Joseph Stopford Archibald was born on September 2, 1898, in Newington, New Hampshire to Alexander and Angelina Archibald. At the age of twelve, he had sold his first cartoon to Judge magazine. By the age of fifteen, he had begun his writing career with a prize-winning contribution to the Boston Post. Archibald attended Chicago Academy of Fine Arts before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War I.
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALET!
Snooty Piper and Scoop Binney, those two newshawk scalawags, came face to face with nobility—on a slab. But Snooty, nothing if not democratic, began to oil up the throne in the state palace—for the crowning event of a blue blood career.
TAKEN FOR A SLAY RIDE
Willie Klump Learns What It Means to “Mitt the Mark” When He Tackles the Case of the Cackle Capsule!
ALIBI BYE
When Lady Luck Knocks On Willie Klump’s Door, the Ingrate Detective Checks Up On Her Fingerprints
DOG FEUD
The pooch liked to gnaw on rugs and gents’ ankles. And he liked Snooty Piper—which put Snooty behind a blitzkrieg of eight-balls.
AUTOPSY AND EVA
Snooty Piper gets tangled up with the draft board and a mysterious suicide. The army doesn’t want him, so screwball Snooty Piper pulls an about-face to the morgue.
DOG COLLARED
When Willie Sees Red and Battles Saboteurs who Threaten the Navy Yard, He Wins the Fur-Lined Pooch for Sleuthing!
STRAIT JACKETS FOR TWO
When Snooty and Scoop were doled out a couple of murder chores, their errand of evil fitted them for . . . .
MURDER WRAP
Willie Klump Was Proud of His New Suit—But He Had to Give the Seat of His Pants to a Dog to Filch a Murder Case from the Police!
THE KNIFE THROWER
Satchelfoot Kelly said it was a perfect crime and couldn’t be solved—but for a thousand bucks Willie Klump thought different!
A PAWN FOR THE CHAIR
Sometimes a strong position is gained by losing a pawn—and that goes when the pawn is your own good reputation!