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7Winter 1945
$0.10

Wilbur Comics #7

Archie · Winter 1945 · on sale 1946-01-02

First appearance: Skipper Mason
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Identification plate

Series
Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
Winter 1945
Key date
1946-01-02
On-sale date
1946-01-02
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Skipper Mason - 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
0-cover1Linda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin
2In This Issue of Wilburtable of contents1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin
3Is My Face Green??comic story7pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
4A New Trademark Is Bornpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
5In a Pig's Eyecomic story8pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaWilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
6Swingin' in a Hammocktext story1.67letters: typesetWilbur Wilkin
7-statement of ownership0.33script: Louis H. Silberkleit, Maurice Coyne
8Masquerade Monkeyshines!comic story8pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
9The Pin-up Queencomic story5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene, Skipper Mason First, Sis
10Here's a Christmas Belle Pin-up!illustration1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; letters: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
11A Date with Linda!comic story8Linda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin
12The Hot Shotcomic story6script: Victor Bloom; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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