(April 1973)
- Price:
- 0.25 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- That Wilkin Boy, Inc.
- Brand:
- Archie Giant Series
- Editing:
- Richard Goldwater
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Silver Age US; later Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Of Crime and Punishment
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils:
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks:
- Jim DeCarlo
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor; drama
- Characters:
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Uncle Herman
- Synopsis:
- When Uncle Herman insists on going for a walk alone at night, everyone is afraid that he'll get mugged.
Indexer Notes
A topical take on increased fears of mugging in the early '70s.
Some of the drawings of Mr. Smythe, particularly the third panel on page 3, show the more realistic, Marvel-style drawing and inking Dan DeCarlo's stories were using at this time.
It's Your Move
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils:
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks:
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Samm Schwartz
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor; drama
- Characters:
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin
- Synopsis:
- When he sees all the Smythe furniture being loaded onto a moving van, a despairing Bingo stows away on the van so he can find out where Samantha is moving.
By George
Li'l Jinx / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils:
- Joe Edwards
- Inks:
- Joe Edwards
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Edwards
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; humor
- Characters:
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Phantom Strikes Again
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks:
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Samm Schwartz
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Buddy Drumhead
- Synopsis:
- After Mr. Smythe throws him out again, Bingo asks Buddy to deliver a note to Samantha.
Dear Bingo & Samantha
That Wilkin Boy / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eda Edwards [as Bingo and Samantha]
- Pencils:
- Joe Edwards
- Inks:
- Joe Edwards
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Edwards
Content Information
- Characters:
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
- Synopsis:
- Bingo and Samantha continue their advice column.
Journey Into Jeopardy!
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils:
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks:
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor; drama
- Characters:
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
- Synopsis:
- Bingo has an extra-sensory premonition that the Smythes' car trip will end in disaster, so he sabotages their car to keep them from going.
The Start of Something Big!
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils:
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks:
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe
- Synopsis:
- Bingo is flattered when Mr. Smythe trusts him with the key to his house.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
Of Crime and Punishment
That Wilkin Boy -
1.
Of Crime and Punishment
That Wilkin Boy -
2.
It's Your Move
That Wilkin Boy -
3.
By George
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Phantom Strikes Again
That Wilkin Boy -
5.
Dear Bingo & Samantha
That Wilkin Boy -
6.
Journey Into Jeopardy!
That Wilkin Boy -
7.
The Start of Something Big!
That Wilkin Boy
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