(December 1960)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-09-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "The Adventures of Super Duck." On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Bad Birdhouse] (Table of Contents)

Super Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Keywords
birdhouse; wood-working

The Big Catch (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Dapper Duck
Synopsis
Super gets in a fishing contest with Dapper Duck. Dapper decides to cheat by filling fish with buckshot and then adding a strong magnet to his fishing line.
Keywords
buckshot; fishing; magnet; pier; submarine

Bugged Up! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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?
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?
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?
Colors
?
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?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super chases a fly throughout the house, thinking he's spraying insecticide. In reality he has grabbed a spray-paint can and has clouds of red paint floating in his house.
Keywords
fly; insecticide; spray paint

A Genie-wine Problem! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
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?
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?
Colors
?
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?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck finds a bottle on the beach that contains a genie. The genie makes several suggestions for wishes (flying carpet, flying; going to the bottom of the ocean), but Super shows the genie that those things already exist (jet planes, elevators, submarines).
Keywords
elevators; genie; jet planes; magic; submarines

The World of Jughead Is the World of Fun! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Do or Diet! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck
Synopsis
Uwanna has her weight guessed at a carnival and is upset when she wins by being five pounds heavier than the guess. She has Super try to keep her from gorging on carnival food, but Super is no match for her appetite.
Keywords
carnival; diet; hot dogs; ice cream; pizza; popcorn; will power

Do's and Don'ts (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Ga Ga
Synopsis
Jinx and Ga Ga get cold playing outdoors, but when they go inside they get a cool reception from Hap.
Keywords
cold; snow; winter

Capybara (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
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?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; nature
Synopsis
Article about the capybara of South America.

Indexer Notes

text with 1/3 page illustration.

Good Knight! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
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?
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?
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?
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?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Sir Galaduck
Synopsis
Super gets a request from his cousin Sir Galaduck (apparently in Scotland, from the kilt) to come quickly. Every 100 years a member of the Duck family must fight a duel with a member of the town to keep possession of the family castle. The duel is fought in suits of armor. Sir Galaduck broke his arm while training, so Super has to fight the duel.
Keywords
armor; castle; duel; kilt; lance; water hose

Well Done, Jane! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Chicago Roller Skates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Bad Birdhouse]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. The Big Catch
    Super Duck
  3. 2. Bugged Up!
    Super Duck
  4. 3. A Genie-wine Problem!
    Super Duck
  5. 4. The World of Jughead Is the World of Fun!
    The World of Jughead
  6. 5. Do or Diet!
    Super Duck
  7. 6. Do's and Don'ts
    Li'l Jinx
  8. 7. Capybara
  9. 8. Good Knight!
    Super Duck
  10. 9. Well Done, Jane!
    Chicago Roller Skates
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold