Cheryl Blossom #1 [Direct Edition]
(April 1997)

Archie, 1997 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 1.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
7628164670384 00111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cheryl Blossom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as Dan DeCarlo [stacked])
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
First Line of Dialogue or Text
She can't dance well at all!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
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Join the Club (Table of Contents: 1)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Frank Blossom; Penelope Blossom; Jason Blossom; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
When Cheryl and Jason are bequeathed a run-down country club by a rich aunt, Cheryl hatches a plan to turn it into a nightclub.
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Indexer Notes

Divided into 4 untitled chapters (6p, 5p, 5p and 5p). Features character spoofing the cast of the sitcom Friends. Frank Blossom is identified as Cheryl's father in this story, however online sources say her father's name is Clifford.

Dig in and Help Jimmy Dean Support United Cerebral Palsey (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Combination ad/PSA for Jimmy Dean meat products; a portion of proceeds is being donated to United Cerebral Palsey. Ad features an image of Jughead.

Indexer Notes

Located between chapter 1 and 2 of the main story.

Cheryl Fan Art (Table of Contents: 3)

Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Laura Madson; Alana Gentner; Jennifer RItz; Stella Yoo; Irene Pensacola; Melissa [no last name printed]
Inks
Laura Madson; Alana Gentner; Jennifer RItz; Stella Yoo; Irene Pensacola; Melissa [no last name printed]
Colors
Laura Madson; Alana Gentner; Jennifer RItz; Stella Yoo; Irene Pensacola; Melissa [no last name printed]
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis
Reader-submitted artwork.

Indexer Notes

Located between chapter 1 and 2 of the main story.

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

Sabrina the Teenage Witch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Sabrina] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dear Cheryl / letters page / 1.66 pages (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reader-submitted questions answered in-character by Cheryl.

Indexer Notes

Includes illustration of Cheryl, Betty and Veronica, plus assorted nondescript illustrations not done in the standard Archie Comics style. Located between chapter 2 and 3 of the main story.

Things NOT to Say to Your Boyfriend's Mother (Table of Contents: 7)

Cheryl Blossom / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Sara Algase
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Checklist of things not to say to your boyfriend's mother if you want to date him again.

Indexer Notes

Fills remaining third of a page of the Dear Cheryl feature.

[Subscription ads] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Announcing a Groovy New Edition! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Synopsis
Editorial by Victor Gorelick discussing the new Cheryl Blossom comic, Jughead #91, and the Sabrina The Teenage Witch TV series.

Indexer Notes

Includes a photo of Melissa Joan Hart from the Sabrina TV series. Located between chapter 3 and 4 of the main story.

Cheryl Blossom Multi Subscription Offer (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indoor Winter-Wear (Table of Contents: 12)

Cheryl Blossom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rex Lindsey (signed as Rex W. Lindsey)
Inks
Rex Lindsey (signed as Rex W. Lindsey)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Illustration of 3 reader-submitted fashion designs for Cheryl.

[Archie Digest offers] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["She can't dance well at all!!"]
    Cheryl Blossom
  2. 1. Join the Club
    Cheryl Blossom
  3. 2. Dig in and Help Jimmy Dean Support United Cerebral Palsey
    Jughead
  4. 3. Cheryl Fan Art
    Cheryl Blossom
  5. 4. ["Check out this cool new limited edition Sabrina T-shirt!"]
    Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  6. 5. [Sabrina]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Dear Cheryl
  8. 7. Things NOT to Say to Your Boyfriend's Mother
    Cheryl Blossom
  9. 8. [Subscription ads]
  10. 9. Announcing a Groovy New Edition!
  11. 10. Editor's Notebook
  12. 11. Cheryl Blossom Multi Subscription Offer
  13. 12. Indoor Winter-Wear
    Cheryl Blossom
  14. 13. [Archie Digest offers]
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