(April 1948)

Archie, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-02-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date taken from arrival date stamped on cover.
Editing credits from this issue's statement of ownership.
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
How's your side coming, Faunt?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Reprints

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

Jim Major / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bang! Gotcha dead center!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; General Nusantz
Synopsis
Super thinks his new neighbor has stolen his skis.

The Nick of Time (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Ducks a Summons (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Basil; Mac
Synopsis
Super Duck tries to avoid getting a summons from a process server.
Reprints

Optical Illusion (Table of Contents: 5)

Super Duck Puzzle Page / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Super Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Optical illusion and find 15 items starting with B.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Blunder the Old Apple Tree (Table of Contents: 7)

Super Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super tries to steal some apples.
Reprints

Peace, It's Wonderful (Table of Contents: 8)

Super Duck / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Joe Blow
Synopsis
Fauntleroy tries to do his homework, but interruptions keep happening.

[Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.] (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit
Letters
typeset

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

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
Troubles!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Troubles; Elmer
Synopsis
Troubles' owner locks him up when gets in trouble.

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

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

Script
Al Fagaly
Pencils
Al Fagaly
Inks
Al Fagaly
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, Supe, you've been feeding this dizzy looking chicken for a year!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Alice; Brewster
Synopsis
Super Duck is trying to get his Tasmanian Flunkie hen to lay its yearly egg.
Reprints

[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
How about it Uncle Cubby - won't you take me fishing with you?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cubby Bear
Synopsis
Cubby and his nephew go fishing.
Reprints

Word Square (Table of Contents: 13)

Super Duck Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Super Duck

It Can't Be Done! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

The Noise Annoys... (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck
Synopsis
Super is annoyed about the squeaking as Fauntleroy tries to go upstairs.

In Time to Save a Dime! (Table of Contents: 16)

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
Hello, Palace Theatre?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck
Synopsis
Super races to the theater to beat the dime price raise at 5:00 p.m., but is nailed for several traffic violations that cost him $200 in fines.
Reprints
Keywords
movie; traffic tickets

Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["How's your side coming, Faunt?"]
    Super Duck
  2. 1. ["New easy way teaches guitar in 3 weeks to your satisfaction or no cost"]
    Jim Major
  3. 2. ["Bang! Gotcha dead center!"]
    Super Duck
  4. 3. The Nick of Time
    Old Nick
  5. 4. Super Ducks a Summons
    Super Duck
  6. 5. Optical Illusion
    Super Duck Puzzle Page
  7. 6. ["Want to see Wilbur lay an egg?"]
  8. 7. Blunder the Old Apple Tree
    Super Duck
  9. 8. Peace, It's Wonderful
    Super Duck
  10. 9. [Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.]
  11. 10. ["Troubles!"]
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
  12. 11. ["Golly, Supe, you've been feeding this dizzy looking chicken for a year!"]
    Super Duck
  13. 12. ["How about it Uncle Cubby - won't you take me fishing with you?"]
    Cubby Bear
  14. 13. Word Square
    Super Duck Puzzle Page
  15. 14. It Can't Be Done!
    Archie
  16. 15. The Noise Annoys...
    Super Duck
  17. 16. In Time to Save a Dime!
    Super Duck
  18. 17. Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  19. 18. ["America's greatest zipper billfold bargain!"]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  20. 19. ["Be a radio technician"]
    National Radio Institute
  21. 20. ["American Boys Bill of Rights"]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)