Suzie Comics
#63
(June 1948)
Archie,
1945 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-04-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Issue Notes
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
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Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wonderful idea of yours, Suzie...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Mr. Grumble
- Synopsis
- Suzie and Mr. Grumble decide to do office work at the beach, where Mr. Grumble keeps getting in trouble with another woman.
[no title indexed]
Suzie / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Angela! Come back here!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Angela; Ferdie
- Synopsis
- Suzie enlists Ferdie to convince Angela that her toothache requires dental care.
[no title indexed]
Puzzle Page / activity / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Includes optical illusion and connect-the-dots.
[no title indexed]
Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Something to crow about!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Comics titles in which Archie appears. Includes Archie imitating a chicken to an audience of Betty, Veronica, and Jughead.
Photo Finish
Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi fans ... I want to take some time out to thank you...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Angela
- Synopsis
- Suzie models fashions sent in by readers.
Indexer Notes
Designs by Kay Robinson (Erie, PA); Betty Joseph (Canton, OH); Donna Skaggs (Yakima, WA); Barbara A. Moore (Huntsville, AL); Judith Speller (Brooklyn, NY); Alice Goldstein (Ossining, NY); Jane Harrison (Downs, KS); Jackie Coose (San Antonio, TX). Includes note asking readers to send designs for Angela.
[no title indexed]
Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wanna see Wilbur lay an egg?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Linda Moore
Indexer Notes
Promo for Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series).
Train Trouble!
Ginger / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (signed as S. S.)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (signed as S. S.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 2 tickets to Smalltown, please!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ginger Snapp; Dotty
- Synopsis
- Ginger and Dotty pose as children in order to afford train fare.
Indexer Notes
Plot elements are recycled from the Archie story "Second Childhood" in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #5, which had already been recycled as "Little Miss Suzie" in Suzie Comics #50.
[no title indexed]
Suzie's Hollywood Quiz Page / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Suzie
Indexer Notes
Includes movie star rebuses, movie role quiz, and Cary Grant jigsaw puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Suzie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll see you later Ferdie after I get my assignment...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Ferdie; Gwendolyn
- Synopsis
- Ferdie attempts to avoid a kiss from Gwendolyn when she relieves Suzie at the charity bazaar kissing booth.
Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- Rod Reed ?
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks
- Pete Costanza (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion are camping in the mountains.
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Coon Tail Charlie - Synopsis
- While camping in the mountains, Captain Tootsie uses an Army Sniperscope to hunt down a killer bear at night.
- Keywords
- Army Sniperscope; bear; camping; hunting; mountains
All Steamed Up
Suzie / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "How about it, Suzie," Susie's ma asked...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Suzie's mother; Suzie's father; Ferdie
- Synopsis
- Suzie deals with a myriad of problems while trying to spend a quiet evening at home.
[no title indexed]
Ferdie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ferdie; Suzie
- Synopsis
- Ferdie gives Suzie a ghoulish mask to stop other guys from cutting in at the dance.
Indexer Notes
First Ferdie solo story.
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Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As our scene opens, Katy is reading a few of the thousands of letters...
- Genre
- humor; fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Bill Woggon
- Synopsis
- Katy and K.O. Kelly have a date on a windy day.
Indexer Notes
Pin-up pose and suit by Carlyn Brush (New York, NY); lounging pajamas on Katy by uncredited reader in Oakland, CA; negligee by Joan Pulver (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY); dress on Sis by Regina Piotrofsky (Saskatchewan, Canada); dress by Marlene Gritzbach (Schenectady, NY).
One of K.O.'s suggestions for dealing with the wind is to have Bill Woggon draw a hat or tighter outfit on Katy.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You should have been here at nine o'clock this morning, Suzie!"]
Suzie -
1.
["Wonderful idea of yours, Suzie..."]
Suzie -
2.
["Angela! Come back here!"]
Suzie -
3.
[no title indexed]
Puzzle Page -
4.
["Something to crow about!"]
Archie -
5.
Photo Finish
Suzie -
6.
[no title indexed]
Puzzle Page -
7.
["Wanna see Wilbur lay an egg?"]
Wilbur -
8.
Train Trouble!
Ginger -
9.
[no title indexed]
Suzie's Hollywood Quiz Page -
10.
["I'll see you later Ferdie after I get my assignment..."]
Suzie -
11.
Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
12.
All Steamed Up
Suzie -
13.
["No!"]
Ferdie -
14.
["As our scene opens, Katy is reading a few of the thousands of letters..."]
Katy Keene
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- John Pannozzi
- Daniel Thingvold
- Warren Zeigler
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