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77November-December 1955
$0.10

Archie Comics #77

Archie · November-December 1955 · on sale 1955-09-19

First appearance: Blinky
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Identification plate

Series
Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue
#77
Publication date
November-December 1955
Key date
1955-11-00
On-sale date
1955-09-19
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blinky - 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-cover1Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
2Thread Bare!comic story3.75pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
3-comic story0.25pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
4Ain't Misbehaving!comic story2pencils: Harry LuceyArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
5Archie's Pals 'n' Galspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob WhiteArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
6Fireaway!comic story3pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge
8Think---or Thwimcomic story2.75pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
9-comic story0.25pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
10Bop Bop Bopping Alongcomic story1pencils: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Reggie Mantle
12The Music Menacecomic story1pencils: Bob BollingArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
13News and Viewscomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
14Pin-Up Queencomic story0.5pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
15Ring-ing Wet!comic story0.5pencils: Dan DeCarloAlice Cooper, Betty Cooper
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25pencils: Joe EdwardsWilbur Wilkin
18On the Spotcomic story0.5Pat the Brat, Alice Smith
19One Way Ridecomic story0.5Pat the Brat, Blinky First
20Roamin' Mindcomic story0.5Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
21Sweetie Piecomic story0.5Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
22-text story2letters: typesetArchie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones
23Clothes Callcomic story0.5Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
24-letters page0.5letters: ?; typesetArchie Andrews
25The Big Beefcomic story0.5Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
26Falling Starcomic story0.5Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
27There Auto Be a Law!comic story1.75pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
28Taking Ways!comic story0.25pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
29In the Dog Housecomic story0.5Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
30Dollars and Lots of Sensecomic story1pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsArchie Andrews, Reggie Mantle

Plus 2.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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