Archie #523 [Direct Edition]
(July 2002)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every 4 weeks, twice in July.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie 60th Anniversary
Barcode
762816467476 52311

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's odd, Veronica!
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Monster Madness (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Delia Devoe
Synopsis
Archie is approached by someone claiming to be a psychic who tells him that he will become very ugly as he gets older.
Reprints
Keywords
psychic

Service with a Smile (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Crosby
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A cute new girl moves across the street from Archie and he devises a scheme to get closer to her.
Reprints

Helpful Hints for Guys (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A series of one, two and three panel comics.
Reprints

Good Ol’ Daze (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Archie points out all of the toys and gadgets that weren't available when his father was a child.
Reprints

Smooch Pooch (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Archie dreams about a gadget that Dilton has invented that gets girls to kiss him.

Wherefore Art (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge buys an expensive painting and invites a friend over to see it but Archie replaces it with something that he drew before the guy arrives.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["That's odd, Veronica!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Monster Madness
    Archie
  3. 2. Service with a Smile
    Archie
  4. 3. Helpful Hints for Guys
    Archie
  5. 4. Good Ol’ Daze
    Archie
  6. 5. Smooch Pooch
    Archie
  7. 6. Wherefore Art
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk