(September-October 1944)

Archie, 1942 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1944-07-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines
Brand
An MLJ Magazine
Editing
Harry Shorten

Issue Notes

Last issue with Harry Sahle as primary artist.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints
Keywords
gondolas; gondoliers; guitars; music; singing; Venice

The Daring Young Man (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Sahle
Pencils
Harry Sahle
Inks
Janice Valleau
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; The Masked Marvels (trapeze artists; Joe and others; introduction)
Synopsis
While hiding from the circus ringleader, Archie disguises himself as a trapeze artist. Unfortunately, the rest of the trapeze artists mistake him for Joe and Archie ends up in the circus.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Monkey on page two is called a Goggintua, a reference to MLJ writer Ed Goggin.

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

Oscar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Sahle
Pencils
Harry Sahle
Inks
Janice Valleau
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Varlet!
Characters
Oscar (Archie's dog); Archie Andrews; Archie's bunny
Synopsis
Oscar tries to get rid of the new center of attention, Archie's bunny.
Reprints

Archie Brings Home the Bacon (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Ed Goggin
Inks
Ed Goggin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; butcher
Synopsis
Archie runs back and forth between the butcher and his house.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

illustrated "rebus" story

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

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (credited)
Inks
Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With his fangs, what does he need us for?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Craig (country club president, introduction)
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead use Archie's new pet beavers to chop down trees to build a log dam at the country club. Unfortunately, the boys build the dam in the wrong place and flood the course.
Reprints
Keywords
beaver; golf course

Archie's Magic Page (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Ed Goggin
Inks
Ed Goggin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead perform tricks with eggs.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

illustrated text page

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

Cubby / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Red Holmdale
Inks
Red Holmdale
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! That's for me!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Veronica and Betty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Vigoda
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why, look, new neighbors moving in--
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Frank Tinsley (introduction)
Synopsis
Veronica and Betty cause a lot of trouble for Betty's new neighbor Frank Tinsley.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First Archie story by Bill Vigoda. Bill Vigoda would go on to be the primary Archie artist throughout the 1940s.

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

Bumbie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give me a hot foot, will ya!!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Harry Sahle
Inks
Harry Sahle
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
G'bye, Archie!
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
Archie is interrupted by various people while trying to do his homework.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An Archie Short

Picnic Pranks (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Goggin
Pencils
Harry Sahle
Inks
Janice Valleau
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie causes a lot of chaos when he takes Betty and Jughead on a picnic.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. 1. The Daring Young Man
    Archie
  3. 2. ["Varlet!"]
    Oscar
  4. 3. Archie Brings Home the Bacon
    Archie
  5. 4. ["With his fangs, what does he need us for?"]
    Archie
  6. 5. Archie's Magic Page
    Archie
  7. 6. ["Boy! That's for me!"]
    Cubby
  8. 7. ["Why, look, new neighbors moving in--"]
    Veronica and Betty
  9. 8. ["Give me a hot foot, will ya!!"]
    Bumbie
  10. 9. ["G'bye, Archie!"]
    Archie
  11. 10. Picnic Pranks
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose