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496September 1980
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Archie Giant Series Magazine #496

Archie · September 1980

First appearance: Robin Williams
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Identification plate

Series
Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue
#496
Publication date
September 1980
Key date
1980-09-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Barcode
0271000698609
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Robin Williams - 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: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
2Wet N' Wonderfulcomic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaBetty Cooper, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
4Wrong Rungcomic story0.5script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe EdwardsCharley Hawse, Li'l Jinx
5-comic story0.5script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe EdwardsArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
6Beach Fashionsillustration1pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaVeronica Lodge
8Youth Has Its Flingcomic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
10Aid To The Enemycomic story5script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
12-letters page1script: Eda Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe EdwardsBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
13Jokebook Comics Digest Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
14Archie Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
17A Court Casecomic story5script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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Series context

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Sources

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