(January 1959)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-10-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1959, page 171, registration number B756260.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Laurie Lake! What are you doing at Wilburs house?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Linda Moore; Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin
Reprints

Shadow Boxed (Table of Contents: 1)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkins; Laurie Lake; Alec; Linda Moore; Mert
Synopsis
Linda follows Laurie and Wilbur because she feels they are acting suspicious. She follows them to an unknown house where Laurie brings her inside and introduces her to a blind date named Mert.
Reprints

The Sweet Freeze (Table of Contents: 2)

Li’l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

Prank and File (Table of Contents: 3)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkins; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Mr. Bumble
Synopsis
Linda and Alec scheme to let Linda go to the state fair with Wilbur and Alec instead of Laurie.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script, Pencils, Inks, and Letters confirmed by Archie's Double Digest Magazine #224.

Dark Eyes (Table of Contents: 4)

Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Laurie Lake; Mr. Lake; Wilbur Wilkins; Tiny; Dodo
Synopsis
Laurie gives herself a black eye but covers it with mascara. Wilbur gives her another on the opposite eye at the dance. Tiny says he will beat Wilbur up if he hurts Laurie again and when the mascara washes off, Tiny gets the wrong idea.
Reprints

Sooner or Later (Table of Contents: 5)

Tiny / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Smart As an Ox! (Table of Contents: 6)

Linda and Laurie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Linda Moore; Laurie Lake; Dodo; Wilbur Wilkins; Bolo Brown; Mr. Bumble; teachers
Synopsis
Linda, not to be beaten by Laurie, goes to great lengths to receive a most helpful student award. It turns out that Laurie was only helping to raise her grades.
Reprints
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Laurie Lake! What are you doing at Wilburs house?"]
    Wilbur
  2. 1. Shadow Boxed
    Wilbur
  3. 2. The Sweet Freeze
    Li’l Jinx
  4. 3. Prank and File
    Wilbur
  5. 4. Dark Eyes
    Wilbur
  6. 5. Sooner or Later
    Tiny
  7. 6. Smart As an Ox!
    Linda and Laurie
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