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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published Spring 1960
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Danger: Thin Ice"

Characters Little Archie Andrews
Synopsis In addition to the gag, the cover includes plugs for two stories in the issue: a box with a scene from "The Run-Away," and a caption saying "In this issue: ELVIS SINGS" (Elvis turns out to be a frog, not the Elvis kids were hoping for).
Genre humor; adventure; children
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling

8 page Little Archie story "Webfooted Warbler"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Evelyn Evernever; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Elvis (frog)
Synopsis Little Archie is worried about his frog, Elvis, who has stopped croaking ("that's singing to frogs"). He brings Elvis to school hoping that music class will get him interested in singing again. But when he's caught, Mr. Weatherbee tells him that there's only one way to make Elvis sing again.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling

12 page Little Archie story "The Run-Away"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; un-named sailors
Synopsis After his father spanks him, Little Archie decides to run away from home. He takes Spotty and together they set off for Europe on a raft. But when the raft is destroyed by a passing ship, the two are left floating in the ocean, and in the fog, no one on the ship can hear or see Little Archie's cries for help.
Genre adventure
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling

4 page Little Archie story "Skate Fate"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis Fred tries to prove that he's a good ice skater.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

Half page Shrimpy filler "Miss High and Mighty"

Characters Peggy; Daphne; un-named girl
Synopsis Daphne thinks she's too good to talk to Peggy.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold

8 page Little Archie story "The Helpful Helpers"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Mr. Crump
Synopsis While Fred tries unsuccessfully to get a raise, Little Archie gets a paper route to help out with his dad's money problems. But when Little Archie gets sick, Fred has to deliver the papers.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "A Home Run!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Mrs. Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx gets dirty running home.
Genre humor; children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

3 page Little Archie story "A Friend In Need"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Putnam Peabody III
Synopsis Little Archie's folks invite over his newly-homeless friend Putnam Peabody III.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

1 page No Feature text article "Cocker Spaniel"

Synopsis Article on cocker spaniels.
Genre fact; nature
Letters Typeset

2 page Caramel story "Trust In Me"

Characters Little Betty Cooper; Caramel; Mr. Cooper
Synopsis When Betty catches Caramel chasing birds, she tries to convince her cat to be kind to birds, like humans. Just then, Mr. Cooper enters with the results of his latest hunting trip.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes One of a number of Bolling stories with pro-environmental themes.

6 page Little Archie story "Money Mix-Up"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; un-named clerk; man in top hat
Synopsis Fred convinces the kids to put their money in a bank instead of in their clubhouse.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

2 page Pipsqueak story "Bench Cleaner"

Characters Pipsqueak; Tincan; un-named coach
Synopsis Pipsqueak introduces a goat as the team mascot.
Genre humor
Script Walt Lardner
Pencils Walt Lardner
Inks Walt Lardner
Notes Walt Lardner credit based on the listing at the Who's Who project (http://bailsprojects.com/%28S%28ayabfl454tmu1x2qnp01v4nw%29%29/bio.aspx?Name=LARDNER%2c+WALT)

1 page Little Archie story "More Firepower"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis Little Archie isn't yelling "fire!" loud enough in the school play.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

7 page Little Archie story "Dolly's Folly"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Little Archie plays doctor and gives a diagnosis to Evelyn's "boo'ful" doll Minerva.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

10 page Little Archie story "The Lucky One"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Beefy Brawnson; un-named blind man; un-named construction worker; un-named collection man
Synopsis Little Archie believes that his lucky dime protects him from all harm. But when Reggie teases him as a "cheapskate" because he won't buy the kids anything, Little Archie reluctantly uses the dime to get a song from the jukebox. Then he and Jughead try to get the dime back.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Little Archie refers to two of his previous stories, saying that the dime protected him when he was chased by a wolf (in "The Flash") and when he tried to go to Europe on a raft (in "The Run-Away").

9 page Little Archie story "On Time"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; un-named superintendent
Synopsis Little Archie is always late for school because he spends so much time skating on Shallow Pond. Then he comes up with a way to get to school more quickly: going down Thrill Hill on a pair of skis.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling