(October 1952)

Archie, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-08-19
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)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But if you're planting vegetables in your garden, why are you mixing all the seeds together like that, Suzie?
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie
Reprints

Trigger Treat (Table of Contents: 1)

Suzie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I came over early because I thought it would be nice to sit around awhile before we went to the movies!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father; Gregory Van Dripp
Synopsis
Suzie's father distracts Ferdie and Gregory from spending time with Suzie by showing them his gun collection.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

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
Our scene opens at the Van Ronson's family Airport where Randy has just landed his new plane...
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III
Synopsis
Katy makes a date with Randy to ride in his new airplane but cancels after dreaming about a disastrous flight.

Indexer Notes

Pose, costume, birds, etc. by Donna Boultinghouse (Galena, KS); Randy's plane by Paul Garner (Pocatello, ID); Katy's skirt and blouse by Arlene Chwick (Brooklyn 16, NY); airplane by Jerry Mayor (South Miami, FL); Katy's nightie, pillow, lamp, etc. by Barbara Redford (Andalusia, AL); Sis' P.J.'s, nightcap, and slippers by Gail Glendenning (Hudson Heights, Quebec, Canada); Sis' cone dress by June Mitchell (St. Louis, MO); Randy's plane-car by Iglee Plech (Bronx, NY); Katy's slack suit by Marie A. Shutt (Tower City, PA); Randy's diamond-studded pipe and lighter by Mel Handel (Montreal, Canada) and Val David (Quebec, Canada); Randy's robe and ascot tie by Yvonne Champion (Granite City, IL).

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents: 4)

Suzie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eek!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Suzie's father
Synopsis
When Suzie's father suggests that she buy a sewing machine so she doesn't need to buy new clothes, Suzie counters by suggesting her father buy a toolset so he doesn't need to hire a carpenter.

It's Marble-ous (Table of Contents: 5)

Suzie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Ferdie, my first cake, and it's the kind you like!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie
Synopsis
Suzie uses pebbles for her marble cake since she ran out of marbles.

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

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

Base Bawl (Table of Contents: 7)

Suzie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suzie, please hurry! The game's probably started by now!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie
Synopsis
Suzie makes Ferdie late to a date at a World Series game.

Maid to Order (Table of Contents: 8)

Suzie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ferdie, I need your help!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
When the family maid doesn't show up, Suzie dresses Ferdie up in a maid's outfit to serve dinner to her father and his boss.

Indexer Notes

Telephone cord in the splash spells "Sam" in cursive.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Comic Wesson Smooches Gal For First Time
Genre
non-fiction

Voice of Inexperience (Table of Contents: 10)

Suzie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm here in answer to your ad for a new secretary Mr. Bossly!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Suzie applies for a job without any relevant experience.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["But if you're planting vegetables in your garden, why are you mixing all the seeds together like that, Suzie?"]
    Suzie
  2. 1. Trigger Treat
    Suzie
  3. 2. ["Join the big parade to our brand new comic magazine, Archie's Pals 'n" Gals starring Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and Reggie!"]
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Our scene opens at the Van Ronson's family Airport where Randy has just landed his new plane..."]
    Katy Keene
  5. 4. Birds of a Feather
    Suzie
  6. 5. It's Marble-ous
    Suzie
  7. 6. ["For the laugh of your life, get Laugh Comics at your favorite newsstand now!"]
    Archie
  8. 7. Base Bawl
    Suzie
  9. 8. Maid to Order
    Suzie
  10. 9. ["Comic Wesson Smooches Gal For First Time"]
    Movie Chatter
  11. 10. Voice of Inexperience
    Suzie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Steve Coates
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Eric Schumacher
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Warren Zeigler