(Fall 1943)

Archie, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Magazine
Editing
Harry Shorten
Color
color
Dimensions
standard golden age US
Paper Stock
newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Hangman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Fujitani [as B. Fuje] (signed)
Inks
Bob Fujitani [as B. Fuje] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hangman [Bob Dickering]
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Special Case No. 25: The Gallows and the Ghoul (Table of Contents: 1)

The Hangman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Mary [aka Mary Jennings] (introduction, death); Jimmy (Mary's son); Jed Jennings (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

The "Perfect" Crime (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hawley Howard (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Snakes cannot be charmed with music
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Special Case No. 26: The Case of the Python's Curse (Table of Contents: 4)

The Hangman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Baxter (introduction, death); Wiley (introduction, death); Gorley (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

Special Case No. 27: Pirates Out of the Past (Table of Contents: 5)

The Hangman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani [as B. Fuje] (signed)
Inks
Bob Fujitani [as B. Fuje] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Joey (introduction); Captain Balbo (villain, introduction, death); the Cockroach (villain, introduction, desth); un-named pirates [Pedro; Juan; un-named others] (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Synopsis
Captain Balbo believes it was bad luck to hunt down and plunder a Spanish galleon in 1498 that was carrying the Spanish church's gold. When Balbo and his crew somehow arrive in the year 1943, they discover that it was indeed bad luck, when they must face the Hangman.
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[The Gamblers' Election] (Table of Contents: 6)

Boy Buddies / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Flowers Dixon (villain; introduction); Gilbert (introduction); Tom Dingle (introduction)
Reprints

[Street Corner Decoy] (Table of Contents: 7)

Boy Buddies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Harrison
Inks
George Harrison
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Casey and his gang (villain; introduction)
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Hangman
  2. 1. Special Case No. 25: The Gallows and the Ghoul
    The Hangman
  3. 2. The "Perfect" Crime
  4. 3. ["Snakes cannot be charmed with music"]
    World Wonders
  5. 4. Special Case No. 26: The Case of the Python's Curse
    The Hangman
  6. 5. Special Case No. 27: Pirates Out of the Past
    The Hangman
  7. 6. [The Gamblers' Election]
    Boy Buddies
  8. 7. [Street Corner Decoy]
    Boy Buddies
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