(November-December 1943)
Archie,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-09-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
An MLJ Magazine
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 4.
Halloween
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
-
in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011) - in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)
-
- Keywords
- brooms; Halloween; jack o'lanterns; witches' hats
Indexer Notes
Halloween cover but no mention of Halloween inside.
[no title indexed]
Archie / table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A typeset table of contents for the issue. Features a small poem about the troubles the editors went through to bring the readers laughs.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Weirdly, this was not featured in Dark Horse's Archie Archives, but was in the reprint on the Archie digital app.
A Preview of This Issue of Archie Comics
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Oscar (Archie's dog); Mr. Smudge; Souphead
- Synopsis
- A preview of the stories in the issue.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
preview page
Second Childhood
Archie / comic story / 12 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Jasper Punchticket (introduction); Debbie (introduction); Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- When Archie and Jughead break, and have to pay for, a record, they have no money for the train ride home. They go to a secondhand store and dress up as children so they can ride the train for free.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (April 2013)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)
-
The Heavenly Mystery
Bumbie / comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Twinky (introduction); Mars Jr. (introduction); Mr. Sun (introduction); Father Time (introduction)
Indexer Notes
contents page title
Oscar the Prize Package
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie enters Oscar in a dog show. When some toothpaste makes Oscar look like a mad dog, the other contestants leave and Oscar wins the contest.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)
-
Jughead the Cheer Leader
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Souphead
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries out to be a cheerleader due to the good meals the cheerleaders get. While watching Souphead, he notices how Souphead has a lucky coin-and it seems to be working. Jughead takes the coin in hopes of becoming a cheerleader, but it brings him bad luck.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Preview Page title is "Souphead's Lucky Coin!".
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, no, Veronica!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Smudge (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Betty & Veronica try to avoid a weird man named Mr. Smudge while flying to the Lodge estate.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
- in Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica (Archie, 2014 series) #1 (2014)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #245 (November 2015)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #4 (January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Phrase "sex maniac" used possibly for first time in a comic!
Reprint credit is Harry Sahle but Sahle did not sign the story and Betty & Veronica look different than last issue's story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Halloween
Archie -
1.
[no title indexed]
Archie -
2.
A Preview of This Issue of Archie Comics
Archie -
3.
Second Childhood
Archie -
4.
The Heavenly Mystery
Bumbie -
5.
Oscar the Prize Package
Archie -
6.
Jughead the Cheer Leader
Archie -
7.
Archie's Super-Sled
Archie -
8.
Lazy Day
Cubby -
9.
["No, no, Veronica!"]
Betty and Veronica
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- Del Gruber
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