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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published September 1966
Cover Price .12
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater
Notes Cover artist credits according to Scott Shaw at http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/ While Jon D' Agostino could be the Johnny refered to on the cover I cannot help but see Paul Reinman in the villians. Johnny on the cover would then be publisher John Goldwater. http://darkmark6.tripod.com/mighty_index.html lists Vic Gorelick as a colorist of other Archie heroes during this time period thus the guess that he is the colorist and Vic mentioned on the cover. Don Markstein's Toonopedia lists the writer as Frank Doyle and artist as Bob White. A Bob and Bill are given credit on the cover of Jughead as Captain Hero #4.

Cover Details - "Beware the Octopus!"

Characters Pureheart the Powerful
Genre teen; super-hero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bill Vigoda
Inks Jon D'Agostino?; Paul Reinman?
Colors Vic Gorelick?
Notes Cover artist credits according to Scott Shaw at http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/ While Jon D' Agostino could be the Johnny refered to on the cover I cannot help but see Paul Reinman in the villians. Johnny on the cover would then be publisher John Goldwater. http://darkmark6.tripod.com/mighty_index.html lists Vic Gorelick as a colorist of other Archie heroes during this time period thus the guess that he is the colorist and Vic mentioned on the cover. Don Markstein's Toonopedia lists the writer as Frank Doyle and artist as Bob White. A Bob and Bill are given credit on the cover of Jughead as Captain Hero #4.

13 page Pureheart the Powerful story "Mite and Maim"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Genre teen; super-hero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob White
Inks Jon D'Agostino?
Colors Vic Gorelick?

1 page Sammy the Whamy [Boy Magician] story "Drat That Hat"

Genre humor

1 page Archie Annual 18 promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.
Synopsis Get a free P.O.P. poster with your purchase of Archie Annual 18.

10 page Pureheart the Powerful story "Ptomaine Terror"

Characters Veronica Lodge; Evilheart; Fang Finkster
Genre teen; super-hero
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob White
Inks Jon D'Agostino?
Colors Vic Gorelick

2 page letters page "Archie Club News"