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Issue Details

Issue #236
Published September 2007
Frequency 9 times a year
Cover Price 2.49 USD
Pages 100
Editing Victor Gorelick
Notes Special 65th Anniversary Commemorative Issue!

Cover Details - "When Archie Meets Archie!"

Characters Archie Andrews (modern); Archie Andrews (1941-style)
Genre teen
Pencils Rex Lindsey (signed)
Inks Rex Lindsey ?

4 page Archie text article "Archie: The Mirth of a Nation"

Synopsis Brief history of Archie Comics, how Archie and his pals replaced the MLJ Golden Age superheroes and lasted to the present day.
Script Jeffrey C. Branch
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset

6 page Archie story "Just a matter of skill.. that's all!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Gramps Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis Archie meets Betty and gets in trouble with her father.
Genre teen
Script Vic Bloom
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Notes Reprint of the first Archie story.
Reprinted from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #22 (December 1941)

1 page Archie cover reprint (on interior page) "Archie #1"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana ?
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

1 page Archie character profile "Who's Who in Riverdale"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis Introduction to the main cast of characters
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

8 page Archie story "Prom Pranks"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. McQuiggan; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis The story of how Veronica came to Riverdale.
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

1 page activity "Puzzle Land"

Characters Bumbie; Cubby; Squoimy; Annabelle
Script Joe Edwards ?
Pencils Joe Edwards ?
Inks Joe Edwards ?
Letters Joe Edwards ?
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

9 page Cubby the Bear story "That Old Oaken Bucket"

Characters Cubby
Synopsis Cubby goes to get a bucket of water for his mom but encounters many distractions along the way.
Genre funny animals
Script Joe Edwards ?
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Notes Story title appeared on the contents page of the original comic (not included in the digest reprint).
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

7 page Archie story "Train Trouble"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Elmer Q. Pluggett
Synopsis Archie takes a train trip and causes lots of trouble for salesman Elmer Q. Pluggett
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

7 page Bumbie the Bee-tective story "Crime Wave in Bugland"

Characters Bumbie
Synopsis In order to be a bee-tective, Bumbie needs to find his first case.
Genre funny animals
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Notes Story title appeared on the contents page of the original comic (not included in the digest reprint).
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

2 page An Archie Short story "Pancakes in a Blackout"

Characters Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time!
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

6 page Squoimy the Woim story "Roses Are Red"

Characters Squoimy; Annabelle; Moe Squito
Synopsis Squoimy has written a poem for Annabelle, but that bully Moe Squito keeps trying to get her attention.
Genre funny animals
Script Joe Edwards ?
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Notes Story title appeared on the contents page of the original comic?
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

1 page Archie activity "Archie's Puzzles"

Notes maze, quiz, and word puzzles
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)?

5 page Archie story "The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Judy Price; Jughead Jones; Jerry Price
Synopsis Judy Price, a new girl in town, invites Archie to her Christmas party, but she doesn't tell him she has a twin sister, which leads to several mixups.
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

6 page Judge Owl's Fables story "Slow and Steady Wins the Race"

Characters Judge Owl; Speedy Rabbit; Torty Tortoise
Synopsis Speedy wants to win the race for the reputation of all rabbits everyehere, but he keeps getting distracted.
Genre funny animals
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Notes Story title appeared on the contents page of the original comic (not included in the digest reprint).
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

6 page Archie Featuring Jughead story "Jughead's Day"

Characters Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Archie wants Jughead to substitute for an injured player in their hockey game, but Jughead just knows that he'll end up getting hurt.
Genre teen
Script Bob Montana ?
Pencils Bob Montana
Inks Bob Montana
Notes Story title appeared on the contents page of the original comic (not included in the digest reprint).
Reprinted from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #1 (Winter 1942)

2 page Editor's Notebook text article "I hope you're enjoying this trip down memiory lane."

Synopsis Gorelick reminisces about growing up in the 1940s and reading Archie comic books.
Script Victor Gorelick
Pencils various (illustrations)
Inks various (illustrations)
Letters typeset

11 page Archie story "When Archie Meets Archie..."

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee (cameo)
Synopsis Archie takes a shortcut down a street he's never seen before and encounters the 1940s versions of himself, Jughead, and Betty.
Genre teen
Script Fernando Ruiz; Nelson Ribeiro (Concept)
Pencils Rex Lindsey
Inks Rex Lindsey