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Issue: Wilbur Comics #1
Publication Date: January 1944
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Issues: #1 of 90 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An MLJ MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/15/1944
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1944, page 235, registration number B632185.
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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
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Red Wilson; Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore
First Line: Hey, Wilbur! Ya better duck! Lind'a's on her way to your house, and she's mad! Awful mad! Wilbur! Why don't you answer?
Synopsis: Red warns Wilbur.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The letterer put two apostrophes in Linda's name.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda [as Vig-]
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Archie Andrews
First Line: Ha ha
Synopsis: Archie thinks Wilbur is a champion trouble maker.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo in comic form.
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Welcome To Westfield

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as T. Woik]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Linda Moore; Red Wilson; Principal Dripwate [Principal Dripwaite]; Miss Gargle
Synopsis: Personality profiles of the cast.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credit line is not clear, original indexer thought it meant Terry Woik (Szenics) was the writer.
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Makes A Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Terry Woik]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Miss Gargle; Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Principal Dripwate [Principal Dripwaite]; Suzie; Lester Keith; Charlie; Eddie; Mr. Wilkin (picture of Wilbur's grandfather)
Synopsis: Wilbur has to take Miss Gargle on a date because of Red.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Credit line is not clear, original indexer thought it meant Terry Woik (Szenics) was the writer.

Suzie is just a girl named Suzie, not Archie Comics more famous Suzie.

A rewrite of the Archie story in Pep Comics #30.
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Do You Know?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Goggin
Penciller(s): Ed Goggin
Inker(s): Ed Goggin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five cartoon questions. Answers at the bottom of the page.

Final panel has a sign reading "Shop at Sahle's".
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The Bus Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Terry Woik]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Anita Van Streeter; Red Wilson; Mr. Sweeny; Jimmy Blake
Synopsis: Wilbur becomes a bus boy at Club 15 because he needs a tuxedo for his date with Anita. She ends up wanting to go there, not knowing Wilbur now works there.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the same plot used in the Pep Comics #26 Archie story.
Credit line is not clear, original indexer thought it meant Terry Woik (Szenics) was the writer.
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The Ghost Smashers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Goggin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Ginny (cow)
Synopsis: Wilbur thinks he's being followed by a ghost.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Red Holmdale
Penciller(s): Red Holmdale
Inker(s): Red Holmdale
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chimpy
Character(s): Chimpy; The Genie; Princess De Lovely; King Stokey
First Line: Gotta get Genie- maybe he can help me! Puff-puff
Synopsis: Chimpy and Genie rescue King Stokey's daughter from a giant who lives up a beanstalk.
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Pages: 5
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A Short

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Terry Woik]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; John
Synopsis: Wilbur tries to make mucilage at home and a neighbor calls the fire department.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Credit line is not clear, original indexer thought it meant Terry Woik (Szenics) was the writer.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Hitler's and Hirohito's Worst Enemy
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Pages: 1
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A Fish Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Terry Woik]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Marconi; Mr. Wilkin; Pete
Synopsis: Wilbur gets a job delivering fish and it ends up costing him $10.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credit line is not clear, original indexer thought it meant Terry Woik (Szenics) was the writer.

Story is a rewrite of the Archie story from Jackpot Comics #9.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Hubbell
Penciller(s): Carl Hubbell
Inker(s): Carl Hubbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Omar Of Bagdad
Character(s): Omar Of Bagdad; Caliph Haroon Al Rascheed; Abdul; Hasseem; Mustafa; Zelica; Zohara; Firooz; Foog
First Line: Arabia!
Synopsis: Omar is made chief guard of the palace.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Arturo; Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Red Wilson; Linda Moore; Miss Lawson; Principal Bullpen; Ann
First Line: That guy is a darn good violinist
Synopsis: Wilbur takes up the violin because he's attracted to the music teacher and proceeds to get written up in the newspaper for busting up the school concert.
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Pages: 5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pioneer Publications
First Line: Be popular - Learn the newest dances in 5 days... or no cost!
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Hey Jug, look!
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Pages: 1
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MLJ Leads the Way

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Has covers of Jolly Jingles #13, Pep Comics #49, Zip Comics #47, Wilbur Comics #1, Archie Comics #9, Laugh Comix #46, and Black Hood Comics #10.

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