(August 1947)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Super Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you always have to be the enemy?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Knickerbocker Pub. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Faunt! How do you like this hedgehopper I just made out of old junk?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super Science Magazine is sponsoring a contest for new inventions made out of scrap parts, and Super Duck wants to win.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Supe! Goin' to the big baseball game today?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck tries to watch the baseball game on television.

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

Super Duck Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the design above can you find the following?
Characters
Super Duck

Indexer Notes

A find shapes puzzle, a maze, and a word square.

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

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Red Holmdale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They sure named me right when I came to live at this place!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Trouble
Synopsis
Trouble tries to compete with a hunting dog.

Mind Your Manners (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy Duck; Super Duck; Uwanna Duck
Synopsis
Fauntleroy has been hiding his report cards and Super Duck has caught him.

Indexer Notes

Super Duck is spelled Superduck in this story.

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

Super Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Supe's in a rut - up on a shelf! He'll go in business for himself!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck starts a lawn mower business.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is told in rhyme.

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

Cubby the Bear / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Red Holmdale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cubby Bear
Synopsis
Cubby becomes a door-to-door salesman.

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

Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What the heck ya got there?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Hocus Pocus; Owen Lotts
Synopsis
Super Duck gets a jackass from Ali Hassen Nohome.
Reprints

Cutting the Horseshoe (Table of Contents: 12)

Super Duck Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A word find, a horseshoe puzzle, and fill-in the famous partner puzzle.

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

Super Duck / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, if it isn't Sam Quenton you old so-and-so!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Sam Quenton; Uwanna Duck
Synopsis
Super Duck forgets about taking Uwanna to a masquerade.
Reprints

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

Ham Burger / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, I'm not afraid of anybody!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy Duck; Ham Burger
Synopsis
Show Ham a teacher and he'll show you a dope.

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

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Dale Shears School of Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Patch King / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Do you always have to be the enemy?"]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. ["Fun and profit for every reader"]
    Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
  3. 2. ["Hi, Faunt! How do you like this hedgehopper I just made out of old junk?"]
    Super Duck
  4. 3. ["Here I am, Archie. How do I look?"]
  5. 4. ["Oh hello Wilbur!"]
    Wilbur
  6. 5. ["Hi, Supe! Goin' to the big baseball game today?"]
    Super Duck
  7. 6. ["In the design above can you find the following?"]
    Super Duck Puzzle Page
  8. 7. ["They sure named me right when I came to live at this place!"]
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
  9. 8. Mind Your Manners
    Super Duck
  10. 9. ["Supe's in a rut - up on a shelf! He'll go in business for himself!"]
    Super Duck
  11. 10. ["Hmm!"]
    Cubby the Bear
  12. 11. ["What the heck ya got there?"]
    Super Duck
  13. 12. Cutting the Horseshoe
    Super Duck Puzzle Page
  14. 13. ["Well, if it isn't Sam Quenton you old so-and-so!"]
    Super Duck
  15. 14. ["Aw, I'm not afraid of anybody!"]
    Ham Burger
  16. 15. ["Scoop! Complete picture-taking picture-making outfit for only $4.98"]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  17. 16. ["It's easy to win her!"]
    Stravon Publishers
  18. 17. ["Now you can play piano with both hands in 1 hour or no cost"]
    Dale Shears School of Music
  19. 18. ["Rare army patch free"]
    Patch King
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold