Archie Comics #17

(November-December 1945)

Archie Proudly Presents (Table of Contents)

Archie / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks:

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Table of contents for the issue.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Memories (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Characters:

Archie Andrews (at different ages; details, origin); Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mrs. Babbit; Grandfather Andrews (in picture only)

Synopsis:

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews reminisce about Archie's childhood while looking at old photos. Scenes include Baby Archie getting his picture taken, Archie using string to pull out a tooth, and Archie walking on the clothesline in the backyard.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

baby; memories; photo album; photos

Indexer Notes

Baby Archie nudity panels.

The Voice of the Wise Guy (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Reggie uses a speaker to throw his voice and get Archie in trouble.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Suit Trouble (Table of Contents)

Archie / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Cohan

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis:

Jughead takes Mr. Andrews' suit to the tailor instead of his tuxedo.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

clothing drive; suit; tailor; tuxedo

Of Men and Mermaids (Table of Contents)

Betty & Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Al McLean

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unnamed teacher; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica become lifeguards and attract attention from all the boys. So, Archie pretends to drown to gain attention.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

beach; drowning; lifeguards; teaching

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Riverdale Beach. Betty and Veronica get into a girl-fight...in bathing suits!

Schooltime Serenade (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Advertisement for 3 dress patterns available through MLJ Comics.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Oh, Sister! (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Velma Sparks (introduction); Sally Sparks (introduction)

Synopsis:

Archie meets a lovely girl named Velma Sparks. Velma sets up Archie on a dance date with her sister, but he breaks it because the sister is unattractive. However, the girl Archie saw turns out not to be Velma's sister.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

sisters

The Alibi Artist (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Montana (non-recurring characters); Bill Vigoda (new faces)

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mr. Tootlefruit (introduction)

Synopsis:

Archie gets out of a bad grade by saying that football practice stole his study time. However, Archie then has to play football to prove this to the teacher.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

football

Indexer Notes

Same script, poses, letters, and art as the Wilbur story in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #31. Changes include erasing Wilbur and Westfield and adding Archie and Riverdale. The prologue has been replaced by the story's title and the epilogue has been replaced by an ad for saving scrap paper.

[Ah gotta go to the station!] (Table of Contents)

Dotty and Ditto / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woggon

Pencils:

Bill Woggon

Inks:

Bill Woggon

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Characters:

J. B. Cash (introduction); Jeeves (introduction)