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53December 1972
$0.25

Archie and Me #53

Archie · December 1972 · on sale 1972

First appearance: Miss Phlips
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Identification plate

Series
Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
December 1972
Key date
1972-12-00
On-sale date
1972
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Miss Phlips - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dan DeCarloArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Miss Phlips First, Mr. Weatherbee
1Mum's the Wordcomic story8pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al HartleyArchie Andrews, Miss Beazly, Coach Kleats, Miss Grundy, Miss Haggly, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
3Approval Approachcomic story6pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Joe SinnottArchie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
4Nervous Servicecomic story5script: Al Hartley; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
6Football Muddlecomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe EdwardsGreg, Charley Hawse, Li'l Jinx, Russ
7Aid Escapadecomic story5Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
8First Prizecomic story5script: Al Hartley; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
10-letters page2letters: typeset
11Weight Fatecomic story5Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #351988On eBay ›
Jughead with Archie Digest #471981On eBay ›
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Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #421982On eBay ›
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #201981On eBay ›
Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #351996On eBay ›
Archie's Camp Tales #[nn]2007On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #1732011On eBay ›
Archie's Campfire Stories
ISBN 978-1-62738-942-6		2015On eBay ›
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #3102020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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