(July 1943)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Publication
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard golden age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover, newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling, Senor Banana, Ginger, Applejacks / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; superhero; teen
Characters
Steel Sterling; Ginger; Senor Banana; Applejack Boys
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The Little Men Who Weren't There (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant O'Shea (Police); Looney; Joshua Walton (Keeper of the Yehudis)
Synopsis
Invisible fairies, the Yehudis, are giving information to the Nazis.

[Marry the Measles Twins] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ginger (signed) ?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Harry Sahle (artist); Wedlock Bill (preacher); Measles Twins
Synopsis
The Applejack boys are being led to the altar by Maw Measles to marry the Measles Twins, but are saved by Harry Sahle, the artist.

Indexer Notes

Ginger signed on page one, but not found in Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Last Laugh (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Skeets Sampson; Sheriff Josiah Jonesby; Sweeney; Mac
Synopsis
A smart crook meets his better in a Mac's Diner deal.

Andy Clive and His Jive Five (Table of Contents: 4)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Andy Clive (Hep-Cat); Principal Grump
Synopsis
Ginger invites Andy Clive and his Jive Five to play at the Freshman Prom.

The Screwball of Malta (Table of Contents: 5)

ZIP's Hall of Fame / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mary Goss ?
Inks
Mary Goss ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
George Frederick Beurling (RCAF pilot)
Synopsis
Teen-age pilot hero of the battle of Malta.

Indexer Notes

Art has some resemblence to the feature World Wonders by Goss.

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

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)
Pencils
Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)
Inks
Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
40 miles an hour...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
First military airplanes and Thanksgiving turkeys.

Indexer Notes

Mary Goss is credited on script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Land of the Missing Link (Table of Contents: 7)

Senor Banana / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Harry Sahle
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Art like the signed story in #39.

Dreaming (Table of Contents: 8)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Dad Wilkie; Mom Wilkie; Eddie; Suzie; Annabelle
Synopsis
A large firework to the boys who sell the most War Stamps by the 4th of July.

Jest Jokes (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Sahle
Pencils
Harry Sahle
Inks
Harry Sahle
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Sahle
Genre
humor

The Men Who Went Nowhere (Table of Contents: 10)

Web / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker ?
Inks
Clem Weisbecker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Web [Jon Raymond]; Madeline Freeman (salesgirl); Frank Moran (FBI agent); Paul Freeman (Nazi spy)
Synopsis
FBI agents are killed by Nazies and The Web captured.

Indexer Notes

Artwork looks like Weisbecker's faces.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Steel Sterling, Senor Banana, Ginger, Applejacks
  2. 1. The Little Men Who Weren't There
    Steel Sterling
  3. 2. [Marry the Measles Twins]
    The Applejacks
  4. 3. Last Laugh
  5. 4. Andy Clive and His Jive Five
    Ginger
  6. 5. The Screwball of Malta
    ZIP's Hall of Fame
  7. 6. ["40 miles an hour..."]
    World Wonders
  8. 7. The Land of the Missing Link
    Senor Banana
  9. 8. Dreaming
    Wilbur
  10. 9. Jest Jokes
  11. 10. The Men Who Went Nowhere
    Web
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