(Winter 1942)
Archie,
1942 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1942-11-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Brand
-
An MLJ Publication
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. The filing also reports M. L. J. Magazines, Inc. as the publisher and copyright holder.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007), #236 (September 2007) - in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
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[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Isn't Archie a wonderful skater?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Cubby (inset); Judge Owl (inset); Squoimy (inset); Bumbie (inset)
- Reprints
- in The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History (Taylor Publishing Company, 1989 series) (1989)
- in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #1 - Best of the Forties (1991)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
- in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[1] (August 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #51 (August 2015)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics 75th Anniversary Bash (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
- in Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
- in Best of Archie Americana (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - Golden Age 1940s-1950s (2017)
-
- Keywords
- barrels; ice; ice skating; winter
[Contents Page]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
table of contents, inside front cover
Who's Who In Riverdale
Archie / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Introduction to the main cast of characters.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) (1980)
- in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #1 - Best of the Forties (1991)
- in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) (1991)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
- in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[1] (August 2011)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #233 (June 2015)
- in Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
- in Best of Archie Americana (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - Golden Age 1940s-1950s (2017)
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Prom Pranks
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Montana ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. McQuiggan; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie fantasizes as he writes Veronica an invitation to the prom. After asking Betty to the prom ,he learns that Jughead mailed the letter. Veronica accepts the invitation and Archie has to juggle two dates at the prom.
- Reprints
- in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #1 - Best of the Forties (1991)
- in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) (1991)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
- in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[1] (August 2011)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #260 (May 2015)
- in Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
- in Best of Archie Americana (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - Golden Age 1940s-1950s (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Contradicts Veronica's origin in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #26.
Appearance of Crown Soda Shop, the precursor to Pop's.
That Old Oaken Bucket
Cubby the Bear / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cubby!! Hurry!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cubby; Mr. Lion
- Synopsis
- Cubby goes to get a bucket of water for his mom but encounters many distractions along the way.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
title from contents page
Train Trouble
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bob Montana ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy oh boy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Elmer Q. Pluggett (introduction); Eleanore (chicken)
- Synopsis
- Archie takes a train trip and causes lots of trouble for salesman Elmer Q. Pluggett.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
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Crime Wave In Bugland
Bumbie the Bee-tective / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bumbie
- Synopsis
- In order to be a bee-tective, Bumbie needs to find his first case.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
title from contents page
Pancakes In a Blackout
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bob Montana ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time!
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
- in The Best of Archie Comics: 75 Years 75 Stories (Archie, 2015 series) ([October] 2015)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3 (December 2016)
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- Keywords
- air raid
Indexer Notes
An Archie Short
Roses Are Red
Squoimy the Woim / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ooooh Squoimy!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Squoimy; Annabelle; Moe Squito
- Synopsis
- Squoimy has written a poem for Annabelle, but that bully Moe Squito keeps trying to get her attention.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
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The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bob Montana ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Judy Price (introduction); Jughead Jones; Jerry Price (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Judy Price, a new girl in town, invites Archie to her Christmas party, but she doesn't tell him she has a twin sister, which leads to several mixups.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
- in Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
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Meet Bob Montana
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Cord Elliott
- Letters
- Typeset
- Genre
- biography
Indexer Notes
Bob Montana bio
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Judge Owl's Fables / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Judge Owl; Speedy Rabbit; Torty Tortoise (introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Speedy wants to win the race for the reputation of all rabbits everyehere, but he keeps getting distracted.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
title from contents page
Jughead's Day
Archie Featuring Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Montana ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana
- Inks
- Bob Montana
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie wants Jughead to substitute for an injured player in their hockey game, but Jughead just knows that he'll end up getting hurt. Jughead does it anyway and when he gets hit with hockey sticks, he has nightmares about Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
- in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
title from contents page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Isn't Archie a wonderful skater?"]
Archie -
1.
[Contents Page]
-
2.
Who's Who In Riverdale
Archie -
3.
Prom Pranks
Archie -
4.
That Old Oaken Bucket
Cubby the Bear -
5.
Train Trouble
Archie -
6.
That $$#":@!!! Telegram
Archie -
7.
Crime Wave In Bugland
Bumbie the Bee-tective -
8.
Pancakes In a Blackout
Archie -
9.
Roses Are Red
Squoimy the Woim -
10.
The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!
Archie -
11.
Meet Bob Montana
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12.
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Judge Owl's Fables -
13.
Jughead's Day
Archie Featuring Jughead
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