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184August 1977
$0.35

Life with Archie #184

Archie · August 1977

First appearance: Frankie Valdez
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Identification plate

Series
Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series)
Issue
#184
Publication date
August 1977
Key date
1977-08-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0271000696308
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Frankie Valdez - 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
0The Secret Behind the Mask!cover1pencils: Stan Goldberg; colors: Barry GrossmanArchie Andrews, Frankie Valdez First
2Double Visioncomic story11pencils: Stan GoldbergBetty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Crown Prince of Monarchia
4Art Smartcomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsCharley; Li'l Jinx
8-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Jughead Jones
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
12-letters page1letters: typesetBetty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
13The Secret Behind the Maskcomic story11script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; T. T. Scott; Claude Scott

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #251997On eBay ›
Jughead with Archie Digest #1061991On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #1121992On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #391996On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #2282006On eBay ›
Tales from Riverdale Digest #172007On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #102011On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #812018On eBay ›
B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #2772020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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