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Issue: Archie Comics #2
Publication Date: January 1943
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Issues: #2 of 101 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An MLJ PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Bumbie (inset); Cubby (inset); Squoimy (inset); Judge Owl (inset)
First Line: Where were we supposed to make that turn, Veronica?
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Typeset table of contents for the issue, with a small article stating that reader response to Issue 1 was amazing.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Weirdly, this did not appear in Dark Horse's Archie Archives, but did in the reprint on the Archie digital app.
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A Prevue of "Archie's Troubles"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica introduce the issue's stories with art from each story.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: title from contents page; preview page
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Archie the Athlete

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Gleenbore (introduction); Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Happy birthday to you...
Synopsis: Archie decides to join the rifle club but Betty thinks he's signing up for track. So, Archie goes to the track meet while Jughead goes to the rifle club meeting. It turns out that Jughead has excellent aim, but because he is posing as Archie, it is believed that Archie is the one with good aim.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Mantle spelled as Mantel in this story.
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The Mad Hypnotist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cubby
Character(s): The Mad Hypnotist (introduction, villain); Cubby
First Line: Gee! But it feels great to be out of prison!
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Pages: 6
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Sir Archibald of the Round Table

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie goes to the history prom as a knight. He falls asleep and dreams of having to rescue Lady Veronica from the Mad Monk (Mr. Weatherbee). Archie awakes but thinks he is still dreaming and holds Mr. Weatherbee at swordpoint.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #3 published August 2013
as Sir Archibald of the Round Table [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #38 [Direct Edition] published May 2014
as Sir Archibald of the Round Table [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Archie's Secret Weapon

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kobold Keep
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
First Line: At least once in his young life, every boy is bitten by the invention bug.
Synopsis: Archie invents the electromagneticsupervelocitysodiumchlorideprojector and tests it on the Riverdale Chowder and Marching Society, thinking they are Nazis.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Pages: 2
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The Case of the Missing Page

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Bumbie
Character(s): Joe Edwards (guest star); Harry Shorten; Bob Montana; Archie (cameo); The Mad Hatter (introduction, villain)
First Line: I'm Bumbie, the bee-tective, see!
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Pages: 8
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A Hunting We Will Go

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
First Line: See! See!
Synopsis: Archie's homemade alarm wakes up everyone-except him.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: title from contents page
An Archie Short
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The Big Apple

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Squoimy the Woim
Character(s): Squoimy; Annabelle; William Tell; William Tell's son
First Line: Yum!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Veronica Goes To Town

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica causes chaos wherever she goes while she shops for new nail polish, claiming that no one notices her with the polish she's wearing.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 1st Veronica solo story
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Meet the Editor

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Feldman
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Harry Shorten
First Line: One bright April morning about a million years ago--or anyway, it feels like a...
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Pages: 1
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The Fable of the Spider and the Fly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Judge Owl's Fables
Character(s): Slinky Spider (introduction); Freddie Fly; Judge Owl
First Line: Won't you come into my parlor, Freddie Fly?
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Poor Fish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Oscar (dog)
First Line: Oscar!
Synopsis: Archie, Mr. Andrews, and Oscar go hunting for ducks.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Pages: 6

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