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Issue: Wilbur Comics #15
Publication Date: October 1947
 
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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): Harry Shorten
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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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Al Fagaly (signed)
Al Fagaly (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Danny (picture); Bones (picture); Bill (picture); Harry (picture)
Why of course I love you Wilbur. Why do you ask?
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Miscellaneous
1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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typeset
Subject Matter
American Healthaids Co.
Joan Fleming (photo)
Reduce fat!
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Kelpidine.
The Genius

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Moore
Look, Wilbur! This book says my name means "shining bright!"
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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Miscellaneous
8
Pop the Painter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mr. Williams
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-
Wilbur and his father paint the house.
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Miscellaneous
8
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Herbert "Red" Holmdale
Herbert "Red" Holmdale
Herbert "Red" Holmdale
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Herbert "Red" Holmdale
Subject Matter
informational
Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page
Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Harpo Marx; Groucho Marx; Clark Gable; Wallace Berry
Jigsaw Fun
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Miscellaneous
1
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)
Credits
Bill Woggon (signed)
Bill Woggon (signed)
Bill Woggon (signed)
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Bill Woggon (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly
Howdy, me lady fair, hop in an' let's go to the beach!
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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Miscellaneous
5.33
Fashions submitted by Alice Rosen, and Gene Bundy.
Katy Keene Kut-Outs

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Woggon
Bill Woggon
Bill Woggon
?
Bill Woggon
Subject Matter
Katy Keene
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
0.67
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)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
informational
Stuff about Stars
Inside briefs!!
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Miscellaneous
2
Information about various Hollywood stars.
Wilbur Goes Formal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Fagaly ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Red Wilson; Frank Wilkin; Sam; Janice Adams
How do you like my new evening gown, Wilbur?
Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems.
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Miscellaneous
9
The writer has the family name as Wilkins instead of Wilkin.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Fagaly (signed)
Al Fagaly (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Gooseneck
Grr! There's that creepy Gooseneck!
Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos.
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Miscellaneous
3.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Everybody's laughing at what happens to Archie in the latest issue of Archie Comics #28!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Red Wilson
Oh boy! What a day for a ride in the country!
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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Miscellaneous
8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Ward Green Co.
Join the hundreds of thousands of men who...
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Stravon Publishers
It's easy to win her!
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Miscellaneous
1
How To Get Along With Girls book.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Miller and Company
While they last
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Miscellaneous
1
War surplus flying helmets.
How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Charles Atlas
?; ? (photograph)
?; ? (photograph)
?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
Charles Atlas
Mac; Gus; Alice; Charles Atlas (photo)
Maybe we better go inside. Here comes that big gorilla, Gus!
Mac trains to be strong enough to beat up up the guy who took his girl.
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad in comic form.

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