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Issue: Archie Archives #2
Publication Date: October 2011
 
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Books
On Sale Date: 09/14/2011
Volume: 2
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781595827913
UPC/EAN: 978159582791354999
Price: $49.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 46 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Shawna Gore; Brendan Wright
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 6.7" x 10.5"
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Binding: Hardcover; Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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35 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Title is an alternate reference written on the cover.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
This book collects all of the Archie stories from Jackpot Comics #9, Pep Comics #39-#45, and Archie Comics #3-#6, all originally published by MLJ Magazines between May 1943 and January 1944.
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Victor Gorelick
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typeset
Subject Matter
Victor Gorelick
Archie Andrews
Introduction written by Victor Gorelick, Co-President and Editor-in-Chief of Archie Comics.
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Archie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Tony; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Elmer; Lizzie
You no forget-a Archie to deliver dat-a fish for me! I already pay you for it!
Archie has a job to deliver a barrel of fish to Tony, but he waits till morning, then has to drive his dad to work.
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Title referenced in table of contents.
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Heil Jughead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as Gerry P.]
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Archie and Betty run a booth at a war stamp rally where kids can throw baseballs at a Hitler dummy. Unfortunately, Jughead ends up in the booth.
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Title referenced in table of contents.
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Archie Comics No. 3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Sahle (signed)
Harry Sahle (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Sorry...you'll have to get out of this jam yourself, Archie!
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Reprint of the Archie #3 cover.
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Archie the Magician

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Zogi The Yogi (introduction); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Oscar
Now, my greatest feat of magic, ladies and gentlemen!
Archie and Oscar cause Zogi The Yogi a lot of trouble when Archie volunteers to be Zogi's assistant and Oscar is outside the theater.
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Jughead at the Dentist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hector the Mouse; Dr. Molar (introduction, a dentist)
I wonder how Hector is?
Archie has Jughead go to the dentist and pretend that he is Archie. Jughead ends up getting a tooth pulled.
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6
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Archie Fun Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Maze, drawing activity, add letters to captions to make words, make words out of six different letters.
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Archie at the Bat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Aloyisius Q. Spitball (introduction); Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
Archie...puleeeze..anything but a strike out!
Mr. Spitball just might donate a nice sum of money to Riverdale High School. Unfortunately, Archie's playing on the baseball team when Mr. Spitball goes to a game.
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Parody of Thayer's "Casey At The Bat".
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An Archie Short

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Sahle?
Harry Sahle?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Yes, dear, I've decided to put my car in storage for the duration!
Mr. Andrews decides to put his car in dead storage.
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Archie's dad is called Sam in this story.
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Welcome Soldiers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
Janice Valleau
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica and Betty
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Matilda (introduction); Danny Woodwin (introduction)
According to facts and figures there are supposed to be two females for every male in the United States!
Betty and Veronica hold a dance and invite soldiers. It turns out that the soldiers are women.
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1st Veronica and Betty story
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Batching It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie and Mr. Andrews run the house while Mrs. Andrews is on vacation. Unfortunately, the guys are not the best housekeepers.
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Miscellaneous
6
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Pep Comics No. 41

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)
Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Shield; Archie
The Shield; Archie Andrews; Dusty; Hangman; Jughead Jones
Archie, you're always a knockout!
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1
Reprint of the Pep #41 cover.

Artist correction by Craig Delich (August 30, 2007). Listed as Bob Montana originally.
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All Keyed Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin [as Groggin]
Harry Sahle [as Sahle]
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?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Hoops (introduction)
Archie causes chaos when he signs up for the basketball team.
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Miscellaneous
6
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Archie Comics No. 4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Souphead
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1
Reprint of the Archie #4 cover.

Inks credit verified in Alter Ego #110 (June 2012).

Plug for the Archie radio show on cover.
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What's Cooking In This Issue!!!

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
Archie is drawn as a comic book artist holding up the preview page.
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preview page
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Circus Serenade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Zoltan Szenics
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Bingle B. Bungling (introduction); Gumbo (an elephant, introduction)
Archie wreaks havoc on Bingle B. Bungling's circus.
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Spring Fever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin [as Goggin] (signed)
Harry Sahle [as Sahle] (signed)
Janice Valleau [as Ginger] (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Souphead (introduction); Veronica Lodge; Mr. Curdle (introduction)
Mr. Andrews forecasts the weather and Jughead and Archie end up in swimming trunks during a snowstorm.
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First appearance of Souphead, Jughead's younger cousin.
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Oscar the Watch-Dog (?)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Mr. Andrews wants Archie to sell Oscar because he eats too much.
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3
Later rewritten as the text story Man's Best Friend in Pep Comics #64.
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Jughead and Souphead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Clem Weisbecker
Zoltan Szenics
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Souphead
Jughead plays Cops and Robbers with Souphead and his friends.
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6
more of a Jughead story
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Glamour In White

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica and Betty
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nurse Grady (introduction); Dr. Cueball (introduction); Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there.
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Rivalry heats up.
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Birthday Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Mulligan (introduction); Eustace (introduction)
Mr. Andrews goes to the department store to find out why his folding chair won't open.
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7
more a Pop Andrews story
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Pep Comics No. 42

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Shield; Hangman; Archie
Shield; Archie; Hangman; Jughead Jones
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cover plugs the Archie radio show
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Archie the Jockey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle [as Sahle]
Janice Valleau [as Ginger]
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Andrews
Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding. Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Archie brings Jughead, and Jughead shows Archie how to ride in the early morning hours. Veronica mistakes Jughead for Archie and when Mr. Lodge's jockey gets ill, Archie is picked to step in.
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Mr. Lodge is incorrectly said to be introduced in this story; his name is given as "Lodge Lodge III"; cont'd next issue
Mrs. Andrews has brown hair.
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Pep Comics No. 43

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Shield; Jughead and Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Shield
Jughead! C'mon over here, quick!
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cover plugs Archie radio show again
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Archie the Jockey Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle (signed)
Janice Valleau [as Ginger]
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dr. Breakbone; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
When Jughead mentions that jockeys have to be a certain weight, Archie stuffs himself in hopes of becoming overweight. Archie gets sick and is visited by Dr. Breakbone. Dr. Breakbone gives Archie a vigorous exercise routine and Archie breaks his arm. When he tells Mr. Lodge of the incident, Mr. Lodge says picking Archie to be a jockey was only a joke.
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continued from last issue
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Archie Comics No. 5

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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Halloween cover but no mention of Halloween inside.
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A Preview of This Issue of Archie Comics

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Oscar (Archie's dog); Mr. Smudge; Souphead
A preview of the stories in the issue.
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preview page
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Second Childhood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Jasper Punchticket (introduction); Debbie (introduction); Mrs. Andrews
When Archie and Jughead break, and have to pay for, a record, they have no money for the train ride home. They go to a secondhand store and dress up as children so they can ride the train for free.
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Oscar the Prize Package

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie enters Oscar in a dog show. When some toothpaste makes Oscar look like a mad dog, the other contestants leave and Oscar wins the contest.
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Jughead the Cheer Leader

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Clem Weisbecker
Zoltan Szenics
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Souphead
Jughead tries out to be a cheerleader due to the good meals the cheerleaders get. While watching Souphead, he notices how Souphead has a lucky coin-and it seems to be working. Jughead takes the coin in hopes of becoming a cheerleader, but it brings him bad luck.
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Preview Page title is "Souphead's Lucky Coin!".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Smudge (introduction)
No, no, Veronica!
Betty & Veronica try to avoid a weird man named Mr. Smudge while flying to the Lodge estate.
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7
Phrase "sex maniac" used possibly for first time in a comic!
Reprint credit is Harry Sahle but Sahle did not sign the story and Betty & Veronica look different than last issue's story.
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Pep Comics No. 44

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Shield; Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Shield
I always get a big kick out of Archie!
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Archie the Pug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau [as Ginger]
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Oscar; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Leftjab (introduction)
Archie takes his father's eyeglass prescription uptown where he is challenged by Reggie to a boxing match. When a trapeze knocks Reggie out before the match, Archie is thought to be a boxing star. He joins the boxing team and makes the middleweight class by half a pound. At the match, he is nearly knocked out, but saved when Mr. Weatherbee picks up the prescription and thinks it is Archie's.
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Pep Comics No. 45

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
The Shield; Archie
Archie Andrews; Shield
Archie sure is flying high!!
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Archie the Painter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
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?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Oscar (Archie's dog); Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie and Jughead paint the floors while Archie's parents are away.
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7
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Archie Comics No. 6

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle (signed)
Harry Sahle (signed)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Souphead; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Reprint of Archie #6 cover.
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Archie Pinup

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
An Archie pin-up. It is part of a series of five character portraits that ran in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #6-10.
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inside front cover
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Introductory Page

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Sahle?
Harry Sahle?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Souphead; Oscar (Archie's dog)
Archie speaks into a station WJZ microphone in a header over six panels with images from the issue's stories.
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preview page
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Halloween Hi-Jinx

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Sahle
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
After being yelled at by Mr. Weatherbee, Archie is banned from the Halloween dance. Archie goes anyway because Mr. Weatherbee never attends the dances. When Mr. Weatherbee ends up going to the dance, Archie tries to avoid him.
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Oscar Joins the Wags

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Clem Weisbecker
Zoltan Szenics
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog)
Archie contributes to the war effort by lending Oscar to the Wags. A few months later, Oscar is kicked out for giving birth to puppies.
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Nominate a Drum Majorette

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Clem Harrison
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Betty and Veronica compete to be drum majorettes at a football game.
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The Caddy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Georgene (introduction); Mr. Tidwinkle (introduction)
Archie works a fortune booth at a carnival and tells a pretty girl that she will meet a handsome young man on the golf course with red hair the next day. The following day, Archie becomes a caddy and tries to find the girl.
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The Big Shot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
Janice Valleau
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Lana Lamarr (introduction); Mrs. Lodge
Archie tries to get Lana Lamarr attend the bond rally, but she refuses. Jughead then dresses up as Lana Lamarr to fulfill Archie's promise that Lana would appear.
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6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Goggin
Harry Sahle
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Li'l Souphead and Jughead
Jughead Jones; Souphead
Jughead! Oh, Jughead! Help!
Souphead reads about Native Americans and then dreams of being one.
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