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5April 1951
$0.10

Archie's Pal Jughead #5

Archie · April 1951 · on sale 1951-02-20

First appearance: Midge Klump
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Identification plate

Series
Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1951
Key date
1951-04-00
On-sale date
1951-02-20
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Midge Klump - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
1Femmes and Fowlscomic story5pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Gladys Jones, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
2A Bicycle Is Built for Onepublic service announcement1pencils: Dave BergArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
3Flyin' Highcomic story5pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
4A Hair Brained Plot!comic story3pencils: Dan DeCarloArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
5Horsepitalitycomic story1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaJughead Jones
6Jughead Fun Pageactivity0.5script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave BergJughead Jones
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalySuper Duck
8Of Moose and Mencomic story6pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump First, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseArchie Andrews
10Movie Chattertext article2letters: typeset
11The Cake Eatercomic story1pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
12Second Fiddlecomic story3pencils: George Frese; inks: George FreseVeronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
13Jughead Fun Pageactivity0.6script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave BergArchie Andrews
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: Harry LuceySam Hill
15Animal Crackscomic story1pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Pep Comics #1081955On eBay ›
Best of the Fifties
ISBN 1-879794-01-2		1992On eBay ›
The Best of Archie #[nn]
ISBN 0-399-50493-1		1980On eBay ›
Archie's Pal Jughead Archives #1
ISBN 1-61655-118-6; 978-1-61655-118-6		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #45 of 125#6 ›

Sources

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