(February 1951)

Archie, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-12-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Suzie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Of course I think of you often, Ferdie... why, just last night every time Gregory kissed me, I thought of you!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie
Reprints

Hot Air Conditioning (Table of Contents: 1)

Suzie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly ?
Inks
Al Fagaly ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That ride around the lake was wonderful Ferdie - I hate to go home!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbuss
Synopsis
Ferdie attempts to build an air conditioner to keep Suzie's house cool at night.

Indexer Notes

In one of his tall tales, Uncle Blunderbuss mentions finding a copy of Archie Comics with "Please return to Adm. Byrd" on the cover while exploring the entrance to a African-South Pole tunnel in Africa.

Paper Doll (Table of Contents: 2)

Suzie / comic story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh no! Not again!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp; Uncle Blunderbuss
Synopsis
Suzie asks Ferdie to do some paper work for her, which turns out to be wallpapering a room while she goes out with Gregory.

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

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

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

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

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

Suzie Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Suzie

Indexer Notes

Includes riddle, tracing activity, coloring page, completing similes, finding hidden heads in picture, rebus, and optical illusion.

Pipe Dream (Table of Contents: 6)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And stay out!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father; Angela
Synopsis
Ferdie tries to mend his relationship with Suzie's father by helping Angela with her show-and-tell assignment.

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

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

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

Suzie Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Suzie

Indexer Notes

Includes word building, maze, and fun with figures.

Birthday Treat (Table of Contents: 9)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Briefer (signed)
Inks
Dick Briefer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good morning, Ginger ... and happy birthday!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp; Oofty
Synopsis
Ginger spends her birthday gift of $20 to look nice for her date to a show with Oofty, but he ends up taking her to a drive-in movie where she meets various unfortunate events.

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

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

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

Suzie's Movie Diary / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Betsy Drake Can't Be Rocked

Home on the Mange (Table of Contents: 12)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly ?
Inks
Al Fagaly ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi! Is Suzie home?
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's mother; Uncle Blunderbuss
Synopsis
Ferdie visits Suzie in the hospital where she is getting her dogs treated, although he believes she means "dogs" as slang for her feet. Later, Uncle Blunderbuss tells a tall tale about driving a team of huskies through the Arctic, which is disproven when he has an allergic reaction to Suzie's dogs.

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

Suzie Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Suzie

Indexer Notes

Includes word ladder, connect-the-dots, and fill in the blanks.

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

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't this a beautiful warm day for a hike, Sis?
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Danny the Demon
Synopsis
After a hike on a hot day, Sis and Katy hitchhike with an ice cream man and Danny the Demon encourages Sis to eat all the ice cream.

Indexer Notes

Play suit and pose by Laurajane Meredith (San Bruno, CA); Sis' outfit by Roberta Ketchell (Rochester 7, NY); Katy's playsuit by Frances Lee Wood (Cleveland, MS).

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Of course I think of you often, Ferdie... why, just last night every time Gregory kissed me, I thought of you!"]
    Suzie
  2. 1. Hot Air Conditioning
    Suzie
  3. 2. Paper Doll
    Suzie
  4. 3. ["Extra! Extra! Extra!"]
    Super Duck
  5. 4. ["They're on the loose, again!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Fun Page
  7. 6. Pipe Dream
    Suzie
  8. 7. ["Remember, gang..."]
    Jughead
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Puzzle Page
  10. 9. Birthday Treat
    Ginger
  11. 10. ["The winnah! And still champion!"]
    Archie
  12. 11. ["Miss Betsy Drake Can't Be Rocked"]
    Suzie's Movie Diary
  13. 12. Home on the Mange
    Suzie
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Puzzle Page
  15. 14. ["Isn't this a beautiful warm day for a hike, Sis?"]
    Katy Keene
  16. 15. ["Here is a special Katy Keene pin-up!"]
    Katy Keene
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Warren Zeigler