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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published April 1966
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Introducing Evilheart"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor; adventure; superhero
Pencils Bob White
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Colors Victor Gorelick
Letters Victor Gorelick

13 page Pureheart the Powerful story "Evilheart's Revenge!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Reggie discovers that just as Archie can transform into Pureheart the Powerful by calling on his inner goodness, he can use his inner rottenness to turn into that caped fink, Evilheart.
Genre teen; humor; adventure; superhero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bill Vigoda
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Letters Mario Acquaviva
Notes First appearance of Evilheart.

10 page Pureheart the Powerful story "Mad Doctor Doom's Dupe!"

Characters Archie Andrews [as Pureheart the Powerful]; Reggie Mantle [as Evilheart]; Betty Cooper [as Superteen]; Veronica Lodge; Mad Doctor Doom
Synopsis Mad Doctor Doom cons Evilheart into testing out a deadly world-domination device, the killer robot Computo.
Genre teen; humor; adventure; superhero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob White
Inks Marty Epp
Letters Marty Epp
Notes First appearance of Mad Doctor Doom outside of "Little Archie."