Archie & Friends #51 [Direct Edition]
(October 2001)

Archie, 1992 Series
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Price
1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except April, June, and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816469654 05111
Editing
Victor Gorelick

Issue Notes

I'm Going to Josieland! (Table of Contents)

Josie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rex Lindsey (signed as Rex W. Lindsey)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rex Lindsey (signed as Rex W. Lindsey)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looks like the Pussycats are going to make a real splash!
Genre
teen
Characters
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot
Keywords
band; girl group; music

I'm Going to Josieland Part 2 Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 1)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Josie and the Pussycats
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot
Synopsis
The Pussycats go on a scary theme park ride rigged by Alexandra. Alexandra forms her own group Alexandra and the Alleycats.
Reprints
Keywords
amusement park; girl group; music; ride; theme park; water balloon

The Big Race (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
John Costanza (credited as Costanza)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead brings a scooter to a marathon.
Keywords
race; running

I'm Going to Josieland Part 2 Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 3)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Josie and the Pussycats
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine]; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot
Synopsis
Alexandra's plan to washout the Pussycats with a tidal wave backfires when they are late to their show.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

amusement park; theme park; music; band; gig; girl group; tidal wave

Fan Art (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robbie O'Quinn
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
Fan art sent in by: Joe Ciufo (Rochester, NY); Nikki Singleton (Oro Valley, AZ); Christine Fonville (McDonough, GA); Kate Lohman (Concord, GA); Tess Strickland (Williamson, GA). Second page is a list of Fan Art tips and Fan Art Editor's Desk illustration by Robbie O'Quinn.

Oddball Baseball Facts (Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Ernie Colón (credited as Colon)
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose gives facts about the oddball rules of baseball.
Reprints

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Homework Out (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Geraldine Grundy; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo)
Synopsis
A strong wind blows Archie's essay away, but in spite of everyone's efforts to capture it, it still ends up on Miss Grundy's desk.
Reprints

What's for Breakfast? (Table of Contents: 8)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Ms. Beazly [stacked]
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee decides that the students should have a hot breakfast each morning and wants Miss Beazly to serve it.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. I'm Going to Josieland!
    Josie
  2. 1. I'm Going to Josieland Part 2 Chapter 3
    Josie
  3. 2. The Big Race
    Jughead
  4. 3. I'm Going to Josieland Part 2 Chapter 4
    Josie
  5. 4. Fan Art
  6. 5. Oddball Baseball Facts
    Moose
  7. 6. Editor's Notebook
  8. 7. Homework Out
    Archie & Friends
  9. 8. What's for Breakfast?
    Miss Beazly
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