Archie's Super Hero Special #1

(1978)

[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Nightmare World of the Skull (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Hood / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Mighty Comics (Archie, 1966 series) #47 (June 1967)

The PH factor (Table of Contents: 3)

Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Marty Epp

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

Archie discovers that by calling on his own PH Factor he can become Pureheart the Powerful. Unfortunately, the PH factor is so strong that it makes everyone forget they saw Pureheart or recognize him as Archie.

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #46 (February 1966)

It All Began... (Table of Contents: 4)

Superteen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Vince DeCarlo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Origin of Betty Cooper in her superhero identity as Superteen.

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #3 (August 1966)

The Monster Mouse (Table of Contents: 5)

The Jaguar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

John Rosenberger

Inks

John Rosenberger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Jaguar

Reprints

• from Adventures of the Jaguar (Archie, 1961 series) #1 (September 1961)

The Plight of the Bumblebee! (Table of Contents: 6)

Evilheart / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Marty Epp

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; The Bee; Mr. Lodge

Reprints

• from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #20 (October 1966)

Indexer Notes

Divided into Part 1 and Part 2.

Marco's Eyes (Table of Contents: 7)

The Fly / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Ferguson ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fly; Marco (villain)

Reprints

• from The Fly [Adventures of The Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)

Quick Justice (Table of Contents: 8)

Sorcery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

Rudy Lapick

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Chilling Adventures in Sorcery as Told by Sabrina (Archie, 1972 series) #1 (September 1972)

The Ultimate Cure (Table of Contents: 9)

Sorcery / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Stan Goldberg

Inks

Jon D'Agostino

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Sabrina (cameo)

Reprints

• from Chilling Adventures in Sorcery as Told by Sabrina (Archie, 1972 series) #2 (October 1972)

Indexer Notes

Sabrina is host in intro in splash panel.

Pureheart the Powerful in the Center Ring (Table of Contents: 10)

Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

Sal Contrera

Letters

Mario Acquaviva

Genre

superhero; teen; humor

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Veronica Lodge; the Madman Clown (villain)

Synopsis

While at a circus, a mad clown with murder on his mind kidnaps Veronica because she looks like his ex-wife. When Archie and Reggie can't find Veronica, they become Pureheart and Evilheart to save the young socialite.

Reprints

• from Archie as Pureheart the Powerful (Archie, 1966 series) #3 (February 1967)

Keywords

circus; hypnotism; tiger; trapeze

Indexer Notes

Story is in two parts.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Black Fog (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

T. Casey Brennan

Pencils

Gray Morrow (illustrations)

Inks

Gray Morrow (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Red Circle Sorcery (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (April 1974)

Meet Lancelot Strong, the Man with the Double Life (Table of Contents: 12)

The Shield / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shield [Lancelot Strong]

Reprints

• from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)

Indexer Notes

Simon & Kirby version of the Shield- 1959

The Double Life of Private Strong (Table of Contents: 13)

The Shield / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shield [Lancelot Strong] (origin)

Reprints

• from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)

Indexer Notes

Origin of the Shield. Lancelot Strong only appears as a small child.

Spawn of the X-World (Table of Contents: 14)

The Shield / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shield [Lancelot Strong] (origin)

Reprints

• from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)

Indexer Notes

Origin of The Shield, part 2.

Mystery of the Vanished Wreckage (Table of Contents: 15)

The Shield / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shield [Lancelot Strong]

Reprints

• from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)

Indexer Notes

Note: the preceding Shield stories make up the first 17 pages of the Double Life of Private Strong #1 with introduction and origin.

The Decidedly Decent Demon (Table of Contents: 16)

Captain Hero / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Mario Acquaviva

Colors

?

Letters

Mario Acquaviva

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Decent Demon (villain)

Synopsis

The Decent Demon politely robs all of Riverdale until Captain Hero can find a way to stop him.

Reprints

• from Jughead as Captain Hero (Archie, 1966 series) #6 (August 1967)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #29.

Maid of Mischief (Table of Contents: 17)

Superteen / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Dan DeCarlo

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; Magnet-Girl (villain)

Reprints

• from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #4 (October 1966)

Familiars (Table of Contents: 18)

Essays into the Supernatural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Seuling [as Phil Sueling] (signed)

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gray Morrow

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Chilling Adventures in Sorcery (Archie, 1973 series) #3 (October 1973)

The Web versus the Flipper (Table of Contents: 19)

The Web / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Web; The Flipper (villain)

Reprints

• from Mighty Comics (Archie, 1966 series) #46 (May 1967)

The Werewolf (Table of Contents: 20)

Essays into the Supernatural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Marv Channing (signed)

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gray Morrow

Reprints

• from Red Circle Sorcery (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (April 1974)

Mad Doctor Doom's Dupe! (Table of Contents: 21)

Pureheart the Powerful / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Doyle

Pencils

Bob White

Inks

Marty Epp

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Mad Doctor Doom (villain); Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #48 (April 1966)

Indexer Notes

Story is told in two parts.

[Pureheart Pin-Up] (Table of Contents: 22)

Pureheart the Powerful / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Reprints

• from Archie as Capt. Pureheart (Archie, 1967 series) #4 (May 1967)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 24)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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