Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1981-06-09
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed]

That Wilkin Boy / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:drama; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In a brand new adventure!
  • Keywords:soap opera
Characters:

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Starting with this issue, writer-artist Dick Malmgren took over "That Wilkin Boy" and revamped it as a soap opera/adventure title. In this form it lasted four issues before being cancelled.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #191.

All-American Celebration

Archie; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Chapter I: It Takes a Thief

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:drama; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
After Bingo is rushed to the hospital, Samantha meets and falls for his doctor, and signs up as a volunteer.

It Makes Cents

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Er… What are you looking for Charley?
Characters:

You Don’t Mean It?

Bingo / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Edwards ? (logo illustration)
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Match words to unlikely definitions

Chapter II: What Are Friends For?

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:drama; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
A jealous nurse, Jessica Jason, tries to frame Samantha for robbery. When that doesn't work, Jessica makes Samantha think Bingo is unfaithful.

Chapter III: What's in a Name?

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:drama; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Samantha is followed home from the hospital by two mysterious, threatening-looking men.

[no title indexed]

Dear Bingo and Samantha / letters page / 1 page


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In school everyone makes fun of me

Indexer Notes

Advice column; page is hand-lettered, not typeset.

[no title indexed]

Uncle Herman Pin Up / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly Uncle Herman –
Characters:
Uncle Herman; Bingo Wilkin
Synopsis:
Uncle Herman fishes for dinner.

Indexer Notes

This is a slightly cropped redrawing of the cover of That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 Series) #29

Chapter IV: Silence Is Golden

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:drama; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
After finding out that the men are undercover cops, Samantha tries to help them catch a crook at the hospital.
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