(September-October 1945)

Archie, 1942 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
An MLJ Magazine
Editing
Harry Shorten
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When will that guy forget dames and come down to earth?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #16
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Archie Proudly Presents (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Table of contents for the issue.
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Double Trouble (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Shorty (introduction); Curly (introduction); Coach Piffle (introduction); Principal Kitzel (introduction)
Synopsis
Archie signs up for swimming so he can get a varsity letter. However, Betty and Veronica think he is signing up for baseball when they see him driving towards the field. Since the girls think swimming is not manly, Archie takes Jughead's place at baseball and Jughead takes Archie's place at swimming. The only problem is that Jughead is an excellent swimmer.
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Keywords
baseball; swimming; varsity

Indexer Notes

Archie reveals his "R" letter came from winning third place in a checkers competition!

Swing and Sway the Archie Way (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Montana (non-recurring characters); Bill Vigoda (new faces)
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Benny King; Mr. Larkin
Synopsis
Archie tries to get Benny King for the school dance. After a ton of chaos, Archie resigns as chairman of the entertainment committee.
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Keywords
big band; school dance; swing music

Indexer Notes

Same script and art as the Archie story in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #28. Changes include updated art for the main characters, store names changed from Crown Soda to Pop Tate's, and the elimination of references to Archie being class president. The prologue box is changed to feature the story's title and the epilogue box is changed to feature an ad for war bonds.

Mr. Fixit (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Kapitan
Letters
typeset
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Andrews and Archie attempt to fix a closet door.
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Keywords
door

[What? Say that again, Veronica!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Al McLean
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Gabby; Frank Croonatra (introduction); Lana Lamour (introduction)
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica wreak havoc on Frank Croonatra when he comes to town.
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Keywords
school dance; singing

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[Dotty has found out that a cactus has its own defense plant--] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dotty and Ditto / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
A botanist (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Dotty reveals that she's a Methodist

Monkey Shines (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Squeaky (a monkey, introduction); Mr. Crumbibble (introduction)
Synopsis
Archie gets a pet monkey that causes trouble around the house.
Reprints
Keywords
monkey; pet

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

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["When will that guy forget dames and come down to earth?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Archie Proudly Presents
    Archie
  3. 2. Double Trouble
    Archie
  4. 3. Swing and Sway the Archie Way
    Archie
  5. 4. Mr. Fixit
    Archie
  6. 5. [What? Say that again, Veronica!]
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. ["Sew Pretty, So Cool, and So Easy To Sew!"]
  8. 7. [Dotty has found out that a cactus has its own defense plant--]
    Dotty and Ditto
  9. 8. Monkey Shines
    Archie
  10. 9. ["Hey, kids, here's terrific news!"]
    Archie
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