(July 1948)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll see you guys later we're resigning from the club!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Reprints

Swing It, Mr. "A" (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
Archie has Betty teach him how to play golf so he can take Veronica golfing. When Betty finds out, she tees off and hits Archie in the head with the golf ball.
Reprints

The Nick of Time (Table of Contents: 2)

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Old Nick
Synopsis
Ad for Old Nick and Bit O Honey candy bars done in the form of a one page comic story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Katy Keene / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a grand day for a picnic, Sis!
Genre
humor; teen; fashion
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Eddie; Dr.Kildear; Randy
Synopsis
Katy invites Sis, four guys and a newspaper photographer to a picnic and forgets the food.

Puzzle Fun (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Red Holmdale
Pencils
Red Holmdale
Inks
Red Holmdale
Colors
?
Letters
Red Holmdale

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale
Inks
Red Holmdale
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Veronica, how about taking time out to tell all our pals...
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Archie's appearances in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) and Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series).

The Way to a Man's Heart! (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda ?
Inks
Bill Vigoda ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Lana; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Betty, Veronica, and Lana decide to break the Campus Queen tie by seeing who has the most boy appeal and taking Jughead on a date.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprint in Archie Archives #10 credits art to Harry Lucey, but pencils do not match Lucey's style either before or after this story.

Puzzle Fun (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, I'm Suzie...
Genre
teen
Characters
Suzie

School Daze! (Table of Contents: 9)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx

Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. C. Beck ? (signed); Rod Reed ?
Pencils
C. C. Beck (signed)
Inks
C. C. Beck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit an army airfield in the southwest.
Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Synopsis
Captain Tootsie has the brilliant idea to fly airplanes directly into a tornado to break up the twister.
Keywords
airplanes; Army Air Corps; P-84 Thunderjets; tornados

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Nevada Jones / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Willie!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Nevada Jones; Willie Jones; Chip
Synopsis
When Willie is attacked by a bear Nevada kills it and adopts its orphaned cub. When Nevada's dog, Chip, is attacked by a mountain lion, Nevada kills the mountain lion.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie Club / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The meeting of the Archie Club will now come to order!
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Club; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Hollywood Gossip (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?

Bull's Eye (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Uncle Bumble; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Betty, Veronica and Archie get caught in a love triangle involving archery.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["We'll see you guys later we're resigning from the club!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Swing It, Mr. "A"
    Archie
  3. 2. The Nick of Time
    Old Nick
  4. 3. ["What a grand day for a picnic, Sis!"]
    Katy Keene
  5. 4. Puzzle Fun
    Archie
  6. 5. ["Hey Veronica, how about taking time out to tell all our pals..."]
    Archie
  7. 6. The Way to a Man's Heart!
    Jughead
  8. 7. Puzzle Fun
    Archie
  9. 8. ["Hello, I'm Suzie..."]
    Suzie
  10. 9. School Daze!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  12. 11. ["Willie!"]
    Nevada Jones
  13. 12. ["The meeting of the Archie Club will now come to order!"]
    Archie Club
  14. 13. Hollywood Gossip
  15. 14. Bull's Eye
    Betty and Veronica
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