(1950)

Archie, 1950 Series
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1950-08-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia states "1st edition" rather than an issue number. On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1950, page 157, registration number B271755.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dover Boys / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Lucey (signed as HL)
Inks
Harry Lucey (signed as HL)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beware! Touch this treasure I guard and be prepared to suffer its curse!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover
Reprints

These are the Dover Boys (Table of Contents: 1)

Dover Boys / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey ?
Inks
Harry Lucey ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Uncle Bill Dover; Aunt Martha Dover; Silas Croombs; Claude Croombs

Indexer Notes

Text introducing the Dover Boys. Includes 6 small head illustrations of the main characters.

Chapter One The Peril of the Inca Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

Dover Boys / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Uncle Bill Dover; Aunt Martha Dover; Claude Croombs
Synopsis
Uncle Bill Dover returns from Peru to raise more money for his expedition to find the Inca treasure.

Chapter 2 Winds of Doom (Table of Contents: 3)

Dover Boys / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Uncle Bill Dover; Aunt Martha Dover; Silas Croombs; Claude Croombs; Mike Foster; Frank
Synopsis
When Silas Croombs copies Bill Dover's map and decides to find the treasure himself, Tim and Dan Dover head to Peru to find it first.

The Proof of the Pudding (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

House ad for Archie comics.

Chapter 3 Lost in the Jungle (Table of Contents: 5)

Dover Boys / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Mike Foster; Claude Croombs; Jose
Synopsis
Tim and Dan rescue Jose and begin their trek into the jungle.

There are two girls... and only one Wilbur (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen
Characters
Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin

Indexer Notes

House ad for Laugh Comics, Wilbur Comics and Pep Comics.

Chapter 4 Molten Death (Table of Contents: 7)

Dover Boys / comic story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Jose; Professor Archibald Monks; Carol Monks
Synopsis
Tim and Dan meet a professor and his daughter in the Jungle. They join forces and the daughter is kidnapped by Indians and prepared to be sacrificed to a volcano.

It's Tops With All the Kids! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Super Duck

Indexer Notes

House ad for Super Duck comics.

Chapter 5 - The Power of the Evil Eye! (Table of Contents: 9)

Dover Boys / comic story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Carol Monks; Claude Croombs
Synopsis
While trying to rescue Carol, Tim and Dan are captured also. They learn that the Indians have already captured Claude.

Suzie is Choosey! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie

Indexer Notes

House ad for Suzie comics.

Chapter 6 Treasure Trove (Table of Contents: 11)

Dover Boys / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Tim Dover; Dan Dover; Carol Monks; Claude Croombs; Professor Archibald Monks; Jose; Mike Foster
Synopsis
The Dover Boys, Carol and Claude escape the Indians and discover the Inca treasure.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and girls here's your new Archie yearbook 2nd edition
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Bob Hastings (photo)

Indexer Notes

Order blank for the second Archie Annual and a signed photograph of Bob Hastings, the actor who voiced Archie on radio at the time.

Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Package (Table of Contents: 13)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Pencils
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Inks
William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A warm summer afternoon finds Captain Tootsie and his friends out rowing in the bay...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Diamond Jim
Synopsis
While out rowing, Captain Tootsie and the gang comes across a diamond smuggling operation.
Keywords
diamonds; rowing; smuggling

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe DiMaggio's picture story
Characters
Joe DiMaggio (photo)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fun for all

Indexer Notes

Novelty Mart ad.

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Beware! Touch this treasure I guard and be prepared to suffer its curse!"]
    Dover Boys
  2. 1. These are the Dover Boys
    Dover Boys
  3. 2. Chapter One The Peril of the Inca Treasure
    Dover Boys
  4. 3. Chapter 2 Winds of Doom
    Dover Boys
  5. 4. The Proof of the Pudding
    Archie
  6. 5. Chapter 3 Lost in the Jungle
    Dover Boys
  7. 6. There are two girls... and only one Wilbur
    Wilbur
  8. 7. Chapter 4 Molten Death
    Dover Boys
  9. 8. It's Tops With All the Kids!
    Super Duck
  10. 9. Chapter 5 - The Power of the Evil Eye!
    Dover Boys
  11. 10. Suzie is Choosey!
    Suzie
  12. 11. Chapter 6 Treasure Trove
    Dover Boys
  13. 12. ["Boys and girls here's your new Archie yearbook 2nd edition"]
    Archie
  14. 13. Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Package
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  15. 14. ["Joe DiMaggio's picture story"]
  16. 15. ["Fun for all"]
    Novelty Mart Toys
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  • Keith Alan Morgan
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