Archie Comics
#16
(September-October 1945)
Archie,
1942 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
An MLJ Magazine
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
Archie Proudly Presents
Archie / table of contents / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Table of contents for the issue.
- Reprints
Double Trouble
Archie / comic story / 13 pages
- 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.
- Reprints
- 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
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
- Reprints
- 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
Archie / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews and Archie attempt to fix a closet door.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- door
[What? Say that again, Veronica!]
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- school dance; singing
[Dotty has found out that a cactus has its own defense plant--]
Dotty and Ditto / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- A botanist (introduction)
Indexer Notes
Dotty reveals that she's a Methodist
Monkey Shines
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- 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
-
in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5 - in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #3 ([August] 2013)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6 (December 2014)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #8 (May 2017)
-
- Keywords
- monkey; pet
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["When will that guy forget dames and come down to earth?"]
Archie -
1.
Archie Proudly Presents
Archie -
2.
Double Trouble
Archie -
3.
Swing and Sway the Archie Way
Archie -
4.
Mr. Fixit
Archie -
5.
[What? Say that again, Veronica!]
Betty and Veronica -
6.
["Sew Pretty, So Cool, and So Easy To Sew!"]
-
7.
[Dotty has found out that a cactus has its own defense plant--]
Dotty and Ditto -
8.
Monkey Shines
Archie -
9.
["Hey, kids, here's terrific news!"]
Archie
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