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Issue: That Wilkin Boy #16
Publication Date: January 1972
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Issues: #16 of 52 Issues (53 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: That Wilkin Boy Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/02/1971
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from mikesamazingworld.com
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy Cover; newsprint Interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
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Pages: 1
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The Heart Doesn't Lie

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Synopsis: Samantha tells us the story of how her father tried to push her away from Bingo and toward Teddy, and how her mother managed to set things right.
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In Issue: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #45 published March 1983
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The first of a series of stories done in romance-comics style. In this case, what would normally be a standard comedy story is outfitted with flowery first-person narration by Samantha to give it a more dramatic feel.
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Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!

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Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis: Wise advice to readers from Bingo and Sam.
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Pages: 2
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Mood Madness

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: As part of his homework for an acting course, Bingo has to be churlish and unpleasant for four hours, followed by four hours of nonstop smiling.
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Pages: 6
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Mr. Smythe's Clean Scene

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Synopsis: Outside a chemical factory, Mr. Smythe finds his daughter, Bingo and Teddy protesting against pollution, leading to an argument about environmentalism, picketing, and the dangers that big business is inflicting on the planet.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Starting with this story and "There's Something About a Soldier" in the same issue, Mr. Smythe becomes an arch-conservative arguing with the kids about social and political issues. This new approach may have been inspired by the smash success of the TV series "All In the Family" a few months earlier; Mr. Smythe's new characterization is very similar to Archie Bunker.
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Sound Barrier!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Pages: 1
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How's That Again?

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Genres: humorous, informational, non-fiction, teen
Feature(s): Dilton's Teach In
Synopsis: Dilton teaches his friends about the picture game known as a Rebus.
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Pages: 2
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There's Something About a Soldier

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Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Synopsis: After Bingo passes his army physical, Mr. Smythe, Bingo and Teddy argue about draft-dodging, which Mr. Smythe considers un-American. Bingo and Teddy defend the people who refuse to fight in an immoral war, but finally agree that if they're drafted, they'll go and fight even though they oppose the war.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: One of the few stories to directly address the Vietnam war and opposition to the draft.

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