Dilton's Strange Science
#4
[Direct]
(February 1990)
Archie,
1989 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 6 times a year in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1989-12-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On sale date from Betty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine #2.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Dilton's Strange Science / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Golliher (signed)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It’s the latest in holiday technology!
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Danni Malloy
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Scientific Santa Part I
Dilton's Strange Science / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Dexter Doiley; Danni Malloy; Santa Claus (an android)
- Synopsis
- Dilton's young cousin Dexter doesn't believe in Santa Claus, so Dilton and Danni devise a plan to convince him using an android Santa and elves.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #10 (December 2005)
-
- Keywords
- Alaska; android; Christmas; elves; polar bear; teleportation
You Don't Need Drugs...
Archie / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Hot Dog
Dilton's Doofy Inventions
Dilton's Strange Science / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- weirdly practical inventions
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #105 (March 1996)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #55 (March 2001)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #1 (February 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #95 (February 2020)
-
Scientific Santa Part II
Dilton's Strange Science / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Danni Malloy; Dexter Doiley; Santa Claus (an android?); Santa's Elves [Winky; Blinky; Inky; Pinky; Dinky; Elmo]; Mr. Doiley (cameo); Mrs. Doiley (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Dilton and Danni take Dexter to the Santa's Workshop they built, but later on Christmas Day, they wonder if something else really happened.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #10 (December 2005)
-
- Keywords
- microscope; Santa's Workshop
Computer Chip Shot [Scientific Santa Part III]
Dilton's Strange Science / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Danni Malloy; Winky
- Synopsis
- When Dilton and Danni go to disassemble their Santa's Workshop, a teleporter accident sends them (with one of the android elves) to a world inhabited only by robots, where they are arrested.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Holiday Fun Digest (Archie, 1997 series) #10 (December 2005)
-
- Keywords
- robot
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ellen Leonforte (illlustrations)
- Inks
- Ellen Leonforte (illustrations)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Terrence Ford; Janie Williams
Couch Slouch
Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
- Reprints
A Home Where Dinosaurs Roam!
Dilton's Strange Science / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen; science fiction
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Danni Malloy; Gleep
- Synopsis
- Dilton and Danni's dinosaur Gleep has grown too big, so they have to find a suitable place for him to live.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["It’s the latest in holiday technology!"]
Dilton's Strange Science -
1.
Scientific Santa Part I
Dilton's Strange Science -
2.
You Don't Need Drugs...
Archie -
3.
Dilton's Doofy Inventions
Dilton's Strange Science -
4.
Scientific Santa Part II
Dilton's Strange Science -
5.
Computer Chip Shot [Scientific Santa Part III]
Dilton's Strange Science -
6.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
7.
Couch Slouch
Sabrina -
8.
[no title indexed]
Editor's Notebook -
9.
A Home Where Dinosaurs Roam!
Dilton's Strange Science
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