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266May 1988
$0.75

Life with Archie #266

Archie · May 1988

First appearance: Hilda Spellman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series)
Issue
#266
Publication date
May 1988
Key date
1988-05-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.75
Pages
36
Barcode
02710006963805
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hilda Spellman - 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 DeCarloArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones
1Trouble on the Double Part Icomic story6script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Miss Phlips, Mr. Weatherbee
3-letters page1
4Style Guilecomic story0.5script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan Parent; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaHilda Spellman First, Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Zelda
5Trouble on the Double Part IIcomic story5script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Dilton Doiley, Superintendent Hassle, Jughead Jones, Mr. Svenson, Mr. Weatherbee
6It's in the Bag!activity0.67
7Statement Of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
8Ski the Worldcomic story11script: Kathleen Webb; pencils: Kathleen Webb; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Smithers
9A Public Service Message from Archie Comicspublic service announcement1Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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