(Summer 1945)

Archie, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-08-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Magazine
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Suzie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sorry, Mr. McFoof! They want something more unusual!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Mr. McFoof

In This Issue of Suzie (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fagaly
Inks
Al Fagaly
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Suzie

Suzie and Angela the Angel! (Table of Contents: 2)

Suzie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I promised Aunt Suzie, I wouldn't move from this spot until she gets back!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; Angela; Suzie's mother; Bill Blow
Synopsis
Suzie's niece, Angela, comes for a visit and gets into all sorts of destructive mischief and mayhem.

Fall Girl (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Virginia Drury
Inks
Virginia Drury
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ginger has just met Tommy Turner...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Tommy Turner; Brenda; Dotty
Synopsis
Ginger gets into an ice skating competition with Brenda in order to win the affections of Tommy.
Reprints
Keywords
ice skating

Indexer Notes

Credits taken from original publication; signatures have been removed here. Page numbers have been added that were not present in original printing.

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

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

Suzie the Chorus Girl! (Table of Contents: 6)

Suzie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ogeegolly! I hope Mr. Goldwater isn't too hard to please!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie; John Goldwater
Synopsis
Suzie gets a job as a chorus girl, but the usual destructive mayhem occurs.

Indexer Notes

Producer John Goldwater is a reference to the MLJ editor-in-chief and publisher of the same name. The portion of the story on pages 4-8 recycles the plot of the Suzie story in Top Notch Laugh Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #29.

Suzie's Movie Diary (Table of Contents: 7)

Suzie / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Diary: What do you know? Jack Carson finally gets the girl!
Genre
teen; humor
Synopsis
"Suzie" summarizes various gossip items and happenings in the world of showbusiness.

Suzie Reviews - "It Happened in Springfield"! (Table of Contents: 8)

Suzie / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This short is tops with Suzie! It's a picture about the real America, for real Americans!
Genre
non-fiction; humor
Synopsis
Suzie reviews the movie, "It Happened in Springfield." There are several screen stills/photos from the movie with a short synopsis about key plot points in the movie.

Indexer Notes

(Instead of a review, it is more like a spoiler feature.)

Little Miss Suzie (Table of Contents: 9)

Suzie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One ticket to Riverdale, please!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Suzie
Synopsis
Suzie does not have the full adult fare for a train ride back to Riverdale, so she disguises herself as a child to get cheaper fare. Various incidents of destructive mayhem ensue on the train. When she finally reaches Riverdale she discovers she got on a train to the wrong Riverdale in Maine instead of New York.

Indexer Notes

Plot elements are recycled from the story "Second Childhood" in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #5.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Sorry, Mr. McFoof! They want something more unusual!"]
    Suzie
  2. 1. In This Issue of Suzie
  3. 2. Suzie and Angela the Angel!
    Suzie
  4. 3. Fall Girl
  5. 4. ["Ginger has just met Tommy Turner..."]
    Ginger
  6. 5. ["Hey, kids, here's terrific news!"]
    Archie
  7. 6. Suzie the Chorus Girl!
    Suzie
  8. 7. Suzie's Movie Diary
    Suzie
  9. 8. Suzie Reviews - "It Happened in Springfield"!
    Suzie
  10. 9. Little Miss Suzie
    Suzie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Kracalactaka
  • Luke A.
  • Jason Crosby
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold