Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1944-03-08
Editing: Harry Shorten (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #8 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks:
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The gang plants pumpkin seeds with unexpected results.
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2.

Veronica pin-up
(Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page

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Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
A Veronica pin-up. It is part of a series of five character portraits that ran in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #6-10. This one features Veronica hanging up and admiring pictures of Archie on her wall.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Inside Front Cover

Introductory Page
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Oscar (Archie's dog); Veronica Lodge; Jasper; Dawn Dove
Synopsis:
Six panels portraying scenes from the issue's stories.

Friday the 13th
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica's doctor; Gabby; Dr. Bleed M. Enwepe (introduction)
Synopsis:
On Friday the 13th, Archie gets punched by Reggie and goes home to clean up. Meanwhile, Jughead tells Miss Grundy Archie is absent due to a toothache. When Miss Grundy tells Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews mistakes Archie's bruise for the toothache. Archie ends up at the hospital and nearly goes into surgery when he lies down in another patient's bed.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

2nd appearance of Gabby, the town blabbermouth.

Archie Is Good for What Ails You!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

How To Win Friends and Influence Bee-ple
(Table of Contents: 5)

Bumbie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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Letters:
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  • Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Elmer (introduction); Belle (introduction)

The Ghoul of Riverdale
(Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie reads a horror story while alone and begins to imagine thnigs.
Reprints (2)

Mom's Birthday
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
It's Mrs. Andrews's birthday. While shopping, Mrs. Andrews sees Mr. Andrews watching another woman model a coat. It turns out that the girl was Betty and the coat was a birthday present for Mrs. Andrews.
Reprints (3)

Do You Know
(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Synopsis:
One page of facts you should know

[Jump, Archie, Jump!]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Oscar / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Oscar (Archie's dog); Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie tries to train Oscar and his dog friends to perform various tasks.
Reprints (3)

Cubby the Bear Promo
(Table of Contents: 10)

cartoon / 1 page

Characters:
Cubby the Bear
Synopsis:
One page promo announcing the return of the character next issue

Archie's Puzzles
(Table of Contents: 11)

activity / pages

Synopsis:
One page of puzzles
Reprints (1)

Zoot Suit Zombie
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Moe (introduction); Miss Bevans (introduction)
Synopsis:
While wearing a zoot suit, Archie stains Mr. Andrews's pants. Archie leaves his zoot suit and goes to get his dad new pants. However, Archie doesn't come back and Mr. Andrews is left to work the office in his underwear. He eventually goes home in the zoot suit.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Veronica and Betty / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Tappa Haffa Keg sorority...
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Mr. Weatherbee; Sally Green (introduction); Kappa Tappa Keg sorority (introduction); Jasper (professor, introduction); Lucifer (professor, introduction)
Synopsis:
Veronica and Betty nearly get into trouble by Professors Jasper and Lucifer for setting up a date bureau. However, Betty shows the professors some elderly women available for dating. Since they don't exist, Betty and Veronica dress up as the women and date the professors.
Reprints (2)

The Hollywood Bondadiers
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Bobby (introduction); Dawn Dove (introduction); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Synopsis:
Bobby lets Archie date his Hollywood cousin Dawn. Unfortunately, Dawn is not as attractive as it sounds.
Reprints (2)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. Veronica pin-up
  3. Introductory Page
    Archie
  4. Friday the 13th
    Archie
  5. Archie Is Good for What Ails You!
  6. How To Win Friends and Influence Bee-ple
    Bumbie
  7. The Ghoul of Riverdale
  8. Mom's Birthday
    Archie
  9. Do You Know
  10. [Jump, Archie, Jump!]
    Oscar
  11. Cubby the Bear Promo
  12. Archie's Puzzles
  13. Zoot Suit Zombie
    Archie
  14. ["The Tappa Haffa Keg sorority..."]
    Veronica and Betty
  15. The Hollywood Bondadiers
    Archie
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