(November-December 1949)
Archie,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-09-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
A Darling Magazine
- Editing
- Marie Antoinette Park (editor); Harriet Small (executive editor); Milton Sorul (art director); Gilda Rae (credited) (story editor); Isabel Ross (credited) (production manager)
Issue Notes
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1949, page 184, registration number B213153.
Some information for this index provided by Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.
Some information for this index provided by Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.
Social Climber!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I had always promised myself that someday, I would be...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Janice Grant; Charles Grant; Bob Phelps; Helen Phelps; Niles Thomas; Henry Graham
- Synopsis
- Janice wants to have the better things in life but her husband objects.
[no title indexed]
You Can Be a Prettier Darling / text article / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The prettiest face is the one with make-up used sparingly...
- Genre
- non-fiction; fashion
- Keywords
- beauty hints
[no title indexed]
The Answer Woman / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Many of my dresses have been lengthened and show a...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
Indexer Notes
Questions and answers on various topics of interest.
Goodbye, My Love! Goodbye!
comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I had to see you, Ginny...
- Genre
- crime; romance
- Characters
- Ginny Marlowe; Phil Morgan; Peggy Ames; Monte Basile; Eddie Gans
- Synopsis
- Ginny goes to New York City with hopes of becoming a Broadway actress.
- Keywords
- New York City; Staten Island Ferry
Misfit!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hated the laughing, jeering world which denied me...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Chuck 'Marble-Mouth' Morgan; Nancy; Helen Nolan; Alice; Phil Crowley; Mr. Borden
- Synopsis
- Chuck suffers from stuttering to the point that he feels like a misfit. Helen, whom he likes, tries to help him overcome his disability.
Forget Me
text story / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He left me standing there alone
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- unnamed man and woman
Indexer Notes
A Poem.
[no title indexed]
Personality... and You from Your Handwriting / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Ellyn Lee (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is not at all surprising that you had...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
Indexer Notes
Ellyn Lee analyses handwriting from two submitted samples.
The Heel
comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How much does a dream cost?
- Genre
- crime; romance
- Characters
- Eve Perry; Mal Graham; Sharon Cummins; Tony Gandella
- Synopsis
- Mal and Eve are struggling together as a vaudeville act and then Sharon breaks it all apart.
- Keywords
- New York City; Vaudeville
[no title indexed]
Thrill of a Lifetime / text story / 0.33 page
- Script
- Beatrice Hamner (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two weeks ago, I was the unhappiest girl...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Beatrice Hamner; Joe
- Synopsis
- Joe surprises Beatrice with a diamond engagement ring.
- Keywords
- diamond ring
Indexer Notes
This feature awards a $5.00 prize for the winning letter describing an exciting or memorable experience. Beatrice Hamner of Chicago, Illinois is the writer of this issue's winning letter.
Forbidden
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When I first met Rand Danvers, I knew he...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Kathie; Rand Danvers; Bill Marshall; Harrison Hawkins
- Synopsis
- Kathie is engaged to Bill but she desires Rand after Bill forbids her to dance with him.
The Right to Marriage
comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But Eileen, my darling, I want you to marry me!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Alan Strand; Eileen Payne; Mrs. Payne; Amy Payne; Lester Payne
- Synopsis
- Alan is frustrated that Eileen keeps putting off the wedding due to having to care for her mother and family.
- Keywords
- New York City; Staten Island Ferry
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Goodbye, My Love! Good Bye!
-
1.
[Darling Romance]
-
2.
Social Climber!
-
3.
["The prettiest face is the one with make-up used sparingly..."]
You Can Be a Prettier Darling -
4.
["Many of my dresses have been lengthened and show a..."]
The Answer Woman -
5.
Goodbye, My Love! Goodbye!
-
6.
Lose Weight Where it Shows Most
Spot Reducer -
7.
Misfit!
-
8.
Forget Me
-
9.
["It is not at all surprising that you had..."]
Personality... and You from Your Handwriting -
10.
The Heel
-
11.
["Two weeks ago, I was the unhappiest girl..."]
Thrill of a Lifetime -
12.
Forbidden
-
13.
The Right to Marriage
-
14.
Here's Proof... Save Your Hair
Comate -
15.
What You Can Do About Pimples
Dornol Products Skin Cream -
16.
Have a Slimmer Youthful Feminine Appearance Instantly!
Adjust-O-Belt
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Bill Devine
- Michael Hoskin
- Jim Van Dore
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