Not ch ▁Comics . ▁The ▁super h ero ▁the ▁" Fire fly " ▁made ▁ 1 9 ▁appearances ▁( # 8 – 2 6 ) ▁while ▁" K ard ak ▁the ▁Myst ic ▁Mag ician ", ▁by ▁the ▁Short en / K lein ▁team ▁last ed ▁ 2 5 ▁issues . ▁Black ▁H ood , ▁who ▁appeared ▁from ▁issue ▁# 9 ▁( Oct . ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁renamed ▁Top - Not ch ▁L augh ▁Comics ▁( # 4 5 , ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ), ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁title , ▁disp la cing ▁The ▁W izard ▁to ▁feature ▁on ▁every ▁cover ▁from ▁# 9 . ▁▁ ▁ML J ▁also ▁introduced ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁long - last ing ▁advent ure ▁characters ▁early ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁series ; ▁" A ir ▁Pat rol " ▁( # 1 – 2 7 ), ▁re - t itled ▁" W ings ▁Johnson ▁of ▁Air ▁Pat rol " ▁from ▁# 3 ▁( F eb . ▁ 1 9 4 0 ), ▁about ▁an ▁American ▁fly er ▁who ▁en lists ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁R . A . F . ▁before ▁America ▁enters ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁drawn ▁by ▁Ir v ▁Nov ick , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁Jo ▁Bla ire ▁and ▁Ed ▁Sm alle , ▁" The ▁West ▁Po inter ", ▁later ▁renamed ▁" Ke ith ▁Corn ell , ▁West ▁Po inter " ▁( # 7 – 2 7 ) ▁which ▁followed