(October 1951)

Archie, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-08-30
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)

Suzie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh I've had lots of experience at this. I used to make mudpies when I was a child!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie
Reprints
Keywords
facial; mud pack

Professor Doodle's Doodles (Table of Contents: 1)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What time is it Suzie?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Professor Doodle; Suzie's father
Synopsis
Professor Doodle demonstrates some of his latest inventions just as Suzie's father's boss arrives for a visit.

Tux Free (Table of Contents: 2)

Suzie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is Suzie, Ferdie! -- Can you dig up a tuxedo by tonight?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp
Synopsis
Ferdie borrows a magician friend's tuxedo for a date with Suzie.

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

Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes cut-out baseball game, egg balancing trick, and riddle.

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

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

Hare Today Gone Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 5)

Suzie / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Phew, what a day!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Suzie's father; Ferdie
Synopsis
Ferdie tries out several magic tricks on Suzie's dad.

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

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

Say the Word (Table of Contents: 7)

Suzie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suzie! You don't mean you actually paid forty dollars for .... f .... for that?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Suzie's father; Angela [Suzie's niece]
Synopsis
Suzie buys a $40 hat.

Doing What Comes Unnaturally (Table of Contents: 8)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)
Pencils
George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)
Inks
George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good morning, Daddy ... hanging pictures?
Genre
teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp; Uncle Scragg
Synopsis
Ginger's cheap, miserly, money-loving Uncle Scragg visits.

The Story Writer (Table of Contents: 9)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! $500!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbuss
Synopsis
Suzie and Ferdie attempt to write a short story to win $500.

Indexer Notes

Script and art previously credited to Samm Schwartz, but it does not resemble any of his other work and he was not known to write stories he did not draw.

The short story contest is sponsored by Shorten Publishers, a reference to editor Harry Shorten.

Angel with an Angle (Table of Contents: 10)

Suzie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, Angela! You can't go to the movies this afternoon and that's final!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Angela
Synopsis
Suzie's niece acts like an angel.

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cochran's Dollar Not Acceptable
Synopsis
Suzie does movie reviews.

Safety First (Table of Contents: 13)

Suzie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh Ferdie, look at that adorable gown!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie
Synopsis
Suzie is learning to drive.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Oh I've had lots of experience at this. I used to make mudpies when I was a child!"]
    Suzie
  2. 1. Professor Doodle's Doodles
    Suzie
  3. 2. Tux Free
    Suzie
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  5. 4. ["Extra! Extra! Extra!"]
    Archie
  6. 5. Hare Today Gone Tomorrow
    Suzie
  7. 6. ["Pep it up, gang!"]
  8. 7. Say the Word
    Suzie
  9. 8. Doing What Comes Unnaturally
    Ginger
  10. 9. The Story Writer
    Suzie
  11. 10. Angel with an Angle
    Suzie
  12. 11. ["Trouble can be fun!"]
    Wilbur
  13. 12. ["Cochran's Dollar Not Acceptable"]
    Suzie's Movie Diary
  14. 13. Safety First
    Suzie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Kopman
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Mark Semich
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore