Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	Winter 1942
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	64
Editing	Harry Shorten

Cover Details

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Genre	teen
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Reprinted	in Archie Americana Series, Best Of The Forties (Archie, 1991 series) #1; in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn]; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents Page"

Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Letters	typeset
Notes	table of contents, inside front cover

1 page Archie character profile "Who's Who In Riverdale"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Introduction to the main cast of characters.
Genre	teen
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Reprinted	in Archie Americana Series, Best Of The Forties (Archie, 1991 series) #1; in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn]; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

8 page Archie story "Prom Pranks"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. McQuiggan; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis	flashback story: Archie first meets Veronica
Genre	teen
Script	Bob Montana ?
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Reprinted	in Archie Americana Series, Best Of The Forties (Archie, 1991 series) #1; in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn]; in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

9 page Cubby the Bear story "That Old Oaken Bucket"

Characters	Cubby
Synopsis	Cubby goes to get a bucket of water for his mom but encounters many distractions along the way.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Joe Edwards ?
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Notes	title from contents page
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

7 page Archie story "Train Trouble"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Elmer Q. Pluggett (introduction)
Synopsis	Archie takes a train trip and causes lots of trouble for salesman Elmer Q. Pluggett.
Genre	teen
Script	Bob Montana ?
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

2 page Archie text story That $$#":@!!! Telegram

Genre	teen
Script	Scott Feldman
Letters	typeset

7 page Bumbie the Bee-tective story "Crime Wave In Bugland"

Characters	Bumbie
Synopsis	In order to be a bee-tective, Bumbie needs to find his first case.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Notes	title from contents page
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

2 page Archie story "Pancakes In a Blackout"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis	Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time!
Genre	teen
Script	Bob Montana ?
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Notes	An Archie Short
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

6 page Squoimy the Woim story "Roses Are Red"

Characters	Squoimy; Annabelle; Moe Squito
Synopsis	Squoimy has written a poem for Annabelle, but that bully Moe Squito keeps trying to get her attention.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Joe Edwards ?
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

5 page Archie story "The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Judy Price (introduction); Jughead Jones; Jerry Price (introduction)
Synopsis	Judy Price, a new girl in town, invites Archie to her Christmas party, but she doesn't tell him she has a twin sister, which leads to several mixups.
Genre	teen
Script	Bob Montana ?
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Meet Bob Montana"

Script	Cord Elliott
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Bob Montana bio

6 page Judge Owl's Fables story "Slow and Steady Wins the Race"

Characters	Judge Owl; Speedy Rabbit; Torty Tortoise (introduction for all)
Synopsis	Speedy wants to win the race for the reputation of all rabbits everyehere, but he keeps getting distracted.
Genre	funny animals
Script	Joe Edwards ?
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Notes	title from contents page
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)

6 page Archie Featuring Jughead story "Jughead's Day"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Archie wants Jughead to substitute for an injured player in their hockey game, but Jughead just knows that he'll end up getting hurt.
Genre	teen
Script	Bob Montana ?
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Notes	title from contents page
Reprinted	in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)