(November 1942)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Publication
Editing
Harry Shorten
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shield and Hangman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Montana (signed)
Inks
Bob Montana (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shield; Dusty; Hangman
Keywords
machine guns; swastikas; swords; World War II
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Black Swan Inn (Table of Contents: 1)

Shield / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Schultz (villain, introduction, death); his spy ring (villain, introduction, death); Adolf Hitler (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); Nazis (villains)

Suicide for the Slant-Eyes (Table of Contents: 2)

The Shield / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Scott Feldman
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shield

The Crusader (Table of Contents: 3)

Hangman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Mort Leav
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
The Crusader (villain, introduction); Hassen Ben Sober (introduction)

Horns! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Hangman / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Scott Feldman
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Hangman

[The Courage of Red Brewster] (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Commando / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Red Brewster (introduction, death); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)

[Halloween in Wonderland] (Table of Contents: 6)

Danny In Wonderland / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Red Holmdale
Inks
Red Holmdale
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Veronica the Witch (villain); Gobbo the Goblin (villain); Alice of Wonderland (guest-star)

[Secret Mission] (Table of Contents: 7)

Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Carl Hubbell
Inks
Carl Hubbell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Corporal Collins (guest-star); The Nazis (villains)

[Jughead's Cousin] (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Streaky Shore; Mary Ann Lee (introduction)
Synopsis
Archie brings Jughead's southern cousin Mary Ann Lee to the dance, not knowing she's unattractive and overweight.
Reprints

The Light That Lives (Table of Contents: 9)

Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Baronet Grove (villain, introduction, death); Roger Grove (introduction); Penelope Grove (introduction); Derek Wadsby (introduction); Dr. Fruke (introduction); Stark (introduction)

Indexer Notes

story bears some resemblance to Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Speckled Band"

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Shield and Hangman
  2. 1. Black Swan Inn
    Shield
  3. 2. Suicide for the Slant-Eyes
    The Shield
  4. 3. The Crusader
    Hangman
  5. 4. Horns!
    The Hangman
  6. 5. [The Courage of Red Brewster]
    Captain Commando
  7. 6. [Halloween in Wonderland]
    Danny In Wonderland
  8. 7. [Secret Mission]
    Sergeant Boyle
  9. 8. [Jughead's Cousin]
    Archie
  10. 9. The Light That Lives
    Bentley of Scotland Yard
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