(February 1940)
Archie,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-01-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Harry "A" Chesler ? (editor); Louis H. Silberkleit ? (editor); Abner J. Sundell ? (editor)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/) The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 1. Produced by Chesler Publications for the fledgling M.L.J Magazines, Inc. Louis H. Silberkleit is recorded as editor on the first published Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1939. Abner J. Sundell was working as editor for Louis Silberkleit's pulp publications and could have acted as editor on the early M.L.J comic books.
[Blasting the Borentals]
The Wizard / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Edd Ashe (signed as E. Ashe Jr.)
- Inks
- Edd Ashe (signed as E. Ashe Jr.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Borentals (Villain; Intro)
[Kang the Terrible]
Dick Storm / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Kang (Villain; Intro; Death)
[The Trigger Slum Gang]
Bob Phantom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Trigger Slum (Villain; Introduction; a gangster)
Indexer Notes
The "Bob Phantom" feature used to appear in Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 Series), but has now moved to Top Notch Comics.
The last appearance of Bob Phantom (Walt Whitney) was in Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 Series) #3 (January 1940).
Biscuits and Six-Guns
text story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Butch Cassidy; Pearl Hart
- Synopsis
- True story of Pearl Hart, lady gunslinger.
[The Bo Driscoll Case]
Stacey Knight, M.D. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lin Streeter (signed)
- Inks
- Lin Streeter (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Stacey Knight, M. D. (Intro); Bo Driscoll (Villain; Intro)
Sky Raiders of the Western Front
Wings Johnson / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- Von Schiller (Villain)
Indexer Notes
formerly Air Patrol
[no title indexed]
Noodle / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Kin Platt (credited)
- Pencils
- Kin Platt (credited)
- Inks
- Kin Platt (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Kin Platt (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Dorothy--Wot'cha thinkin' about?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Noodle; Dorothy
- Synopsis
- Despite having no money, Noodle treats his friend Dorothy to a soda--and pays the price in another way.
[Count Sarlo and the Smugglers]
Swift of the Secret Service / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Count Sarlo (Villain; Intro)
Indexer Notes
Final appearence of the "Swift of the Secret Service" feature.
[The Rescue of Princess Elda]
Scott Rand in the Worlds of Time / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder (signed as Eando Binder)
- Pencils
- Jack Binder (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Binder (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Scott Rand; Kruzzo (villain)
Indexer Notes
Final appearence of the "Scott Rand in the Worlds of Time" feature.
[no title indexed]
It's Really a Fact / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Rubber" actually got its name from the fact that it is used to erase or 'rub' out--
- Feature Logo
- It's Really a Fact!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Four factoids with one spot illustration each.
Indexer Notes
A caricature of Bob Wood at the drawing board appears on this feature.
[Quarterback with a Wounded Wing]
The West Pointer / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
- Inks
- Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Keith Kornell; Bob Seymour; Gerry Stevens
This Is the True Story of Herman Taylor
Manhunters / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
Indexer Notes
Final appearance of the "Manhunters" feature in Archie Comics. This feature will later be revived by Chesler / Dynamic in 1944, under the expanded names "Manhunters Guardians of the Law" and "Manhunters -- Crime on the Run", starting with Snap Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1944 Series) #9.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Wizard -
1.
[Blasting the Borentals]
The Wizard -
2.
[Kang the Terrible]
Dick Storm -
3.
[The Trigger Slum Gang]
Bob Phantom -
4.
Biscuits and Six-Guns
-
5.
[The Bo Driscoll Case]
Stacey Knight, M.D. -
6.
Sky Raiders of the Western Front
Wings Johnson -
7.
["Hello, Dorothy--Wot'cha thinkin' about?"]
Noodle -
8.
[Count Sarlo and the Smugglers]
Swift of the Secret Service -
9.
[The Rescue of Princess Elda]
Scott Rand in the Worlds of Time -
10.
[""Rubber" actually got its name from the fact that it is used to erase or 'rub' out--"]
It's Really a Fact -
11.
[Quarterback with a Wounded Wing]
The West Pointer -
12.
["Now on sale at your news stand"]
-
13.
This Is the True Story of Herman Taylor
Manhunters
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Steve Coates
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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