That Wilkin Boy comic books issue 18
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Tags: ArchiePublished Jul 1972 by Archie Publications.$2.65
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$3.00
- 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Water spotting.
Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girlfriend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. The Ghost Hunters, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Bingo, Samantha and Teddy go to a ski lodge that has few customers because everyone thinks the house next door is haunted; The intrepid trio decides to find out what's causing the spooky noises in the house. Can You Top That? one-page story by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx plays William Tell with a boomerang instead of an arrow. Who Do You Trust, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Smythe, decrying the current trend toward permissiveness, warns Samantha not to start any wild parties in his house while he's away; Soon after he leaves, a school bus full of young children breaks down in front of the house, and Samantha lets the kids in while it's being repaired. Little Squirts one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Cut 'Em Off at the Pass one-page That Wilkin Boy's Buffoonery story, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus LeMoine. Heartache Is a Two-Way Street, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; In a story narrated by Samantha, she takes Bingo for granted, running around with many exciting boys and keeping Bingo on a leash for when she needs him; When Bingo gets tired of this treatment, Samantha fixes him up with her plain friend Sally, who can keep him occupied without being a threat to Samantha. Dear Bingo & Samantha advice column. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.


