Archie #521 [Direct Edition]
(June 2002)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
every 4 weeks, twice in July.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie 60th Anniversary
Barcode
762816467476 52111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's better than any alarm clock!
Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews

Color Commentary (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Veronica gets a new shade of lipstick but Archie says it's the same as the last one but with a new name. He enlists Dilton's help to prove he's right.
Reprints

The New Assistant (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Rita Sanchez; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee gets a new assistant principal.
Reprints

It's in the Cards! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Tim Kennedy ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Leroy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie agrees to take Leroy to the sports card show and gives him some of his old cards.
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A Daze to Remember (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie runs into a tree while staring at a pretty girl and it leaves him loopy and hallucinating.
Reprints

Helpful Hints for Dating (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A series one panel comics on dating.
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If the Shirt Fits (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Archie's Aunt gets him a shirt with a frilly collar that's really embarrassing to wear.
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's better than any alarm clock!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Color Commentary
    Archie
  3. 2. The New Assistant
    Archie
  4. 3. It's in the Cards!
    Archie
  5. 4. A Daze to Remember
    Archie
  6. 5. Helpful Hints for Dating
    Archie
  7. 6. If the Shirt Fits
    Archie
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  • John
  • Katie
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk