(October 1949)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
Editing
Harry Shorten

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Super Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, the water sure is smooth today, eh, Faunt?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Reprints
Keywords
lighthouse; row boat; whale
Cover Thumbnail for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #28
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

M. P. K. Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Goes to the Dogs (Table of Contents: 2)

Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Fagaly (signed)
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Butch; Fauntleroy Duck; Uwanna Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck doesn't like dogs.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Super Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Fagaly (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Canned beans - canned spinach - canned corn!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck is on the run after not paying for a meal.
Reprints

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

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

The Heroic Baby Sitters (Table of Contents: 6)

Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Fagaly (signed)
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck attempts to fix a furnace.

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

Super Duck Puzzle Fun / activity / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A simple drawing lesson

Indexer Notes

Two-third page activity with a maze and instructions on how to draw a camel. The bottom third of the page is a house ad for Archie Comics.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

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

Cubby the Bear / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Harry Shorten
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the last time the answer is no - you can't have an advancement on your allowance!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cubby Bear; Junior; Petunia
Synopsis
Junior wants some money to go to the movies.

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

Super Duck Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A simple drawing lesson
Characters
Super Duck

Indexer Notes

Draw two animals and a rebus.

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

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

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

Super Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Fagaly (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Walking gaily from the track Super is a lucky quack!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck escapes calamity after calamity.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Told in rhyme.

Ah, Peace! (Table of Contents: 13)

Super Duck / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck has trouble with his new folding chair.
Reprints

Every Day is Toys-Day (Table of Contents: 14)

Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Fagaly (signed)
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Frankie
Synopsis
Super takes Faunt to the Montgomery-Wartz store to play with the toys.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Connect the dots

Indexer Notes

Two activities: 1) a connect the dots, 2) fill in the squares with the black dots.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Red Holmdale (signed)
Pencils
Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Red Holmdale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Red Holmdale (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quack! Quack!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Troubles
Synopsis
Troubles growls at a dog behind a fence.

Heavy Reading (Table of Contents: 18)

Ham Burger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ham Burger
Synopsis
Ham tries to be noticed by people.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Rubber-For-Molds, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Art-Craft Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Boy, the water sure is smooth today, eh, Faunt?"]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. ["Newest, most amazing factory-to-you introductory offer ever made to our magazine readers"]
    M. P. K. Company
  3. 2. Goes to the Dogs
    Super Duck
  4. 3. ["Hey Gang! Our radio show's got a new time and a new sponsor!"]
  5. 4. ["Canned beans - canned spinach - canned corn!"]
    Super Duck
  6. 5. ["Here it is! Your Archie Annual"]
  7. 6. The Heroic Baby Sitters
    Super Duck
  8. 7. ["A simple drawing lesson"]
    Super Duck Puzzle Fun
  9. 8. ["If it's an Archie magazine it's the best!"]
  10. 9. ["For the last time the answer is no - you can't have an advancement on your allowance!"]
    Cubby the Bear
  11. 10. ["A simple drawing lesson"]
    Super Duck Puzzle Page
  12. 11. ["Betty loves Archie"]
  13. 12. ["Walking gaily from the track Super is a lucky quack!"]
    Super Duck
  14. 13. Ah, Peace!
    Super Duck
  15. 14. Every Day is Toys-Day
    Super Duck
  16. 15. ["We'll never make a goal against these big guys unless we cook up some strategy!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  17. 16. ["Connect the dots"]
    Puzzle Page
  18. 17. ["Quack! Quack!"]
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
  19. 18. Heavy Reading
    Ham Burger
  20. 19. ["Enjoy hilarious "monkey-shines" at your next masquerade party with these amazing life-like rubber masks"]
    Rubber-For-Molds, Inc.
  21. 20. ["Fun for all"]
    Novelty Mart
  22. 21. ["Pay less - get the best!"]
    Art-Craft Co.
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
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