Archie Annual #7 for Sale - First Appearance of Pat the Brat - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: 1955-1956
Key date: 1955-06-18
On-sale date: 1955-06-18
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pat the Brat - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1		Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
2	Duel Control	comic story	5	pencils: George Frese; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Maurice
3	Souped Up	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
4	Who's Who?	comic story	0.5		Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
5	Scope Dope!	comic story	3	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
6	Wrong Number	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
7	Dumb Doora	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
8	Im-Material!	comic story	1		Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
9	Bat In the Belfry!	comic story	4	pencils: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee
10	Gentleman Jug	comic story	0.5		Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
11	Tie-Q	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
12	The New Look	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
13	Watch Your Step	comic story	0.5		Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
14	The Ride Answer	comic story	0.5		Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
15	Date Fate!	comic story	4	pencils: George Frese	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
16	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
17	Bigger and Batter	comic story	1	pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
18	-	activity	1
19	Stare Way	comic story	4	pencils: George Frese; inks: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
20	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
21	The Ron About	comic story	0.75	pencils: Tom Moore	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
22	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Tom Moore	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
23	Throw Out the Life-Line!	comic story	0.75	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews
24	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
25	Broad Minded	comic story	2.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
26	-	comic story	0.33
27	Fun Page	activity	0.25
28	Fun Page	activity	0.25
29	Fun Page	activity	0.25		Archie Andrews
30	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.25		Archie Andrews
31	Silent Might	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese; inks: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
32	Easy As Pie	comic story	0.5		Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
33	Urp	comic story	0.5		Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
34	Summer Daze	comic story	2		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
35	-	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Harold; inks: Joe Harold
36	Don't Robot In	comic story	2.67	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
37	-	comic story	0.33	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
38	The Motor the Merrier	text story	2.67	script: Ray Gill	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
39	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Jughead Jones
40	Sunken Luck!	comic story	1	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews
41	Eager Eater	comic story	0.5	pencils: Tom Moore	Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
42	Mask Her Aid!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Tom Moore	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
43	Fun Page	activity	0.25
44	Fun Page	activity	0.25
45	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Jughead Jones
46	Zoo's Who	comic story	2.5	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Souphead
47	Comical Chemicals	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
48	Pin Phoney!	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
49	I'll String Along With Yo-Yo	comic story	4	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
50	A Matter of Taste!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
51	Finders Cheaters!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
52	-	activity	0.5
53	Fun Page	activity	0.25
54	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.25	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Wilbur Wilkin
55	The Heel of Fortune	comic story	4	pencils: Bob Montana	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
56	On the Ball	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hooky Hogan; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
57	Dance By Chance!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
58	Finders Weepers!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
59	Manner of Speaking	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
60	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
61	-	activity	0.5
62	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
63	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Pat the Brat First
64	Right Diet!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
65	The Critic	comic story	2	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
66	Spring Fever	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
67	Short Cut	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
68	Stoved In!	comic story	1	pencils: Tom Moore	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
69	Food For Talk	comic story	2		Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
70	Mess Call!	comic story	1	pencils: Red Holmdale	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
71	That'll Teach You	comic story	0.5		Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
72	Lover Archie	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
73	-	activity	1
74	Nickel Nurser	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
75	Well Balanced!	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
76	Thar She Blows!	comic story	1.75		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
77	Cow'm I Doing?	comic story	0.25		Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
78	Bird Tale	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
79	Fun Page	activity	0.5		Jughead Jones
81	Hood Winked	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
82	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
83	-	activity	1	pencils: Joe Harold; inks: Joe Harold
84	Horse Non-Sense	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
85	Test-defied	comic story	0.5		Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Plus 0.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

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World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #100	2020	On eBay ›
Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest #1	2021	On eBay ›
Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest #4	2021	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
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Series context

‹ #67 of 26#8 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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