CATALOG RECORD
Archie Comics #9
first appearance of Oscar
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Oscar (Archie's dog) — as dinosaur, introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- July-August 1944
- On sale
- May 18, 1944
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Archie the Caveman · 10 pages
A day in the life of teenage caveman Arch-ee and his friends.
- Archie's Hobby Page · 1 pages
John Arden describes his hobby of stamp collecting, Bobby Wainwright discusses his name meaning hobby, and Rose Shorten talks about her hobby of collecting insects.
- Archie's Water-Proofing Solution · 6 pages
Archie waterproofs the girls' dresses. Unfortunately, water makes the dresses shrink and when the sprinkler system goes off at the dance, chaos ensues.
- Archie Mails a Letter · 1 pages
Archie has trouble mailing a letter to Veronica.
- Archie's Magic Page · 1 pages
Archie performs magic tricks at Betty's birthday party.
- April Fool · 7 pages
Thinking Archie is pulling a April Fool's joke, Mr. Andrews throws a box from the attic outside. Unfortunately, it contained his love letters to Mrs. Andrews and Mr. Andrews must go around town and find them.
- And Now, Girls · Veronica and Betty · 5 pages
Betty and Veronica are taking first-aid classes and decide to try out some methods on Archie.
- Fresh Cement, Keep Off · Oscar · 4 pages
The sidewalk paver tries to keep Oscar from walking through the wet cement.
Characters
Reprinted in
Archie Archives (2011), Archie Archives (2015), Best of Archie Comics Betty and Veronica (2014)