Archie #556 [Newsstand]
(June 2005)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
2.19 USD; 2.59 CAD
Pages
48
Indicia Frequency
Nine times a year in February, March, April, June, July, August, October, November, and December.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
071896467475 56
Editing
Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We also throw in a box of bandages free!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; skateboard sales clerk
Synopsis
The skateboard shop includes bandages with every sale.
Keywords
Skateboard

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The Study Buddy (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Doiley; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Michelle
Synopsis
Since Archie's grades are poor, he resolves to work with and learn from school genius Dilton Doiley. This improves Archie's grades, but Dilton picks up Archie's habit of being badly distracted by girls.
Reprints
Keywords
Chemistry laboratory; high school

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Clothes-Minded! (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate; Pat Allison
Synopsis
Hoping to impress a pretty girl who is conducting a clothing drive, Archie throws himself into collecting old clothes. When he mistakenly donates some of the Lodges' best dress clothing, the newspapers humiliate Mr. Lodge as a millionaire apparently snatching castoff clothes meant for the poor.
Reprints
Keywords
Chok'lit Shoppe

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from GCD record at Archie Double Digest # 250.

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HeroScape # 3 The New Recruit (Table of Contents: 10)

HeroScape / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Phillips (credited as J. Phillips) (signed as PHILLIPS)
Inks
Richard Friend (credited as R. Friend) (signed as Rich)
Colors
Wildstorm FX
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited as R. Leigh)
Editing
Jaye Gardner (credited as J. Gardner)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

On glossy paper

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Dog Daze! (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Officer Nelson
Synopsis
Archie gets stuck in the school's mascot costume, and causes an uproar when he drives through town in the guise of a dog.
Reprints
Keywords
Cheerleader; high school

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from GCD record at World of Archie Double Digest # 27

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Paper Chase (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis
Mr. Andrews suffers many indignities while taking a walk to buy his newspaper.
Reprints
Keywords
Newspaper

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from World of Archie Double Digest # 29.

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