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538September 2003
$2.19; 2.59 CAD

Archie #538

Archie · September 2003 · on sale 2003

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Identification plate

Series
Archie (Archie, 1959 series)
Issue
#538
Publication date
September 2003
Key date
2003-09-00
On-sale date
2003
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$2.19; 2.59 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
07189646747538
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Chuck Clayton
1A Con to Remembercomic story6script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaNancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; David Glaner; Gary Sassaman; Stan Goldberg; Craig Boldman; Bill Liebowitz; Sharon Liebowitz; Mark Evanier (uncredited cameo); Martin Jaquish; Jackie Estrada (cameo); Batton Lash (cameo)
2-letters page1pencils: Ellen Leonforte; inks: Ellen Leonforte; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Ellen Leonforte
3The Big Shake-Upcomic story6script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaPop Tate; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
4Neat Featcomic story1script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaReggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
5Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search Applicationpromo (ad from the publisher)2letters: typeset
6What the Market Will Bearcomic story5script: Kathleen Webb; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
7-in-house column0.5script: Victor Gorelick
8Getting the Birdcomic story1script: George Gladir; pencils: Pat Kennedy; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaReggie Mantle; Moose Mason
9No Place Like Gnomecomic story6script: Craig Boldman; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Tad Barney

Printings and variants

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Direct Editionprice 2.19 USD; barcode 76281646747653811

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