That Wilkin Boy
#12
(April 1971)
Archie,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- That Wilkin Boy, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater
Issue Notes
With this issue, THAT WILKIN BOY (along with many other Archie titles at this time) switched to a 52-page "giant" format costing 25 cents.
This issue also introduces a new approach for the series: mixed in with comedy stories are more dramatic and socially-relevant stories.
This issue also introduces a new approach for the series: mixed in with comedy stories are more dramatic and socially-relevant stories.
All Aglow
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
- Synopsis
- After Bingo trips on one of Mr. Smythe's barbells and crushes his guitar, he and Samantha have an argument and break up, to her father's joy.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #9 (March 1977)
-
Open and Shut Case!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Fed Up!
Rebel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Rebel; Willie Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Rebel comments disparagingly on the food he gets.
- Reprints
- in That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #25 (October 1973)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #34 (May 1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #6 (April 1988)
-
Fiddler's Choice
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Uncle Herman; Tough Teddy; Rebel
- Synopsis
- Mr. Smythe and Teddy try to prove that Uncle Herman is lying about having been a professional baseball player.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #22 (May 1979)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #26 (January 1987)
-
Good Skate
Samantha / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
- Synopsis
- Bingo tries to teach Samantha to roller skate.
- Reprints
- in That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #25 (October 1973)
-
Night Shades
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy; Willie Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Buddy Drumhead; Rebel
- Synopsis
- Teddy is proud of the fact that his dark glasses are his exclusive trademark, until the Wilkins get hold of a whole case full of shades.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #27 (March 1980)
-
Watch Your Steps
Buddy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Buddy Drumhead; Tough Teddy
- Synopsis
- Buddy is obsessed with an escalator.
White Sale
Bingo / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Mr. Wilkin complains that aggravation from Bingo is giving him grey hairs.
- Reprints
- in That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #24 (September 1973)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #51 (March 1984)
- in Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #18 (April 2007)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #195 (October 2013)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #20 (October 2019)
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Too Many Cooks
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman; Mrs. Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Uncle Herman tries to cook a turkey, with the expected results.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #17 (July 1978)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #25 (November 1986)
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Bingo Tells It Like It Is
That Wilkin Boy / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Bingo gives advice to readers.
In Step
Sampson Smythe / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin
- Synopsis
- Sampson tries to prove he's up on today's latest fads.
- Reprints
- in That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #25 (October 1973)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #34 (May 1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #6 (April 1988)
-
Snow Made!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx, woman's libber, creates a "snow woman."
The Man and the Boy
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen; drama
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Doctor; Lisa
- Synopsis
- After a handsome doctor saves Mrs. Smythe's life, Samantha decides to transfer her love from the immature Bingo to the mature, wise doctor. But when she faces a crisis with Bingo, she learns who the real mature man is.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (August 1987)
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- Keywords
- soap opera
Indexer Notes
The first of many soap-style stories in this title.
This is the infamous story where Bingo slaps Samantha to calm her down when she's hysterical.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Man and the Boy!
That Wilkin Boy -
1.
All Aglow
That Wilkin Boy -
2.
Open and Shut Case!
Li'l Jinx -
3.
Fed Up!
Rebel -
4.
Fiddler's Choice
That Wilkin Boy -
5.
Good Skate
Samantha -
6.
Night Shades
That Wilkin Boy -
7.
Watch Your Steps
Buddy -
8.
White Sale
Bingo -
9.
Too Many Cooks
That Wilkin Boy -
10.
Bingo Tells It Like It Is
That Wilkin Boy -
11.
In Step
Sampson Smythe -
12.
Snow Made!
Li'l Jinx -
13.
The Man and the Boy
That Wilkin Boy
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