Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #17 for Sale - First Appearance of Chuck Clayton - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series)
Issue: #17
Publication date: May 1971
Key date: 1971-05-00
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chuck Clayton - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Chuck Clayton First, Betty Cooper, Clyde Didit, Dan Didit, Dippy Didit, Veronica Lodge, Nancy Woods
1	Second Act	comic story	1	pencils: Dick Malmgren; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
2	Fowl Foul	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
3	White Sight	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle
4	Green Scene	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
5	Box Yocks	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
6	Slick Trick	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
7	Reggie's Snappy Comebacks	cartoon	2	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
8	Ski Tee Hee	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
9	Just Right	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
10	Puck Luck	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dick Malmgren; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Reggie Mantle
11	Confronted	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
12	Along the Campaign Trail with Reggie	cartoon	1	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; letters: Bill Yoshida	Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
13	His Just Dessert	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, Ethel Muggs, Pop Tate
14	Bad Check	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Reggie Mantle
15	Hitch Switch	comic story	1	script: George Gladir	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
16	The Gift	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
17	Trade Aid	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
18	Come Clean!	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Jinx Holliday [Li'l Jinx]; Hap Holliday
19	Blast from the Past	comic story	1		Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
20	Working Man	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
21	Reggie's Double Takes	cartoon	1		Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
22	Jolly Folly	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
23	Reggie Asks Are You a Quiz Whiz?	cartoon	2	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dick Malmgren; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
24	Slow Woe	comic story	1	script: George Gladir	Archie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
25	-	letters page	1.75	pencils: various (illustrations); inks: various (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
26	-	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset
27	Your Number's Up	comic story	1	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
28	Reggie's Wise Guy View of History	cartoon	1
29	Palm Balm	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle
30	Guile Style	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
31	Dig Gig	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle, Vicky Mantle
32	Muddy Study	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
33	Need Plead	comic story	0.5	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle
34	Li'l Jinx Puzzlers	activity	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards
35	Girl Watchers Forever	comic story	2	script: Samm Schwartz; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
36	Yap Rap	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; letters: Bill Yoshida	Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
37	-	cartoon	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; letters: Bill Yoshida	Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones

Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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