(August 1948)
Archie,
1944 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-06-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 2, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1948. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B157027.
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
[no title indexed]
Super Duck / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fauntleroy! Get that crime program off the radio!!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Fauntleroy Duck; Super Duck
- Reprints
-
in Super Duck Comics (Bell Features, 1948 series) #21 ([circa September 1948])
-
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Premiums given cash commission
Cow Cow Boogie Man
Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fauntleroy Duck; Super Duck; Skunk Valley Scotty
- Synopsis
- Super and Faunt try to snap a picture of Skunk Valley Scotty.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #4 (1978 - 1979)
-
At the Midget Auto Races
Old Nick / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Old Nick
- Synopsis
- Old Nick saves people at a race track.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form.
Framed
Super Duck / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Uwanna Duck; Super Duck; Mrs. Vandergelt
- Synopsis
- Uwanna tries to use Super Duck's paintings to get into high society.
[no title indexed]
Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a date to read Wilbur Comics.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1945 series).
Super, Duper
Super Duck / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Ham Burger
- Synopsis
- Super rushes to the hospital and gets pulled over by a cop.
A Simple Drawing Lesson
Super Duck Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Super Duck
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #20 (January 1979)
-
Indexer Notes
How to draw a bear and a connect the dots.
Archie Can Draw Too!
Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series).
[no title indexed]
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmph!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Trouble
- Synopsis
- Trouble tries to get a hat before the new dog.
Eggs-cuse Me for Living
Fauntleroy / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Fauntleroy Duck; Super Duck; Ham Burger; Mr. Mongoose
- Synopsis
- Fauntleroy gets a job as a grocery store delivery person.
- Reprints
- from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #11 (Winter 1946) [Title and character names changed.]
-
Indexer Notes
Super Duck is spelled as one word. Fauntleroy is referred to as Wilbur at one point.
Will She Will?
Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah! Here comes rich Aunt Hilda!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Hilda Duck; Baby (cat); Fauntleroy Duck
- Synopsis
- Super tries to be nice to his Aunt Hilda, but things keep going wrong.
- Reprints
Place the Numbers
Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
A math puzzle, a crossword, and a connect the dots.
[no title indexed]
Cubby the Bear / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's really a priceless thoroughbred!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cubby Bear; Scrappy; Elmer
- Synopsis
- Cubby tries to get a puppy for his nephew.
Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- C. C. Beck ? (signed); Rod Reed ?
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit an army airfield in the southwest.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
- Synopsis
- Captain Tootsie and some jet pilots stop a tornado.
- Keywords
- airplanes; Army Air Corps; P-84 Thunderjets; tornados
Finding a Place to Read
Super Duck / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; O'Dooley
- Synopsis
- Super tries to find a quiet place to read.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #13 (November 1984) [Signature removed; instances of nudity edited to add underwear]
-
Indexer Notes
Story told in rhyme.
Hidey Ho!
Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ?!? What's cooking, Supe?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Fauntleroy Duck; Mr. Rockhart
- Synopsis
- Super builds a hideout under the staircase so he can hide when the landlord comes for the rent.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- coal bin; fireplace; grandfather clock; landlord; limburger cheese; rent; washing machine
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["Fauntleroy! Get that crime program off the radio!!"]
Super Duck -
1.
["Premiums given cash commission"]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
2.
Cow Cow Boogie Man
Super Duck -
3.
At the Midget Auto Races
Old Nick -
4.
Framed
Super Duck -
5.
Try This Crossword Puzzle
Super Duck Puzzle Page -
6.
["It's a date to read Wilbur Comics."]
Wilbur -
7.
Super, Duper
Super Duck -
8.
A Simple Drawing Lesson
Super Duck Puzzle Page -
9.
Archie Can Draw Too!
Archie -
10.
["Hmph!"]
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog -
11.
Eggs-cuse Me for Living
Fauntleroy -
12.
Will She Will?
Super Duck -
13.
Place the Numbers
Puzzle Page -
14.
["Here's really a priceless thoroughbred!"]
Cubby the Bear -
15.
Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
16.
Finding a Place to Read
Super Duck -
17.
Hidey Ho!
Super Duck -
18.
["Most amazing factory-to-you introductory offer ever made to our magazine readers"]
M. P. K. Company -
19.
["Bad skin?"]
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