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Archie (1943 Archie Comics) comic books 1955 or before, graded by CBCS

  • Item #56921498
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    Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Al McLean and Terry Szenics. Archie goes to a masquerade as a knight and Jughead goes as his horse. Archie causes choas at the masquerade, and particularly upsets his English teacher Mr. Squeegee in "A Horse's Tale"! Plus: A hypochondriac tells Mr. Andrews that he appears to be very sick in "The Physical Wreck"; Betty and Veronica make life masks in "The Plastic Mask"; Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time in the Archie Short "Blitzed By the Blackout"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good in "The Caddy"! Plus: When Archie breaks Mr. Weatherbee's typewriter, it's up to Archie and Jughead to fix it in the 2-page text story "You Can't Kill a Guy For Trying"! Also: "Match Wits With Archie" activity page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #32727920
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    • Label #7004017-AA-003
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    Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by Bob Montana and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Pen Shumaker, Al McLean and Bob Montana. Archie's book of rope tricks proves disastrous when Mr. Andrews tries the 'Hindu rope maze' on his friend and can't get him out in "Knots To You"! Plus: After a visit from his mother-in-law prevents Mr. Jones from going hunting and fishing with Mr. Andrews, Archie takes his place and helps hunt and fish in "The Happy Hunting Grounds"; Betty and Veronica fight over the last dress in a store; after getting shown up by Reggie, Archie decides to learn how to ride a horse and drags Jughead into it with him in "Crazy Over Horses"; and Archie gets initiated into the Philomathian club but hurts Mr. Weatherbee in the process in the reprint story "Boat Ride Blues"! Also: Short articles about Hollywood stars June Haver, Dana Andrews, Vivian Blane, Dennis O'Keefe, Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper and Errol Flynn, as reported by 'Archie,' in "Hollywood Tattle Tale: Archie Andrews Reporting"! And: "Archie Puzzle Page" (two of them)! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #41318678
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    $329.00
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by Bob Montana and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Pen Shumaker, Al McLean and Bob Montana. Archie's book of rope tricks proves disastrous when Mr. Andrews tries the 'Hindu rope maze' on his friend and can't get him out in "Knots To You"! Plus: After a visit from his mother-in-law prevents Mr. Jones from going hunting and fishing with Mr. Andrews, Archie takes his place and helps hunt and fish in "The Happy Hunting Grounds"; Betty and Veronica fight over the last dress in a store; after getting shown up by Reggie, Archie decides to learn how to ride a horse and drags Jughead into it with him in "Crazy Over Horses"; and Archie gets initiated into the Philomathian club but hurts Mr. Weatherbee in the process in the reprint story "Boat Ride Blues"! Also: Short articles about Hollywood stars June Haver, Dana Andrews, Vivian Blane, Dennis O'Keefe, Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper and Errol Flynn, as reported by 'Archie,' in "Hollywood Tattle Tale: Archie Andrews Reporting"! And: "Archie Puzzle Page" (two of them)! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #63953415
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #21-4123596-004
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    Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, George Frese and unknown. Mr. Weatherbee institutes Dilton's "obey your impulse" mantra throughout the school, to disastrous results, in "Obey That Impulse"! Plus: Betty takes up stamp collecting when Archie shows an interest in "Stamp Vamp"; Archie is roped into joining the football team in "The Drawback"; Archie balances simultaneous dates with Betty and Veronica in "Double Trouble"; Mr. Weatherbee takes tips on how to relax from Jughead in "Slump Chump!"; Mr. Andrews cooks a meal for Archie in the 1-pager "What's Cookin?"; and Archie tries to clean and repair Veronica's torn dress before a party in "Sew What"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! And: "Archie Fun Page"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61744445
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by George Frese and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Some Enchanted Evening"; "Don't Kid Me!"; "Kicking the Gang Around"; "Haste Makes Waste"; and "Mind Over Madder"! Plus: Jughead in "Dream Team"! Also: 2-page text piece "From Hollywood"! And: "Archie Fun Page"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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