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18Spring 1958
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Little Archie in Animal Land #18

Archie · Spring 1958

First appearance: Little Ambrose
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Identification plate

Series
Little Archie in Animal Land (Archie, 1957 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
Spring 1958
Key date
1958-04-10
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Ambrose - 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
0A dinosaur at a pet showcover1pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob BollingLittle Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Veronica Lodge
1Dig That Fossilcomic story8script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Dexter Taylor; letters: Bob BollingFred Andrews, Little Archie, Mary Andrews, Little Betty Cooper, Little Veronica Lodge, Spotty
2The Horsecomic story2script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; colors: Dexter Taylor; letters: Bob Bolling
3Tropical Fishtext article1pencils: Ken Hultgren; inks: Ken Hultgren
4The Birds and the Beecomic story10script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob BollingFred Andrews, Little Archie, Little Betty Cooper, Little Ambrose First, Little Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
5Parakeetstext article1pencils: Ken Hultgren; inks: Ken Hultgren
6Spotty on the Spotcomic story8script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob BollingFred Andrews, Little Archie, Spotty

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Sources

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