(November 1940)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-09-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Editing
Abner J. Sundell (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Shield / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shield [Joe Higgins]
Reprints
Keywords
flooding; subway trains; subway tunnels
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Cover gallery

[Department Store Death] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Shield / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten (signed)
Pencils
Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Betty Warren; Ju Ju Watson; Stacey (villain, introduction); Crutch (villain, introduction); their gang (villains, introductions)

[The Magnetic Murderers] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Comet / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Abner J. Sundell (signed as Sundell)
Pencils
Bob Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Bob Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman); Spike (villain, introduction, death); other gangsters (villains, introductions, deaths)

[The Claw's Beast-Men] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Press Guardian / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Abner J. Sundell (signed as Sundell)
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Press Guardian [Perry Chase]; The Claw (villain); the Beast-Men (villain, introduction)

[The Treasure of Money Pit Island] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fu Chang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair (signed)
Pencils
Lin Streeter (signed)
Inks
Lin Streeter (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Fu Chang; The Dragon-Lizard Men (villains, introductions)

[Escape from Paris] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Abner J. Sundell
Pencils
Charles Biro
Inks
Charles Biro
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Sergeant Boyle; The Nazis (villains); Cuthbert (introduction); his wife (introduction)

[The Plebe's Revenge] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Midshipman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Wood
Pencils
Bob Wood
Inks
Bob Wood
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Lee Sampson (The Midshipman); John Dorsey (introduction)

[The End of Retlek] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Abner J. Sundell (signed as Sundell)
Pencils
Lin Streeter (signed as Streeter)
Inks
Lin Streeter (signed as Streeter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Queen of Diamonds; Sir Rocket; Retlek (villain, death); Torno (guest-star); Prince Falkar (guest-star); the Hawkmen (guest-stars)

Ice Defies Investigation (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
detective-mystery

[Blue Ribbon Comics] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Connie's Showdown] (Table of Contents: 10)

Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten (signed)
Pencils
Bob Wood
Inks
Bob Wood
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
sports
Characters
Eddie "Kayo" Ward; Rupy La Vez (villain); Sunny Abnero (named after Abner Sundell, introduction)

The Case of the Dancing Ghost (Table of Contents: 11)

Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
Inks
Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Inspector Bentley; Lady Redesdale (villain, introduction); Baron Von Wiegand (villain, introduction, death); Basil Redesdale (introduction, death); Lady Alice Dare (introduction, death); George Wrldon (introduction)
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Shield
  2. 1. [Department Store Death]
    The Shield
  3. 2. [The Magnetic Murderers]
    The Comet
  4. 3. [The Claw's Beast-Men]
    The Press Guardian
  5. 4. [The Treasure of Money Pit Island]
    Fu Chang
  6. 5. [Escape from Paris]
    Sergeant Boyle
  7. 6. [The Plebe's Revenge]
    The Midshipman
  8. 7. [The End of Retlek]
    The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds
  9. 8. Ice Defies Investigation
  10. 9. [Blue Ribbon Comics]
  11. 10. [Connie's Showdown]
    Kayo Ward
  12. 11. The Case of the Dancing Ghost
    Bentley of Scotland Yard
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