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Issue: Wilbur Comics #15
Publication Date: October 1947
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Issues: #15 of 90 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An Archie MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/01/1947
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1946-47, page 419, registration number B109615.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Danny (picture); Bones (picture); Bill (picture); Harry (picture)
First Line: Why of course I love you Wilbur. Why do you ask?
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Healthaids Co.
Character(s): Joan Fleming (photo)
First Line: Reduce fat!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Kelpidine.
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The Genius

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Moore
First Line: Look, Wilbur! This book says my name means "shining bright!"
Synopsis: Wilbur becomes convinced that he's inventive and a genius after learning the meaning of his name, and applies his knowledge to mowing the lawn and doing the laundry.
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Pages: 8
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Pop the Painter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mr. Williams
First Line: I'll bet your mother will be surprised to see how nice we've fixed up the yard! One of those landscape guys would have charged a fortune to-
Synopsis: Wilbur and his father paint the house.
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Pages: 8
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page
Character(s): Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Harpo Marx; Clark Gable; Wallace Berry
First Line: Jigsaw Fun
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Put the cut-up pieces of a picture together, match the stars first names to their last names, list three presidents who had the same last names of present day stars.

This was probably meant to be a Suzie activity page as her name is the only Archie character mentioned in the puzzles.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): K.O. Kelly
First Line: Howdy, me lady fair, hop in an' let's go to the beach!
Synopsis: Katy and K.O. go to the beach, but Katy finds it hard to get K.O. away from girls that claim to be drowning.
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Pages: 5.33
Disclose Notes: Fashions submitted by Alice Rosen, and Gene Bundy.
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Katy Keene Kut-Outs

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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Fashions submitted by Jo-Anne Caruso, Patsy Akins, Jeanette Fluter, Phyllis Perkins, Elsie Crane, Donald Cherm, Suzanne Brunet, and Barbara Hall.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Stuff about Stars
First Line: Inside briefs!!
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Information about various Hollywood stars.
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Wilbur Goes Formal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Red Wilson; Frank Wilkin; Sam; Janice Adams
First Line: How do you like my new evening gown, Wilbur?
Synopsis: Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: The writer has the family name as Wilkins instead of Wilkin.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Gooseneck
First Line: Grr! There's that creepy Gooseneck!
Synopsis: Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos.
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Pages: 3.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Everybody's laughing at what happens to Archie in the latest issue of Archie Comics #28!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Red Wilson
First Line: Oh boy! What a day for a ride in the country!
Synopsis: Mr. Wilkin comes home early intending to take his wife for a drive in the country, only to be tasked with cleaning house.
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Pages: 8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ward Green Co.
First Line: Join the hundreds of thousands of men who...
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stravon Publishers
First Line: It's easy to win her!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: How To Get Along With Girls book.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Miller and Company
First Line: While they last
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: War surplus flying helmets.
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How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mac; Gus; Alice
First Line: Maybe we better go inside. Here comes that big gorilla, Gus!
Synopsis: Mac trains to be strong enough to beat up up the guy who took his girl.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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