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9Winter 1942-1943
$0.10

Shield-Wizard Comics #9

Archie · Winter 1942-1943 · on sale 1943-01-04

First appearance: Bill Higgins
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Identification plate

Series
Shield-Wizard Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
Winter 1942-1943
Key date
1943-01-04
On-sale date
1943-01-04
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bill Higgins - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
1The House That Time Forgot!comic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
2-comic story14script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
3The Ghost of Henry Schmidttext story2script: Vivian BergDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
4The Lost Daycomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Bill Higgins First, Dustin Simmons
5-comic story1pencils: ? (signed as Goss); inks: ? (signed as Goss)
6-comic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanBlane Whitney, The Wizard
7Fashions For Murder!!comic story12script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanJane Barlow, Roy Carter, Roy the Super-Boy, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
8Shield-Wizard's Hall of Famecomic story6Madge Colter

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Complete Shield-Wizard Comics: Giant #2
ISBN 979-8667715344		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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