(Winter 1940)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-12-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard golden age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover, newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing
Issue Notes
Present-day Wizard only appears in cameo; Dusty does not appear with Shield inside.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
Shield; Wizard / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Al Camy (signed)
- Inks
- Al Camy (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Shield; Roy; Wizard
Indexer Notes
Cover pencil and ink credit from Barry Sandoval based on "Al C..." signature on cover (September 30, 2007). Originally the cover pencil and ink credits were given to Irv Novick.
[The Shield's Origin Retold]
Shield / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten (signed)
- Pencils
- Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- The Shield (Origin retold in brief)
[The Deadly Plot of Dr. Wang]
The Shield / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Dr. Wang (Villain; Intro)
Death Sets the Stage
Shield / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Irv Novick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- C. B. Wily (Villain; Intro); Mamie Mazda (Intro)
The Case of the Gridiron Murders
Shield / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Irv Novick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Coach Saunders (Villain; Intro); a football player (Villain; Intro)
The Case of the Ingenious Ghost
The Shield / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- The Shield
Introducing Tommy! The Original Super-Boy of History
Wizard II / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Edd Ashe
- Inks
- Edd Ashe
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- The Wizard II [Blane Whitney, Jr.] (Intro; Origin); Tommy (Tommy Blair); Betsy Hull (Wizard II's bride-to-be; Intro); Governor Hull (Intro); James Madison (Guest Appearance); Capt. Perry (Guest Appearance); Gen. Harrison (Guest Appearance); Joshua Roberts (Villain; Intro); Tecumseh (Villain); the British (Villain)
Indexer Notes
takes place during War of 1812
The Battle of Bladensburg
Wizard II / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Edd Ashe
- Inks
- Edd Ashe
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Tommy (Guest Star); James Madison (Guest Star); Dolly Madison (Guest Star); Francis Scott Key (Guest Star); Joshua Roberts (Villain; Death); the British (Villain)
- Synopsis
- Wizard II marries Betsy Hull.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Shield; Wizard -
1.
[The Shield's Origin Retold]
Shield -
2.
[The Deadly Plot of Dr. Wang]
The Shield -
3.
Death Sets the Stage
Shield -
4.
The Case of the Gridiron Murders
Shield -
5.
The Case of the Ingenious Ghost
The Shield -
6.
Introducing Tommy! The Original Super-Boy of History
Wizard II -
7.
The Battle of Bladensburg
Wizard II
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Keith Chandler
- Mike Nielsen
- Del Gruber
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Daniel Thingvold
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
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