Publishers / Archie / Life with Archie (1958) / #14
14May 1962
$0.12

Life with Archie #14

Archie · May 1962 · on sale 1962-03-05

First appearance: Chet Atkins1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
May 1962
Key date
1962-05-00
On-sale date
1962-03-05
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chet Atkins - 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: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Victor GorelickArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
2The Mysterious Millioncomic story24script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Marty EppArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
7Archie's Pals 'n' Galspromo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
8That's Differentcomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
10-letters page1.75letters: typesetArchie Andrews
11-statement of ownership0.25script: Louis H. Silberkleit

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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15ยขprice 0.15 USD

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Series context

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Sources

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