Archie Comics #9 for Sale - First Appearance of Archie 1 - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: July-August 1944
Key date: 1944-07-00
On-sale date: 1944-05-18
Indicia publisher: M. L. J. Magazines
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Archie 1 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jughead 1 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Veronica 1 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Reggie 1 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Weatherbee 1 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Grundy 1 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Veronica Lodge
1	Introductory Page	table of contents	1	pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Cubby, Veronica Lodge, Bumbie The Bee-tective, Oscar
2	Archie the Caveman	comic story	10	script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Janice Valleau	Archie 1 First, Grundy 1 First, Jughead 1 First, Oscar, Reggie 1 First, Veronica 1 First, Weatherbee 1 First
3	Archie's Hobby Page	text article	1	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Ed Goggin	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
4	Archie's Water-Proofing Solution	comic story	6	script: Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Gabby
5	-	comic story	5	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards
6	Archie Mails a Letter	comic story	1	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
7	Archie's Magic Page	text story	1	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Ed Goggin; inks: Ed Goggin	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Reggie Mantle
8	April Fool	comic story	7	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Janice Valleau	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
9	-	comic story	5	pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red Holmdale	Beetle (introduction); Mumble (introduction); Jumble (introduction)
10	And Now, Girls	comic story	5	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Janice Valleau; inks: Janice Valleau	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
11	Fresh Cement, Keep Off	comic story	4	script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Janice Valleau	Oscar

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Archie Archives #3 ISBN 978-1-59582-833-0	2011	On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #38	2014	On eBay ›
The Double Date and Other Stories ISBN 1-50670-026-8; 978-1-50670-026-7	2016	On eBay ›
Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica #2 ISBN 978-1-62738-941-9	2018	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #89 of 101#10 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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