Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	April 1971
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Richard Goldwater
Notes	With this issue, THAT WILKIN BOY (along with many other Archie titles at this time) switched to a 52-page "giant" format costing 25 cents. This issue also introduces a new approach for the series: mixed in with comedy stories are more dramatic and socially-relevant stories.

Cover Details - "The Man and the Boy!"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe
Genre	teen; humor; drama
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "All Aglow"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis	After Bingo trips on one of Mr. Smythe's barbells and crushes his guitar, he and Samantha have an argument and break up, to her father's joy.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Open and Shut Case!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Rebel story "Fed Up!"

Characters	Rebel; Willie Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin
Synopsis	Rebel comments disparagingly on the food he gets.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "Fiddler's Choice"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Uncle Herman; Tough Teddy; Rebel
Synopsis	Mr. Smythe and Teddy try to prove that Uncle Herman is lying about having been a professional baseball player.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Samantha story "Good Skate"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis	Samantha learns to roller skate.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page That Wilkin Boy story "Night Shades"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy; Willie Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Buddy Drumhead; Rebel
Synopsis	Teddy is proud of the fact that his dark glasses are his exclusive trademark, until the Wilkins get hold of a whole case full of shades.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Buddy story "Watch Your Steps"

Characters	Buddy Drumhead; Tough Teddy
Synopsis	Buddy is obsessed with an escalator.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Bingo story "White Sale"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis	Mr. Wilkin complains that aggravation from Bingo is giving him grey hairs.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

5 page That Wilkin Boy story "Too Many Cooks"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Uncle Herman; Mrs. Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis	Uncle Herman tries to cook a turkey, with the expected results.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page That Wilkin Boy letters page "Bingo Tells It Like It Is"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin
Synopsis	Bingo gives advice to readers.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Eda Edwards [as Bingo]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Sampson Smythe story "In Step"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis	Sampson tries to prove he's up on today's latest fads.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Snow Made!"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx, woman's libber, creates a "snow woman."
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

11 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Man and the Boy"

Characters	Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Doctor; Lisa
Synopsis	After a handsome doctor saves Mrs. Smythe's life, Samantha decides to transfer her love from the immature Bingo to the mature, wise doctor. But when she faces a crisis with Bingo, she learns who the real mature man is.
Genre	teen; drama; soap
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	The first of many soap-style stories in this title. This is the infamous story where Bingo slaps Samantha to calm her down when she's hysterical.