(December 1953)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-10-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up 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)

Super Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Al Fagaly
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Al Fagaly
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't worry, Ham! If you get hurt, I'll return the set and get our money back!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Fauntleroy Duck; Ham Burger
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The Cut-Up (Table of Contents: 1)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Oh! There's Supe! Carving something on the tree!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck carves his name on a tree.

Time to Re-Tire (Table of Contents: 2)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Make me a doughnut 'bout this big!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck replaces a blown tire with a large doughnut.

Snow Foolin'! (Table of Contents: 3)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hey Supe! How do you like my snowman?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy
Synopsis
Fauntleroy saves his snowman in the fridge.

Notes to You! (Table of Contents: 4)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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What are you doing with the trumpet Fauntleroy?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy
Synopsis
Fauntleroy makes money as a musician — by selling earplugs to Supe.

Tragic Magic (Table of Contents: 5)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hey Supe look at my magic lantern!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy
Synopsis
Super Duck doubts the magical powers of Fauntleroy's lamp and gets proven wrong.

All Burned Up (Table of Contents: 6)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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The strawberries are frozen stuck!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck uses a lighter to remove frozen strawberries from a freezer.

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

Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Includes weight puzzle, connecting hearts without lifting pencil, two rebuses, and riddle.

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

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

Flying High (Table of Contents: 9)

Fauntleroy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a boring carnival!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy
Synopsis
Fauntleroy accidentally rides an unfinished roller coaster.

House Tricks (Table of Contents: 10)

Super Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hmm! Steps are broken, that's o.k.!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck buys a run-down house because the roof overlooks a ballpark.

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

Uwanna / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello Uwanna! What's the trouble?
Feature Logo
Uwanna Duck
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Uwanna Duck; Super Duck
Synopsis
Supe attempts to fix Uwanna's television.

Oh Deer! Oh Deer! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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....Doctor Perry Goric? Come to my house at once!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy
Synopsis
Super Duck goes deer hunting to cure Fauntleroy's rare Deermeatus Eatus disease.

Something Smelts Funny!!! (Table of Contents: 13)

Fauntleroy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you jerks expect to catch fish in a barrel?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy; Super Duck; Shorty Knapp
Synopsis
Super Duck bets that Fauntleroy and Shorty can't catch fish in a barrel.

A Dog's Day! (Table of Contents: 14)

Fauntleroy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you guys would eat slower, your franks would last longer!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy; Shorty Knapp; Ham Burger
Synopsis
Fauntleroy encourages the gang to eat their hot dogs slower.

A Raw Deal! (Table of Contents: 15)

Super Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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This looks good! I'll try their chowder!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super is dissatisfied with a new raw bar.

Mixing It Up! (Table of Contents: 16)

Super Duck / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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I don't care if it does taste like straw!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy; Super Duck
Synopsis
Fauntleroy replaces his cereal with broom bristles for Super Duck to taste.

The Lighter Side! (Table of Contents: 17)

Fauntleroy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Mushnoggin! You're the biggest fool I ever had the pleasure of knowing!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy; Mushnoggin
Synopsis
Mushnoggin says he won't be as big a fool as Buster Noggin for long because he's going to diet.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Actress Gets Red Light on Traffic Spree

A Barrel of Fun (Table of Contents: 19)

Fauntleroy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Uwanna? This is Lady Upsnoot!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy; Shorty Knapp; Buster Noggin; Uwanna Duck; Gladly
Synopsis
Fauntleroy and Shorty steal Buster's masquerade costume after he breaks their clubhouse elevator.

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

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Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Includes odd-number maze, coloring dotted areas of picture, coloring page, word ladder, and corn off the cob.

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

The Eye's Have It! (Table of Contents: 23)

Super Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bad case of eye strain!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck's medical orders to exercise his eyes give him trouble with the elevator operator.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

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Indexer Notes

Includes spelling out saying with given letters, cutting rope into three equal parts with one cut, completing six sayings, and drawing man's face.

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

Pass the Pickles! (Table of Contents: 26)

Super Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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These pickles will go good with my sandwich!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy
Synopsis
Super Duck has trouble opening a jar of pickles.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Don't worry, Ham! If you get hurt, I'll return the set and get our money back!"]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. The Cut-Up
    Super Duck
  3. 2. Time to Re-Tire
    Super Duck
  4. 3. Snow Foolin'!
    Super Duck
  5. 4. Notes to You!
    Super Duck
  6. 5. Tragic Magic
    Super Duck
  7. 6. All Burned Up
    Super Duck
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  9. 8. ["What makes Archie's pal Jughead tick?"]
    Jughead
  10. 9. Flying High
    Fauntleroy
  11. 10. House Tricks
    Super Duck
  12. 11. ["Hello Uwanna! What's the trouble?"]
    Uwanna
  13. 12. Oh Deer! Oh Deer!
    Super Duck
  14. 13. Something Smelts Funny!!!
    Fauntleroy
  15. 14. A Dog's Day!
    Fauntleroy
  16. 15. A Raw Deal!
    Super Duck
  17. 16. Mixing It Up!
    Super Duck
  18. 17. The Lighter Side!
    Fauntleroy
  19. 18. ["Actress Gets Red Light on Traffic Spree"]
    Movie Chatter
  20. 19. A Barrel of Fun
    Fauntleroy
  21. 20. ["Jughead, how can you sit there eating?"]
    Archie
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  23. 22. ["How's your arithmetic, gang?"]
    Wilbur
  24. 23. The Eye's Have It!
    Super Duck
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Super Duck Fun Page
  26. 25. ["You can't miss!"]
  27. 26. Pass the Pickles!
    Super Duck
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold