(Fall 1943)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Magazine
Editing
Harry Shorten

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

The Riverboat Racketeers (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
George Harrison ?
Inks
Clem Weisbecker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Mr. Warner (card shark); Mr. Carson (accomplice)
Synopsis
On a river cruise boat, Shield and Dusty meet two cunning cardcheats.

The Haunted Penthouse (Table of Contents: 2)

Dusty the Spectacular Boy Detective / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Harrison ?
Inks
Clem Weisbecker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; Jed Peters (death, in flashback); Mr. Randall (death by suicide); Mary Randall (dead man's daughter); John Randall (Mary's uncle, dead man's brother); Jane Randall (wife of John, daughter of Jed Peters); Mr. Peters (son of Jed Peters, brother of Jane)
Synopsis
A man is found dead from suicide, but Dusty discovers there is more to the story.

The Gangster's Dilemma (Table of Contents: 3)

The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Vigoda (signed byline)
Pencils
Harry Sahle ?
Inks
Harry Sahle ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Rypling Brooks (gang boss); Rocky; Mrs. Van Pilco; Regan; Thomson

Indexer Notes

Signed as "by Bill Vigoda", but the art has very little resemblence to his signed Wizard stories in this issue. Artwork has much in common with Sahle's signed covers and credited story in Green Hornet #10.

True Fact Story (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Anonymous
Letters
typeset

Characters
James "Dago" Gillespie

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

The Wizard with Roy the Super-Boy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How often have you said, "If I only had the time!"
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jane Barlow; Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]; The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Prof. Degnared

Indexer Notes

The artwork is very similar to Eddie Robbins.

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

The Wizard with Roy the Super-Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Vigoda (signed byline)
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed) ?
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed) ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Roy and the Wizard decided to take their vacation --
Genre
superhero
Characters
Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]; The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Johnson (overseer); Garner (plantation owner); So-Goli (voodoo priest)
Synopsis
Wizard and Roy meet a voodoo priest.

Indexer Notes

Artwork looks more like Eddie Robbins.

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

Roy the Super-Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Most of you have been told at one time or another that you have no conscience!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Roy the Super-Boy [Roy Carter]; a devil
Synopsis
Roy meets his double, who explains he is Roy's conscience from Heaven. They first go to Heaven, then they visit Hades, where Roy fights a devil.

Indexer Notes

Looks much like Ed Robbins art.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Shield; The Wizard
  2. 1. The Riverboat Racketeers
    The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective
  3. 2. The Haunted Penthouse
    Dusty the Spectacular Boy Detective
  4. 3. The Gangster's Dilemma
    The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective
  5. 4. True Fact Story
  6. 5. ["How often have you said, "If I only had the time!""]
    The Wizard with Roy the Super-Boy
  7. 6. ["Well, Roy and the Wizard decided to take their vacation --"]
    The Wizard with Roy the Super-Boy
  8. 7. ["Most of you have been told at one time or another that you have no conscience!"]
    Roy the Super-Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • John Censullo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose