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Archie (1943 Archie Comics) comic books 1944

  • Issue #4
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 4
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover detached.
    • Label #3795082001
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Tape on interior cover.
    • Label #0220468003
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • 2 center wraps re-attached with tape. Tape on cover.
    • Label #1569573001
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Cover detached. Tape on cover.
    • Label #1222347006
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    Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Clem Weisbacker, Zoltan Szenics and Janice Valleau. Archie wreaks havoc on Bingle B. Bungling's circus in "Circus Serenade"! Plus, Mr. Andrews forecasts the weather and Jughead and Archie end up in swimming trunks during a snowstorm in "Spring Fever" (note: first appearance of Souphead, Jughead's younger cousin)! Also, Bumbie stars in "Swing It, Bee-thoven"! Meanwhile, Mr. Andrews wants Archie to sell Oscar because he eats too much in "Oscar the Watch-Dog"! And Jughead plays Cops and Robbers with Souphead and his friends in "Jughead and Souphead"! Plus, Cubby stars in "Cubby Hangs a Picture"! Also, Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there in "Glamour In White"! And Mr. Andrews goes to the department store to find out why his folding chair won't open in "Birthday Blues"! Plus: 2-page text story "Archie the Fixer" by Bob Gorman. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 5
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple.

    Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Clem Weisbecker, Janice Valleau, Zoltan Szenics and unknown. When Archie and Jughead break, and have to pay for, a record, they have no money for the train ride home in "Second Childhood"! Plus, Bumbie stars in "The Heavenly Mystery"! Meanwhile, Archie enters Oscar in a dog show in "Oscar the Prize Package"! Also, Jughead tries out to be a cheerleader due to the good meals the cheerleaders get in "Jughead the Cheer Leader"! And Cubby stars in "Lazy Day"! Plus, Betty and Veronica try to avoid a weird man named Mr. Smudge while flying to the Lodge estate! Also: 2-page text story "Archie's Super-Sled" by Curley Cole. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 6
    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing, centerfold detached. Front cover held on with tape.
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    Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Harry Sahle, Ed Goggin and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Clem Weisbecker, Janice Valleau, Zoltan Szenics, Clem Harrison and unknown. After being yelled at by Mr. Weatherbee, Archie is banned from the Halloween dance in "Halloween Hi-Jinx"! Plus, Bumbie stars in "The Mad Shrimp"! Meanwhile, Archie contributes to the war effort by lending Oscar to the Wags in "Oscar Joins the Wags"! Also, Betty and Veronica compete to be drum majorettes at a football game in "Nominate a Drum Majorette"! And Archie works a fortune booth at a carnival and tells a pretty girl that she will meet a handsome young man on the golf course with red hair the next day in "The Caddy"! Plus, Cubby stars in "Buried Treasure"! Also, Archie tries to get Lana Lamarr attend the bond rally in "The Big Shot"! And Souphead reads about Native Americans and then dreams of being one! Also: 2-page text story "Archie's Dream" by Curley Cole. 60 pages, Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 10
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #1991799004
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    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (missing centerfold and last story page), interrupts art and story. Full length spine split through cover and all wraps. Brittle.
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    Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Harry Sahle, Ed Goggin, Bill Vigoda and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Ed Goggin, Red Holmdale, Bill Vigoda, Joe Edwards and Janice Valleau. While hiding from the circus ringleader, Archie disguises himself as a trapeze artist in "The Daring Young Man"! Plus, Oscar tries to get rid of the new center of attention, Archie's bunny! Also: Archie runs back and forth between the butcher and his house in the illustrated 1-page 'rebus' story "Archie Brings Home the Bacon"! Meanwhile, Archie and Jughead use Archie's new pet beavers to chop down trees to build a log dam at the country club! Also: a tale starring Cubby! And Veronica and Betty cause a lot of trouble for Betty's new neighbor Frank Tinsley in the first Archie story by Bill Vigoda! Plus, a tale starring Bumbie! Also, Archie is interrupted by various people while trying to do his homework in an Archie Short! And Archie causes a lot of chaos when he takes Betty and Jughead on a picnic in "Picnic Pranks"! Plus: "Archie's Magic Page"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 11
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0285703001
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1258878008
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    Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Harry Sahle, Ed Goggin and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Ed Goggin, Red Holmdale and Janice Valleau. Archie gets a new fun kit and begins to pull pranks on everyone in "The Practical Joker"! Plus, Oscar realizes that whenever he retrieves a stick, he gets candy! Also: Cubby stars in "Water Hole"! Meanwhile, Archie tries to outsmart a set of twins on a snowy day in the illustrated 1-page 'rebus' story "Archie Fools the Twins"! Also, Archie ends up competing in the intra-school obstacle contest and giving a speech for Mr. Weatherbee on the same day in "What Makes Archie Run"! And Bumbie stars in "Shadows In the Dark"! Plus, Archie goes on a school trip to Indian Point in an Archie Short! Also, in order to join the Geta-Hunka-Man sorority, Veronica has to take the clothes of a boy and dress in them in "Sorority Shenanigans"! Plus: "Archie's Magic Page" and "Archie's Hobby Page"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 12
    • 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple and loose at other. Interior oxidation and chipping.
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    • First wrap and two center wraps detached. Tears throughout interior.
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    Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Terry Woik Szenics and unknown. Archie gets a rifle for his birthday and goes rabbit hunting with Jughead the next day in "The Hunter"; Oscar runs away from home after hearing that Archie will use him to pull a sled in "Mush, Oscar! Mush!"; Betty and Veronica fight over who will take Archie to the Thanksgiving Dance and wreak havoc on Pop Tate and his restaurant in "No Thanks For Thanksgiving"; Reggie tries to sabotage Archie while on a skiing date with Veronica in the Archie Short "A Ski Skit"; a tale starring Bumbie; Archie replaces his father as air raid warden for the day and causes chaos for the chief warden in "The Air Raid Warden"; and a tale starring Cubby! Plus: "Archie Antics," "Archie's Magic Page," "Archie's Hobby Page" and "Betty and Veronica Fashion Page"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.