Wilbur Comics #12

(April 1947)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Clean Sweep (Table of Contents: 2)

Wilbur / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Bill Vigoda (signed)

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Frank, what are you doing?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin

Synopsis

Wilbur and Mr. Wilkin try to clean the chimney.

Indexer Notes

The writer has the family's last name as Wilkins rather than Wilkin.

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Fade-Out (Table of Contents: 4)

Wilbur / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Bill Vigoda

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Psst -- Benny! Watch me have some fun with Wilbur!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Benny; Stinky Davis; Red Wilson; Mr. Snuffle; Mr. Dingledorf; Miss Gargle; Mr. Dripwaite; Frank Wilkin

Synopsis

Benny and Stinky fill Wilbur's pen with disappearing ink and chaos ensues.

Reprints

• in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #67 (May 1948) [Adapted from script with some scenes deleted]
which is reprinted
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #10

Indexer Notes

May be the basis for the text story "Strange Things Are Happening" in Archie's Pal Jughead #26.

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Wilbur Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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See if you can help Linda solve this crossword puzzle!

Characters

Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin

Keywords

puzzle

Indexer Notes

Contains a maze, a crossword puzzle, a number triangle, and riddles.

Tee For Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Bill Vigoda (signed)

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Oh Frank, before you go play golf, will you drop Wilbur off at the doctors?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin

Synopsis

Wilbur is sick and goes golfing with Mr. Wilkin to get fresh air. Unfortunately, Wilbur gets sicker.

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Wilbur Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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A Navigation Problem

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson

Keywords

puzzle

Indexer Notes

Contains a maze, rebuses, word scrambles, and word squares.

A Breezy Story (Table of Contents: 8)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Bill Woggon (signed)

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This is an adorable outfit designed for me by Ward Montgomery of Chicago, Ill. -- I think I'll wear it today!

Genre

humor; fashion; teen

Characters

Katy Keene; Frankie

Synopsis

Katy tries to keep her hat on and dress down on a windy day.

Dig Me, Brother (Table of Contents: 9)

Wilbur / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

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Late one Saturday afternoon Mr. Wilkin took a stroll in his garden before settling down with pipe and paper on the front porch.

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Red Wilson

Synopsis

Wilbur tries to make watering the plants easier.

Indexer Notes

Second page has the Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation.

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Louis Silberkleit (credited as Louis H. Silberkleit)

Letters

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It's A Man's World (Table of Contents: 11)

Wilbur / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Bill Vigoda (signed)

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Now, now, Eleanor! You haven't a thing to worry about! Wilbur and I can manage perfectly while you're visiting your sister's!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin

Synopsis

Wilbur and Mr. Wilkin try to keep house while Mrs. Wilkin is away.

Indexer Notes

Seems to be a rewrite of the Archie story from Pep Comics #40.

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Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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From the below questions see if you can pick out four cities on the map!

Keywords

puzzle

Indexer Notes

Identify the cities from the riddles.

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Wilbur / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Al Fagaly

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Wilbur, why must you always look so sloppy?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Spiffy Van Crease

Synopsis

Wilbur spiffs up for a date and shortcuts through the dump to get there.

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Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Cross Numbers

Keywords

puzzle

Indexer Notes

Contains a cross number, a crossword, and a maze.

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Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lonesome Joe Finds the Tune To Popularity!! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Casper Garber / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)