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Spotty

Spotty

104 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1958–2025 Β· 6 key issues
Who is Spotty?

Spotty is Little Archie Andrews' loyal pet dog, a faithful canine companion who shares adventures with young Archie and his friends in the lighthearted, all-ages world of Riverdale's pint-sized cast.

Few comic companions have earned their stripes quite like Spotty β€” a Silver Age charmer who first bounded onto the page in 1958's Little Archie in Animal Land #18, brought to life by the beloved Bob Bolling. Over 67 years and 104 catalogued appearances, this enduring Archie Comics fixture has shared countless adventures alongside Little Archie Andrews, Little Veronica Lodge, and the Andrews family across fan-favorite titles like Little Archie, The Adventures of Little Archie, and Archie's Double Digest Magazine. With six key-issue appearances recognized by collectors, Spotty is far more than background decoration β€” this is a character woven into the warm, wholesome fabric of Riverdale's younger years. If you have a soft spot for the Silver Age innocence that made Archie Comics a household staple, Spotty is absolutely worth tracking down.

β˜… First appearance
Little Archie in Animal Land #18
Apr 1958

Trivia

  • Bob Bolling has written more of Spotty's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 29 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1958–2021

Little Archie in Animal Land #18 β˜… 1958
Little Archie in Animal Land #18
The Adventures of Little Archie #33 β˜… 1964
The Adventures of Little Archie #33
The Adventures of Little Archie #52 1969
The Adventures of Little Archie #52
Archie Comics Digest #16 1976
Archie Comics Digest #16
Little Archie #137 1978
Little Archie #137
Archie Comics Digest #63 β˜… 1983
Archie Comics Digest #63
Archie Giant Series Magazine #566 1987
Archie Giant Series Magazine #566
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #59 1992
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #59
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #112 1999
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #112
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #134 2002
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #134
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #99 2006
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #99
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #225 2012
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #225
Archie Modern Classics #3 2020
Archie Modern Classics #3
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #318 2021
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #318

Appearances

Little Archie in Animal Land (1957)
#18
Little Archie Giant Comics (1957)
#17
The Adventures of Little Archie (1961)
Little Archie Mystery (1963)
#1
Archie Comics Digest (1973)
Archie Annual Digest (1975)
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (1977)
#5
Little Archie Comics Digest Annual (1977)
#4
Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (1979)
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (1974)
#24
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (1977)
#12
Pep (1960)
Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (1982)
#7
Archie and Me (1964)
Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954)
Archie's TV Laugh-Out (1969)
#97
Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (1985)
Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (1986)
#3
Archie's Double Digest Magazine (1984)
Little Archie Digest Magazine (1991)
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (1992)
Jughead's Double Digest (1989)
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (1987)
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2011)
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2010)
Archie Modern Classics (2019)
#3
Archie Showcase Digest (2020)
Archie (Comics) Double Digest (2025)
#2