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54July 1969
$0.25

Little Archie #54

Archie · July 1969

First appearance: Spotty
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Identification plate

Series
Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
July 1969
Key date
1969-07-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Spotty - 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-cover1Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Jughead, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
1Young Funcomic story6Fred Andrews, Little Archie, Mary Andrews, Spotty First
2Music Makerscomic story1Little Archie, Miss Beazly, Little Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Little Jughead, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
3Little Archie Pin-Upcartoon1Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
4Those Hairy Scary Thingscomic story3pencils: Dexter TaylorFred Andrews, Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Jughead, Little Veronica Lodge
5Up-To-Datecomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
6What's Cookingcomic story6Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Jughead, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
7The Track Starcomic story8Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Dilton Doily; Little Moose Mason; Little Betty Cooper
8-letters page2
9What a Hamcomic story2Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Jughead, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
10Flip Gyp!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx; Greg
11See the Starscomic story1Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie
12The Golf Bugcomic story6pencils: Dexter TaylorLittle Archie, Little Jughead, Hiram Lodge, Little Veronica Lodge
13Catch Matchcomic story1Little Archie, Little Veronica Lodge, Little Reggie, Spotty
14In the Moviescomic story8Little Archie, Little Jughead, Hiram Lodge, Little Veronica Lodge
15Bubble Troublecomic story1Little Archie, Miss Grundy, Mr. Weatherbee
16Date Breakcomic story5script: Dexter Taylor; pencils: Dexter Taylor; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaLittle Reggie Mantle; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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