| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly except June and November |
| Notes | Cover plugs Archie radio show. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero; Teen |
| Notes | Cover plugs Archie radio show. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Bulletin No. 21 (1 page) |
| Featuring | Shield G-Man Club |
| Credits | Script:? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)] | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Information about pen pals, and includes first few names and addresses. Includes plug for Shield G-Man Club. |
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| Comic Story | Invitation to Murder (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe Higgins stands accused of murder of one of his old friends. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Bill Pierce; Biff Cook; Sid Ross; Clarence Grant |
| Notes | Shield graduated high school in 1936, making him 26 years old (at an 8-year class reunion??)
Credit line reads "By Irv Novick". |
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| Comic Story | Green Death (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr Peters and Dr Mordecai, Botany Professors, traveled to Tibet. Upon their return to the United States, Dr Peters had lost his mind, due to attempting to bring back a sacred plant. |
| Content | Characters: a Tibetian (villain, introduction, death); Frank Mordecai (introduction, death); Dr. Mordecai (introduction); Dr. Peters (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Gone Fishing (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bugaboo has trouble fishing. |
| Content | Characters: Li'l Chief Bugaboo |
| Notes | Credit line reads "by Higgins & Woik". Dave Higgins is known to have written comics, Terry (Woik) Szenics is known to have inked and lettered comics. |
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| Text Story | Wise Guy (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Publisher advertisement | Archie Talks (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Archie and his pals appears Monday - Friday on the Blue Radio Network, but Souphead does not.
You can write and ask for him to appear. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Souphead Jones] |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen |
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| Comic Story | Archie the Jockey: Part 2 (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Jughead mentions that jockeys have to be a certain weight, Archie stuffs himself in hopes of becoming overweight. Archie gets sick and is visited by Dr. Breakbone. Dr. Breakbone gives Archie a vigorous exercise routine and Archie breaks his arm. When he tells Mr. Lodge of the incident, Mr. Lodge says picking Archie to be a jockey was only a joke. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Dr. Breakbone |
| Notes | Continued from last issue. |
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| Comic Story | Marco and the Pirates (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | His crew doesn't like him, but the pirates like his ship. |
| Content | Characters: Moroco Loco; Snooch; A band of pirates (villains, first appearance) |
| Notes | Snooch is called "Smooch" in one panel. |
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| Comic Story | Airborne Hillbilly (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An airplane makes an unscheduled landing in the bayou. |
| Content | Characters: Catfish Joe |
| Notes | Credit line says "by Larry Harris". Harris claims he created, wrote, and drew Catfish Joe. |
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| Comic Story | Beginnings (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | While facing certain death, Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers think about what led them to where they are. |
| Content | Genre: Military; Superhero | Characters: Thorndike (flashback); Professor Bergeret (flashback); Nazis |
| Notes | Byline reads "By Irv Novick". It is revealed in this story that Percy is the son of the Earl of Lothar. Story contains a discussion about then current pro baseball, including Carl Hubbell. |
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