Archie Comics #1

(Winter 1942)

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Bob Montana

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

table of contents, inside front cover

Who's Who In Riverdale (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / character profile / 1 page (report information)

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) #[nn] (August 2011)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #233 (June 2015)

Prom Pranks (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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) #[nn] (August 2011)
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #260 (May 2015)

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 (Table of Contents: 4)

Cubby the Bear / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Cubby

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 (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Montana ?

Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Bob Montana

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Elmer Q. Pluggett (introduction)

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)

That $$#":@!!! Telegram (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Scott Feldman

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

teen

Crime Wave In Bugland (Table of Contents: 7)

Bumbie the Bee-tective / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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 Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3 (December 2016)

Keywords:

air raid

Indexer Notes

An Archie Short

Roses Are Red (Table of Contents: 9)

Squoimy the Woim / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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)

The Case of the Missing Mistletoe! (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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)

Meet Bob Montana (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Cord Elliott

Letters:

Typeset

Genre:

biography

Indexer Notes

Bob Montana bio

Slow and Steady Wins the Race (Table of Contents: 12)

Judge Owl's Fables / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie Featuring Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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