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Issue: #56
Published: March 1946, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Harry Shorten
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: First issue to be published under the Archie Comics brand. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Featuring: Archie
Credits: Pencils: Al Fagaly (signed) | Inks: Al Fagaly (signed)
Genre: Teen Humor
Characters: Archie Andrews Betty Cooper Veronica Lodge

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring: Archie
Synopsis: Archie tries to invent things.
Credits: Pencils: Bill Vigoda | Inks: Bill Vigoda
Genre: Teen Humor
Characters: Archie Andrews Jughead Jones Reggie Mantle Mrs. Andrews Fred Andrews Mr. Jones Oscar (Archie's Dog)

Activity (1 page) Pep Contest Page
Synopsis: Winners of an ongoing contest.

Comic Story (10 pages) Death Trims a Window
Featuring: The Original Shield
Synopsis: The Shield and Dusty fight a man who kills department store workers and displays their corpses in the window.
Credits: Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Irv Novick
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Shield [Joe Higgins] Dusty Mr. Russell Mr. Johnson

Activity (1 page) Pep Jitterbug Maze!
Synopsis: Puzzle page with a maze, a riddle, and a crossword puzzle.
Credits: Pencils: Al McLean (signed) | Inks: Al McLean (signed)
Characters: Archie Andrews

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring: Suzie
Synopsis: Suzie applies for a job posing for an artist.
Credits: Script: Bill Woggon ? | Pencils: Bill Woggon (signed) | Inks: Bill Woggon (signed) | Letters: Bill Woggon (signed)
Characters: Suzie Ham Sanavich Mrs. Magee Mrs. Gotrocks

Text Story (2 pages) Murder Wears a Mask
Featuring: A Shield Story
Credits: Letters: typeset
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Shield [Joe Higgins] Dusty

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring: Willy the Wise Guy
Synopsis: Willy gets a job at a soda fountain and sells soda and castor oil simultaneously.
Credits: Pencils: Red Holmdale (signed) | Inks: Red Holmdale (signed)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Willy Mr. Schultz

Activity (1 page) Pep
Synopsis: Features a maze, connect-the-dots, and a crossword puzzle.
Credits: Pencils: Al McLean (signed) | Inks: Al McLean (signed)
Characters: Archie Andrews

Comic Story (5 pages) Love Thy Neighbor
Featuring: The Twiddles
Synopsis: Mr. Twiddle seems smitten with the new neighbor.
Credits: Script: Bill Woggon ? | Pencils: Bill Woggon (signed) | Inks: Bill Woggon (signed) | Letters: Bill Woggon (signed)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Talbert Twiddle Tootsie Twiddle Tommy (cat) Unnamed Neighbors

Activity (1 page) Injun Puzzle
Synopsis: Features a riddle and connect-the-dots.
Credits: Pencils: Al McLean (signed) | Inks: Al McLean (signed)

Comic Story (9 pages) The Last Communique
Featuring: Captain Commando
Synopsis: Captain Commando tells the Japanese about the story of the Trojan Horse and then launches a similar attack.
Credits: Pencils: Clem Weisbecker (signed) | Inks: Clem Weisbecker (signed)
Characters: Captain Commando The Boy Soldiers Unnamed Soldiers

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