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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published Spring 1961
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Little Archie On the Planet Mars"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Abercrombie; Stitch
Synopsis A scene based on the story "Little Archie On Mars."
Genre adventure; science fiction
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Typeset
Notes The first Little Archie cover where the main illustration is based on a story from the issue (all the previous covers were stand-alone gags in the usual Archie style).

11 page Little Archie story "The Happy Gang"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Moose Mason; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever; Sheldon Broadbeam; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Turner
Synopsis Little Archie convinces the Good Ol' Gang to pose for a photo to enter in a "happy gang" contest. But when he has to go home to get film for the camera, the kids have to hold their pose, without moving, until he gets back.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling

Half page Shrimpy filler "A Shot In the Arm!"

Characters Shrimpy; un-named girl
Synopsis Shrimpy returns from getting vaccinated.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold

Half page Shrimpy filler "Why Fly?"

Characters Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis Shrimpy is working on plans for a rocket ship.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold

2 page Little Archie story "Our Best Is Not Good Enough"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Pop Tate hires Little Archie to work at the soda shop.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

14 page Little Archie story "Little Archie On Mars"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Abercrombie; Stitch; head of the Grand Council; Purple Creepnik; un-named Martians; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis The Martians Abercrombie and Stitch are sent to Earth to bring back one of its creatures, and they pick Little Archie. When he is brought to Mars, he makes a forbidden reference in front of the Grand Council, which leads to him being imprisoned in a Martian zoo.
Genre adventure; science fiction
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes This is the first Little Archie science-fiction story. Sci-fi and fantasy elements would become much more prominent in the title from this point on.
Reprinted in Archie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 2004 series) #1

1 page No feature activity "What's My Line?"

Synopsis The reader has to guess the names of ten different jobs based on the clues provided in the drawings.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold (signed)

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Gift Wrapped!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi
Synopsis Li'l Jinx and Greg play "getting married."
Genre humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page No feature text article "Guppy"

Synopsis An article on the tiny tropical fish known as the guppy.
Genre fact; nature
Letters Typeset

8 page Little Archie story "Watch Out For Girls"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever; Little Veronica Lodge; Smedley (cat)
Synopsis Little Archie teaches Ambrose to beware of girls, especially Ronnie Lodge, who is "sneakier than all the rest" and hits him whenever he touches her pedigreed cat Smedley.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling

Half page Shrimpy filler "The Woman's Place!"

Characters Peggy; un-named girl
Synopsis The boys' baseball team allows a girl to join.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold

Half page Shrimpy filler "The Cure!"

Characters Peggy; un-named girl
Synopsis Peggy demonstrates her mommy's way of curing aches and pains.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold

1 page No feature filler "What's Ahead?"

Synopsis Suggestions for future inventions.
Genre humor
Script Joe Harold
Pencils Joe Harold (signed)

7 page(?) Little Archie story "The Heart of the Matter"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis When the kids give Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy anonymous valentines, the teachers think the cards came from a secret admirer.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

1 page Little Archie story "The Last Laugh"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis Little Archie tries to get the boys to smile so he can take their picture.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

1 page No feature text article "Orang-utans"

Synopsis An article about orang-utans.
Genre fact; nature
Letters Typeset

1 page Little Archie story "Champion Chomper"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats
Synopsis Miss Grundy tells the boys that Mr. Weatherbee was "heavyweight champion" in college.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

5 page Little Archie story "Words To the Wise"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge: Ambrose Pipps; Spotty
Synopsis Little Archie warns his friends against actions that bring bad luck.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Quiet Please!"

Characters Li'l Jinx
Synopsis Li'l Jinx loudly eats peanut brittle.
Genre humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

8 page Little Archie story "The Wise Miser"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Ambrose Pipps; un-named adults
Synopsis When Little Archie starts hoarding his money, Fred thinks he's becoming a miser.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

5 page Little Archie story "Bottom's Up"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy try to get Little Archie to create a painting.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

1 page Little Archie story "Late Date"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis Little Archie gives Fred a made-up excuse for being late.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

4 page Little Archie story "Fool's Folly"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis Little Archie plays April Fool's jokes on his father.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor