Publishers / Archie / The Adventures of Little Archie (1961) / #24
24Fall 1962
$0.25

The Adventures of Little Archie #24

Archie · Fall 1962 · on sale 1962-08-21

First appearance: Mad Doctor Doom1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
Fall 1962
Key date
1962-10-00
On-sale date
1962-08-21
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mad Doctor Doom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What's Happening Here? Read the Story Inside!cover1pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Bob BollingLittle Archie, Mary Andrews
1The Gentle Waycomic story7script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Bob BollingFred Andrews, Little Archie, Mary Andrews
2The Late, Late Showcomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
3One Quiet Nightcomic story8script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Bob BollingLittle Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Alice Cooper, Polly Cooper
4Jamestown Revisitedtext article1letters: typeset
5Robots of Doomcomic story9script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Bob BollingLittle Archie, Mary Andrews, Mad Doctor Doom First
6Wish-Boner!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsShrimpy
7The Lucky Daycomic story6script: Dexter Taylor; pencils: Dexter Taylor; inks: Dexter Taylor; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Dexter TaylorLittle Archie
8A Born Leadercomic story1script: Dexter Taylor; pencils: Dexter Taylor; inks: Dexter Taylor; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Dexter TaylorLittle Archie, Miss Grundy
9The Chance of a Ghostcomic story6script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Bob BollingLittle Archie, Mary Andrews, Little Betty Cooper, Little Veronica Lodge
10The Flying Acecomic story8script: Dexter Taylor; pencils: Dexter Taylor; inks: Dexter Taylor; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Dexter TaylorLittle Archie, Little Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
11Little Archie Makes the Eel Kneelcomic story9script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Victor Gorelick; letters: Bob BollingFred Andrews, Little Archie, Little Reggie, Little Moose Mason

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

CollectionYear
Jokebook Comics Digest Annual #31978On eBay ›
Little Archie Comics Digest Annual #11977On eBay ›
Little Archie Comics Digest Annual #41979On eBay ›
Archie Annual Digest #281976On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #31982On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #81983On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #922005On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #51976On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #61976On eBay ›
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #41977On eBay ›
Archie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie #1
ISBN 1-879794-17-9
2004On eBay ›
B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #2132011On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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