Undercover Archie

GINGER #5

Ickky in Drag!

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with cover art by George Frese)

I need to get caught up with the rest of these Ginger Issues!

I think it's very under rated, the environment these artists created for the characters... simple but very effective storytelling.

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Samm Schwartz)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #194 (November 2011)

This house style that Dan DeCarlo would somewhat perfect, was originally created by George Frese (here used by Samm Schwartz). It's funny but DeCarlo hasn't even come to Archie full time at this point, but I'd possibly be fooled into thinking this was HIS art....

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Samm Schwartz)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #194 (November 2011)

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And here...!

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Samm Schwartz)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #194 (November 2011)

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Archie Comics Ad for those Annuals...

Ginger never got one...

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Unknown)

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Here's a bonus... Harry Lucey, who's not yet a regular artist on these Archie books has a story and... what a great splash page!

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Harry Lucey)

Last Reprinted in B & V Friends Double Digest Magazine #256 (November 2017)

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We get some of his physical humor in the story as well...

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Harry Lucey)

Last Reprinted in B & V Friends Double Digest Magazine #256 (November 2017)

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But Joe Edwards, who I probably don't bring up enough, is the real star of this issue with 'Spies and Dolls'... the girls decide to go on 'strike' and they dress Ickky up as a girl to spy on them...

That's not going to end well...

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Joe Edwards)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #195 (December 2011)

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Needless to say, he's not too keen on the idea at first...

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Joe Edwards)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #195 (December 2011)

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The girls aren't impressed!

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Joe Edwards)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #195 (December 2011)

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Good Clean Fun for the Whole Family!

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Unknown)

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Ginger Fun Page and a Pep Comics Ad

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by A.W. Nugent)

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Our Undercover Archie Moment you won't see in today's Archie Comics, courtesy of Samm Schwartz.

It was a much simpler time...

(GINGER #5 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands December 30th, 1952, with art by Samm Schwartz)

Reprinted in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #195 (December 2011)

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