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Black Swan Comics #1

Archie · [1945]

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Identification plate

Series
Black Swan Comics (Archie, 1945 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[1945]
Key date
1945
Indicia publisher
Pershing Square Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
2-comic story9pencils: Clem Weisbecker; inks: Clem WeisbeckerThe Black Hood, Matthew "Kip" Burland
3The Perfect Incineratortext story2letters: typesetHotchkiss Flubb; Gorl; Gulk; Blarg; J. Appleby van Spronk
4-comic story6script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonTalbert Twiddle; Tootsie Twiddle; Tommy (cat); Fanny Twitch
5-comic story7script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonDotty; Ditto; Tommy Scanville; Ernie Morningstar; Fifi Glamour
6-comic story6script: Don Dean; pencils: Don Dean; inks: Don DeanPokey Oakey; Tombstone Tom; Pistol Packin' Mama; Zeke; Lem; Gooseneck
7-comic story6script: Red Holmdale; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleGloomy Gus; Gabby; Deacon; Josh; Dead Eye Joe
8-comic story6script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Virginia DrurySuzie
9Stupidmancomic story6script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Ed Goggin; inks: Ed GogginStupidman; The Three Monkey-Teers; Wilma The Witch; Mayor O'Goonell

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

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Series context

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