Archie Comics #57 for Sale - First Appearance of Ophelia Glutenschnable - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue: #57
Publication date: July-August 1952
Key date: 1952-07-00
On-sale date: 1952-05-14
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ophelia Glutenschnable - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ginger - 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: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Fauntleroy, Ginger First, Jughead Jones, Katy Keene, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Super Duck, Suzie, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
2	Fine Feathered Friends	comic story	7	pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee, Pop Tate
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
4	Watch My Dust	comic story	2	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper
6	Patch Me If You Can!	comic story	7	script: Sy Reit; pencils: George Frese; inks: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Ophelia Glutenschnable First, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
8	It's a Gift	comic story	7	script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
10	-	letters page	0.5	letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews
11	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Archie Andrews
12	Eager Beaver	comic story	7	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: George Frese; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Gladys Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
14	From Hollywood	text article	2	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews
16	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
17	Fun Page	activity	1
19	Stop Look and Lesson	comic story	7	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Miss Grundy, Forsythe Jones II, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #12	1980	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.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #5657 of 101#58 ›

Sources

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

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