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Issue: The Adventures of Little Archie #24
Publication Date: September 1962
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Issues: #24 of 35 Issues (40 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: 08/21/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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 U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Cover based on the story "The Gentle Way."
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Victor Gorelick mentioned as the colorist for this issue at http://www.comic-con.org/common/03upd2005_little_archie_50th.shtml
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The Gentle Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): judo instructor; un-named woman; un-named thug; un-named boys
Synopsis: Little Archie starts taking judo lessons, over the objections of his mother, who fears that it will turn him into a roughneck.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #[1] [unnamed variant] published August 2011
as The Gentle Way [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Bob Bolling was himself taking judo lessons at this time, according to his interview in Comic Book Artist (March 2004).
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The Late, Late Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx won't go to sleep, and instead asks her daddy what time it is.
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Pages: 1
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One Quiet Night

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Polly
Character(s): Gregory; Officer O'Beez; Caramel
Synopsis: Mr. Cooper climbs up on the roof to rescue Betty's cat, just as Polly is walking home with her new boyfriend.
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Pages: 8
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Jamestown Revisited

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: A historical article on Jamestown, Virginia.
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Pages: 1
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Robots of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Chester Punkett; Chester's boss; un-named shoppers and clerks
Synopsis: Mad Doctor Doom places a devilish device inside toy robots from the Tacky Toy company, which gives them the power to hypnotize people at his command.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie #1 [unnamed variant] published October 2004
as Robots of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Mad Doctor Doom and Chester, who would become the most popular Little Archie villains. This issue appeared on newsstands at around the same time as the first appearance of Dr. Doom in "Fantastic Four"; the similar names appear to be a coincidence. (See http://www.oddballcomics.com/article.php?story=archive2004-02-20 for more information on the timeline of the two characters' first appearances.)

The decision to make Mad Doctor Doom green came from the colorist, Victor Gorelick. Bolling recalled (http://www.comic-con.org/common/03upd2005_little_archie_50th.shtml) that he asked Gorelick "what did you color him green for?" but grew to like the idea.
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Wish-Boner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): un-named kid in beret
Synopsis: Shrimpy claims that when you make a wish on a wishbone, it comes true.
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Pages: 1
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The Lucky Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson; Susan Johnson
Synopsis: Little Archie comes along on the Johnsons' family trip to the beach, to Mr. Johnson's horror.
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Pages: 6
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A Born Leader

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Miss Grundy tells the lethargic Little Archie to show some get-up-and-go.
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Pages: 1
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The Chance of a Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Little Archie fixes a TV defect that makes it look like the characters have ghostly doubles, but then he gets a "TV ghost" himself.
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Pages: 6
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The Flying Ace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge takes Little Archie and Veronica up in a plane, but the plane malfunctions and crashes.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Mr. Lodge is named "Henry" in this story.

Taylor draws the adult characters in this story in a more realistic style, imitating the style Bolling used for his adventure stories.
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Little Archie Makes the Eel Kneel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): un-named policemen
Synopsis: A bank robber stashes his loot at the bottom of Carson's Creek. When he comes back to get it, Little Archie, Reggie and Moose are diving there, looking for old bottles.
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In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #6 published September 1976
as Makes the Eel Kneel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Little Archie gets shot (or at least grazed by a bullet) in this story.

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