(October 1943)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly except June and September
On-sale Date
1943-07-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Brand
An MLJ Publication
Editing
Harry Shorten (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Red Rube; Steel Sterling / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Rube!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steel Sterling; Red Rube

Land of the Amazons (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Amazons are a mythical race of female warriors, who were supposed to have lived three thousand years ago!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Sergeant Mulligan (Army); Queen Miverna (villain, introduction); the Amazons (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
Steel is on a mission to rescue Looney and finds him a prisoner of the Amazons.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
Pencils
Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
Inks
Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The huge 2000 pound aerial bomb is as high as the ceiling in your living room!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Facts about aerial bombs, crows, orioles, and the first glider.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Red Rube / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Eddie Robbins
Inks
Eddie Robbins
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Running away from an orphanage...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; Spike; Rielly (crook)
Synopsis
Rielly hires young kids to steal from the supermarket.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited Harry Sahle. The signed story by Robbins in #41 and 39 has identical artwork, but can be very difficult to separate from Vigoda, even when signed.

[The Coffee Bean Thieves] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Ed Goggin (signed)
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Terry Szenics (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Having won the bullfight as the "Boy Wonder", Senor Banana and his large chum, Stencho Odora...
Genre
humor
Characters
Senor Banana; Stencho Odora; Sheriff; Thieves
Synopsis
Banana and Stencho capture a band of coffee bean thieves and get a reward.

[The Mournful State-P.U. Game] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Ed Goggin (signed)
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Terry Szenics (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as the Applejack Boys were to be captured by the Measle Girls on "Marryin' Up Day"...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jake Strongarm (introduction); Sweeney; Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack
Synopsis
Strongarm has a week to make a football team out of the Applejack boys and their friends.

How Far Is Up? (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't think I ever knew what a rugged individualist could be until I came to my Uncle Ephraim's farm.
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Uncle Ephraim
Synopsis
Uncle Ephraim has found a downed Nazi airplane and wants to keep it for himself.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jest Jokes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thay - does yer ma object t' pitchin' a lil' woo?
Genre
humor

Welcome To Hades (Table of Contents: 9)

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee whiz!! Hades is freezing over!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chimpy; Genie; Pluto (villain, introduction); Nero (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Chimpy and Genie are visiting Hades.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Marco Loco / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
Pencils
Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
Inks
Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, Principal Grump, do you believe my youth rejuvenation experiment really works?
Genre
teen
Characters
Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Piddle; Principal Grump
Synopsis
Ginger's chemical experiment dissolves the pants of her chemistry teacher and Principal Grump, setting in motion a series of mishaps as she searches for new pants.

Zipsy Doodles (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Woody the Woodpecker; Señor Banana; Slappy Applejack

Indexer Notes

Includes Woody the Woodpecker maze, Señor Banana coloring activity, and spot the mistakes in a drawing of Slappy Applejack.

I Like to Riff (Table of Contents: 13)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin (signed)
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem)
Inks
Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some other time, Eddie, can't cha see I'm busy with Dotty?
Genre
teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Eddie; Dotty; Clarence Sparks [Stinky]; Mr. Snodgrass; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin
Synopsis
Wilbur and his parents are invited for dinner with the Snodgrasses.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Bob Montana, but the signature is Clem, and several of the faces have a clear Weisbecker look.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey, Rube!"]
    Red Rube; Steel Sterling
  2. 1. Land of the Amazons
    Steel Sterling
  3. 2. ["A smashing success!"]
    Archie
  4. 3. ["The huge 2000 pound aerial bomb is as high as the ceiling in your living room!"]
    World Wonders
  5. 4. ["Running away from an orphanage..."]
    Red Rube
  6. 5. [The Coffee Bean Thieves]
    Señor Banana
  7. 6. [The Mournful State-P.U. Game]
    The Applejacks
  8. 7. How Far Is Up?
  9. 8. ["Thay - does yer ma object t' pitchin' a lil' woo?"]
    Jest Jokes
  10. 9. Welcome To Hades
    Chimpy
  11. 10. ["Od's bodkins! Pep hath done it again!"]
    Marco Loco
  12. 11. ["Now, Principal Grump, do you believe my youth rejuvenation experiment really works?"]
    Ginger
  13. 12. Zipsy Doodles
  14. 13. I Like to Riff
    Wilbur
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