Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	1978
Cover Price	0.95 USD
Pages	148(?)
Editing	Victor Gorelick

Cover Details

Characters	Pureheart; Superteen; Captain Hero; Evilheart; The Fly; The Web; The Black Hood; The Jaguar
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	? (various)
Inks	? (various)
Notes	page count needs verified

12 page The Black Hood story "The Nightmare World of the Skull"

Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Paul Reinman
Inks	Paul Reinman
Reprinted	from Mighty Comics (Archie, 1966 series) #47

8 page Pureheart the Powerful story "The PH factor"

Characters	Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	Archie discovers that by calling on his own PH Factor he can become Pureheart the Powerful. Unfortunately, the PH factor is so strong that it makes everyone forget they saw Pureheart or recognize him as Archie.
Genre	teen; humor; superhero
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Bob White
Inks	Marty Epp
Reprinted	from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #46 (February, 1966)

8 page Superteen story "It All Began..."

Characters	Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis	Origin of Betty Cooper in her superhero identity as Superteen.
Genre	teen; humor; superhero
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Vince DeCarlo
Reprinted	from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #3 (August 1966)

6 page The Jaguar story "The Monster Mouse"

Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	John Rosenberger
Inks	John Rosenberger
Reprinted	from Adventures of the Jaguar (Archie, 1961 series) #1

13 page Evilheart story "The Plight of the Bumblebee!"

Characters	Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; The Bee; Mr. Lodge
Genre	Super-hero; Humor
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Notes	Divided into Part 1 and Part 2.
Reprinted	from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #20

8 page The Fly story "Marco's Eyes"

Script	Joe Simon ?
Pencils	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Reprinted	from Adventures of the Fly, The (Archie, 1959 series) #2

1 page Sorcery story "Quick Justice"

Script	Archie stable
Pencils	Archie stable
Inks	Archie stable
Reprinted	from Chilling Adventures in Sorcery As Told by Sabrina (Archie, 1972 series) #1

6 page Sorcery story "The Ultimate Cure"

Script	Archie stable
Pencils	Archie stable
Inks	Archie stable
Reprinted	from Chilling Adventures in Sorcery As Told by Sabrina (Archie, 1972 series) #2

13 page Pureheart the Powerful story "In the Center Ring"

Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Bob White
Inks	Bob White
Reprinted	from Archie as Pureheart the Powerful (Archie, 1966 series) #3

2 page text story "Black Fog"

Script	T. Casey Brennan
Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Reprinted	from Red Circle Sorcery (Archie, 1974 series) #6

1 page The Shield story "Meet Lancelot Strong, the Man with the Double Life"

Script	Joe Simon ?
Pencils	Joe Simon
Inks	Joe Simon
Notes	Simon & Kirby version of the Shield- 1959
Reprinted	from Double Life of Private Strong, The (Archie, 1959 series) #1

4 page The Shield story "The Double Life of Private Strong"

Characters	Origin of the Shield.
Script	Joe Simon ?
Pencils	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Reprinted	from Double Life of Private Strong, The (Archie, 1959 series) #1

6 page The Shield story "Spawn of the X-World"

Script	Joe Simon ?
Pencils	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Reprinted	from Double Life of Private Strong, The (Archie, 1959 series) #1

6 page The Shield story "Mystery of the Vanished Wreckage"

Script	Joe Simon ?
Pencils	Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Notes	note, the preceeding Shield stories make up the first 17 pages of the Double Life of Private Strong #1.
Reprinted	from Double Life of Private Strong, The (Archie, 1959 series) #1

12 page Captain Hero (Jughead) story "The Decidedly Decent Demon"

Script	Archie stable
Pencils	Archie stable
Inks	Archie stable
Reprinted	from ?

13 page Superteen (Betty Cooper) story "Maid of Mischief"

Script	Archie stable
Pencils	Archie stable
Inks	Archie stable
Reprinted	from Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #4

1 page Essays in the Supernatural story "Familiars"

Script	Phil Seuling
Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Reprinted	from Chilling Adventures in Sorcery (Archie, 1973 series) #3

11 page The Web story "The Web versus the Flipper"

Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Paul Reinman
Inks	Paul Reinman
Reprinted	from Mighty Comics (Archie, 1966 series) #46

1 page Essays in the Supernatural story "The Werewolf"

Script	Marv Channing
Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Reprinted	from Red Circle Sorcery (Archie, 1974 series) #6

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

Characters	Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Mad Doctor Doom; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Veronica Lodge
Genre	Super-hero; Humor
Script	Frank Doyle ?
Reprinted	from Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #50

1 page Pureheart the Powerful illustration "pin-up page"

Script	Archie stable
Pencils	Archie stable
Inks	Archie stable
Reprinted	from ?