Sabrina, the Teenage Witch #1 - First Appearance of Harvey Kinkle, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: April 1971
Key date: April 1971
Indicia publisher: Archie Music Corp.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Harvey Kinkle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Cousin 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Archie Andrews (TV)
1	Strange Love	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Harvey Kinkle First, Veronica Lodge, Ethel Muggs, Sabrina Spellman, Pop Tate
3	Math Path!	comic story	2	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx; Russ
4	The Transylvanian Touch	comic story	2	script: George Gladir; pencils: Orlando Busino; inks: Orlando Busino; letters: Orlando Busino
5	Open House for Monsters	comic story	6	script: George Gladir; pencils: Orlando Busino; inks: Orlando Busino; letters: Orlando Busino	Igor; Freddie
6	Sabrina & Salem's Catty Quiz	activity	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Jughead Jones, Salem Saberhagen, Sabrina Spellman
7	Mission Impossible	comic story	8	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Gus Lemoine; inks: Jon D'Agostino; letters: Bill Yoshida	Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Cousin Sylvester
8	Fun Things to Do	activity	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx
9	Sabrina Tricks	activity	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg	Sabrina Spellman
10	Sabrina Puzzle	activity	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Jon D'Agostino; inks: Jon D'Agostino	Sabrina
11	The Sampler	comic story	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick	Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
12	An Uncle's Monkey	comic story	10	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Aunt Hilda, Cousin Ambrose First, Harvey Kinkle First, Sabrina Spellman

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

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Jughead with Archie Digest #13	1976	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #14	1985	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #15	1985	On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #3	1976	On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #4	1976	On eBay ›
Betty #194	2011	On eBay ›
Betty #195	2012	On eBay ›
The Best of Archie Comics #2 ISBN 978-1-936975-20-4	2012	On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #229	2015	On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #231	2015	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

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

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