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153June 1968
$0.25

Archie Giant Series Magazine #153

Archie · June 1968 · on sale 1968-03-26

First appearance: Michael Landon
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Identification plate

Series
Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue
#153
Publication date
June 1968
Key date
1968-06-00
On-sale date
1968-03-26
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Michael Landon - 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 DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
2A "Lodge Original"comic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
3-cartoon1script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
5TV or Not TVcomic story5script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
6Write This Waypromo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews
7Hidden Meaningscomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
8The Non-Believerscomic story6script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
10Short Cut to Beautytext article0.75pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
11-statement of ownership0.25script: Louis Silberkleit
12Achievement Awardcomic story6pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jon D'Agostino; letters: Bill YoshidaBetty Cooper, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
15-letters page2script: Eda Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
16-cartoon1pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper
17Dig This Crazy Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
18Sunny Tripcomic story3script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
21The Celebritycomic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
24Goodbye Ol' Paint...comic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
25Curiositycomic story5script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jon D'Agostino; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
28Surprisecomic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Smithers, Pop Tate

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 16 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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