Archie Giant Series Magazine #599 for Sale - First Appearance of Angel - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue: #599
Publication date: October 1989
Key date: 1989-10-10
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.95
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Spike - 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	Explorers Of The Unknown!	cover	1	pencils: Rex W. Lindsey; inks: Rex W. Lindsey	Gizmo First, Red First, Spike First, Squint First, Wheels First
1	Double Trouble!! Chapter One	comic story	6	script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Rex Lindsey; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Mindy Eisman	Angel First, Gizmo First, Nitro First, Red First, Spike First, Squint First, Wheels First
2	Animal Babies!	activity	1	script: Rod G. Ollerenshaw; pencils: Rod G. Ollerenshaw; inks: Rod G. Ollerenshaw; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Rod G. Ollerenshaw	Archie Andrews
3	Double Trouble!! Chapter Two	comic story	5	script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Rex Lindsey; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Mindy Eisman	Angel First, Gizmo First, Nitro First, Red First, Spike First, Squint First, Wheels First
4	Double Trouble!! Chapter Three	comic story	5	script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Rex Lindsey; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Mindy Eisman	Angel First, Gizmo First, Nitro First, Red First, Spike First, Squint First, Wheels First
5	You Don't Need Drugs	public service announcement	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Nancy Woods
6	Double Trouble!! Chapter Four	comic story	5	script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Rex Lindsey; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Mindy Eisman	Angel First, Gizmo First, Nitro First, Red First, Spike First, Squint First, Wheels First

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 07189646787110
Canadian	price 1.15 CAD; barcode 07189646787110

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #111	1999	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #155	2004	On eBay ›
Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #22	2013	On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #62	2016	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q124539900 (Squint), first-appearance property (CC0)

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