That Wilkin Boy
#16
(January 1972)
Archie,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- 5 times a year in Jan., April, July, Sept., and Oct.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- That Wilkin Boy Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater
The Heart Doesn't Lie
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy; Sheila Smythe
- Synopsis
- Samantha tells us the story of how her father tried to push her away from Bingo and toward Teddy, and how her mother managed to set things right.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #45 (March 1983)
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Indexer Notes
The first of a series of stories done in romance-comics style. In this case, what would normally be a standard comedy story is outfitted with flowery first-person narration by Samantha to give it a more dramatic feel.
Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!
letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Eda Edwards [as Bingo and Samantha]
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
- Synopsis
- Wise advice to readers from Bingo and Sam.
Mood Madness
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Tough Teddy; Uncle Herman; Rebel
- Synopsis
- As part of his homework for an acting course, Bingo has to be churlish and unpleasant for four hours, followed by four hours of nonstop smiling.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #47 (July 1983)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #13 (August 1995)
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Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy
- Synopsis
- Outside a chemical factory, Mr. Smythe finds his daughter, Bingo and Teddy protesting against pollution, leading to an argument about environmentalism, picketing, and the dangers that big business is inflicting on the planet.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #48 (September 1983)
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Indexer Notes
Starting with this story and "There's Something About a Soldier" in the same issue, Mr. Smythe becomes an arch-conservative arguing with the kids about social and political issues. This new approach may have been inspired by the smash success of the TV series "All In the Family" a few months earlier; Mr. Smythe's new characterization is very similar to Archie Bunker.
Sound Barrier!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #45 (March 1983)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #6 (April 1988)
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How's That Again?
Dilton's Teach In / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Dilton teaches his friends about the picture game known as a Rebus.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #60 (June 1983)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #56 (December 1991)
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There's Something About a Soldier
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Tough Teddy; Wilma Wilkin
- Synopsis
- After Bingo passes his army physical, Mr. Smythe, Bingo and Teddy argue about draft-dodging, which Mr. Smythe considers un-American. Bingo and Teddy defend the people who refuse to fight in an immoral war, but finally agree that if they're drafted, they'll go and fight even though they oppose the war.
Indexer Notes
One of the few stories to directly address the Vietnam war and opposition to the draft.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene
That Wilkin Boy -
1.
The Heart Doesn't Lie
That Wilkin Boy -
2.
Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!
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3.
Mood Madness
That Wilkin Boy -
4.
Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene
That Wilkin Boy -
5.
Sound Barrier!
Li'l Jinx -
6.
How's That Again?
Dilton's Teach In -
7.
There's Something About a Soldier
That Wilkin Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Thomas Johnson
- Mike Nielsen
- Jaime Weinman
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