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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published Winter 1962-1963
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Now look here, I'm the real Little Archie"

Characters Little Archie Andrews
Synopsis The cover is based on the story "The Day of the Duponik," though this specific scene doesn't occur in the story itself.
Genre humor; fantasy; science fiction
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Bolling's signature is not included here, but the art and lettering seem to be his.

10 page story story "Uncle Burt Is Back"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Uncle Burt
Synopsis Mary's brother Burt, a sailor, comes to visit. Little Archie is fascinated by Burt's stories of seafaring adventure, and starts to consider his father un-heroic by comparison. But a trip to the new dam shows Little Archie that his dad has an unexpected capacity for heroism.
Genre adventure
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling (signed)
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Spotty is mistakenly colored grey in this story.
Reprinted in Archie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 2004 series) #1

9 page Little Archie story "The Day of the Duponik"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; un-named Martians; un-named Saturnians; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; un-named kids; un-named teachers
Synopsis An interplanetary delivery ship has to ditch its cargo, a shipment of Martian devices called Duponiks. Little Archie finds the device and uses it to create a duplicate Little Archie. Betty and Veronica like having two Little Archies, but the teachers can't handle it, and the school closes down. The Martians have to get the Duponik back before it creates a whole army of Little Archies.
Genre humor; science fiction
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling (signed)
Letters Bob Bolling

9 page Little Archie story "Mystery Menace"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; un-named witch; un-named bird; un-named adults
Synopsis There has been a rash of jewel thefts all over Riverdale, and the latest victim is Little Archie, who sees a bird fly off with the bracelet he bought Ronnie for her birthday. He and Betty follow the bird into Spook Woods and discover that the bird's master is a green-skinned witch, complete with pointed black hat.
Genre adventure; mystery
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor

7 page Little Archie story "Home Sweet Home"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Santa Claus; Mortimer Mouse
Synopsis The story of Mortimer, a homeless mouse in search of a warmer climate. After a stint working for Santa Claus at the North Pole, he is delivered to the Andrews home, where Little Archie's parents won't let him stay.
Genre humor; fantasy
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor
Notes A story told entirely in rhyme (both in the captions and dialogue).

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Not Now!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis Li'l Jinx wants to ask her daddy a question.
Genre humor; children
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page text article "A Matter of Minutes"

Synopsis Article on victories and defeats that depended on a mere matter of minutes.
Genre fact; history
Letters Typeset

8 page Little Archie story "The Frog Farm"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Mary Andrews; Elvis (frog)
Synopsis Little Archie has no time for Ronnie's attempts to get him interested in dating and dancing; he wants to start a "frog farm" with Elvis the frog. But when he wrecks a go-kart after leaving Elvis as a deposit, it's Ronnie who buys the frog back for Little Archie. And after Little Archie gets Elvis back, he sees something that makes him think that boys might need girls after all.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling (signed)
Inks Bob Bolling (signed)
Letters Bob Bolling

1 page text article "The Mustanger"

Synopsis Article about cowboys.
Genre fact; history
Letters Typeset

1 page Polly story "The Packer"

Characters Polly Cooper; Danny
Synopsis Polly tries to remember to pack everything when she goes on a picnic with her boyfriend Danny.
Genre humor
Script Bob Bolling
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Letters Bob Bolling
Notes Bolling's signature does not appear on this story, but the art and lettering are identifiable as his.

7 page Little Archie story "Little Archie Goes to a Party"

Characters Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Jeeves; Austin Van Phipps III; Percy De Twerp V
Synopsis Betty and Veronica have parties on the same day, and Little Archie goes to Ronnie's party because it has pony rides. It also has a lot of snobby society kids.
Genre humor
Script Dexter Taylor
Pencils Dexter Taylor
Inks Dexter Taylor
Letters Dexter Taylor