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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published [March] 2008
Cover Price 9.95 USD
Pages 100
Editing Paul Castiglia (compilation editor); Mike Pellerito (managing editor); Joe Pep (art director); Stephen Oswald (production associate); Carlos Antunes (production associate); Joe Morciglio (production associate)
Notes ISBN 978-1-879794-28-3. Stories "previously published and copyrighted by Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (or its predecessors) in magazine form in 1974-2008". Compilation copyright 2008 Archie Comic Publications, Inc. Month of release per the publisher.

Cover Details - "Wraparound Cover"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Chester Punkett; Mad Doctor Doom
Genre Children
Script Paul Castiglia ?
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Jim Amash (signed)
Colors Rosario "Tito" Peña
Letters typeset
Notes Masthead on first interior page credits cover art to Bob Bolling and Bob Smith, but the cover is clearly signed by Bolling and Amash. Front of wraparound cover is illustration referencing the first story; back continues illustration (broken by text on spine) with ISBN, bar code, price, and blurb about contents.

1 page Little Archie illustration "Close-Up: Mad Doctor Doom"

Characters Mad Doctor Doom
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Notes The inside front cover features an enlarged detail from Pg. 15 of the first story.

1 page credits "Masthead"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper
Letters ? (design); typeset
Notes The first interior page presents the book's editorial and production credits plus indicia within an illustration.

2 page credits "Table of Contents"

Pencils Bob Bolling; ?
Inks Bob Bolling; ?
Letters ? (design); typeset
Notes Illustration is possibly redrawn composite using some art from the first story.

22 page Little Archie story "Dragon of Doom"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Mad Doctor Doom; Chester Punkett; Chic Cooper; Kimberly Clark; Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews; Little Archie's father] (cameo); Mrs. Andrews [Mary Andrews; Little Archie's mother] (non-speaking cameo)
Synopsis Mad Doctor Doom enlarges a dragonfly to steal an armored car, planning to smuggle it aboard the Pride of Walvis Bay and finance his plans for world domination. Little Archie, helping Chic Cooper with his paper route, ends up at Doom's lair, Crackstone Manor. Soon Archie, Chic, and Kimberly Clark are in an aerial battle with Doom and Chester over the open water.
Genre Children; Adventure
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes This a new story published here for the first time.

1 page Little Archie cartoon "Little Archie's Joke Page"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper
Genre Children; Humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #85 (April 1974)

6 page Little Archie story "Test Pest"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Coachie [Coach Kleats]; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy [Geraldine Grundy]; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis Little Archie joins the girls' softball team as a laugh, but they teach him a lesson.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #157 (August 1980)

6 page Little Archie story "A Summer Place"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones [Juggie]; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge; Little Veronica's father]; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper
Synopsis Juggie and Little Archie cause trouble when they visit the Lodges' summer house.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #110 (September 1976)

6 page Little Archie story "The Music Man"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Dilton Doiley (non-speaking cameo); Miss Grundy [Geraldine Grundy] (non-speaking cameo); Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee] (non-speaking cameo); Little Betty Cooper (non-speaking cameo)
Synopsis The square dance that Veronica has helped plan is in jeopardy thanks to Reggie's mistake until Pop Tate steps up as caller with Little Archie and Jughead providing the music.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #91 (December 1974)

8 page Little Archie story "The Magic Show"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Mimi [full name unknown] (introduction); Miss Grundy [Geraldine Grundy] (cameo); Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; The Great Martino [real name unknown] (introduction)
Synopsis Little Archie meets a new girl in town while tossing a football with Reggie. She turns out to be the daughter of The Great Martino, an old friend of Weatherbee's, and invites Archie to participate in a trick during her father's show for the school.
Genre Children
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #112 (November 1976)

6 page Little Archie story "A Friend to the End"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge; Little Veronica's father]; Little Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers [the Lodges' butler]; Mr. Richbucks
Synopsis Everything goes wrong when Little Archie visits Veronica just as her father is meeting Mr. Richbucks to sign important contracts.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #162 (January 1981)

8 page Little Archie story "Mystery of the Secret Panel"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones [Juggie]; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge; Little Veronica's father] (see Notes); Hubert Smithers [the Lodges' butler]; Mrs. Lodge [Hermione Lodge; Little Veronica's mother] (cameo); a vampire
Synopsis When Little Archie and Juggie accidentally let Mr. Lodge's parrot loose, they track it to a creepy house and appear to discover a vampire. Joined by Mr. Lodge and Smithers, they learn that the house is being used by crooks to stash stolen goods.
Genre Children; Adventure
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Notes According to the GCD index of the issue from which this story is reprinted, Mr. Lodge's first name was spelled "Hirum" in the initial printing; it is corrected to "Hiram" here.
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #104 (March 1976)

10 page Little Veronica story "The Christmas Ducks or Yule Quack Up over This"

Characters Little Veronica Lodge; Sue Stringly; Miss Grundy [Geraldine Grundy]; Pop Feebly; Peggy Clark
Synopsis Sue Stringly's Christmas wish is a light for the water tower near her house because ducks flying north and south for the seasons keep hitting it and getting hurt. Veronica ends up trapped on the tower at night, but Sue gets help and publicity for the ducks' plight from roving Riverdale Record reporter Peggy Clark in the bargain.
Genre Children; Adventure; Christmas
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Grossman is identified as colorist of this story in the GCD index of the issue from which this story is reprinted, presumably based on credits in the issue, but it is unknown whether the original colors were preserved for the reprint.
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #163 (February 1981)

4 page Little Archie story "Big Ideas"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones [Juggie]; Little Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge [Hiram Lodge; Little Veronica's father] (non-speaking cameo); Hubert Smithers [the Lodges' butler] (non-speaking cameo)
Synopsis Little Archie hides inside a huge heart-shaped box that his friends deliver to Veronica's house for Valentine's Day.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #85 (April 1974)

6 page Little Archie story "The Visitor"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Zerk (introduction); Mr. Andrews [Fred Andrews; Little Archie's father]; Mrs. Jones [Gladys Jones; Little Jughead's mother]; Spotty [Little Archie's dog] (cameo); Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Little Archie is lamenting his homework to Juggie when a strange pink creature falls from the sky and does it for him, then conjures up food for Juggie and cleans the boys' rooms before being reclaimed.
Genre Children; Science Fiction
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #162 (January 1981)

9 page Little Archie story "The Super Sleuth"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Fangs Fogarty; other members of the South-Side Serpents; Chester Punkett; Officer O'Fuzzly
Synopsis Little Archie suspects the South-Side Serpents of breaking into the teachers' cars, but when he uncovers the real perpetrator he disrupts the Serpents' baseball game for assistance in giving chase.
Genre Children; Adventure
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Colors Barry Grossman ?
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Grossman is identified as colorist of this story in the GCD index of the issue from which this story is reprinted, presumably based on credits in the issue, but it is unknown whether the original colors were preserved for the reprint.
Reprinted from Adventures of Little Archie, The (Archie, 1957 series) #156 (July 1980)

1 page Little Archie promo (ad from the publisher) "Check Out These Great Archie Comic Graphic Novels..."

Characters Little Archie Andrews
Pencils Bob Bolling ?
Inks Bob Bolling ?
Letters ? (design); typeset
Notes The last interior page advertises the Archie Americana Series and other collections from the publisher's backlist.

1 page Little Archie illustration "Close-Up: Little Archie"

Characters Little Archie
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Notes The inside back cover features an enlarged, altered detail from Pg. 1 of the first story in this book.