Archie Comics #38 (1949) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Veronica Lodge
1	Room and Bored	comic story	8	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
2	Burning Up!	comic story	10	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee, Uncle Bumble
3	Puzzle Page	activity	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Fauntleroy, Super Duck
5	Oh, My Achin' Heart	comic story	7	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
6	Radio Rodeo	comic story	4	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews
7	A Tale of a Trailer!	comic story	6	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
8	Hollywood Tattle Tales	text story	1.67	letters: typeset
9	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
10	-	letters page	1	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
11	Snobby Hobbies	comic story	6	script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle

Collection	Year
Best of the Forties ISBN 1-879794-00-4	1991	On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #236	2015	On eBay ›
Archie Archives #12 ISBN 1-61655-705-2; 978-1-61655-705-8	2016	On eBay ›
Golden Age 1940s-1950s ISBN 978-1-68255-932-1	2017	On eBay ›

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