan. He trades the alley as a place to practice for a hippie band's old instruments. When the cats practice that night, Dibble is called to quiet them. They agree to leave if he arranges transportation for them to the Festival. He agrees, and the cats leave town. They are quickly arrested for making noise in New Orleans, while back home, the neighbors think the hippies sound worse than the cats. Dibble tracks down T.C. and the gang and offers to bring them back to the alley, if they'll get rid of the hippies.
The Hopeless Case[]
Starring: Top Cat, Officer Dibble, and The Gang
Summary: Dibble is posted to the Metropolitan Museum to guard the Hopeless Diamond. Top Cat notices it's missing, so Dibble immediately suspects him. Benny finds the jewel on the floor, but is afraid to turn it in, since the police already think the cats took it. The gang tries to return the gem to the museum after dark, but the real robber returns too and demands it from them at gunpoint. T.C. hears Dib's squeaky shoes in the darkness, so he hands the crook the diamond and skedaddles, leaving Dibble to catch the robber red-handed.
Dog Days[]
(story feature)
Summary: A ventriloquist pretends his dog can talk and sells him for five thousand dollars. However, the buyer was not conned, he realized the dog was well-trained for the act. He uses a tape to duplicate the talking-dog act and makes a fortune with it.
A Friend in Need[]