(Winter 1943)

Archie, 1943 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)

Black Hood / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Clem Weisbecker ?
Inks
Clem Weisbecker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I, the Black Hood, do solemnly swear [...]
Genre
superhero

Crime Goes To College (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Hood / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Markov (villain, introduction)

Archie Is an MLJ Feature (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Case of the Medical Murderer (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Hood / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Walter Anthony (villain, introduction); Killer Kane (villain, introduction); Snowbird (villain, introduction, death; not to be confused with Capt. Swastika's assistant)

["Er ... I'm very sorry, but Mr. Plunk's tied up in a conference ...!] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Crime-Confessors (Table of Contents: 5)

Hangman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Alvin "Dippy" Dirk (villain, introduction); Roger Dalton (villain, introduction); Prudence Primm (villain, introduction); Herr Schmidt (villain, introduction); Hans [Father Paul] (introduction, death)

Is Germany's Secret Weapon a Rocket Plane? (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. L. Clough
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war

Indexer Notes

not too far off--it was the V-2, a rocket bomb
The drawing here is of a P-39 Airacobra

The Little Crime That Wasn't There! (Table of Contents: 7)

Black Hood / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem)
Inks
Pen Shumaker (signed as Pen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Victor Thurber (introduction, villain); Matilda Haymes (introduction, death); Mr. Haymes (death)

Indexer Notes

Originally credited Gil Kane (Pen), but the pen name PEN is credited to Pen Shumaker by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Junior Flying Corps Page! (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

At the very bottom of the third page is the "Statement of the Ownership"

[The Crooner and the Crooks] (Table of Contents: 9)

Boy Buddies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Jackson Gleep (villain, introduction); Jackson Gleep's crony (villain, introduction); Hank Heersatyer (introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I, the Black Hood, do solemnly swear [...]"]
    Black Hood
  2. 1. Crime Goes To College
    Black Hood
  3. 2. Archie Is an MLJ Feature
    Archie
  4. 3. The Case of the Medical Murderer
    Black Hood
  5. 4. ["Er ... I'm very sorry, but Mr. Plunk's tied up in a conference ...!]
  6. 5. The Crime-Confessors
    Hangman
  7. 6. Is Germany's Secret Weapon a Rocket Plane?
  8. 7. The Little Crime That Wasn't There!
    Black Hood
  9. 8. Junior Flying Corps Page!
  10. 9. [The Crooner and the Crooks]
    Boy Buddies
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Dick Sabo
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls