Archie Comics #42

(January-February 1950)

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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Suzie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

The Good Rumor Man (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeaaa! School's out!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; A Senator (introduction)

Synopsis

Archie's comment that he wishes there was no school tomorrow gets misheard and starts a rumor that school will be closed for a holiday, snowballing into a national holiday being declared as the rumor spreads.

Indexer Notes

Art previously credited to Ray Gill; the extent of Ray Gill's work is currently unknown. As per Ray's brother Joe, Ray never drew for Archie Comics; rather, he wrote the scripts and outlined the stories (Charlton Spotlight #5). Art matches the early signed stories of Schwartz.

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Super Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Ignorance Is Bliss (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Betty! Are you eating that triple fudge sundae - or is something eating you?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Gabby; Veronica Lodge; Madame Chrystal (introduction)

Synopsis

On the advice of Madame Chrystal, Betty begins ignoring Archie in order to make him notice her.

Indexer Notes

Art previously credited to Ray Gill; matches the early signed stories of Schwartz. Plot adapted from Archie newspaper strip storyline dated March 5-12, 1947.

Fortune's Folly (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (signed as Samm)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

M-m-m-m -- yummy! That was a delicious super marshmallow triple scoop banana cream sundae!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

When Veronica's fortune warns her to be more generous lest she lose her boyfriend, she decides to take Archie on a date and pay for everything. Upset that Veronica is threatening his masculinity, Archie decides to act like Veronica on the date by taking forever to decide an outfit, ordering expensive meals, etc.

Indexer Notes

Archie and Veronica's weights are revealed (134 and 112 pounds, respectively).

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

Through the Looking Glass (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz

Inks

Samm Schwartz

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Archie! You'll be late for school!

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie believes he's invisible after his mother has the mirrors removed for re-backing.

Indexer Notes

Archie reads a copy of "The Invisible Man" with the author "M.L.J.", a reference to Archie Comics' previous name. Art previously credited to Ray Gill; matches the early signed stories of Schwartz.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!

Characters

Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Maureen Zaring (Houston, TX) and second-prize report from Patricia Diane Phillips (Los Angeles 28, CA).

The Handwriting On the Wall! (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz (signed as Sam S.)

Inks

Samm Schwartz (signed as Sam S.)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What are you doing now, Mary?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

When a letter from Miss Grundy to Mr. Andrews falls out of the backing of an old Andrews family portrait, Fred assumes that Archie hid it from him, until Miss Grundy tells him that she wrote the letter about Fred to Archie's grandfather many years ago.

Indexer Notes

Art previously credited to Ray Gill; Schwartz's signature is located on ladder in lower right of splash panel.

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Hollywood Tattle Tales / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Famous Tunes for New Musical

Indexer Notes

Archie (Hollywood report)

Cupid's Boy (Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Frese

Inks

George Frese

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Miss Grundy is a pain in the neck!

Genre

teen

Characters

Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Johnny Cupid (a fairy, introduction); Professor Dribblechin (introduction)

Synopsis

On the encouragement of Johnny Cupid, Jughead attempts to play matchmaker between Miss Grundy and Professor Dribblechin.

Indexer Notes

Art previously credited to Samm Schwartz, but it matches Frese's Jughead stories of the era.