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1Summer 1944
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Wilbur Comics #1

Archie · Summer 1944 · on sale 1944-05-15

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Identification plate

Series
Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
Summer 1944
Key date
1944-07-00
On-sale date
1944-05-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
2Welcome To Westfieldcharacter profile1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Theresa WoikLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
3Makes a Datecomic story11pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Theresa WoikLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
4Do You Know?activity1script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Ed Goggin; inks: Ed Goggin
5The Bus Boycomic story6pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Theresa WoikWilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
6The Ghost Smashertext story2script: Ed GogginWilbur Wilkin
7-comic story5script: Red Holmdale; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleChimpy; The Genie; Princess De Lovely; King Stokey
8A Shortcomic story3pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Theresa WoikWilbur Wilkin
10A Fish Storycomic story6pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Theresa WoikWilbur Wilkin
11Omar of Bagdadcomic story6script: Carl Hubbell; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellOmar Of Bagdad; Caliph Haroon Al Rascheed; Abdul; Hasseem; Mustafa; Zelica; Zohara; Firooz; Foog
12-comic story5pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Wilbur Wilkin
15MLJ Leads the Waypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda

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

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