Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1953-12-28
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Ginger (Archie, 1951 series) #8 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Ginger / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Tommy... are you going to exhibit your favorite hobby at the show?
  • Keywords:hearts
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Tommy Turner
Synopsis:
The gang prepares for the school hobby show.
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Hard to Fit!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Ginger / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Ginge! Whatcha doing up here?
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Patsy; Bunny Clarke; Tommy Turner
Synopsis:
Ginger tries to come up with a clothing fad that will out do Bunny.
Reprints (1)

Fin Fare!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Whiz" gave them to me, Ickky! Aren't they fascinating?
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones
Synopsis:
Ginger gets a gift of some tropical fish.
Reprints (1)

Hands Off!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay! Pull over!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones
Synopsis:
Ickky gets pulled over by a traffic cop.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Archie Andrews appears on a billboard in panel three.

It's a Racket!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Ginger / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ickky! You promised to help me clean the house today!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Mrs. Jones; Tommy Turner
Synopsis:
Ickky tries to prevent Tommy from meeting Ginger.
Reprints (1)

Melody Malady!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Ginger / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Abba dabba dabba dabba dabba dabba dabba said the monkey to the chimp!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp; Tommy Turner; Ickky Jones
Synopsis:
Tired of hearing the kids play the latest hits, Mr. Snapp gives them some sheet music from his youth to play.
Reprints (1)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Gift 'Till It Hurts!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Ginger / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I don't know! .... I think I liked it better where it was!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Patsy; Mr. Snapp; Mr. Scrunch
Synopsis:
When Mr. Snapp's boss comes for a visit, Ginger breaks the vase Mr. Scrunch gifted to the family and rushes to purchase another one.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page

Script:
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Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Includes maze, riddle parade, blank slate, drawing activity, and word ladder.

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

B-Bopped
(Table of Contents: 10)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dig that crazy horn! He's live talent!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp; Ickky Jones
Synopsis:
Ickky's constant use of Bebop slang begins to irritate Ginger's father.
Reprints (1)

Liquid Assets!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Er -- Daddykins dear, may I have a word with you?
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Mr. Snapp
Synopsis:
Ginger tries to get an advance from her father.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Movie News / text article / 2 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Prop men have a reputation in Hollywood for being able to get anything.
Synopsis:
Anecdotes from the movie industry.

The Beautiful Painting
(Table of Contents: 13)

Wilbur / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks:
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Edwards (signed)
  • Genre:teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Look at those muscles!
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Slats Morgan; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
Synopsis:
Wilbur comes up with a way to humiliate his rival for the girls' attention.

Cold Comfort!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Ginger / comic story / 2.67 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Bunny! The grapevine tells me Tommy took you canoeing last night!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Patsy; Bunny Clarke; Ickky Jones; Tommy Turner
Synopsis:
With Bunny unable to smell due to a cold, Ginger gives her a cold remedy that will make her reek, hoping that the smell will drive Tommy away from Bunny and to her.

[no title indexed]
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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[Fortunes]
(Table of Contents: 16)

Katy Keene / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Hazel Martin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let's have our fortunes told, Katy!
Characters:
Katy Keene; K.O. Kirby; Miss Terry
Synopsis:
A fortune teller's predictions for Katy and K.O. come true.

Indexer Notes

Katy's pose, carnival scene, etc. by Mary Mansell (Honolulu 8, Territory of Hawaii); fortune teller, pose, etc. by Barbara Glanoon (Dos Palos, CA).

[Not Sharing is Not Caring]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Sis, the Candy Kid / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Florence Saga Yaga (plot)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Hazel Martin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here comes that rich little snob, Sue Ann, an' I'll bet she'll want some of my candy -- humph!
Characters:
Sis Keene; Sue Ann
Synopsis:
Sis won't share her candy with the snob from up the street.

Indexer Notes

Story suggested by Florence Saga Yaga (Maui, Territory of Hawaii); pose, costume, etc. by Linda Forehand (San Antonio, TX); Sis's dress by Sandra Rapp (Toronto, Canada). Final narrative panel includes attribution to Gwen Herring (Rock Hill, SC) but does not specify her contribution. Final panel includes Archie telling readers that it is their last chance to purchase the most recent issue of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals.

Fair Exchange!
(Table of Contents: 18)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let's go to a movie tonight Ickky!
Characters:
Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Mr. Snapp
Synopsis:
Ickky and Mr. Snapp can't negotiate a fair price for his services.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Hey, Tommy... are you going to exhibit your favorite hobby at the show?"]
    Ginger
  2. Hard to Fit!
    Ginger
  3. Fin Fare!
    Ginger
  4. Hands Off!
    Ginger
  5. It's a Racket!
    Ginger
  6. Melody Malady!
    Ginger
  7. ["Repeat performance!"]
  8. Gift 'Till It Hurts!
    Ginger
  9. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  10. ["Suzie "the dreamboat special" is docked again at your favorite newsstand!"]
  11. B-Bopped
    Ginger
  12. Liquid Assets!
    Ginger
  13. ["Prop men have a reputation in Hollywood for being able to get anything."]
    Movie News
  14. The Beautiful Painting
    Wilbur
  15. Cold Comfort!
    Ginger
  16. ["For a king-size laugh...buy Wilbur Comics!"]
    Wilbur
  17. [Fortunes]
    Katy Keene
  18. [Not Sharing is Not Caring]
    Sis, the Candy Kid
  19. Fair Exchange!
    Ginger
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  • Steve Coates
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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