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159July 1975
$0.25

Life with Archie #159

Archie · July 1975

First appearance: Robert Redford
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Identification plate

Series
Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series)
Issue
#159
Publication date
July 1975
Key date
1975-07-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Robert Redford - 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
0Joker's Wildcover1Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
2Go West Young Mencomic story11Archie Andrews, Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, William Clark, Jughead Jones, Meriwether Lewis
4A Change for the Better!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsCharley Hawse, Li'l Jinx
6Joker's Wildcomic story11script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Rudy LapickArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Professor Flutesnoot, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Mr. Weatherbee
8-letters page1letters: typesetArchie Andrews, Hiram Lodge, Reggie Mantle
9Archie Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #41987On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #431980On eBay ›
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #1572005On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #752018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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