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Publishers / Archie / Life with Archie (1958) / #127
127November 1972
$0.20

Life with Archie #127

Archie · November 1972 · on sale 1972

First appearance (advertisement): UnderdogFirst appearance (advertisement): Shoeshine Boy
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Identification plate

Series
Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series)
Issue
#127
Publication date
November 1972
Key date
November 1972
On-sale date
1972
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (advertisement) of Underdog - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Shoeshine Boy - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

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
0A Night to Howlcover1pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'AgostinoArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
2Voicescomic story6script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
4Gig Gagcomic story0.5script: George Gladir; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob BollingArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
5Ease Teasecomic story0.5script: George Gladir; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge
8Glove Abovecomic story1script: George Gladir; pencils: Bill Vigoda; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Coach Kleats, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
9Squeeze Play!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsGreg, Li'l Jinx
10-letters page2pencils: Samm Schwartz, Al Hartley; inks: Samm Schwartz, Al Hartley
12A Night to Howlcomic story12script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate

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

Where to read it

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Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #2432013On eBay ›
Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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