Archie #589
(November 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 58911
Editing
Mike Pellerito (managing editor); Victor Gorelick (editor/editor-in-chief)

Freshman Year, Part 3 of 5 (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Galvan (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Morelli ?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Reprints
Keywords
photographs; snow angels
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Freshman Year Part 3 of 5 (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Batton Lash
Pencils
Bill Galvan
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Jack Morelli
Genre
teen
Characters
Jared McGerk; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Ms. Grundy [Geraldine Grundy]; Prof. Flutesnoot [Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot]; Mr. Nee [Bill Nee] (first appearance); Ms. Flores [Jackie Flores] (first appearance); Mr. Burrows [Sam Burrows] (first appearance); Coach Kleats (cameo); Ms. Haggly [Martha Haggly] (cameo); Greger [full name unknown] (first appearance); Mr. Svenson; Hubert Smithers [the Lodges' butler]; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge]; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Kim [full name unknown] (possible first appearance; cameo); Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Ms. Lovett [Samantha Lovett] (possible first appearance); Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews] (cameo); Mrs. Andrews [Mary Andrews] (cameo); Superintendent Haverhill (cameo)
Synopsis
It's midyear at Riverdale High, and new faces join the faculty and staff for the spring term, one of whom is a spy sent by Superintendent Haverhill to check up on Weatherbee. Girl troubles resume as usual for Archie, who daydreams about Betty and Veronica but gets entangled in Moose's crush on Midge. The drama club stages 'Cyrano de Bergerac'.
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Indexer Notes

First appearances and full names are cited to the best of the indexer's ability.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Nova Newsline! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Kaminski (panel); ? (copy); Chloe A. (essay)
Pencils
Paul Kaminski (panel); ? (clip art)
Inks
Paul Kaminski (panel); ? (clip art)
Colors
?
Letters
? (design); typeset

Indexer Notes

Last interior page has reader essay on tornadoes, panel cartoon, indicia, and next-issue blurb.

Thanks to Gregg Whitmore for panel-cartoon credits.

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Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Freshman Year, Part 3 of 5
    Archie
  2. 1. Freshman Year Part 3 of 5
    Archie
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Nova Newsline!
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  • Katy Hayhurst
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  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Ivan Williams
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