Archie #587
(September 2008)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Volume
?
Price
2.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Barcode
762816467476 58711
Editing
Mike Pellerito (managing editor); Victor Gorelick (editor/editor-in-chief)

Freshman Year, Part 1 of 5 (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Morelli ?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
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The Summer Before: Freshman Year Part 1 of 5 (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Batton Lash
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews]; Mrs. Andrews [Mary Andrews]; Archie Andrews [Pureheart the Powerful; A.R.C.H.I.E. (see notes)]; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dr. Nose (image only); Mrs. Mantle (cameo); Mrs. Lodge [Hermione Lodge]; Mrs. Cooper [Alice Cooper]; Mr. Jones [Forsythe P. Jones II]; Mr. Mantle [Ricky Mantle]; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge]; Mrs. Jones [Gladys Jones]; Mr. Cooper [Hal Cooper] (cameo); Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Mr. Svenson
Synopsis
The prospect of starting high school thrills Archie and friends -- except for Jughead, who reveals that his family is moving to Montana.
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Indexer Notes

When Archie imagines his career possibilities, he appears in single-panel dream images as Pureheart the Powerful (unnamed, but with the insignia, and Evilheart is mentioned); A.R.C.H.I.E., the Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. (also unnamed, fighting Dr. Nose); and a television news anchor.

Fan Art (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
? (design); typeset
Synopsis
Last interior page has fan-art gallery, indicia, and next-issue blurb.

Indexer Notes

Fan art by Richard C., Denise T., and Emily R.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Freshman Year, Part 1 of 5
    Archie
  2. 1. The Summer Before: Freshman Year Part 1 of 5
    Archie
  3. 2. Fan Art
    Archie
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