(Fall 1942)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1942-10-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Publication
Editing
Harry Shorten (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Shield; The Wizard / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; The Hun
Reprints

Chapter 1 The Coming of the Hun (Table of Contents: 1)

The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; Adolf Hitler (in flashback); The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Hun (villain, origin in flashback); Attila the Hun (in dream)

[Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Hun (villain); Monte Kuller (villain); Ladybird (villain)

[Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Hun (villain, death); Monte Kuller (villain); Ladybird (villain)

Death in the Subway (Table of Contents: 4)

The Shield / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Bill Adams (death); Cliff Gerther

The Adventure of the Man in the Cape (Table of Contents: 5)

Dusty the Spectacular Boy Detective / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Sam Burlockoff (signed)
Inks
Sam Burlockoff ? (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sergeant Boyle; Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Pokey Oakey

Indexer Notes

Dusty celebrates his birthday in this story.

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

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (signed as Goss)
Inks
? (signed as Goss)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Giant king
Genre
non-fiction

Flaming Fingers of Death (Table of Contents: 7)

The Wizard with Roy the Super-Boy / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jane Barlow; Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]; The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; James Stoner (inventor); Wolf Stoner (Nazi)

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

Roy the Super-Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An open letter to the U.S. Treasury Department...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Shield; The Wizard
  2. 1. Chapter 1 The Coming of the Hun
    The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective
  3. 2. [Chapter 2]
    The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective
  4. 3. [Chapter 3]
    The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective
  5. 4. Death in the Subway
    The Shield
  6. 5. The Adventure of the Man in the Cape
    Dusty the Spectacular Boy Detective
  7. 6. ["Giant king"]
    World Wonders
  8. 7. Flaming Fingers of Death
    The Wizard with Roy the Super-Boy
  9. 8. ["An open letter to the U.S. Treasury Department..."]
    Roy the Super-Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • John Censullo
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose