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Issue: Archie Comics #9
Publication Date: July 1944
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Brand: An MLJ MagazineView Brand Images
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On Sale Date: 05/18/1944
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: 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. 3.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Harry Sahle (signed)
Harry Sahle (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Boy! If the old battle-axe could only see herself now!
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FlagWorld of Archie Double Digest #38 [Direct Edition] published May 2014
as Archie Comics #9 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First cover appearance of Miss Grundy.
Introductory Page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Oscar (Archie's dog); Fred Andrews; Bumbie The Bee-tective; Cubby The Bear
Page contains panels introducing the five Archie stories, the "new and interesting" Archie's Hobby Page and Archie's Magic Page, and the funny animal features.
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Archie the Caveman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
Archie
Arch-ee (caveman, introduction); Grun-di (cave woman, introduction); Veronica (as cave woman, introduction); Jughead (as caveman, introduction); King Bee [Weatherbee] (as caveman, introduction); Reg-gie (caveman, introduction); Betty (as cave woman, introduction); Oscar (as dinosaur, introduction)
A day in the life of teenage caveman Arch-ee and his friends.
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first "alternate Archie" story
Harry Sahle wrote a note at the end asking if readers liked this kind of story.
Archie's Hobby Page

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Ed Goggin
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
John Arden describes his hobby of stamp collecting, Bobby Wainwright discusses his name meaning hobby, and Rose Shorten talks about her hobby of collecting insects.
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First appearance of feature.
Rose Shorten probably related to editor Harry Shorten.
Archie's Water-Proofing Solution

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin; Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Gabby; Veronica Lodge
Archie waterproofs the girls' dresses. Unfortunately, water makes the dresses shrink and when the sprinkler system goes off at the dance, chaos ensues.
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Another appearance of Gabby, the town blabbermouth.
Oh, boy! Spending my vacation on this farm...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Edward
Joe Edwards
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?
Subject Matter
Cubby
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Miscellaneous
5
Archie Mails a Letter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle ?
Harry Sahle ?
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?
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie has trouble mailing a letter to Veronica.
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Miscellaneous
1
Illustrated "rebus" story
Archie's Magic Page

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Ed Goggin
Ed Goggin
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Archie performs magic tricks at Betty's birthday party.
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illustrated text story
April Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Thinking Archie is pulling a April Fool's joke, Mr. Andrews throws a box from the attic outside. Unfortunately, it contained his love letters to Mrs. Andrews and Mr. Andrews must go around town and find them.
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story takes place Apr. 1, 1944
Lame-brain! Dimwit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Red Holmdale
Red Holmdale
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Subject Matter
Bumbie
Beetle (introduction); Mumble (introduction); Jumble (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
5
And Now, Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Janice Valleau
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
Veronica and Betty
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dr. George; Miss Neill (introduction)
And now, girls, we'll have Miss Veronica...
Betty and Veronica are taking first-aid classes and decide to try out some methods on Archie.
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Miscellaneous
5
Story is untitled.

The title "And Now, Girls" is used in the 2018 collection "Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica Vol. 2".
Fresh Cement, Keep Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
Oscar
Oscar (Archie's dog); sidewalk paver
The sidewalk paver tries to keep Oscar from walking through the wet cement.
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