(August 1979)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
twice a year
On-sale Date
1979-06-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
That Wilkin Boy Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000697808
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #169.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

That Wilkin Boy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg ?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bingo! I think the fireworks are almost over!
Genre
teen
Characters
Samantha Smythe; Bingo Wilkin; Sampson Smythe
Keywords
fireworks

Going, Going, Gone (Table of Contents: 1)

Hostess Twinkies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie; Valerie; Melody
Synopsis
Valerie is worn out by talking with Melody, but Josie helps her recover with Hostess Twinkies.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; advertisement in sequential art form for Hostess Twinkies.
Copyright © 1979 Continental Baking Company

Daddy's Little Girl (Table of Contents: 2)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis
Samantha is annoyed because her father treats her like a child. Later, he overhears her talking to Bingo and believes they are talking about getting married.
Reprints

Tact Fact! (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Mort
Synopsis
Jinx gives Mort some good advice.

Bingo - Some Check Maze (Table of Contents: 4)

That Wilkin Boy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Rebel

Indexer Notes

maze

Paper Doll (Table of Contents: 5)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Teddy Tambourine; Samantha Smythe; Wilma Wilkin
Synopsis
The neighborhood is upset because their newspapers have not been delivered, and Bingo and Teddy try to help out when they discover the reason why.
Reprints

Winged Victory (Table of Contents: 6)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Uncle Herman
Synopsis
Mr. Smythe makes fun of the bird house that Bingo built, so Uncle Herman offers to help out.
Keywords
birds

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dear Bingo and Samantha / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eda Edwards (credited as Bingo and Samantha)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (illustrations)
Inks
Joe Edwards (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters
Joe Edwards

Indexer Notes

advice column; page is hand-lettered, not typeset

Real Gone (Table of Contents: 8)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Teddy Tambourine; Sampson Smythe; Samantha Smythe (cameo)
Synopsis
Bingo needs to get a message to Samantha but her father is so angry with him he can't get near her house.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Bingo! I think the fireworks are almost over!"]
    That Wilkin Boy
  2. 1. Going, Going, Gone
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. Daddy's Little Girl
    That Wilkin Boy
  4. 3. Tact Fact!
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. Bingo - Some Check Maze
    That Wilkin Boy
  6. 5. Paper Doll
    That Wilkin Boy
  7. 6. Winged Victory
    That Wilkin Boy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Dear Bingo and Samantha
  9. 8. Real Gone
    That Wilkin Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Stangas