Explorers of the Unknown
#1
[Direct]
(June 1990)
Archie,
1990 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Scott Fulop; Victor Gorelick (Managing Editor); Richard Goldwater (Editor-in-Chief)
Issue Notes
The words Archie Salutes "ARTIST OF THE MONTH" REGINA CURRO are in the UPC box.
This issue is a variant of Explorers of the Unknown (Archie, 1990 series) #1 [Newsstand]. There exist further variants:
This issue is a variant of Explorers of the Unknown (Archie, 1990 series) #1 [Newsstand]. There exist further variants:
Fearless First Issue!
Explorers of the Unknown / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen; adventure
- Characters
- Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]; Myron Pepperdinkle
- Reprints
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in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[1] (August 2011)
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Drugs Are Uncool!
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen; advocacy
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gives drugs a big thumbs down!
The Amazing Super Secret Origin Of The Explorers Of The Unknown!
Explorers of the Unknown / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Rich Margopoulos
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Mindy Eisman
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews] (a soldier of fortune); Angel [Veronica Lodge] (a martial artist); Nitro [Reggie Mantle] (an explosives expert); Squint [Jughead Jones] (a daredevil escape artist); Wheels [Betty Cooper] (a mechanic and pilot); Gizmo [Dilton Doiley] (a genius inventor); Spike [Moose Mason] (a Hollywood stuntman)]; Blaze [Cheryl Blossom] (The Explorers' CIA contact); Myron Pepperdinkle; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is reading a book called the Explorers of the Unknown, whose characters remind him of his friends in Riverdale. In the book, while working on a movie about his life, Red fights a giant robot that goes on a rampage. He is aided by six other experts in their fields, and they form The Explorers of the Unknown. Their first mission: stop Myron Pepperdinkle and his destructive robots.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This story is told in 4 chapters: Chapter 1 (6 pages), Chapter 2 (5 pages), Chapter 3 (5 pages), and Chapter 4 (5 pages).
Files Of The Unknown
Red / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; adventure; crime
- Characters
- Red [Archie Andrews]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]
- Synopsis
- A profile on Red, the leader of the Explorers of The Unknown.
Indexer Notes
This appears between Chapters 1 and 2 of the main story.
Pin Up Number One
Explorers of the Unknown / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Inks
- Rex Lindsey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]
Indexer Notes
This page appears between chapters 3 and 4 of the main story.
Editor's Notebook
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Victor Gorelick
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Information on upcoming Archie comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Fearless First Issue!
Explorers of the Unknown -
1.
Drugs Are Uncool!
Archie -
2.
The Amazing Super Secret Origin Of The Explorers Of The Unknown!
Explorers of the Unknown -
3.
Files Of The Unknown
Red -
4.
Pin Up Number One
Explorers of the Unknown -
5.
Editor's Notebook
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6.
The Taste Of Adventure (part 2)
Archie
This issue was modified by
- Jim Stangas
- David Weston
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