(December 1948)

Archie, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-10-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Suzie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's strange! It wouldn't work when I tried it before!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie
Reprints

Ferdie Muscles In (Table of Contents: 1)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Angela! Is Suzie in?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Angela; Gregory Van Dripp
Synopsis
Ferdie takes Angela's advice to bulk up in order to win Suzie's affections.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Gown by Loretta Koltosky (Saint Clair, PA); gown by Jerolaine Ratliff (Austin, TX); other splash page designs by Joan Betancourt (Mobile, AK) and Eleanor Lupinacci (Philadelphia, PA); Angela's dress by Cynthia Browne (Marin City, CA); Suzie's gown by Harriet Potashman (Brooklyn, NY).

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

Katy Keene / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Katy, more mail from our readers!
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; K.O. Kelly; Joe Graflex
Synopsis
Katy waits in anticipation when a fortune teller and her horoscope tell her she'll be receiving a proposal and wearing a wedding gown soon.

Indexer Notes

Wedding gown and pin-up pose by Richard Hunt Andersen (Dodgeville, WI); pajamas on Sis by Ada Taylor (Montreal, North Quebec, Canada); negligee and pose by Wally Way (Tacoma, WA); Katy's hat by Ulamae Coleman (Toledo, OH); Sis and Katy's ensemble by Mary Forsyth (Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland); lounging P.J.'s and pose by Jean Gibbs Terry (Washington, DC); outfit on Sis by Sibyl Canning (Mobile, AL); wedding gown and pose by Clara Albanese (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada); gown and pose by Joyce Dunn (Cleveland, OH); gowns and poses by Eunice A. Hilton (Moody, ME); pin up pose and swimsuit by Joseph Westphal (Pascagoula, MS).

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

Suzie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suzie, this terrible old man...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Mr. Stacy; Mr. Van Dough
Synopsis
Suzie and Mr. Stacy attempt to win over a loan officer.

Indexer Notes

Suzie's dress by Lois Lundgren (New York, NY).

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes silhouette and word ladder.

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

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

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

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Huh? What's wrong, Dad?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp
Synopsis
Ginger accidentally gets her visiting uncle mixed up in a sorority initiation.

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shirley Temple to co-star with hubby

Ferdie the Flower of Fashion (Table of Contents: 8)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why so sad, Dad?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Suzie's father; Ferdie; Mr. Van Dough
Synopsis
Ferdie becomes an office boy for Suzie's father.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Suzie Pencil Fun / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Suzie; Ferdie

Indexer Notes

Includes connect the dots and number puzzle.

Minds the Baby (Table of Contents: 10)

Suzie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
S'matter Ferdie? You look like you've lost your best friend.
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbuss
Synopsis
Ferdie takes a babysitting job to raise money that he can spend on Suzie.

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["That's strange! It wouldn't work when I tried it before!"]
    Suzie
  2. 1. Ferdie Muscles In
    Suzie
  3. 2. ["Look, Katy, more mail from our readers!"]
    Katy Keene
  4. 3. ["Suzie, this terrible old man..."]
    Suzie
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Puzzle Page
  6. 5. ["You can pinch him! You can crown him!"]
    Super Duck
  7. 6. ["Huh? What's wrong, Dad?"]
    Ginger
  8. 7. ["Shirley Temple to co-star with hubby"]
    Suzie's Movie Diary
  9. 8. Ferdie the Flower of Fashion
    Suzie
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Suzie Pencil Fun
  11. 10. Minds the Baby
    Suzie
  12. 11. ["Archie is a wow"]
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Warren Zeigler