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Issue: Archie Comics #3
Publication Date: January 1943
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Issues: #3 of 101 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An MLJ PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/08/1943
Volume: 1
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Some credits from reprints in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 4.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
First Line: Sorry...you'll have to get out of this jam yourself, Archie!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #238 [Direct Edition] published April 2013
as Archie Comics #3 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A typeset table of contents. Also features a small article saying that each of the first two issues were bought out.
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Miscellaneous
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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Archie the Magician

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Zogi The Yogi (introduction); Oscar
First Line: Now, my greatest feat of magic, ladies and gentlemen!
Synopsis: Archie and Oscar cause Zogi The Yogi a lot of trouble when Archie volunteers to be Zogi's assistant and Oscar is outside the theater.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #2 published October 2011
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #238 [Direct Edition] published April 2013
as Archie the Magician [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Jughead at the Dentist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Hector the Mouse; Dr. Molar (introduction, a dentist)
First Line: I wonder how Hector is?
Synopsis: Archie has Jughead go to the dentist and pretend that he is Archie. Jughead ends up getting a tooth pulled.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #2 published October 2011
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Buggyman of Bugville

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Bumbie the Bee-tective; The Buggyman (villain, introduction)
First Line: Are you afraid of the evil eye?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: title from contents page
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The Perfect Incinerator

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Maze, drawing activity, add letters to captions to make words, make words out of six different letters.
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Archie at the Bat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Aloyisius Q. Spitball (introduction)
First Line: Archie...puleeeze..anything but a strike out!
Synopsis: Mr. Spitball just might donate a nice sum of money to Riverdale High School. Unfortunately, Archie's playing on the baseball team when Mr. Spitball goes to a game.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #2 published October 2011
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Parody of Thayer's "Casey At The Bat".
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Dead Storage Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Yes, dear, I've decided to put my car in storage for the duration!
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews decides to put his car in dead storage.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #2 published October 2011
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Title from contents.

Page title is An Archie Short.

Archie's dad is called Sam in this story.
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Archie Fun Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Sqoimy; Bumbie; Cubby
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Cow That Gave Chocolate Milk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Mad Hypnotist (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Welcome Soldiers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica and Betty
Character(s): Matilda (introduction); Danny Woodwin (introduction)
First Line: According to facts and figures there are supposed to be two females for every male in the United States!
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica hold a dance and invite soldiers. It turns out that the soldiers are women.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #2 published October 2011
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: 1st Veronica and Betty story

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