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CATALOG RECORD

Jackpot Comics #4

Archie · Series began 1941 · Winter 1941

Dates

Cover date
Winter 1941
On sale
December 20, 1941
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bob Montana, Irv Novick, Warren King, Sam Cooper, Carl Hubbellinks: Bob Montana, Irv Novick, Warren King, Sam Cooper, Carl Hubbellscript: Harry Steyne, Bob Montana, Joe Blair, Harry Shorten

Stories

  • Town Talk by Walt Willard · 13 pages
  • Bloody Gold · 1 pages
  • Murder at Restless Willows · 14 pages
  • Curse of the Headless Idol · 1 pages
  • The Play Goes to the Dogs · 8 pages

    Archie, Betty, and Jughead go around town in search of a dog for the school's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". They unlock the dog catcher's car and end up with a lot of dogs. During the play, a dog spies Mrs. Grundy's hat and jumps into the audience. Chaos ensues and the Mayor falls into the "river" on stage.

  • The Painter Who Trapped Souls · 10 pages

    The Artist's hatred grants him the ability to capture souls in his portraits and to force his victims to do whatever he demands. However, when Mr. Justice gets wind of it, his own soul is in jeopardy.

  • The "Siberian" Attack · 13 pages

Characters

Archie AndrewsBetty CooperJughead JonesMiss GrundyHal CooperThe Black HoodMatthew "Kip" BurlandSteel SterlingJohn SterlingSergeant BoyleMr. JusticePrince JamesCorporal Collins

Reprinted in

The Golden Age Review (1978), Archie Archives (2011)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).