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51December 1993
$1.25; 1.25 CAD

Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #51

Archie · December 1993

First appearance: Jellybean Jones1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Archie's Pal Jughead Comics (Archie, 1993 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
December 1993
Key date
1993-12-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jellybean Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Henry Scarpelli; colors: Barry GrossmanJellybean Jones First, Jughead Jones, Gladys Jones
1What's in a Name?comic story11script: Bill Golliher; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaJughead Jones; Jellybean Jones; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
2Something Racy!comic story5script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaReggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
3Unlucky Daycomic story5

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00912846755912

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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Jughead's Double Digest #1952013On eBay ›
Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-936975-74-7		2013On eBay ›
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Series context

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Sources

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