(May 1954)
Archie,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [banner]
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
[Katy's Hearts]
Katy Keene / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Cassie Bill
- Inks
- Cassie Bill; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Cassie Bill
- Genre
- domestic; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson; K.O. Kelly; Chubby
- Synopsis
- At an ice skating party, all of the males try to impress Katy including twelve-year-old Chubby.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Many readers sent in similar heart gowns
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Katy models gown designs sent in by readers.
[Sis Wants a Wedding]
Katy Keene / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Cassie Bill
- Inks
- Cassie Bill; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Cassie Bill
- Genre
- domestic; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson
- Synopsis
- When Sis overhears Randy proposing marriage to Katy, she can only imagine how she'll profit from the marriage.
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Page of various reader-designed fashions and a Katy Keene paper doll to display them on.
By Gum
Wilbur / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Red
- Synopsis
- Wilbur gets caught chewing gum in class.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Cassie Bill
- Inks
- Cassie Bill; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Cassie Bill
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dancing on the Clouds
- Genre
- domestic; fashion; science fiction
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson
- Synopsis
- On a ski trip with Randy, Katy falls asleep and dreams that the couple is honeymooning on the Moon.
Indexer Notes
The splash panel and the title of the story were designed by readers Janet and Carolyn Vigil.
Jokes with Sis
Katy Keene / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis
Indexer Notes
One-panel jokes and fashions submitted by readers are redrawn into a series of vignettes. Though Bill Woggon signs the page, art is by his shop.
[no title indexed]
Debby / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Hazel Marten
- Inks
- Hazel Marten; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Hazel Marten
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is that so, Betsy?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Betsy; Barney; Mrs. Twist; Betsy's mom
- Synopsis
- Oliver and Barney try to get their daughters off of the phone.
[no title indexed]
Hollywood Gossip / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Victor Mature
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Sis the Candy Kid / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Hazel Marten
- Inks
- Hazel Marten; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Hazel Marten
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sis! Will you stop playing
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Sis; Randy Van Ronson; Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Randy thinks Sis has invented an electronic door opener.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Hazel Marten
- Inks
- Hazel Marten
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Hazel Marten
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Katy, I'm going to make you a Katy Special
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chub the soda jerk
- Synopsis
- Chub dreams of a big reward for his new creation.
Katy Keene Makes a Hit
Katy Keene / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Hazel Marten
- Inks
- Hazel Marten
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Hazel Marten
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
- Synopsis
- Katy has a mishap while bowling, thanks to Sis.
Bird Brain
Suzie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Ferdie
- Synopsis
- Ferdie gets outwitted by Suzie's new parakeet.
Indexer Notes
The phone line in panel one curls into a script "S", possibly a sly signature by Samm Schwartz.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed); Cassie Bill
- Inks
- Cassie Bill; Floyd Norman (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Cassie Bill
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whatsamatter, Chub?
- Genre
- domestic; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chub the soda jerk; Gloria Grandbilt
- Synopsis
- K.O. gives Chub pointers on how to get a date, but it backfires on him.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Keep going, Randy!"]
Katy Keene -
1.
[Katy's Hearts]
Katy Keene -
2.
["Many readers sent in similar heart gowns"]
Katy Keene -
3.
[Sis Wants a Wedding]
Katy Keene -
4.
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene -
5.
By Gum
Wilbur -
6.
["Dancing on the Clouds"]
Katy Keene -
7.
Jokes with Sis
Katy Keene -
8.
["Is that so, Betsy?"]
Debby -
9.
["When Victor Mature"]
Hollywood Gossip -
10.
["Sis! Will you stop playing"]
Sis the Candy Kid -
11.
["Katy, I'm going to make you a Katy Special"]
Katy Keene -
12.
Katy Keene Makes a Hit
Katy Keene -
13.
Bird Brain
Suzie -
14.
["Whatsamatter, Chub?"]
Katy Keene
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