Archie's Pal Jughead Annual #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Mr. Svenson - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: 1954
Key date: 1954-01-04
On-sale date: 1954-01-04
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mr. Svenson - 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		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Katy Keene, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Wilbur Wilkin
2	Charge of the Fright Brigade!	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
3	Food For Thought!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones
4	Made to Order!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
5	Snooze to Me!	comic story	3	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
6	Birth of a Notion!	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
8	Dumb Bunny!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones
9	Sweater Boy!	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
10	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Super Duck
11	Who Suds So?	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
12	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Laurie Lake, Wilbur Wilkin
13	Sick and Fired!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Gladys Jones, Jughead Jones
14	The Block Buster!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Souphead
15	Kiss of Death!	comic story	3	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Moose Mason
16	Iron Constitution!	comic story	4	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
17	Fun Page	activity	0.5		B. Tucher
19	No Moose is Good Moose	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge
20	Bitter Batter	comic story	6	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
21	Fun Page	activity	0.5		Jughead Jones
22	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Suzie; Ferdie
23	To Eats His Own	text story	3	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
24	Footloose and Fancy!	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Svenson First, Mr. Weatherbee
25	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Ginger
26	Crossword Puzzles Page	activity	1
27	Too Much Spirit!	comic story	3.67	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
28	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
29	Aunts in His Pants!	comic story	4.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
30	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Katy Keene, Sis
31	Aim to Please!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones
32	A Little Bid of Heaven!	comic story	3	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
33	Frozen Assets	comic story	3	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
34	The Jitters-Bug	comic story	6	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
35	In the Bag	comic story	3	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
36	Fun Page	activity	1		Archie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
37	Inseparable Pals	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
38	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
39	Munch Obliged!	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese	Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
40	Dutch and Go	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
41	Words Fail Me!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
42	Artists and Doodles	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
43	Loan Wolf	comic story	3	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
44	Belly Acher!	comic story	1	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones
45	Steaks Alive	comic story	2.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
46	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
47	Forbitten Fruit	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
48	It's In the Brag!	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Souphead

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #12	1980	On eBay ›
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #16	1980	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #61	1992	On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #11	1992	On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #37	1996	On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #33	1981	On eBay ›
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #81	1992	On eBay ›
The Best of Archie #[nn] ISBN 0-399-50493-1	1980	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #12 of 8#3 ›

Sources

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

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