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Issue: Wilbur Comics #17
Publication Date: February 1948
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/26/1947
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1948, page 135, registration number B128222.
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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
Al Fagaly (signed)
Al Fagaly (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur
Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson
Oh! I forgot to tell you, Wilbur. Linda wanted you to meet her on the tennis court this morning!
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Miscellaneous
1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Eebee Mail Services
Joe DiMaggio (photo)
Joe DiMaggio's own story!
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The Deep Sea Diver

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Frank Wilkin
I said no! You can't take that fishing rod!.. I paid $40 for it!
Wilbur and Red go diving for Mr. Wilkin's fishing pole when they lose it while fishing.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Wilbur Puzzle Page
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore
1. A dog's tail does it
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Crossword puzzle.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Fagaly
Al Fagaly
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Subject Matter
Suzie
Suzie
If you knew Suzie like we know Suzie...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Quiet Please!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin
Wake up, Wilbur! Your father's walking in his sleep again!
Wilbur and Linda try to deal with Wilbur's sleepwalking father, who has a penchant for stealing food from the icebox.
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Miscellaneous
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Wilbur Puzzle Page
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore
Wilbur is going to change his dime into soda!!!
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Miscellaneous
0.67
A word ladder and a rebus.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Fagaly
Al Fagaly
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Subject Matter
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Hey gang! Veronica and I appear in Archie, Laugh and Pep Comics!
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Miscellaneous
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Al Fagaly
Al Fagaly
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Puffy
Hi, Wilbur! We're throwing a reety-rooty clambake tonight! Are you fenced in?
Wilbur tries to sand the floor for his parents, but keeps getting interrupted.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Stuff About Stars
June Allyson might never have learned to dance if she hadn't been a movie fan.
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Miscellaneous
2
Comes the Dawn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin
Eeeeeek!
A mouse in the kitchen causes early-morning chaos in the Wilkin household.
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Miscellaneous
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Mrs. Moore; Slats; Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mr. Dripwaite; Red Wilson
Wilbur is downstairs waiting for you, Linda.
Wilbur's incompetence at being on the basketball team leads to troubles for Principal Dripwaite.
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Miscellaneous
8
Rewritten from the Archie story in Pep Comics #41.

The Slats in this story is drawn differently from the usual Slats Morgan.
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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, informational
Katy Keene the Pin-up Queen
Katy Keene; Sis Keene
Hmm..this is interesting!
Katy decides to visit Mount Blitz, where the Towers Model Agency photographers are holding their annual ski party.
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Miscellaneous
6
Harry Shorten, editor, is listed on page 2 as one of the famous photographers. Shorten's Hotel Resort in page 6 is also a reference to Harry Shorten.

Fashions submitted by Annette Zeisler, Patricia Yates, Ruby Nerle, Tommy G. Brown, Judy Reasnor, Harriet Lermon, Vic Amendola, Dorothy Rose, Vera Klein, Wilma Whetstone, Gretchen Mahowald, Donna Klenke, Mary A. Meyer, Ruth Hastings, Barbara Turner, Anita Gronman, Sandra Schlehr, Barbara Atkinson, Steve Simon, Lois Ann Jansheski, Vivian Adell, Felicia Vaccaro, Bonnie Gray, Helen Gonda, Franklyn Thompson, Gloria Glasmire, Carol Malia, Faye Bowker, Gloria Custer, and Ida Lee Krachala.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Advice to "Wilbur" readers for bad skin
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Miscellaneous
1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Stravon Publishers
It's easy to win her!
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Miscellaneous
1
How To Get Along With Girls.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Mary Martin (photo); Marie Hammel (photo); Nancy Mace (photo)
Reducing specialist says: lose weight where it shows most reduce most any part of the body with spot reducer
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Miscellaneous
1
How a Simple Discovery Made Billy a Very Happy Boy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Dale Shears School of Music
Billy; Mary; Bobby; Shirley; Tom
Please pay attention to your piano lesson Billy! You'll never learn that way
Billy learns an easy way to play piano.
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Ad in comic form.

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