(March 1984)

Archie / Radio Shack, 1984 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Radio Shack
Editing
William M. Palmer (credited as William Palmer) (editorial direction); William M. Palmer (credited) (director, in-house publications)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot; giveaway

Issue Notes

First printing March 1984. Second printing August 1984. Third printing October 1984. Printed in the United States of America.

This comic is numbered Cat. No. 68-2030 on the cover and in the indicia, but that number is repeated on at least one other Radio Shack comic.

Published by the Radio Shack Division of Tandy Corporation. Produced for the Radio Shack Division of Tandy Corporation by Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 325 Fayette Avenue, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543. Copyright 1984 Tandy Corporation.

The Computer Trap (Table of Contents)

Whiz Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
Inks
Chic Stone (signed as Chic Stone)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Alec; Shanna; Max Fuzzi; terrorists
Cover Thumbnail for The TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids [1984 Edition] (Archie / Radio Shack, 1984 series)
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The Computer Trap (Table of Contents: 1)

Whiz Kids / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Dick Ayers (credited) (artist)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited) (artist)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Alec; Shanna; classmates; Max Fuzzi; terrorists; Detective Shaw; Ms. Wilson; Judy Baker; Mr. Anderson; police; SCUBA divers; Mr. Green
Synopsis
Alec and Shanna are touring the science museum with their class when terrorists kidnap benefactor, Mr. Anderson, threatening to set off a bomb if their demands are not met. The kids follow reporter Judy Baker when she sneaks back into the museum, where Judy overhears the fact that the bomb is a bluff. Using her TRS 100 she transmits that fact to her editor, who alerts the police. When Anderson suffers a heart attack police enter disguised as ambulance workers, while SCUBA divers enter from below. Alec and Shanna tackle ringleader Fuzzi as he tries to flee.
Keywords
computer; elementary school; kidnapper; kidnapping; reporter; SCUBA

Student's Guide to Computer Language (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
computer; educational; fact
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Computer Trap
    Whiz Kids
  2. 1. The Computer Trap
    Whiz Kids
  3. 2. Student's Guide to Computer Language
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kirk House
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin
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