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Issue: Wilbur Comics #80
Publication Date: September 1958
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Issues: #80 of 90 Issues
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: 06/19/1958
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: Starting with this issue, the title was billed as "The New Wilbur," with artist Dan DeCarlo and writer Frank Doyle taking over to give it the look and feel of their Betty and Veronica stories.
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1958, page 383, registration number B720415.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Miss Sturdley
First Line: You say if Laurie fell into the river it would be a misfortune! Then what would you consider a catastrophe?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Big Blow!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Mr. Moore
Synopsis: The guys ignore Linda in favor of her father's new state-of-the-art multimedia console, which includes TV, phonograph, and a radio that picks up any station anywhere. Linda turns the dial to a very obscure station, and the weather forecast convinces the guys that a blizzard is coming.
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In Content Item: FlagWilbur Comics #88 published September 1963
as The Big Blow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Poor Butterfly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Alec; Linda Moore
Synopsis: Wilbur goes out hunting with a butterfly net, but what he gets isn't a butterfly, but Linda's, er, posterior.
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In Content Item: FlagWilbur Comics #88 published September 1963
as Poor Butterfly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Heart's Desire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Tiny; Bolo; Dodo
Synopsis: The Big Moose-like Tiny hires the diminutive con artist Bolo to help him get to first base with the girl he likes, the bespectacled Dodo. But it turns out that Dodo actually carries a torch for Bolo, who turns the situation to his advantage.
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In Content Item: FlagWilbur Comics #88 published September 1963
as Heart's Desire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Weather Profit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Alec; Linda Moore; Bolo
Synopsis: By using a sarcastic tone, Bolo manages to con Alec while telling him nothing but the truth.
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In Content Item: FlagWilbur Comics #88 published September 1963
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Pages: 3
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Blow the Man Down

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Mr. Moore
Synopsis: Wilbur tries to help Laurie give a vacuum cleaner more power, and winds up turning it into a rocket that has Mr. Moore on the run.
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In Content Item: FlagWilbur Comics #88 published September 1963
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Monsters of the Ages

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
Feature(s): Nature's Notebook
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An article on dinosaurs.
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Wet Rain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Greg
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Greg are in the pool when it starts raining.
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Pages: 1
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The Gun that Won the West

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
Feature(s): American Heritage
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Article on the Colt revolver.
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Frame of Mind

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Wilbur
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore; Alec; Mr. Lake
Synopsis: A discussion between Linda and Alec makes Wilbur think that Laurie is trying to "frame" him for something she did.
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In Content Item: FlagWilbur Comics #88 published September 1963
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Pages: 5

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