Archie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie #1

(October 2004)

[Inside Covers] (Table of Contents: 1)

Little Archie / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Bob Bolling ?

Inks

Bob Bolling ?

Colors

?

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

The inside front and back covers have the faces of cast members on a faux classroom chalkboard.

[Masthead] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

? (design); typeset

Indexer Notes

The first interior page presents the book's editorial and production credits plus indicia within an illustration.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

? (design); typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling

Pencils

Bob Bolling ?

Inks

Bob Bolling ?

Colors

?

Letters

? (design); typeset

Little Archie on Mars (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Archie / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; science fiction

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Abercrombie the Martian; Stitch the Martian; Spotty [Little Archie's dog]; "a purple Creepnik from Pluto"; other Martians; Fred Andrews [Mr. Andrews; Little Archie's father]; Mary Andrews [Mrs. Andrews; Little Archie's mother]

Synopsis

After nodding off, Little Archie sees a pair of creatures emerge from the television set, and he accompanies them back to Mars.

Reprints

• from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #18 (Spring 1961)

Indexer Notes

The splash panel has only "On Mars" in quotes (after logo), but Table of Contents gives title as "Little Archie on Mars".

Pirates (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Archie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; adventure

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Blackbeard the Pirate; Spotty [Little Archie's dog]; Mary Andrews [Mrs. Andrews; Little Archie's mother]; Fred Andrews [Mr. Andrews; Little Archie's father]; old inventor [unnamed]; Little Veronica Lodge's lookalike ancestor; pirates of The Sea Filcher; Captain Morgan of HMS Jolly Pursuit; sailors of HMS Jolly Pursuit

Synopsis

Little Archie meets an old man on the bus, and thanks to the man's strange invention both are transported to the days of Blackbeard the Pirate.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #21 (Winter 1961-1962)

Robots of Doom (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling

Colors

Victor Gorelick ?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; adventure

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Mad Doctor Doom (introduction); Chester Punkett (introduction); Mary Andrews [Mrs. Andrews; Little Archie's mother]

Synopsis

Mad Doctor Doom tries to hypnotize everyone at the Bigbucks department store via a "devilish device" installed in an army of toy robots, with the help of his "gullible teenage assistant" Chester.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #24 (Fall 1962)

Indexer Notes

Gorelick was credited with coloring this story in a 2005 interview with Gary Brown for Comic-Con International, although the indexer is unsure if the original colors were preserved for the reprint.

Uncle Burt Is Back (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; adventure

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews [Mrs. Andrews; Little Archie's mother]; Fred Andrews [Mr. Andrews; Little Archie's father]; Uncle Burt [Mary Andrews's brother]; Spotty [Little Archie's dog]

Synopsis

Little Archie's Uncle Burt visits Riverdale while his ship is docked in "the bustling port city of Walmouth". His tales of adventure amaze Archie but rankle Archie's dad, until both men must act heroically.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #25 (Winter 1962-1963)

Gorilla (Table of Contents: 9)

Little Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; adventure

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; a gorilla; Smedlington Smythe (introduction); Little Jughead Jones [Juggy]

Synopsis

Little Archie and Juggy take a break from pretending to explore Africa when their treehouse is invaded by a gorilla who has escaped from the ship Pride of Walvis Bay.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #32 (Fall 1964)

Indexer Notes

The events of this story take place at the same time as those in the next story, "Time Taxi".

Time Taxi (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; science fiction

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Mad Doctor Doom; Chester Punkett; Smedlington Smythe

Synopsis

When a gorilla escapes from the ship Pride of Walvis Bay, passengers Mad Doctor Doom and Chester sneak off to their lair, Crackstone Manor. Doom's calculations determine that Little Archie will always thwart his plans, so he builds a time machine, only to discover history populated with Little Archies from the Civil War back through ancient Egypt and beyond.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #32 (Fall 1964)

Indexer Notes

The events of this story take place at the same time as those in the previous story, "Gorilla".

Secret Agent 007 2116 32 110 Smashes the Hot Bicycle Racket (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; adventure

Characters

Little Archie Andrews [Secret Agent 007 2116 32 110]; Little Jughead Jones [Juggy]; Police Detective Parker [full name unknown]; Weasel Williams; Pete Creeply; other members of the South-Side Serpents

Synopsis

Little Archie adopts his double identity of Secret Agent 007 2116 32 110 to crack the mystery of where the South-Side Serpents are stowing stolen bicycles.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #33 (Winter 1964-1965)

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents mistakenly sources this story to The Adventures of Little Archie #32; it also smushes the 32 and 110 together in the story title, likely because of the short space between them as lettered in the story's splash panel, but the narrative clearly has Little Archie's other identity as "Secret Agent 007 2116 32 110".

The Incredible Cat Caper (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Archie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Bolling (signed)

Pencils

Bob Bolling (signed)

Inks

Bob Bolling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Bolling (signed)

Editing

Richard H. Goldwater

Genre

children; science fiction

Characters

Little Archie Andrews; Frzbots [aliens from the planet Frzb]; Grandmother Andrews [Little Archie's paternal grandmother]; Bliggens [Grandmother Andrews's cat]

Synopsis

While running an errand for his grandmother, Little Archie meets aliens from the planet Frzb and shrinks to a size where he becomes a plaything for his grandmother's cat.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #34 (Spring 1965)

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents mistakenly sources this story to The Adventures of Little Archie #35, but with the correct cover date.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Little Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)