(October 1991)

Archie, 1954 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year, once in Aug. and Sept., twice in Nov., three times in Jan. and October
On-sale Date
1991-07-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor in chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Pep Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Golliher (signed) [as Wog]
Inks
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In real life, a dweeb like that could never rate those dolls!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Keywords
comic books; comic conventions; San Diego

The Book (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Golliher
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Grandma Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Dan De Carlo; Stan Goldberg; Professor Jacko; Delbert the Dealer; Fred Greenberg; Victoria Greenberg; Izzy Greenberg; Larry Charet; Frank Alison; Clydene Nee; Heather Barksdale; Janice Hughes (cameo); Julie Roloff (cameo); Tom French (cameo); Virginia French (cameo); Charles Clayton (flashback)
Synopsis
Chuck Clayton finds out that his grandmother has a copy of the oldest known comic book, created by his ancestor Charles Clayton during the Revolutionary War. It is first displayed at a convention in New York City, then at Chicago Con and finally at San Diego Comic-Con. Wherever it is displayed, someone tries to steal it, until the thief is caught at San Diego.
Reprints
Keywords
Chicago; comic books; comic conventions; New York City; San Diego

Indexer Notes

Charles Clayton is Chuck's ancestor who was a cartoonist during the American Revolution.

There are many in-joke references to parts of comic fandom. For instance, the Wendell Comics characters of Wendell, Brenda and Cobina, which are spoofs of Archie, Betty and Veronica. Archie is continually being mistaken as Wendell by comic fans, and Betty and Veronica enter the three of them in the costume contest at San Diego as the Wendell Comics characters.

Cosmic Cosmetics (Table of Contents: 2)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis
Aunt Hilda uses some strange concoctions to maintain her appearance.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Editor's Notebook / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ellen Leonforte (signed) (illustrations)
Inks
Ellen Leonforte (signed) (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters from: Tiffany Soto, Trevor Lee

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw ?
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica was kind enough...

Indexer Notes

word search puzzle

Snip Six-Pack Rings (Tip 5) (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie's Environmental Tip / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw ?

Genre
teen
Synopsis
Jughead and Hot Dog show readers how to make the disposal of plastic pop can rings environmentally safe.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["In real life, a dweeb like that could never rate those dolls!"]
    Pep Comics
  2. 1. The Book
    Archie
  3. 2. Cosmic Cosmetics
    Sabrina
  4. 3. ["This month I'd like to tell you about some upcoming events..."]
    Editor's Notebook
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Archie's Club News
  6. 5. ["Veronica was kind enough..."]
    Archie
  7. 6. Snip Six-Pack Rings (Tip 5)
    Archie's Environmental Tip
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Merlin Haas
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen