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42February 1952
$0.10

Super Duck Comics #42

Archie · February 1952

First appearance: Buster Noggin
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Identification plate

Series
Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
February 1952
Key date
1952-02-00
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Buster Noggin - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Danger Thin Icecover1pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyFauntleroy, Super Duck
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Katy Keene, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Ginger Snapp, Super Duck, Suzie, Wilbur Wilkin
2Once Upon a Crimecomic story7.67pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyBuster Noggin First, Super Duck, Uwanna
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5-activity0.5
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Suzie
7Love's Labor Lostcomic story6pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalySuper Duck, Uwanna
9-activity0.33
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67Jughead Jones
11A Feather in Your Bonnetcomic story5pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleCubby, Junior
12Movie Newstext article2letters: typeset
13Don't Let It Puzzle You!activity0.5
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
16It's a Bums Dealcomic story8pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalySuper Duck
18-activity0.5
19The Pick of the Cropcomic story7.67pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyFauntleroy, Super Duck
20-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
22Don't Let It Puzzle You!activity0.5
23He Goes From Bed to Worsecomic story2pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalySuper Duck
24-activity0.33
25-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #492015On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4142 of 94#43 ›

Sources

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