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.

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

Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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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 Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (April 2013)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2

Jughead At the Dentist (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Sahle

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

?

Colors:

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Letters:

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Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. 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

The Buggyman of Bugville (Table of Contents: 4)

Bumbie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

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Letters:

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Characters:

The Buggyman (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

title from contents page

The Perfect Incinerator (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Archie At the Bat (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Sahle

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. 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

Indexer Notes

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

Dead Storage Blues (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Harry Sahle?

Inks:

Harry Sahle?

Colors:

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Letters:

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Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis:

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

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

contents page title
An Archie Short

The Cow That Gave Chocolate Milk (Table of Contents: 8)

Cubby / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

The Mad Hypnotist (villain)

Welcome Soldiers (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script:

Harry Sahle

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

?

Colors:

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Letters:

?

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 Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3 (December 2016)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2

Indexer Notes

1st Veronica and Betty story