(October 1948)

Archie, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-08-16
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.

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 B157023.

[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
I don't know them, Officer!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie

Blood Is Thicker Than Suzie (Table of Contents: 1)

Suzie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How was that book on the technique of drama I got for you, Suzie?
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father
Synopsis
Suzie attempts to follow in her father's footsteps and become an actor.

The Pony Express (Table of Contents: 2)

Suzie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Think I have everything, Mother?
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp; Suzie's mother
Synopsis
Suzie has a misunderstanding over Gregory's date.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Suzie Puzzle Page / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Suzie; Ferdie

Indexer Notes

Includes matching first and last names of famous radio comedians (including Archie Andrews) and spelling woman's name with rebus for each letter.

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

Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you decided yet what you'll wear?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Mr. Snapp
Synopsis
Ginger wears her grandmother's old party dress to a costume dance.

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

Suzie Puzzles / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Ferdie

Indexer Notes

Includes maze to direct Ferdie to Suzie's house without running out of gas.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Pleasant Dreams (Table of Contents: 8)

Suzie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz ?
Inks
Samm Schwartz ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good morning, Daddy dear!
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Suzie's father; Ferdie
Synopsis
After her father hears a radio news report about the dangers of waking up a sleepwalker, Suzie tricks her father by pretending to sleepwalk to the dress and jewelry shops.

Indexer Notes

Fashions by Dorothy Murray (Waverly, OH); Darlene Skinner (Millbrae, CA); Constance Florio (New Hyde Park, NY).

Ferdie the Lifeguard (Table of Contents: 9)

Suzie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haw! I don't know why you want to spend your time trying to catch fish...
Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp; Angela
Synopsis
Ferdie spends a frustrating day at the beach.

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

Suzie's Movie Diary / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Demarest assigned top role in "Jones"

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

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
More mail, Katy.
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
Synopsis
K.O. is reluctant to go to the masquerade ball dressed as Romeo with Katy, but he changes his mind when the other women fall for his costume.

Indexer Notes

Pose and costume by Joe Westphal (Pascagoula, MS); pose and costume by Mary Vance (Newland, NC); pin-up pose and negligee by Joyce Harwood (Chicago, IL); Chinese costume and pose by Tony Castellanos (Phoenix, AZ); costume and pose by Anna Belle Parsons (Cleveland, OH); masquerade costume and pose by Carol Ann Thurston (Orr's Island, ME); pose and costume by Nancy Himman (Buffalo, NY); Holland costume and pose by Becky Godshall (Chester, SC); dress on Sis by Beverly Kobler (Albany, OR); Romeo costume by Marty Links (New York); Juliet costume by Gloria Sanchez (Los Angeles, CA); bathing suit and pose by Martin Armstrong (Georgetown, Ontario).

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

Pencil Fun / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes connect-the-dots, shading spaces that contain the letter "X", and spotting mistakes in drawing.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I don't know them, Officer!"]
    Suzie
  2. 1. Blood Is Thicker Than Suzie
    Suzie
  3. 2. The Pony Express
    Suzie
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Puzzle Page
  5. 4. ["You'll find him happy, you'll find him sad..."]
    Wilbur
  6. 5. ["Have you decided yet what you'll wear?"]
    Ginger
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Puzzles
  8. 7. ["Guess who?"]
    Archie
  9. 8. Pleasant Dreams
    Suzie
  10. 9. Ferdie the Lifeguard
    Suzie
  11. 10. ["Demarest assigned top role in "Jones""]
    Suzie's Movie Diary
  12. 11. ["More mail, Katy."]
    Katy Keene
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Pencil Fun
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dick Sabo
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Warren Zeigler