Saturday, November 1, 2014

Archie’s Rival REGGIE #1
(On Newsstands in February 1950)

and

KATY KEENE #1
(On Newsstands in February 1950)


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Bondage cover! Uh… well that’s not… uh… anyway…
George Frese, who in his short time drawing Archie would emerge as one of my favorite Archie artists, gives us this great cover to Reggie #1!
(from Reggie #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)


It’s nice to see some regular themes show up… Reggie and Archie trading quality insults!…
(from Reggie #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)


Mr. Beasley being a perv…
(from Reggie #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)



How do you spice up a comic with Reggie as the main character? 
Betty and Veronica workout!
(from Reggie #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)



Mix in a little slapstick violence…
(from Reggie #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)



And then, more pretty girls - this time all roughed up from the game...
(from Reggie #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)




Talk about a tough book to find reprinted. As far as I can tell, it never has been... here's the cover...

(from Katy Keene #1 - Feb. 1950, artwork by George Frese)

But to make up for it, here's Katy Keene's very first story from Wilbur #5!
(from Wilbur #5 - June. 1945, artwork by Bill Woggon)











1 comment:

  1. This was a great post; do you have scans of the pages showing the actual rumble on the football field between the 2 girls teams? I'd love to see those!

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