(September-October 1947)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nope! This one's on me buddy!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Keywords
kissing; lipstick; soda jerks
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The Lifeguard (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie fills in for Reggie as a lifeguard and gets into his typical antics.
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Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Herbert "Red" Holmdale (signed)
Pencils
Herbert "Red" Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Herbert "Red" Holmdale (signed)
Letters
Herbert "Red" Holmdale (signed)
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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The Glamour Boy (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Gabby; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
When Archie takes a bunch of papers from Miss Grundy's desk (instead of just his essay) to escape the Riverdale Glamour Girl Society, Reggie discovers that test answers are among the papers and steals them from Archie.
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Indexer Notes

An unnamed boy on page 8 appears to be a prototype for Dilton Doiley.

Hollywood Tattle Tales (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Typeset
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Indexer Notes

Hollywood report

A Cozy Date (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Woogie; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Jones
Synopsis
Archie tries to get some time alone with Veronica, but people keep ringing the doorbell.
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Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 7)

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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Irving Novick (signed)
Inks
Irving Novick (signed)
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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
American youth - wake up!
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica; Mr. Paddlehead (introduction)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica take the advice of a radio show host and decide to live among nature to lose weight.
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Indexer Notes

Girls wear clothes designed by readers. Ends with call with for readers to send dress designs to Archie Comics.

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Super Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Service With a Snicker (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
Synopsis
When Archie and Veronica cause the cook and maid to quit, Veronica has Archie dress up as a French maid to serve dinner to the Lodges and their guests - who turn out to be Archie's parents.
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Midsummer's Nightmare (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Greeves (introduction); Tony (introduction)
Synopsis
Archie gets a summer job at Hopntakadip Camp and causes the usual chaos.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Nope! This one's on me buddy!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. The Lifeguard
    Archie
  3. 2. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page
    Archie
  4. 3. The Glamour Boy
    Archie
  5. 4. Hollywood Tattle Tales
  6. 5. A Cozy Date
    Archie
  7. 6. ["She's Katy Keene, the Pin-Up Queen!"]
    Katy Keene
  8. 7. Puzzle Page
  9. 8. ["Oh hello Wilbur!"]
    Wilbur
  10. 9. ["American youth - wake up!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. ["Hey kids! Look what happens to Super Duck..."]
    Super Duck
  12. 11. Service With a Snicker
    Archie
  13. 12. Midsummer's Nightmare
    Archie
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