(January-February 1947)

Archie, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1946-11-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine
Editing
Harry Shorten

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So this is the sick grandmother you had to sit up all night with, Archie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #24
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Nylon Nightmare (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gabby; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Veronica's birthday, a nylon sale, and the town blabbermouth Gabby all add up to a troublesome day for Archie.
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Archie Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 2)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Features a crossword, riddles, and a connect-the-dots.
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Pencil, Pencil, Who's Got the Pencil? (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Frenchfry (intro)
Synopsis
When Archie borrows his father's nickel-plated pencil, it is passed on throughout the school while Mr. Andrews frantically looks for it.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! Wilbur! Katy! Suzie!
Characters
Archie Andrews; Wilbur Wilkin; Katy Keene; Suzie
Synopsis
Advertisement for Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series).
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Archie Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Features a crossword and 2 word games.
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Shut Your Trap (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
A wave of burglaries around Riverdale wreaks havoc on the Andrews family.
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Indexer Notes

Archie reveals that Oscar has been given away.

Archie Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al McLean (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Features a riddle, a connect-the-dots, and a crossword.
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[Hope I'm not late for the water polo game, Miss Sinkstone.] (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irving Novick (signed)
Inks
Irving Novick (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Sinkstone (introduction)
Synopsis
When Betty and Veronica knock Mr. Weatherbee's bread into the pool, they are forced to bake him a new loaf.
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Hollywood Tattle Tale (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Features short articles on Lauren Bacall, Robert Alda, Viveca Lindfors, Patti Brady, Jack Martin, William Powell, Mickey Rooney, Sheila Egan, John Hodiak, Gregory La Cava, and Margaret O'Brien.
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[Hubba! Hubba! Do you carrot all for me?] (Table of Contents: 10)

Debby / Taffy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon ?
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Taffy
Genre
teen
Characters
Taffy Twist; Mr. Oliver Twist (Taffy's father); Mrs. Twist (Taffy's mom); Jim (introduction); DAILY BUGLE editor (introduction)

Quit Crabbing (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Shnitzelfeffer (intro)
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead attempt to make money by crabbing.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["So this is the sick grandmother you had to sit up all night with, Archie!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Nylon Nightmare
    Archie
  3. 2. Archie Puzzle Page
  4. 3. Pencil, Pencil, Who's Got the Pencil?
    Archie
  5. 4. ["Archie! Wilbur! Katy! Suzie!"]
  6. 5. Archie Puzzle Page
  7. 6. Shut Your Trap
    Archie
  8. 7. Archie Puzzle Page
  9. 8. [Hope I'm not late for the water polo game, Miss Sinkstone.]
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. Hollywood Tattle Tale
  11. 10. [Hubba! Hubba! Do you carrot all for me?]
    Debby / Taffy
  12. 11. Quit Crabbing
    Archie
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