Archie Comics #55 for Sale - First Appearance of Little Betty Cooper - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue: #55
Publication date: March-April 1952
Key date: 1952-03-00
On-sale date: 1952-01-18
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Betty Cooper - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ickky Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mr. Snapp - 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	pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
1	Very Kindly Yours	comic story	6	pencils: George Frese; inks: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
2	The Old Gray Mayor	comic story	6	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
4	Love Is Blind	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: George Frese; inks: George Frese	Ickky Jones First, Ginger Snapp, Mr. Snapp First, Tommy Turner
6	The Principal of It!	comic story	6	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Little Betty Cooper First, Miss Grundy, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Hiram Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Jughead Jones
9	From Hollywood	text article	1.75	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews
10	Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1951	statement of ownership	0.25	script: Louis H. Silberkleit
11	Archie Fun Page	activity	0.5		Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
12	-	letters page	0.5	letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews
13	Lucky Puck	comic story	5.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Uncle Herman
14	Pep Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
15	Axeing Price	public service announcement	1	pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg; letters: Dave Berg	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
16	Let's Face It	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
17	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
18	Come Ona My House My Housa C'mon	comic story	7	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Hermione Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge

Plus 1.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #63	2016	On eBay ›
Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #4	2019	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

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.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #5455 of 101#56 ›

Sources

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

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