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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): Al Fagaly (signed)

Inker(s): Al Fagaly (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper

First Line: Mr. Cooper, will you please tell Betty it's time for me to go home!

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Pages: 1

Bulletin No. 43

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Joe Higgins]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Shield G-Man Club

Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]

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Pages: 1

Weeny Roast!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Schmidt; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Archie invites Veronica to a weenie roast, but discovers he has to work his job delivering weenies. When Veronica comes up with the idea of placing an order, so that Archie can deliver it to her, Reggie tries to double cross Archie.

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Pages: 10

Notes: This story doesn't seem to be a new Archie story, but rather a redrawn Wilbur story. The character models and layouts do not match other Vigoda stories of the time period, and Vigoda's signature (which also does not match his usual signature) appears to the left of an empty signature box.

Story Quiz

Activity on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: A maze, color the pirate and unscramble the letters.

You Can't Beat Him For Laughs!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Hyping Archie's appearing in Laugh Comics and Archie Comics.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Woggon (signed)

Penciller(s): Bill Woggon (signed)

Inker(s): Bill Woggon (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Woggon (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Katy Keene

Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson; Eddie McCracken; Doctor Kildear

First Line: Yes! This is Katy Keene --- and you say I've been picked by station W-O-G as the lucky girl to go on a date with "The Cinderella Man"?

Synopsis: Katy has won a date with "The Cinderella Man", which doesn't go down well with her various boy friends.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Station W-O-G is a reference to creator Bill Woggon.

Fashions designed by June Logan, Barbara Yoerger, Jean Aronson, Elda Bernardi, Lucille DiMartino, Ardeth Jenkins, Joan DuGay, Dolores Rice, Gay Skagg, Dorothy Jean Ballard, Josephine Haywood, Lila Hoff, Barbara King

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Edwards

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Li'l Jinx

Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Mr. Krakback; Bill Bubblegum

First Line: Is there any mail for me?

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx wants to get mail, so she answers advertisements to get something back.

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Pages: 6

Notes: The final panel is a promo for the Li'l Jinx Pen Pal Club.

Pep Quiz

Activity on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Character(s): Archie Andrews; The Shield (Joe Higgins); Fred Andrews; Li'l Jinx

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Pages: 1

Notes: A maze, identify the first word in each question and use the first letter as the start of the second answer, and an optical illusion.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Irv Novick

Inker(s): Irv Novick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Shield

Character(s): Joe Higgins [The Shield]; Dusty; Dr. Ray; Professor Jonathan Scott; Dr. Green; the District Attorney

First Line: The state contends that Jonathan Scott murdered a man while experimenting with an elixir to revive the dead.

Synopsis: Professor Scott has invented a serum that can bring people back from the dead. In order to find out if it works he kills a man but is caught by the police before he can administer the serum. Tried and convicted of murder, he's sentenced to the electric chair. He convinces his assistant Dr. Green to dig up his corpse and inject him with the serum so he can return from the grave to enact his revenge. Professor Scott electrocutes Dr. Ray for turning him in to the police. While trying to kill the district attorney he's stopped by Dusty and kills himself with a lethal injection. Never to return.

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Pep Comics #57 published June 1946
was The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 9

Notes: The Shield's next appearance is in Mighty Crusaders #1 (1966; Shield II first appears in Fly Man #31);
Dusty's next appearance is in Mighty Crusaders #4 (1966)

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Hot ziggidy dog! We're coming in on the frank beam

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertisement for the Archie radio show and their sponsors, Swift & Company.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Herbert "Red" Holmdale (signed)

Inker(s): Herbert "Red" Holmdale (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Willy the Wise Guy

Character(s): Willy

First Line: Hey! Whatsamatter with you lunkheads - can't you read signs?

Synopsis: Willy disobeys a bunch of signs and then gets angry when others disobey a sign.

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Pages: 3

Star Dirt

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 2

Notes: What actors are doing and what films are in production.

Pep Contest Page

Activity on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): George Kean ?

Penciller(s): Herbert "Red" Holmdale

Inker(s): Herbert "Red" Holmdale

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Gloomy Gus

Character(s): Gloomy Gus; Gabby; Junior; Jake the Lug; Casey

First Line: I still say you don't find any respectable stiffs in a morgue!

Synopsis: Gus and Gabby inhabit the bodies of two dead policemen.

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Pages: 6

Do You Want Spending Money?

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Bad Skin

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Premiums Given Cash Commission

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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How a 97-Lb. Weakling

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Charles Atlas; Mrs. Atlas

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover