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Issue: Wilbur Comics #22
Publication Date: December 1948
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Issues: #22 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: 11/01/1948
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1948, page 274, registration number B162481.
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
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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
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson
First Line: Awright, Wilbur! I'll leave now! I can take a little hint!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Katy Keene #10.
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
First Line: Do you want spending money?
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The Key to the Pole Vault

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Mr. Dripwaite
First Line: Why, Wilbur, since when have you taken up pole vaulting?
Synopsis: Wilbur tries pole vaulting for the school.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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American Flyer

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gilbert Hall of Science
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Toy trains.
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The Clean-Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson
First Line: And stay out!!
Synopsis: Wilbur tries selling an electric washer to a farm woman.
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Pages: 3
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Bit-O-Honey Races to the Rescue!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bit-O-Honey
Character(s): Bit-O-Honey
First Line: Whee! Some speed!
Synopsis: Bit-O-Honey rescues a child and his puppy from being run over by a fire truck.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic form.
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The World Beater

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Dripwaite; Wilbur Wilkin; Theodosius
First Line: Wilbur!
Synopsis: Wilbur accidentally breaks Dripwaite's globe and has to get a replacement.
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Pages: 6
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilbur Puzzle Page
Character(s): Red Wilson; Wilbur Wilkin
First Line: Word Ladder
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: A word ladder (mule to goat), and complete the silhouette.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: If it's an Archie magazine it's the best!
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Pages: 0.33
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The Babe Ruth Story

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): William Bendix [as Babe Ruth]
First Line: Hootin' zoots, Captain Tootsie, are we really gonna see a movie being made here?
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie brings children to a baseball field so they can watch William Bendix filming "The Babe Ruth Story."
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photo of William Bendix in last panel.
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A Lemon's Aid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin
First Line: Oh boy! I see that the new refrigerator came today!
Synopsis: Wilbur helps his dad with the new refrigerator.
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Pages: 6
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A Simple Drawing Lesson

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilbur Puzzle Page
First Line: Wilbur seems to be up in the air - connect the dots and you'll find what is keeping him up there.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Connect the dots.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie is a wow
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Pages: 0.5
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Three's a Crowd

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Red Wilson; Wilbur Wilkin; Slats Morgan; Laurie Lake
First Line: Oboy! I'm going to take Laurie to see that!
Synopsis: Wilbur and Slats try to spend time with Laurie at the carnival.
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Pages: 7
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilbur Quiz
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Red Wilson; Mr. Wilkin
First Line: Wilbur has lost his wallet with the money for his date! See if you can help him find it---
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A maze, a crossword puzzle, and a number puzzle.
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The Knit-Wit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Linda Moore
First Line: Gloom!
Synopsis: Linda is knitting socks for Wilbur.
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Pages: 2
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Suit Yourself

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Red Wilson; Mr. Wilkin
First Line: Aw, mom... do I hafta?
Synopsis: Wilbur has to drop his father's tuxedo off at the cleaners and help Red with a clothing drive.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, informational
Character(s): Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson; Sis Keene
First Line: How about a date to go ice skating, Katy?
Synopsis: Randy takes Katy and Sis ice skating.
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Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Designs by Bill Buck, Charles Schalitz, Doris Lownie, Ruth Baker, Neta Crow, Bubba Wood, Marilyn Roth, Margie Jones, Katy Michael, Di Rankin, Elizabeth Killackey, and Angela Reading.
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Katy Keene
First Line: Look! Extra special!! Katy Keene pin-up calendar for 1949
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gilbert Hall of Science
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Boys! Look at all the spectacular buzz-with-action models you can build with Erector
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Pages: 1
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Shar-Lee Co.
Character(s): Captain Kidd
First Line: Thrilling! New! Treasure chest bank.
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kem Company
First Line: Running hot water - in a jiffy! from any cold water faucet
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
First Line: Oh! Boy! Lionel Trains
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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