Archie #558
(August 2005)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
2.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Feb, Mar, May, June, July, Aug, Oct, Nov, and Dec
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467476 55811
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater; Victor Gorelick

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tricky Triumph (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
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hortensia; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Hortensia's father
Synopsis
Reggie wins the jet ski race but soon wishes he hadn't.
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Keywords
jet ski; surfing; surfing wax; yacht

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 1 is the indicia.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Arch Is in the House (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; La Jeank
Synopsis
Archie is not in the doghouse with Veronica for being late but then ends up in the doghouse, literally.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 1 is a promo ad for Archie Classic Videos.
Bottom of page 6 is a promo ad for the Archie website: www.archiecomics.com

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Barbecue Blunder! (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Little Archie; Little Jughead; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
During a picnic Fred, Mary and Archie reminisce about their past picnics.
Reprints
Keywords
picnic

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 1 is a promo ad for Sabrina the teenage witch in Manga style.
Bottom of page 5 is a promo ad for Josie and the Pussycats in Tales from Riverdale Digest #3.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Features 2 reports from readers. Max Truitt of Austin, TX reports about Comanche Indians. Theresa Teaford of Columbus, OH reports on Annie Oakley.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Topper (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Miss Bernice Beazley
Synopsis
While reading a book about great inventions, Archie and Jughead come up with inventions of their own.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page 1 is a promo ad for Sonic X 4-issue series.
Bottom of page 5 is a promo ad for ordering Archie Comic subscription online at www.archiecomics.com

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Tricky Triumph
    Archie
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Arch Is in the House
    Archie
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. Barbecue Blunder!
    Archie
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Archie News
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. The Topper
    Archie
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • JW "David" Asher
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Cheryl Mc
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk