(Winter 1941)
Archie,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-12-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
Issue Notes
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. 4.
[no title indexed]
Black Hood; Steel Sterling / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling] (also inset); Black Hood [Kip Burland] (also inset); Mr. Justice [Prince James] (inset); Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle] (inset); Archie [Archie Andrews] (inset)
- Reprints
-
in The Golden Age Review (Superlith, Inc., 1978 series) (1978) - in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #4 ([August] 2014)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #2 (November 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Archie is announced as a 'New feature'.
There is no artist signature evident.
Town Talk by Walt Willard
Steel Sterling / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police Sergeant); Looney; Walt Willard (villain, introduction, death)
Indexer Notes
The art is also signed as 'Novick' on the final page.
Bloody Gold
Steel Sterling / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
[Murder at Restless Willows]
Black Hood / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Harry Steyne [as Steyne] (signed)
- Pencils
- Warren King (signed as King)
- Inks
- Warren King (signed as King)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Barbara Sutton (reporter); Jim Mack (villain, introduction, death)
- Reprints
Curse of the Headless Idol
The Black Hood / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood [Kip Burland]
- Reprints
[The Play Goes to the Dogs]
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Montana (signed as Montana)
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed as Montana)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed as Montana)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Cooper; Riverdale's mayor; Mrs. Grundy; Parson Sloan
- Synopsis
- Archie, Betty, and Jughead go around town in search of a dog for the school's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". They unlock the dog catcher's car and end up with a lot of dogs. During the play, a dog spies Mrs. Grundy's hat and jumps into the audience. Chaos ensues and the Mayor falls into the "river" on stage.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Mrs. Grundy shown to be married and principal of Riverdale High School.
The "Archie" feature already appears regularly in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 Series), and will now appear in Jackpot Comics too.
[The Painter Who Trapped Souls]
Mr. Justice / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair
- Pencils
- Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
- Inks
- Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Justice [Prince James]; The Artist (villain, introduction, death); Knuckles Warner (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Artist's hatred grants him the ability to capture souls in his portraits and to force his victims to do whatever he demands. However, when Mr. Justice gets wind of it, his own soul is in jeopardy.
[The "Siberian" Attack]
Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Carl Hubbell (signed as Hubbell)
- Inks
- Carl Hubbell (signed as Hubbell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins [Jim Collins]; Slapsie
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Black Hood; Steel Sterling -
1.
Town Talk by Walt Willard
Steel Sterling -
2.
Bloody Gold
Steel Sterling -
3.
[Murder at Restless Willows]
Black Hood -
4.
Curse of the Headless Idol
The Black Hood -
5.
[The Play Goes to the Dogs]
Archie -
6.
[The Painter Who Trapped Souls]
Mr. Justice -
7.
[The "Siberian" Attack]
Sergeant Boyle
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