(June 1950)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-04-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1950, page 292, registration number B257986.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure, Linda! I could dance like this forever, but gosh, I've got to get pop's car home by twelve o'clock!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore
Reprints
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Sensational Offer Only 19¢ Each (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Finders Weepers (Table of Contents: 2)

Wilbur / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi Wilbur! - Care to squander a couple of passes to the concert with me tonight!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson
Synopsis
Wilbur finds a wallet with a fifty dollar bill in it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It Pays to Advertise! (Table of Contents: 4)

Wilbur / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi Red!!! - What's that you're flipping?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Laurie Lake; Pop
Synopsis
Wilbur gets a job at the Drink Rink as a soda jerk.

Ride 'Im Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Water Works (Table of Contents: 6)

Wilbur / comic story / 7.34 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attention, class! Mr. Dripwaite, has just called a special meeting of all the teachers, so----
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Gargle; Slats Morgan; Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore
Synopsis
Slats goes fishing when Wilbur is put in charge of the class while Miss Gargle goes to a meeting.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.46 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Builder (Table of Contents: 10)

Wilbur / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm glad you called, Wilbur! I get so bored on these rainy days!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Red Wilson
Synopsis
Wilbur and Red build a garage for Wilbur's car.

Larry Learns About Levers (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Gillette Bicycle Tires / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Stuff About Stars / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A dispatch bounding post haste right out of the inner sanctum of the U. S. Department of Agriculture brings the news that movie theatre prospects look mighty corny for 1950.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Movie is misspelled "movive" in the issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
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Letters
Bill Woggon
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our scene opens in Katy's apartment at 7070 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood 28, Calif. -- the phone rings and Katy answers!
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; K. O. Kelly; Windy; Sis Keene; Randy Van Ronson
Synopsis
K. O. asks Katy to go skiing, but then Randy asks her to go swimming with him.

Indexer Notes

Designs from Harriet Murphy, Mattie Maherich, Jackie Hudgens, Gail Bass, and Maribeth German.

The pages are numbered 1-5 and 7, with no page 6.

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Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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Shredded Ralston / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Love Notes (Table of Contents: 20)

Wilbur / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hot notes!! I've got a delightful disc date to hear some new records, with my favorite blonde, Laurie!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Slats Morgan; Laurie Lake
Synopsis
Wilbur goes to Laurie's to hear some new records.

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Latom System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

3-Power All-Metal Binoculars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Sure, Linda! I could dance like this forever, but gosh, I've got to get pop's car home by twelve o'clock!"]
    Wilbur
  2. 1. Sensational Offer Only 19¢ Each
    Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements
  3. 2. Finders Weepers
    Wilbur
  4. 3. ["If you want a ride like this..."]
    Columbia Bicycles
  5. 4. It Pays to Advertise!
    Wilbur
  6. 5. Ride 'Im Cowboy!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  7. 6. The Water Works
    Wilbur
  8. 7. ["Look for this trademark when you buy a comic magazine!"]
    Archie
  9. 8. ["Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. ["Boys and girls here's your new Archie yearbook 2nd edition"]
    Archie
  11. 10. The Builder
    Wilbur
  12. 11. Larry Learns About Levers
    Gillette Bicycle Tires
  13. 12. ["You roared with Archie's Pal Jughead Comics"]
    Betty and Veronica
  14. 13. ["A dispatch bounding post haste right out of the inner sanctum of the U. S. Department of Agriculture brings the news that movie theatre prospects look mighty corny for 1950."]
    Stuff About Stars
  15. 14. ["A is for Archie"]
    Archie
  16. 15. ["Make every bike-ride twice the fun!"]
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer
  17. 16. ["Our scene opens in Katy's apartment at 7070 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood 28, Calif. -- the phone rings and Katy answers!"]
    Katy Keene
  18. 17. ["Not 1 not 2 not 3 but 4!"]
    Katy Keene
  19. 18. ["It's magic!"]
    Archie Series
  20. 19. ["Look what you can get at low cost by using Shredded Ralston box tops at my trading post"]
    Shredded Ralston
  21. 20. Love Notes
    Wilbur
  22. 21. ["Have fun at the piano!"]
    Latom System
  23. 22. ["Close out! 3 power all-metal binoculars"]
    3-Power All-Metal Binoculars
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  • Bill Devine
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  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
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