(February 1951)

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

Issue Notes

Copyright, 1950, by Close-Up, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Super Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What makes you think you're gonna be a king Supe?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Swammy

Jim and Betty Find a New "Treasure" (Table of Contents: 1)

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson; ?
Inks
Ray Thompson; ?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Jim; Betty; Mrs. Brown
Synopsis
Jim and Betty learn about the benefits of selling White Cloverine.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black and white.

Ad in comic form.

Taint No Haint (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwana Duck [Uwanna Duck]; Warren T. Deed; Sarah Tann; Officer O'Looney
Synopsis
Super gets trapped in the walls of a house.

Indexer Notes

Uwanna is spelled Uwana in this story.

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

The Westfield Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Dad, won't you make this a Columbia Christmas, please?

Indexer Notes

Columbia bicycles.

A Fling With a Saucer (Table of Contents: 4)

Super Duck / comic story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck; Uwanna Duck's mother; Joe
Synopsis
Men from Mars try to capture Super.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a tug-o-war!
Characters
Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember, gang... you'll find Jughead (that's me) wherever Archie appears!
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get this big beautiful real scale model! Western saddle ring!

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

Super Duck Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Berg ?
Pencils
Dave Berg [as Davy Berg] (signed)
Inks
Dave Berg [as Davy Berg] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can You Think of at Least 5 Common Expressions That Begin with "Horse"?
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck

Indexer Notes

List 5 expressions beginning with horse, a crossword puzzle, a handkerchief trick, a connect the dots, a maze, a rebus, and match the answers with the questions.

The crossword lists Fauntleroy as Super's nephew instead of his brother.

Dough Ray Me (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Ugh Lee Heap; John L. Baloonivan; Gorgeous Moe; Mrs. Heap
Synopsis
Ugh Lee's wife sent him out for dough.

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

Arnold, Schwinn & Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The best Christmas ever with a new... Schwinn Bicycle!

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They're on the loose, again!
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Issue 2 of Archie's Girl's Betty and Veronica.

Tell a Vision Troubles (Table of Contents: 12)

Super Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Phil Koe; Ben Dix
Synopsis
Super tries to get a good discount on a TV set.

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

Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Word Ladder
Characters
Super Duck

Indexer Notes

A word ladder (shut to door), and a maze.

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

T. V. Bank Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You make money fast with the sensational new color television bank

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

Movie News / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Upset Love Scene Upsets Miss Day
Genre
non-fiction

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inks
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a hold-up!
Genre
children
Characters
Pud; Sis
Synopsis
Pud stops a robber.

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The winnah! And still champion! Archie
Characters
Archie Andrews

Roaring Guns (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Red Holmdale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cubby Bear
Synopsis
Cubby tries to get away from anything having to do with Cowboys and Indians.

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

Scotch Brand / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make a friendship bracelet with Scotch cellophane tape

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

Pencil Fun / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Simple Drawing Lesson

Indexer Notes

Draw a rabbit, and a connect the dots.

A Ghost of a Chance (Table of Contents: 21)

Super Duck / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Grandma Duck
Synopsis
Super and Faunt are visiting their grandmother.

The Undercover Man (Table of Contents: 22)

Ham Burger / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ham Burger; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Ham is carrying a dressmaker's dummy from shop to shop.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Monark / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gene Autry's Flying A Westerners
Characters
Gene Autry (photo)

Snow Time for Romance (Table of Contents: 24)

Super Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck
Synopsis
Super tries to catch a thief who is stealing city trucks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Hollywood Film Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This Christmas be a cowboy
Characters
Red Ryder

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What makes you think you're gonna be a king Supe?"]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. Jim and Betty Find a New "Treasure"
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. Taint No Haint
    Super Duck
  4. 3. ["Dear Dad, won't you make this a Columbia Christmas, please?"]
    The Westfield Manufacturing Company
  5. 4. A Fling With a Saucer
    Super Duck
  6. 5. ["It's a tug-o-war!"]
  7. 6. ["Remember, gang... you'll find Jughead (that's me) wherever Archie appears!"]
  8. 7. ["Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get this big beautiful real scale model! Western saddle ring!"]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. 8. ["Can You Think of at Least 5 Common Expressions That Begin with "Horse"?"]
    Super Duck Fun Page
  10. 9. Dough Ray Me
    Super Duck
  11. 10. ["The best Christmas ever with a new... Schwinn Bicycle!"]
    Arnold, Schwinn & Company
  12. 11. ["They're on the loose, again!"]
  13. 12. Tell a Vision Troubles
    Super Duck
  14. 13. ["Word Ladder"]
    Puzzle Page
  15. 14. ["You make money fast with the sensational new color television bank"]
    T. V. Bank Co.
  16. 15. ["Upset Love Scene Upsets Miss Day"]
    Movie News
  17. 16. ["It's a hold-up!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  18. 17. ["The winnah! And still champion! Archie"]
  19. 18. Roaring Guns
    Cubby the Bear
  20. 19. ["Make a friendship bracelet with Scotch cellophane tape"]
    Scotch Brand
  21. 20. ["A Simple Drawing Lesson"]
    Pencil Fun
  22. 21. A Ghost of a Chance
    Super Duck
  23. 22. The Undercover Man
    Ham Burger
  24. 23. ["Gene Autry's Flying A Westerners"]
    Monark
  25. 24. Snow Time for Romance
    Super Duck
  26. 25. ["New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame"]
    Hollywood Film Studios
  27. 26. ["This Christmas be a cowboy"]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen