(November 1951)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-09-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! Mind your P's and Q's!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
Reprints

The Vulgar Boatman (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last (sob!) finished!!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee builds a model ship and tries to stop Archie from destroying it, but ends up destroying it himself.

Indexer Notes

Mr. Weatherbee's initials are given as J.P.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Suzie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Ride or Wrong (Table of Contents: 3)

Suzie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't see Greg's car hanging around ... now's the time to catch Suzie for a date!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp; Suzie's mother
Synopsis
Ferdie helps Suzie with her housework so they go for a drive in the country, but ends up breaking his arm and fracturing his skull, so she ends up going with Gregory.
Reprints

Hare Raiser (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)
Inks
George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Aren't you going to eat, Jug?
Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Souphead; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead works on a magic act.

Indexer Notes

Souphead is referred to as Jughead's nephew here instead of cousin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pep Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes finding unbroken line to pot of gold and drawing Archie, Betty, and Veronica.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership with first-prize report from Patricia Rae Lancaster (Philadelphia 31, PA) and second-prize report from Carolyn Caverly (Jacksonville, FL).

Insomnia Enchanted Evening (Table of Contents: 7)

Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come my good man -- sodas for myself and my friend here!
Genre
teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin
Synopsis
Wilbur tries to cure Red of his insomnia during a sleepover, which he fixes by seating Red at a school desk.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As our story begins, K.O. Kelly is training hard for his next big fight...
Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Randy Van Ronson
Synopsis
K.O. is afraid that his boxing training will let Randy date Katy every night. While on a run, K.O. spots Randy and places him and his new sports car atop a garbage truck.
Reprints
Keywords
boxing

Indexer Notes

Gown, pose, etc. by Kay Ugwell (first letter misprinted; Los Angeles, CA); K.O.'s trunks by Janice O'Nion (Galesburg, IL); K.O.'s shirt by Carolyn Schneider (Hollis 7, NY); K.O.'s monogram towel and socks by Carol Stadler (Akron 1, OH); K.O.'s robe by Billy Kelly (Toledo 14, OH); K.O.'s sweater by Evelyn Varanese; Katy's nightgown by Carolyn DeBoer (Detroit 6, MI); Sis' dress by Beverly Vail (Los Angeles, CA); Randy's cars by Andy Torres, Jr. and Robert Culpeper (Las Cruces, NM); Katy's dress and accessories by Janice Rawlings (Denison, TX); K.O.'s leopard trunks by Mary Eleanor Conely (Lyford, TX).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Katy Fashions (Table of Contents: 10)

Katy Keene / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene
Synopsis
Katy Keene paper doll with fashion accessories.

Indexer Notes

Shoes by Janet Kansky (Neffs, OH); hat by Beverly Reiner (New York); other fashions by Charlotte Blumenberg (Portland, OR); Pvt. Ralph Frororone (Phoenixville, PA); and Leah Rominyk (Woonsocket, RI).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Star Dirt / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Debut Assignment For Actress Is Biting Role
Synopsis
Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Pep Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Includes picking correct path to help Jughead find hamburgers and drawing Jughead starting from spool.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Photo Phinish (Table of Contents: 15)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5.25 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Li'l Jinx, will you answer the door bell!!
Genre
children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum [Hap Holliday]; Merry Bubblegum [Merry Holliday]
Synopsis
Bill doesn't want to pay to have Li'l Jinx photographed, so he tries to do it himself and fails.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Names and addresses of other readers to correspond with.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie! Mind your P's and Q's!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. The Vulgar Boatman
    Archie
  3. 2. ["Stop! Look! Listen!"]
    Suzie
  4. 3. Ride or Wrong
    Suzie
  5. 4. Hare Raiser
    Jughead
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Pep Puzzle Page
  7. 6. ["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
    Archie Club News
  8. 7. Insomnia Enchanted Evening
    Wilbur
  9. 8. ["As our story begins, K.O. Kelly is training hard for his next big fight..."]
    Katy Keene
  10. 9. ["Look at this harvest of bargains!"]
    Katy Keene
  11. 10. Katy Fashions
    Katy Keene
  12. 11. ["Debut Assignment For Actress Is Biting Role"]
    Star Dirt
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Pep Puzzle Page
  14. 13. ["The All-American Newsstand!!"]
  15. 14. ["Monkey business!"]
    Jughead
  16. 15. Photo Phinish
    Li'l Jinx
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Mark D. Anderson
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore