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Issue: Little Archie #2
Publication Date: January 1956
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Issues: #2 of 4 Issues (5 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/19/1956
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Library of Congress, Periodicals 1957.

Bob Bolling begins signing his stories with this issue.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
First Line: Bride and groom and preacher too; will the wedding be spoiled or will it go through?
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Pages: 1
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Meet the Cartoonist of Little Archie... Bob Bolling

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Little Archie (drawing) and his creator Bob Bolling (photograph) thank the readers for the great sales of "Little Archie" # 1. Betty announces that starting in the next issue, "Little Archie" will be a giant-sized comic.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Caramel
First Line: Chee! Lookit! (Sigh) They're lovers!
Synopsis: Betty and Ronnie compete for Little Archie's affections by cooking for him.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #3 published August 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Betty's cat, introduced in the first issue of "Little Archie," gets her name of "Caramel" in this story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Little Ophelia Glutenschnable
First Line: Let's shoot off our midi-evil catapult!
Synopsis: When Little Archie is cast as the heroic knight in the school play opposite Ronnie as the fair damsel, Reggie tries to sabotage him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy in the "Little Archie" stories. Mr. Weatherbee has a bit more hair than in the regular stories, while Miss Grundy, apparently eternally old, looks exactly the same.

One of the few Little Archie stories featuring a younger version of the Big Ethel predecessor, Ophelia Glutenschnable. She was soon replaced in this title by original characters (such as Evelyn Evernever).
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Archie's Fun Page
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge
First Line: Your phone's ringin', Reg!
Synopsis: After Reggie brags about how smart his dog Wags is, Little Archie fools him into thinking Wags can talk.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones
First Line: Hi, Archie! Let's build a snowman!
Synopsis: Jughead wants to know what Little Archie is going to do with a shovel.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
First Line: The Strange Rider's in a real bad jam!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries to find out why his students are more interested in TV's "The Strange Rider" than in their schoolwork.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
First Line: Archie! Late again!
Synopsis: Little Archie is sent to his room without dinner, but Spotty brings him something.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This black-and-white gag introduces the finalized design of another new creation, Little Archie's dog Spotty.

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