Publishers / Archie / Jughead (1965) / #197
197October 1971
$0.15

Jughead #197

Archie · October 1971

First appearance: The Dingo Kid
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Identification plate

Series
Jughead (Archie, 1965 series)
Issue
#197
Publication date
October 1971
Key date
1971-10-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Dingo Kid - 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: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
2The Angel Jonescomic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Jughead Jones
4-letters page2letters: typesetArchie Andrews, Hot Dog, Ethel Muggs
6Strings Attachedcomic story6script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate
7Archie Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
8Winged Victorycomic story5script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones
14Getting Involvedcomic story5script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #31977On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #361988On eBay ›
Jughead with Archie Digest #1952004On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #1171992On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #2102004On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #131992On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #601999On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #1032004On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #131977On eBay ›
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #341984On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #1532009On eBay ›
Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine #372010On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #19672 of 227#198 ›

Sources

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