(December 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 http://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
Fauntleroy's awful quiet upstairs. I guess that sailboat I gave him is keeping him out of trouble!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Cover Thumbnail for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #17
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Credit Sales Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Al Fagaly (credited)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (credited)
Inks
Al Fagaly (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Finished! Super Duck's midget push button portable radio! It'll revolutionize the---
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uncle Sam; Fauntleroy Duck; Uwanna Duck; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
A goat swallows Super Duck's new radio.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The final panel features Archie, Betty and Veronica hyping the Archie radio show.

Story Quiz (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Captain Jolly Roger

Indexer Notes

Write down the color seas the captain has sailed and a connect the dots.

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

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

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

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

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hubba hubba! That must be Uwanna Duck!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Uwanna Duck; Mrs. Duck (Uwanna's mother); O'Gooley
Synopsis
Super dresses up nice to meet Uwanna's mother, then his clothes get ruined.

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

Super Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh boy! It's going to be a beautiful day for fishing, Faunt!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super and Fauntleroy go fishing and Fauntleroy has a bunch of lucky charms while Super scoffs at luck.

[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
Oh-oh! That's a call for me!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Trouble
Synopsis
Trouble tries to protect a pet bird from a cat.

No Rest for the Weary (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Harry Kames
Letters
typeset
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 / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh drat! I forgot m' specs!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Hatchet Harry (picture); Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
A sheriff with bad eye's mistakes Super Duck for a killer.

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

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

Faunt Eggs Ham on (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy Duck; Hamburger
Synopsis
Fauntleroy teaches Ham to box.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks
Red Holmdale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flat on your back again just as I expected!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cubby Bear; Petunia
Synopsis
Petunia makes Cubby exercise.

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

Super Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh boy! We'll have the whole place to ourselves!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super tries to catch a big catfish while a cat tries to eat his catches.

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

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

Script
Al Fagaly (signed)
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Groan groan! Oh!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Dr. Quack
Synopsis
The Doctor orders Super to sleep, but it's too noisy.

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

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

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How a Simple Discovery Made Billy a Very Happy Boy (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Fauntleroy's awful quiet upstairs. I guess that sailboat I gave him is keeping him out of trouble!"]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Credit Sales Company
  3. 2. ["Finished! Super Duck's midget push button portable radio! It'll revolutionize the---"]
    Super Duck
  4. 3. Story Quiz
  5. 4. ["Oh boy! Betty and Veronica are dream girls all right..."]
    Archie
  6. 5. ["Hubba hubba! That must be Uwanna Duck!"]
    Super Duck
  7. 6. ["Oh boy! It's going to be a beautiful day for fishing, Faunt!"]
    Super Duck
  8. 7. ["Oh-oh! That's a call for me!"]
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
  9. 8. No Rest for the Weary
    Super Duck
  10. 9. ["Oh drat! I forgot m' specs!"]
    Super Duck
  11. 10. ["Hot ziggidy dog! We're coming in on the frank beam!"]
    Archie
  12. 11. Faunt Eggs Ham on
    Super Duck
  13. 12. ["Flat on your back again just as I expected!"]
    Cubby Bear
  14. 13. ["Oh boy! We'll have the whole place to ourselves!"]
    Super Duck
  15. 14. ["Groan groan! Oh!"]
    Super Duck
  16. 15. ["America's greatest zipper billfold bargain!"]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  17. 16. ["Premiums given cash commission"]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  18. 17. How a Simple Discovery Made Billy a Very Happy Boy
    Dale Shears School of Music
  19. 18. ["Pals in pleasure"]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
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