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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published February 1967
Cover Price .12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater ?

Cover Details - "The Vanishing Villain"

Characters Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Ice Cube; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; humor; superhero
Pencils Bob White
Inks Bob White
Notes Credits based on information from Jerry Bails' Who's Who site.

13 page Archie as Pureheart the Powerful story "Terror In The Center Ring"

Characters Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Veronica Lodge; The Mad Clown; Lungwort; Hypno the Great (The Mad Clown in disguise)
Synopsis While at a circus, a mad clown with murder on his mind kidnaps Veronica because she looks like his ex-wife. When Archie and Reggie can't find Veronica, they become Pureheart and Evilheart to save the young socialite.
Genre teen; humor; superhero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bill Vigoda
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Colors Sal Contrera
Letters Mario Acquaviva
Notes This story is told in 2 parts: Part I (8 pages) and Part II (5 pages).
Reprinted in Archie's Super Hero Special (Archie, 1978 series) #1

1 page Li'l Jinx story "Future Proof"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis Li'l Jinx and Greg have a fight over what the moon is made from.
Genre children; humor; gags
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

10 page Archie as Pureheart the Powerful story "The Vanishing Villain"

Characters Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Ice Cube; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis Reggie and Archie watch as Veronica is kidnapped, and Reggie becomes Evilheart. But Archie can't become Pureheart. Only then does the real Veronica show up, the other girl only looked like Veronica. As Evilheart races back, he loses control of his motorcycle thanks to an icy strip of road. Archie then becomes Pureheart and the two heroes duke it out while the Ice Cube kidnaps the real Veronica.
Genre teen; humor; superhero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob White
Inks Mario Acquaviva
Colors Sal Contrera
Letters Mario Acquaviva
Notes This story is told in two parts: Part 1 (5 pages) and Part II (5 pages).