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56May-June 1952
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Archie Comics #56

Archie · May-June 1952 · on sale 1952-03-14

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Identification plate

Series
Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
May-June 1952
Key date
1952-05-00
On-sale date
1952-03-14
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
1-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Wilbur Wilkin
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; letters: Bill Woggon
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalySuper Duck
4Some Enchanted Eveningcomic story6pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
5Don't Kid Me!comic story7pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper
7Kicking the Gang Aroundcomic story6pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
8Archie Fun Pageactivity0.5
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsWilbur Wilkin
10Haste Makes Wastecomic story6.67pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
12From Hollywoodtext article2letters: typesetArchie Andrews
13-letters page0.5letters: ?; typesetArchie Andrews
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Dream Teamcomic story7pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
17-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalySuper Duck
18Mind Over Maddercomic story7pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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