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Soda

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Ambrose Pipps; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate

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Pages: 1

The Scavengers

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Bolling

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Dilton Doily; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever

Synopsis: When the girls are beating the boys at a scavenger hunt, Little Archie scares away Evelyn, who's guarding the girls' findings, by making her think a ghost is after her. The boys then hide their plunder -- including several dogs and cats -- in Little Archie's house. They don't count on Mr. Andrews coming home early from work. And after the girls get their animals back, Mr. Andrews offers a twenty-five cent reward to whoever brings him Little Archie.

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Pages: 11

Ludwig La Stanza, The Music Moppet

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Bolling

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie and the Good Ol' Gang

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Ludwig La Stanza; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Ruben; Sheldon Broadbeam

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee asks Ludwig La Stanza to conduct the Good Ol' Gang's orchestra in his composition, "Wet Sneaker Serenade," on Parent-Teacher Night. Ludwig can't get the right sound out of the orchestra until he gets the idea of adding live animals, two chickens and a pig, to the orchestra.

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Pages: 10

Notes: First appearance of Ludwig La Stanza, Bolling's short-lived answer to Schroeder from "Peanuts."

All Bowled Up

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Samm Schwartz

Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz

Inker(s): Samm Schwartz

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Scout

Character(s): Little Scout; Egbert

Synopsis: Scout goes bowling.

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Pages: 1

The Truth Hurts

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Harold

Penciller(s): Joe Harold

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Shrimpy

Character(s): Shrimpy; Brando

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Pages: 1

Notes: The first of many appearances in this title by "Shrimpy," Archie Comics' thinly-disguised copy of "Peanuts." (Shrimpy is even referred to as "George Smith" in this strip.) The strip appeared in several Archie titles for the next few years, before being retired and replaced by the old standby "Li'l Jinx."

Campaign Capers

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dexter Taylor

Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor

Inker(s): Dexter Taylor

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Little Dilton Doily; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever; Pop Tate

Synopsis: After Fred tells the kids that they should settle dispute democratically instead of with fighting, Little Archie and Reggie run against each other in an election for "Boss of the West Side." The results are a tie, but there's one kid who hasn't voted yet: Ambrose.

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Pages: 8

Defective Detective

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dexter Taylor

Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor

Inker(s): Dexter Taylor

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Ambrose

Character(s): Ambrose Pipps; Little Archie Andrews; Mr. Pipps; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis: Ambrose wants a dollar to buy Little Archie Giant Comics (which apparently are a comic book in this world too) and sees his opportunity when Mr. Andrews offers a prize of a dollar to the first person who guesses the killer in a new movie.

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Pages: 2

The Ball and the Fly

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dexter Taylor

Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor

Inker(s): Dexter Taylor

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Ambrose Pipps; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason

Synopsis: After Little Archie hits a ball through Mr. Weatherbee's window, he and the boys try to use disguises to get home without being caught.

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Pages: 5

Out on a Limb

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Bolling

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Caramel

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Caramel

Synopsis: Little Archie rescues Betty's cat Caramel from a tree.

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Pages: 1

Menace From the Skies!

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ken Hultgren

Inker(s): Ken Hultgren

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational, nature

Synopsis: Article on owls.

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In Content Item: Flag

Archie Comics Digest #4 published February 1974
as Menace From The Skies! [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

Evelyn Evernever

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dexter Taylor

Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor

Inker(s): Dexter Taylor

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Evelyn Evernever

Character(s): Evelyn Evernever; Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Ambrose Pipps; Teddy; Evelyn's friend

Synopsis: The kids decide to hold a pet show, with the winner's owner getting a ticket to the circus. Evelyn, who desperately wants to see the "lovely ladies" at the circus but doesn't have a pet, tries to attract a cat with a fish skeleton.

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In Issue:

Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #6 published May 1983

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Pages: 6

Business Build Up

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Ambrose's cousin

Synopsis: The boys take Ambrose's money to help finance their health-club business, and then fire him. Ambrose starts a cake and cookie business with his cousin, and attracts all the kids who would rather be fat and happy than healthy.

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Pages: 7

The Hunters

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Bolling

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Caramel

Synopsis: A mouse is chased by Caramel, who is chased by Spotty, who is chased by Little Archie. And someone else chases them all away.

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Pages: 1

Notes: An early example of one of Bolling's favorite layout methods: long, page-wide panels stacked directly on top of each other with no separation.

The Pony Express!

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ken Hultgren

Inker(s): Ken Hultgren

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, informational

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Pages: 1

The Great Mince Pie Mystery

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Bolling

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Ludwig La Stanza; Little Moose Mason

Synopsis: Fred has to go on a diet because Little Archie won't go on walks with him anymore. But when he sees three freshly-baked pies out in the woods, he takes them and eats two of them. Ambrose, who was bringing the pies to the gang's pie auction, tries to solve the mystery of who stole the pies. He gets the evidence he needs when he sees Fred hiding the last of the three pies. Little Archie is crushed to discover that his dad might be a pie thief, while Fred tries to replace the stolen pies, all the while repeating his new motto: "You just can't win."

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 11

Notes: This and the following story, "The Shrimp From Outer Space," show Bolling becoming more ambitious in his stories and art, and more willing to explore the relationships of the characters (in this case, Little Archie's relationship with his dad).

Ludwig La Stanza hums the rhythm of the theme from the show "Dragnet" when Ambrose first appears as a detective.

The Shrimp From Outer Space

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Bolling

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Bolling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie and the Good Ol' Gang

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Lovely reporter; Sheldon Broadbeam; Ludwig La Stanza

Synopsis: Little Archie and the Good Ol' Gang build a rocket out of a barrel and a giant slingshot, but can't find anyone who'll volunteer to go to the moon in it. When Ambrose comes by, trying to get into the Good Ol' Gang, the kids promise him that he can be part of the gang if he goes up in the rocket and comes back alive.

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Archie Annual Digest #27 published January 1975
as The Shrimp from Outer Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 10

Notes: The splash panel of this story is Bolling's first attempt to use a realistic drawing style (rather than the cartoony style of the story itself) in "Little Archie."