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Issue: Archie Comics #1
Publication Date: January 1942
 
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Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/15/1942
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. The filing also reports M. L. J. Magazines, Inc. as the publisher and copyright holder.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
typeset
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Cubby (inset); Judge Owl (inset); Squoimy (inset); Bumbie (inset)
Isn't Archie a wonderful skater?
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FlagArchie Americana Series #1 published January 1991
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FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #[1] published August 2011
as Archie Comics #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Contents Page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
typeset
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Miscellaneous
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table of contents, inside front cover
Who's Who In Riverdale

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Introduction to the main cast of characters.
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FlagArchie Americana Series #1 published January 1991
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FlagArchie: His First 50 Years #[nn] published January 1991
as Who's Who in Riverdale [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie Comics Digest #236 [unnamed variant] published September 2007
as Who's Who in Riverdale [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie Firsts #1 published December 2010
as Who's Who in Riverdale [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #[1] published August 2011
as Who's Who in Riverdale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Prom Pranks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana ?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. McQuiggan; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie fantasizes as he writes Veronica an invitation to the prom. After asking Betty to the prom ,he learns that Jughead mailed the letter. Veronica accepts the invitation and Archie has to juggle two dates at the prom.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #236 [unnamed variant] published September 2007
as Prom Pranks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie Firsts #1 published December 2010
as Prom Pranks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #[1] published August 2011
as Prom Pranks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Contradicts Veronica's origin in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #26.
Appearance of Crown Soda Shop, the precursor to Pop's.
That Old Oaken Bucket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards ?
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Cubby the Bear
Cubby; Mr. Lion
Cubby!! Hurry!
Cubby goes to get a bucket of water for his mom but encounters many distractions along the way.
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Miscellaneous
9
title from contents page
Train Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana ?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Elmer Q. Pluggett (introduction); Eleanore (chicken)
Boy oh boy!
Archie takes a train trip and causes lots of trouble for salesman Elmer Q. Pluggett.
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Miscellaneous
7
That $$#":@!!! Telegram

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Feldman
typeset
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Crime Wave In Bugland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Bumbie the Bee-tective
Bumbie
In order to be a bee-tective, Bumbie needs to find his first case.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #236 [unnamed variant] published September 2007
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Miscellaneous
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title from contents page
Pancakes In a Blackout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana ?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time!
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Miscellaneous
2
An Archie Short
Roses Are Red

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards ?
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Squoimy the Woim
Squoimy; Annabelle; Moe Squito
Ooooh Squoimy!
Squoimy has written a poem for Annabelle, but that bully Moe Squito keeps trying to get her attention.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #236 [unnamed variant] published September 2007
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Miscellaneous
6
The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana ?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Judy Price (introduction); Jughead Jones; Jerry Price (introduction)
Judy Price, a new girl in town, invites Archie to her Christmas party, but she doesn't tell him she has a twin sister, which leads to several mixups.
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as The Case of the Missing Mistletoe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Meet Bob Montana

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cord Elliott
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Bob Montana bio
Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards ?
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Judge Owl's Fables
Judge Owl; Speedy Rabbit; Torty Tortoise (introduction for all)
Speedy wants to win the race for the reputation of all rabbits everyehere, but he keeps getting distracted.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #236 [unnamed variant] published September 2007
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Miscellaneous
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title from contents page
Jughead's Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana ?
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Featuring Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie wants Jughead to substitute for an injured player in their hockey game, but Jughead just knows that he'll end up getting hurt. Jughead does it anyway and when he gets hit with hockey sticks, he has nightmares about Archie.
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Miscellaneous
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title from contents page

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