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Issue: The Adventures of Little Archie #26
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/25/1963
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1963 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
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Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle
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Miscellaneous
1
Bob Bolling's signature is omitted here, but the art and lettering are identifiable as his.
A Reel Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling (signed)
Bob Bolling (signed)
?
Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Officer O'Beez; Shakey; Fingers; Mr. Cooper
Little Archie gets a movie camera and unwittingly films two wanted criminals outside a store they're planning to rob. To ensure that they won't be identified after the robbery, the crooks try to get the camera away from Little Archie, first by theft, then by bribery, and finally by force.
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Miscellaneous
10
The end of the story shows Little Archie taking up stamp collecting, one of Bolling's own hobbies.

Mr. Cooper is named "Henry" in this story.
Dion - Young Singer In Search of a Song

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Typeset
Subject Matter
informational
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Miscellaneous
1
Made For Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Harry McTwinge; Trouble Dragon
When Little Archie is annoyed at all the things that have been going wrong for him, a Demon appears to make him an offer: if he fights and defeats his entire lifetime of troubles, in the form of a dragon, he'll never have any trouble again.
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Miscellaneous
8
Bob Bolling's signature is omitted here, but the art and lettering are identifiable as his.
Time Is Money!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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Miscellaneous
1
Daddy's Diet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling (signed)
Bob Bolling (signed)
?
Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
humorous
Polly
Polly Cooper; Little Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Danny; Little Archie Andrews
Mr. Cooper promises to buy Polly the five-dollar blouse she wants if she helps him to stay on his diet. So Polly enlists her boyfriend Danny to help her come up with some ingenious ways to keep her father away from food.
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FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as Daddy's Diet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
One of the earliest examples of a technique Bolling would use a lot in later stories: including a caption at the very end that fills us in on what happened after the story ended.
Muskrat Ramble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
?
Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever
Evelyn shows Archie her pet muskrat, but Little Archie insists that an animal with such a flat, wide tail must be a beaver.
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Miscellaneous
1
Bob Bolling's signature is omitted here, but the art and lettering are identifiable as his.

Last appearance of Evelyn Evernever in the original Little Archie comics (she would later appear in some "big" Archie stories).
Jimmy Clanton

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
informational
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Miscellaneous
1
Perfectionist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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Miscellaneous
1
The Uninvited Guests

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; un-named auctioneer; un-named Swiss man; un-named goat
Fred buys a Swiss music box at an auction, and discovers that it has a tiny Swiss goatherd and goat inside.
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FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as The Uninvited Guests [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
Candid Camera

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Bagly
Reggie tries to get Little Archie into trouble, but everything he tries seems to wind up making Little Archie more popular with the teachers.
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FlagLaugh Comics Digest #22 published May 1979
as Candid Camera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Chip Off the Ol' Block!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; George Washington; un-named historical characters
When Little Archie refuses to eat his fish, Fred tells him the story of an Andrews ancestor whose love of fish helped to save the American troops at Valley Forge.
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Miscellaneous
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The Baby Quitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Susan Johnson; Jumbo Jones; Spotty
Little Archie's babysitter, Susan, is trapped in a relationship with a big, conceited boy named "Jumbo" Jones, who won't let any other man near her. Little Archie comes up with a way to scare Jumbo away from Susan.
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FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as The Baby Quitter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Image

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Miss Grundy sees Little Archie's face everywhere.
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Miscellaneous
2
Hearty Turnabout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; un-named mailman
Little Archie spends the whole day playing mean tricks on Ronnie.
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Miscellaneous
1

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