Archie, 1940 Series
 

Series Timeline

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This page attempts to show how the issues in this series were published over time by laying them out in a timeline with alternately gray or white rows roughly corresponding to months. The correspondence is less accurate for bi-monthly, quarterly or annual books. Weekly or other more-frequent-than-monthly issues are simply grouped into the same color row by month.

The timeline feature depends on the key date field to order issues into a timeline. Please note that if the key dates are not filled out to correspond to the publication months of the issues, then the timeline will not be accurate.

Key Date Pub. Date On-sale date Number Indicia Publisher Brand Pages Price Frequency Publisher's Age Guidelines
1940-01-00 January 1940 1939-11-16 1 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-02-00 February 1940 1940-01-02 2 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-03-00                  
1940-04-00 April 1940 1940-02-15 3 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-05-11 May 1940 1940-05-11 4 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-06-00 June 1940 5 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-07-00 July 1940 1940-05-15 6 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-08-00 August 1940 1940-06-15 7 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-09-00 September 1940 1940-07-15 8 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-10-00                  
1940-11-00 November 1940 1940-09-15 9 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1940-12-00 December 1940 1940-10-15 10 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD monthly  
1941-01-00 January 1941 1940-11-15 11 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-02-00 February 1941 1940-12-15 12 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-03-00 March 1941 1941-01-10 13 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-04-00 April 1941 1941-02-15 14 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-05-00 May 1941 1941-03-15 15 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-06-00 June 1941 1941-04-15 16 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD Monthly  
1941-07-00 July 1941 1941-05-15 17 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-08-00 August 1941 1941-06-15 18 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-09-00 September 1941 1941-07-15 19 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-10-00 October 1941 1941-08-15 20 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-11-00 November 1941 1941-09-15 21 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1941-12-00 December 1941 1941-10-15 22 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-01-00 January 1942 1941-11-15 23 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-02-00 February 1942 1941-12-15 24 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-03-00 March 1942 1942-01-15 25 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-04-00 April 1942 1942-02-10 26 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-05-00 May 1942 1942-03-10 27 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-06-00 June 1942 1942-04-10 28 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-07-00 July 1942 1942-05-10 29 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-08-00 August 1942 1942-06-10 30 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-09-00 September 1942 1942-07-10 31 M. L. J. Magazines Inc.   68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-10-00 October 1942 1942-08-15 32 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-11-00 November 1942 1942-09-15 33 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD monthly  
1942-12-00 December 1942 1942-10-15 34 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD monthly  
1943-01-00 January 1943 1942-11-15 35 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD monthly  
1943-02-00 February 1943 1942-12-10 36 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD monthly  
1943-03-00 March 1943 1943-01-10 37 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD Monthly  
1943-04-00 April 1943 1943-02-10 38 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD monthly  
1943-05-00 May 1943 1943-03-16 39 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 68 0.10 USD Monthly  
1943-06-00                  
1943-07-00 July 1943 1943-04-28 40 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 60 0.10 USD Monthly  
1943-08-00 August 1943 1943-06-04 41 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 60 0.10 USD Monthly except June and November  
1943-09-00 September 1943 1943-07-16 42 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 60 0.10 USD Monthly, except June and November  
1943-10-00 October 1943 1943-08-18 43 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Publication 60 0.10 USD Monthly except June and November  
1943-11-00                  
1943-12-00 December 1943 1943-09-23 44 M. L. J. Magazines Inc. An MLJ Magazine 60 0.10 USD Monthly except June and November  
1944-01-00 January 1944 1943-11-05 45 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 60 0.10 USD Monthly except June and November  
1944-02-00 February 1944 1943-12-10 46 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 60 0.10 USD Monthly except June and November  
1944-03-00 March 1944 1944-01-25 47 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 60 0.10 USD Monthly, except January, April, July and October  
1944-04-00                  
1944-05-00 May 1944 1944-03-05 48 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 60 0.10 USD Monthly, except January, April, July and October  
1944-06-00 June 1944 49 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD monthly, except January, April, July and October  
1944-07-00                  
1944-08-00                  
1944-09-00 September 1944 50 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD quarterly in March, June, September and December  
1944-10-00                  
1944-11-00                  
1944-12-10 December 1944 51 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly, March, June, September and December  
1945-01-00                  
1945-02-00                  
1945-03-00 March 1945 1945-01-10 52 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD quarterly (March, June, September and December)  
1945-04-00                  
1945-05-00                  
1945-06-00 June 1945 1945-03-10 53 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly, March, June, September and December  
1945-07-00                  
1945-08-00                  
1945-09-00 September 1945 1945-07-25 54 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly, March, June, September and December  
1945-10-00                  
1945-11-00                  
1945-12-00 December 1945 1945-09-15 55 M. L. J. Magazines An MLJ Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly, March, June, September and December  
1946-01-00                  
1946-02-00                  
1946-03-00 March 1946 1946-02-11 56 M. L. J. Magazines An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly in March, June, September, and December  
1946-04-00                  
1946-05-00                  
1946-06-00 June 1946 1946-05-06 57 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly  
1946-07-00                  
1946-08-00                  
1946-09-00 September 1946 1946-07-19 58 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly, March, June, September and December  
1946-10-00                  
1946-11-00                  
1946-12-00 December 1946 1946-10-08 59 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Quarterly  
1947-01-00                  
1947-02-00                  
1947-03-00 March 1947 1947-01-24 60 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1947-04-00                  
1947-05-00 May 1947 1947-03-28 61 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bimonthly  
1947-06-00                  
1947-07-00 July 1947 1947-05-19 62 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-monthly  
1947-08-00                  
1947-09-00 September 1947 1947-07-01 63 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-monthly  
1947-10-00                  
1947-11-00 November 1947 1947-09-01 64 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1947-12-00                  
1948-01-00 January 1948 65 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1948-02-00                  
1948-03-00 March 1948 1948-03 66 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1948-04-00                  
1948-05-00 May 1948 1948-03-19 67 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1948-06-00                  
1948-07-00 July 1948 68 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1948-08-00                  
1948-09-00 September 1948 69 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1948-10-00                  
1948-11-00 November 1948 1948 70 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1948-12-00                  
1949-01-00 January 1949 1948-11-19 71 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1949-02-00                  
1949-03-00 March 1949 1949-01-17 72 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1949-04-00                  
1949-05-00 May 1949 1949-03-24 73 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1949-06-00                  
1949-07-00 July 1949 1949-05-25 74 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1949-08-00                  
1949-09-00 September 1949 1949-07-25 75 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1949-10-00                  
1949-11-00 November 1949 1949-08-19 76 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD ?  
1949-12-00                  
1950-01-00 January 1950 1949-11-18 77 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1950-02-00                  
1950-03-00 March 1950 1950-01-19 78 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1950-04-00                  
1950-05-00 May 1950 1950-03-21 79 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1950-06-00                  
1950-07-00 July 1950 1950-05-19 80 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-monthly  
1950-08-00                  
1950-09-00 September 1950 1950-07-11 81 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1950-10-00                  
1950-11-00 November 1950 1950-09-26 82 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1950-12-00                  
1951-01-00 January 1951 1950-11-20 83 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1951-02-00                  
1951-03-00 March 1951 1951-01-18 84 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1951-04-00                  
1951-05-00 May 1951 1951-03-23 85 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1951-06-00                  
1951-07-00 July 1951 1951-05-19 86 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1951-08-00                  
1951-09-00 September 1951 1951-07-17 87 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1951-10-00                  
1951-11-00 November 1951 1951-09-11 88 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1951-12-00                  
1952-01-00 January 1952 1951-11-15 89 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1952-02-00                  
1952-03-00 March 1952 1952-01-17 90 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1952-04-00                  
1952-05-00 May 1952 1952-03-18 91 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1952-06-00                  
1952-07-00 July 1952 1952-05-21 92 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1952-08-00                  
1952-09-00 September 1952 93 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD ?  
1952-10-00                  
1952-11-00 November 1952 94 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-monthly  
1952-12-00                  
1953-01-00 January 1953 95 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 52 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1953-02-00                  
1953-03-00 March 1953 96 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1953-04-00                  
1953-05-00 May 1953 1953 97 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1953-06-00                  
1953-07-00 July 1953 1953 98 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1953-08-00                  
1953-09-00 September 1953 1953 99 M. L. J. Magazines An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1953-10-00                  
1953-11-00 November 1953 100 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1953-12-00                  
1954-01-00 January 1954 101 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1954-02-00                  
1954-03-00 March 1954 102 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1954-04-00                  
1954-05-00 May 1954 103 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1954-06-00                  
1954-07-00 July 1954 104 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly  
1954-08-00                  
1954-09-00 September 1954 1954 105 Archie Comic Publications Inc.   36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1954-10-00                  
1954-11-00 November 1954 106 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-monthly  
1954-12-00                  
1955-01-00 January 1955 107 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly  
1955-02-00                  
1955-03-00 March 1955 108 Archie Comic Publications Inc. An Archie Magazine Approved Reading 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1955-04-00                  
1955-05-00 May 1955 109 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bimonthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1955-06-00                  
1955-07-00 July 1955 110 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1955-08-00                  
1955-09-00 September 1955 111 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1955-10-00                  
1955-11-00 November 1955 112 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bimonthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1955-12-00                  
1956-01-00 January 1956 113 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1956-02-00                  
1956-03-00 March 1956 114 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bimonthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1956-04-00                  
1956-05-00 May 1956 115 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1956-06-00                  
1956-07-00 July 1956 116 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1956-08-00                  
1956-09-00 September 1956 117 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1956-10-00                  
1956-11-00 November 1956 1956 118 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1956-12-00                  
1957-01-00 January 1957 119 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1957-02-00                  
1957-03-00 March 1957 120 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1957-04-00                  
1957-05-00 May 1957 121 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1957-06-00                  
1957-07-00 July 1957 122 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1957-08-00                  
1957-09-00 September 1957 123 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1957-10-00                  
1957-11-00 November 1957 124 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1957-12-00                  
1958-01-00 January 1958 125 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1958-02-00                  
1958-03-10 March 1958 126 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD ? Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1958-04-00                  
1958-05-00 May 1958 127 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1958-06-00                  
1958-07-00 July 1958 128 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1958-08-00                  
1958-09-00 September 1958 129 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1958-10-00                  
1958-11-00 November 1958 130 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1958-12-00                  
1959-01-00                  
1959-02-00 February 1959 131 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD ? Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1959-03-00                  
1959-04-00 April 1959 132 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD Bi-Monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1959-05-00                  
1959-06-00 June 1959 133 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD bi-monthly Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1959-07-00                  
1959-08-00 August 1959 134 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD ? Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1959-09-00                  
1959-10-10 October 1959 135 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD ? Approved by the Comics Code Authority
1959-11-00                  
1959-12-00 December 1959 136 Archie Comic Publications Inc. Archie Series 36 0.10 USD ? Approved by the Comics Code Authority