Archie Comics #3

(Summer 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Bob Montana

Inks

Bob Montana

Letters

typeset

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

A typeset table of contents. Also features a small article saying that each of the first two issues were bought out.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Weirdly, this did not appear in Dark Horse's Archie Archives, but did in the reprint on the Archie digital app.

Archie the Magician (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle

Pencils

Harry Sahle

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now, my greatest feat of magic, ladies and gentlemen!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Zogi The Yogi (introduction); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Oscar

Synopsis

Archie and Oscar cause Zogi The Yogi a lot of trouble when Archie volunteers to be Zogi's assistant and Oscar is outside the theater.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (April 2013)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)

Jughead at the Dentist (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle

Pencils

Harry Sahle

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wonder how Hector is?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hector the Mouse; Dr. Molar (introduction, a dentist)

Synopsis

Archie has Jughead go to the dentist and pretend that he is Archie. Jughead ends up getting a tooth pulled.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)

The Buggyman of Bugville (Table of Contents: 4)

Bumbie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils

Joe Edwards (credited)

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are you afraid of the evil eye?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bumbie the Bee-tective; The Buggyman (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

title from contents page

The Perfect Incinerator (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters

typeset

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

Archie Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)

Indexer Notes

Maze, drawing activity, add letters to captions to make words, make words out of six different letters.

Archie at the Bat (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Archie...puleeeze..anything but a strike out!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Aloyisius Q. Spitball (introduction); Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Spitball just might donate a nice sum of money to Riverdale High School. Unfortunately, Archie's playing on the baseball team when Mr. Spitball goes to a game.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)

Indexer Notes

Parody of Thayer's "Casey At The Bat".

Dead Storage Blues (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harry Sahle?

Inks

Harry Sahle?

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, dear, I've decided to put my car in storage for the duration!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

Mr. Andrews decides to put his car in dead storage.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)

Indexer Notes

Title from contents.

Page title is An Archie Short.

Archie's dad is called Sam in this story.

Archie Fun Page (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Sqoimy; Bumbie; Cubby

The Cow That Gave Chocolate Milk (Table of Contents: 10)

Cubby / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Cubby; The Mad Hypnotist (villain)

Welcome Soldiers (Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica and Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

Janice Valleau

Colors

Janice Valleau

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

According to facts and figures there are supposed to be two females for every male in the United States!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Matilda (introduction); Danny Woodwin (introduction)

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica hold a dance and invite soldiers. It turns out that the soldiers are women.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
• in Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica (Archie, 2014 series) #1 (2014)
• in The Best of Archie Comics: 75 Years 75 Stories (Archie, 2015 series) ([October] 2015)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)
• in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3 (December 2016)

Indexer Notes

1st Veronica and Betty story