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| Publication | Winter 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin |
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| Advertisement | How Gloria Became a Bride (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Gloria has a bad complexion until she uses LeCharme Products. |
| Featuring | LeCharme Products |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Content | Characters: Gloria; Gloria's friend; Gloria's soldier boy |
| Notes | Inside front cover mail order ad for LeCharme Medicated Cream from LeCharme Products, 303 West 42nd St., Dept. 27, New York 18, New York. Ad in comic form. |
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| Contents | In This Issue of Wilbur (1 page) |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Vigoda [as Vig-] (signed) | Inks: Bill Vigoda [as Vig-] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore |
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| Comic Story | Is My Face Green?? (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur invents a new suntan lotion that turns green when wet. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Vigoda (signed) | Inks: Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Linda Moore; Red Wilson |
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| Publisher advertisement | A New Trademark Is Born (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Archie and Jughead introduce the new Archie cover trademark. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Montana | Inks: Bob Montana |
| Content | Characters: Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones |
| Notes | Displayed at the bottom of the page are reproductions of six covers: Archie #19, Super Duck #7, Pep Comics #56, Wilbur #7, Black Hood #17 and Suzie #52. |
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| Comic Story | In a Pig's Eye (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur and Red attempt to deliver pigs to a farm. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Vigoda (signed) | Inks: Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Robert Wilkin; Abner; Mrs. Hawkins; Eleanor Wilkin |
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| Text Story | Swingin' in a Hammock (1.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Wilkin has trouble with his new folding chair. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin |
| Notes | Same storyline as Birthday Blues from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 Series) #4. |
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| Credits | Script: Louis H. Silberkleit; Maurice Coyne | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Statement of ownership for Wilbur Comics for October 1, 1945. Sworn to and subscribed by Louis H. Silberkleit, publisher, before Maurice Coyne, notary public, on September 29, 1945. John L. Goldwater is named as editor, Harry Shorten, managing editor and Harold Hammond as business manager. |
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| Comic Story | Masquerade Monkeyshines! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur causes chaos trying to return his Mom's stockings from Red, who borrowed them for the masquerade. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Vigoda (signed) | Inks: Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Linda Moore; Robert Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mrs. Wilson |
| Notes | Same storyline as the Wilbur story in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) #34. |
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| Comic Story | The Pin-up Queen (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | For Christmas Katy has Skipper Mason and her two little cousins, Jack and Jil, as Christmas guests. |
| Featuring | Katy Keene |
| Credits | Script: Bill Woggon | Pencils: Bill Woggon (signed) | Inks: Bill Woggon (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Fashion | Characters: Katy Keene; Skipper Mason; Sis Keene; Jack; Jil |
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| Illustration | Here's a Christmas Belle Pin-up! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Katy Keene |
| Credits | Script: Bill Woggon | Pencils: Bill Woggon (signed) | Inks: Bill Woggon (signed) | Letters: Bill Woggon |
| Content | Genre: Fashion | Characters: Katy Keene |
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| Comic Story | A Date with Linda! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur keeps changing where he will hold his date with Linda. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin; Linda Moore; Eleanor Wilkin; Dobbin |
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| Comic Story | The Hot Shot (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur plays for Westfield's basketball team. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Script: Vic Bloom?;? | Pencils: Bob Montana;? | Inks: Bob Montana;? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Huck; Red Wilson; Eric; Miss Scott; Linda Moore; Ed |
| Notes | EXACT same storyline as the Archie story in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) #24. It is the EXACT art with a different prologue and epilogue and Archie and Jughead's faces replaced by Wilbur and Red.
Original writer and art credits from Pep Comics #24. |
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| Advertisement | Ugly Blackheads Out In Seconds (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jim learns about Vacutex for blackheads. |
| Featuring | Vacutex; Ballco Products Company |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Jim; Sis; Tom |
| Notes | Mail order ad for Vacutex blackhead remover from Ballco Products Company, Dept. A-4110, 19 West 44th Street, New York 18, New York. |
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| Advertisement | Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time (1 page) |
| Featuring | National Radio Institute |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Content | Characters: J. E. Smith (photograph) |
| Notes | Inside back cover mail order advertisement from National Radio Institute, Dept. 5MM2, Washington 9, D.C. |
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| Advertisement | Pick Your Prize (1 page) |
| Featuring | Lancaster County Seed Co. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Notes | Back cover mail order advertisement from Lancaster County Seed Co., Station 385, Paradise, Pennsylvania. |
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