Archie Annual #8 for Sale - First Appearance of Ricky Mantle - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: 1956-1957
Key date: 1956-06-12
On-sale date: 1956-06-12
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ricky Mantle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Vicky Mantle - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
2	Poor Little Rich Whirl	comic story	7	pencils: George Frese; inks: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
3	The Straight and Narrow	comic story	0.5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
4	Watered Down	comic story	0.5	pencils: Dan DeCarlo	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
5	Hide and Shriek	comic story	5	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Ophelia Glutenschnable, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
6	Eye Sore	comic story	0.5	script: Tom Moore; pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom Moore; letters: Tom Moore	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
7	Retained	comic story	0.5	script: Tom Moore; pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom Moore; letters: Tom Moore	Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
8	Lens Me Your Heart	comic story	4	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
10	Money Muff	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Moose Mason
11	TV Tickle	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
12	Soil Foil	comic story	4.67	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Ricky Mantle First, Vicky Mantle First
13	-	comic story	0.33	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Pop Tate
14	A Vase Daze	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee
15	Fence Sense	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews
16	Cat Nipped!	comic story	1	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews
17	Noble Nibble	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bob Bolling	Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
18	Rumors are Lying!	comic story	2	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
19	Veronica Fun Page	activity	0.67		Veronica Lodge
20	Heads Up	comic story	0.33
21	Zoot Yourself!	comic story	2.75		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
22	-	comic story	0.25		Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
23	Follow the Swallow!	comic story	4.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
24	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
25	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
26	Fright for Sore Eyes!	comic story	4	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Hermione Lodge, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
27	Share Cropper!	comic story	4.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
28	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
29	-	activity	0.75		Archie Andrews
30	Veronica's Doodles	cartoon	0.25
31	Old and New-rosis	comic story	4	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
32	Buttons and Beaux	text story	3	pencils: George Frese, Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
33	Chairful Tidings	comic story	4	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
34	-	activity	1
35	Counter Attack	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Moose Mason, Professor Flutesnoot
36	Surf-Bored!	comic story	3	pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom Moore	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
37	Reserved Decision	comic story	4.75	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
38	C Worthy	comic story	0.25	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
39	Coat of Armistice	comic story	4	pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom Moore	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
40	Runaway Ruse	comic story	3	pencils: Bob Bolling	Archie Andrews, Ophelia Glutenschnable, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
41	Easel Does It	comic story	4	script: George Gladir; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews
42	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Santa Claus
43	Day of Daze!	comic story	5	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
44	Fish and Flips	comic story	2	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
35¢	price 0.35 USD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Archie Giant Series Magazine #8	1960	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #17	1961	On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #7	1974	On eBay ›
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #34	1985	On eBay ›
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #35	1983	On eBay ›
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #65	1990	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #16	1985	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #61	1992	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #120	2000	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #53	2000	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #97	2005	On eBay ›
Jughead with Archie Digest #99	1990	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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