(October 1947)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-08-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
Harry Shorten (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1946-47, page 419, registration number B109615.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why of course I love you Wilbur. Why do you ask?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Danny (picture); Bones (picture); Bill (picture); Harry (picture)
Keywords
photographs; portraits

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

American Healthaids Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Genius (Table of Contents: 2)

Wilbur / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Wilbur! This book says my name means "shining bright!"
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Moore
Synopsis
Wilbur becomes convinced that he's inventive and a genius after learning the meaning of his name, and applies his knowledge to mowing the lawn and doing the laundry.
Keywords
genius; laundry; mowing; names

Pop the Painter (Table of Contents: 3)

Wilbur / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll bet your mother will be surprised to see how nice we've fixed up the yard! One of those landscape guys would have charged a fortune to-
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mr. Williams
Synopsis
Wilbur and his father paint the house.
Keywords
painting

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Red Holmdale
Pencils
Red Holmdale
Inks
Red Holmdale
Colors
?
Letters
Red Holmdale

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jigsaw Fun
Characters
Groucho Marx; Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Harpo Marx; Clark Gable; Wallace Berry

Indexer Notes

Put the cut-up pieces of a picture together, match the stars first names to their last names, list three presidents who had the same last names of present day stars.

This was probably meant to be a Suzie activity page as her name is the only Archie character mentioned in the puzzles.

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

Katy Keene / comic story / 5.33 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Howdy, me lady fair, hop in an' let's go to the beach!
Genre
humor; teen; fashion
Characters
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly
Synopsis
Katy and K.O. go to the beach, but Katy finds it hard to get K.O. away from girls that claim to be drowning.
Keywords
beach; drowning; first aid; swimming; swimsuits

Indexer Notes

Fashions submitted by Alice Rosen, and Gene Bundy.

Katy Keene Kut-Outs (Table of Contents: 6)

Katy Keene / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene

Indexer Notes

Fashions submitted by Jo-Anne Caruso, Patsy Akins, Jeanette Fluter, Phyllis Perkins, Elsie Crane, Donald Cherm, Suzanne Brunet, and Barbara Hall.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Stuff about Stars / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inside briefs!!
Keywords
Hollywood gossip

Indexer Notes

Information about various Hollywood stars.

Wilbur Goes Formal (Table of Contents: 8)

Wilbur / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you like my new evening gown, Wilbur?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Frank Wilkin; Sam; Janice Adams
Synopsis
Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems.
Keywords
date

Indexer Notes

The writer has the family name as Wilkins instead of Wilkin.

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

Wilbur / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grr! There's that creepy Gooseneck!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Gooseneck
Synopsis
Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos.
Keywords
soap

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Wilbur / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh boy! What a day for a ride in the country!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Red Wilson
Synopsis
Mr. Wilkin comes home early intending to take his wife for a drive in the country, only to be tasked with cleaning house.
Keywords
cleaning

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

Ward Green Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Miller and Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Why of course I love you Wilbur. Why do you ask?"]
    Wilbur
  2. 1. ["Reduce fat!"]
    American Healthaids Co.
  3. 2. The Genius
    Wilbur
  4. 3. Pop the Painter
    Wilbur
  5. 4. ["Jigsaw Fun"]
    Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page
  6. 5. ["Howdy, me lady fair, hop in an' let's go to the beach!"]
    Katy Keene
  7. 6. Katy Keene Kut-Outs
    Katy Keene
  8. 7. ["Inside briefs!!"]
    Stuff about Stars
  9. 8. Wilbur Goes Formal
    Wilbur
  10. 9. ["Grr! There's that creepy Gooseneck!"]
    Wilbur
  11. 10. ["Everybody's laughing at what happens to Archie in the latest issue of Archie Comics #28!"]
    Archie
  12. 11. ["Oh boy! What a day for a ride in the country!"]
    Wilbur
  13. 12. ["Join the hundreds of thousands of men who..."]
    Ward Green Co.
  14. 13. ["It's easy to win her!"]
    Stravon Publishers
  15. 14. ["While they last"]
    Miller and Company
  16. 15. How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
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