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Issue: The Adventures of Little Archie #21
Publication Date: December 1961
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Issues: #21 of 35 Issues (37 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Little Archie Giant ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/26/1961
Volume: 1
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Little Archie Fights the Pirates

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Cover illustration based on the story "Pirates."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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In Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Jughead Jones; un-named teacher; un-named kids; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Little Archie is constantly acting up and getting into trouble at school. But on his way to Little Archie's house to talk to his father, Mr. Weatherbee sees the boy doing nothing but good things for everyone.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #2 published May 1977
as In Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Horse Laff!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Bridget
Synopsis: Bridget tries to outdo Li'l Jinx at everything.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pirates

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; un-named inventor; Little Veronica Lodge; James; Blackbeard; un-named pirates; Captain Morgan; un-named sailors
Synopsis: When gas escapes from a mysterious old man's "invention," it transports Little Archie hundreds of years back in time, where he is captured by pirates and forced to be a cabin boy on Blackbeard's ship. On the pirate ship, Little Archie overhears Blackbeard's plan to destroy the ship of the king's favorite, Captain Morgan. Can he stop the pirates, and will he ever get back to his own time?
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie #1 [unnamed variant] published October 2004
as Pirates [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Proper Fit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Little Archie and Reggie show their less-than-stellar math skills.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This story is told without dialogue.
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The Teacher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie tries to teach Spotty some table manners.
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Pages: 1
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The Wagon of the West!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational
Synopsis: An article on the covered wagons that were used by the people who went West.
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Pages: 1
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Go Cart Go!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Effie Fibgabber; Officer McNickle; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; un-named old man
Synopsis: While Little Archie's mom is shopping, Little Archie and Ambrose make a kite tail out of sausages, causing havoc at the supermarket. Then, when Mrs. Andrews stops to talk to someone on the way out, the boys get into a shopping cart and wind up going for a high-speed ride along a crowded street.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: A memorable example of Bolling's ability to combine observational humor (about the things kids do while waiting for adults to finish shopping or talking) with wild slapstick.
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The Secret Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Captain Roderick
Synopsis: Ronnie is kidnapped from her bed by a mysterious man. Little Archie, who spent most of the day with her, is called over to Mr. Lodge's house to answer questions, but the police don't know where Ronnie might be. After they leave, though, Little Archie's suspicions lead him to discover a secret in the Lodge home.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #25 published August 1977
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pages 1-3 and 8-10 are done without any dialogue.

This was the only Dexter Taylor story included in Gary Brown's list of the 12 best Little Archie stories (in Comic Book Artist vol. 2 no. 3, March 2004).
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Power Play

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Dilton demonstrates his new solar energy kit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Special Christmas Present

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: When Little Archie says there's no Santa Claus, Fred decides to rekindle his son's belief by dressing up as Santa.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #28 published February 1978
In Content Item: FlagArchie Double Digest #246 [Direct Edition] published January 2014
as A Special Christmas Present [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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A Wise Girl!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg
Synopsis: Daddy teaches Li'l Jinx some wise old sayings.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #28 published February 1978minus one page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Baseball Bounce

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: A stray baseball from Little Archie's yard lands in Mr. Weatherbee's birdbath.
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Pages: 1
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Who's Guilty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: After watching "Lovely Louella Leech, Lady Lawyer," Little Archie tries to eat the last piece of chocolate cake, but is called to the phone. While he's gone, all his family members contemplate eating the cake, but their consciences won't let them. Yet when Little Archie comes back, the cake is gone.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #7 published July 1983
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Gold!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational
Synopsis: Article on the value and uses of gold.
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Pages: 1
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A Cook's Tour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dexter Taylor
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Dexter Taylor
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie tries to make his mother breakfast in bed on her birthday, and nearly wrecks the place doing it.
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Pages: 6
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Hoop-La

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spotty
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: Spotty takes pride in his ability to jump through hoops.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Bolling's signature does not appear on this one-page story or the two that follow it, but the artwork appears to be his.
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Heave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Little Archie tries to get Betty and Veronica to put more energy into rowing a raft.
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Pages: 1
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Fit To Be Tied

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Bolling
Penciller(s): Bob Bolling
Inker(s): Bob Bolling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spotty
Character(s): Spotty; Caramel
Synopsis: Spotty assures us that if he weren't tied up, he would make Caramel stop sassing him.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Caramel is mistakenly colored brown in this story.

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