Archie #551
(November 2004)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
2.19 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Jan., Feb., Apr., May, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467476 55111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I give you the candidate who's way ahead of his time…
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods

Indexer Notes

Same basic joke as the cover of Archie #466

Butler Bumble! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie is apprenticing as a butler for career day.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #265, writing is credited to Frank Doyle and inks are credited to Mike Esposito.

The Big Show (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; car; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Archie enters his grandfather's old car in the auto show.
Reprints

Stop Thief! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; crime; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hubert Smithers; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie accidentally stops thieves and becomes a hero.
Reprints

Boom and Bust (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Archie keeps blowing things up in chemistry class so nobody wants to work with him.
Reprints

Archie News (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie News / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Archie's Choice (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Vickie Williams ?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie wins a free dinner for two at a fancy restaurant and has to decide who he'll take.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I give you the candidate who's way ahead of his time…"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Butler Bumble!
    Archie
  3. 2. The Big Show
    Archie
  4. 3. Stop Thief!
    Archie
  5. 4. Boom and Bust
    Archie
  6. 5. Archie News
    Archie News
  7. 6. Archie's Choice
    Archie
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