(Summer 1945)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines
Brand
An MLJ Magazine
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://comicbookplus.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Super Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Keywords
fishing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Pickwick Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Super Duck / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pssst -- wanna buy a ring, bud? A wishing ring?... And it's a bargain!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Looper the Snooper; Mr. Jones
Synopsis
A shady fellow gives Super Duck a wishing ring.

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

Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Burton Geller (signed)
Pencils
Burton Geller (signed)
Inks
Burton Geller (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Follow the numbers with a pencil to find out what Fauntleroy is doing to Super Duck!
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Trouble

Indexer Notes

A connect the dots and make 10 small words into 5 big words.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Super Duck / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, just right! Now for a refreshing, hot bath!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck has to deal with a persistent egg-beater salesman.

Clever Hans (Table of Contents: 5)

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dale Goss (signed)
Inks
Dale Goss (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A horse in Berlin, Germany, in 1900 could read German - do arithmetic - could handle fractions - answer questions - give the date and tell time to the minute!
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Hans; Bessie

Indexer Notes

Tidbits about a trick horse, homing pigeons, camels, and a firedog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Chimpy and His Mystical Friend the Genie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Red Holmdale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chimp, snap outa it! Will ya? You been down in th' mouth for a week - what's th' matter?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Genie; Chimpy; Buttercup; Prof. Cluck
Synopsis
Chimpy's girlfriend has fallen for a crooner.

You Can't Win (Table of Contents: 8)

Super Duck / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (illustration)
Inks
Al Fagaly (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Yeeooww! They're at it again," yowled Superduck, as he looked into his back-yard garden.
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Joe Blow
Synopsis
The neighbor's chickens are scratching up Super Duck's garden.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Super Duck is spelled as one word.

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

Super Duck / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! What's going on here?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck and his neighbor fight over a steak.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Fun Industries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Invenco Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. ["Prepare now at home for post-war opportunities"]
    Pickwick Co.
  3. 2. ["Pssst -- wanna buy a ring, bud? A wishing ring?... And it's a bargain!"]
    Super Duck
  4. 3. ["Follow the numbers with a pencil to find out what Fauntleroy is doing to Super Duck!"]
    Puzzle Page
  5. 4. ["Ah, just right! Now for a refreshing, hot bath!"]
    Super Duck
  6. 5. Clever Hans
    World Wonders
  7. 6. ["Hey, kids, here's terrific news! Archie and his gang are on the air"]
  8. 7. ["Chimp, snap outa it! Will ya? You been down in th' mouth for a week - what's th' matter?"]
    Chimpy and His Mystical Friend the Genie
  9. 8. You Can't Win
    Super Duck
  10. 9. ["Gosh! What's going on here?"]
    Super Duck
  11. 10. ["Amuse and amaze friends with the library of fun"]
    Fun Industries
  12. 11. ["Special telescope offer!"]
    Invenco Corp.
  13. 12. The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Daniel Thingvold
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