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9July 1990
$1.00; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP

Archie 3000 #9

Archie · July 1990 · on sale 1990-04-24

First appearance: Chuck 3000First appearance: Nancy 30002 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Archie 3000 (Archie, 1989 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
July 1990
Key date
1990-07-00
On-sale date
1990-04-24
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chuck 3000 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nancy 3000 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rex Lindsey; inks: Rex Lindsey; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie 3000, Betty 3000
2Campout Capers!comic story6script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Rex Lindsey; inks: Pat Kennedy; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie 3000, Betty 3000, Chuck 3000 First, Midge 3000, Moose 3000, Nancy 3000 First, Reggie 3000, Veronica 3000
3-letters page1pencils: Ellen Leonforte; inks: Ellen Leonforte; colors: Barry Grossman
4Archie's Adventures in Babysittingcomic story5script: Rich Margopoulos; pencils: Dan Parent; inks: Scott McRae; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie 3000, Betty 3000
5Flower Power!comic story5script: Harold Smith; pencils: Dan Parent; inks: Dan Parent; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie 3000, Betty 3000, Dilton 3000, Jughead 3000, Reggie 3000, Veronica 3000
6Down on the P.H.A.R.M.comic story6script: Bill Golliher; pencils: Dan Parent; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie 3000, Betty 3000, Dilton 3000, Ethel 3000, Hot Dog 3000, Jughead 3000, Midge 3000, Moose 3000, Reggie 3000, Veronica 3000
7It's the Sign of the Times!public service announcement1inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
8-in-house column1script: Victor Gorelick

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 07189646759807
Canadianprice 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP; barcode 07189646759807

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Series context

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Sources

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