Mystery and Crime Archibald, Joseph Stopford: Joe Archibald Sampler 7. V1. 15 May 2012

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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.

STATE PENMANSHIP

When Willie Klump meets up with a team of check forgers he has to do some fast thinking – or bounce into trouble!

DYING TO SEE WILLIE

The crook climbed right into bed with Detective Klump before kicking the bucket, but he left a valuable clue behind him!

THE GAT AND THE MOUSE

When the Hawkeye Hawkshaw meets up with Spelvin Sump, zany inventor of “atom bullet,” something’s bound to explode!

A LAM TO THE SLAUGHTER

Daffy Detective Klump follows a dizzy dame through a haywire homicide that can only end in the looney bin!

CHEESECAKE AND WILLIE

Private Eye Klump is no Napoleon, but when he gives the wrong answer on April First he soon meets his Waterloo!

G-MAN FRIDAY

Snooty and Scoop are out to round up the rough characters who impolitely murdered Mr. Quagmyre—and they follow a clue of egg-stain instead of blood-stain.