''Wilbur Comics'' was a

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published from 1944 to 1965. The comic featured the

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Wilbur Wilkin, a contemporary of Archie. Wilbur Wilkin actually made his first appearance in ''

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'' #18, three months before Archie's first appearance. Wilbur also made appearances in several other Archie comics, such as ''

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'', as a backup feature. Of particular note, popular Archie character

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made her first appearance in ''Wilbur Comics'' #5. This title was published originally under the imprint of MLJ Magazines, which then became

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until August 1963's #88. After 1 more issue in 1964 and 1 in 1965, the series was canceled with issue #90. In the late 1960s, Archie Comics reused the last name " Wilkin" in a new title, ''

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''. It is unknown if this was an attempt at relaunching ''Wilbur Comics'' (the new character Bingo Wilkin does not closely resemble Wilbur Wilkin), or if the editors just believed that "Wilkin" is a good comedy name. Archie Comics has reprinted stories from the series in its Archie Comics Digests (which mainly feature the character Archie Andrews and his various friends.).

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