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Cover: Bob Bolling

The Adventures of Little Archie #22

Apr 1962 · Archie · 0.25 USD
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In "Martians' Return," Archie’s ever-lazy cat Caramel surprises Betty and Ronnie with a surprising secret: she can talk—only to children still young at heart. Through her tale, we learn of her journey across America with her three kittens, from an abandoned house to new homes, each step a trial of survival and love. Written and illustrated by Bob Bolling, this whimsical adventure unfolds with warmth and quiet wonder, all rendered in the classic style of the era. The cover by Bob Bolling captures the story’s playful spirit in bold, expressive lines.

Contains 12 stories
Martians' Return
8 pp · Humor, Children, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Lawbreaker
8 pp · Humor, Children

In "Lawbreaker," Little Archie takes his playground duties as traffic cop way too seriously, inventing absurd new rules just to "arrest" his friends. When he turns the makeshift jail into a police car, he’s off on a wild chase after Ambrose, who’s zooming through the neighborhood in a go-kart.

Little Archie and the "Wishing Witch"
10 pp · Humor, Children, Fantasy
Wishing Witch

When Little Archie gets a school assignment to lure a bird to Miss Grundy’s feeding platform, he turns to the Wishing Witch for help. Armed with a magical book from the library, he tries to summon the most unusual bird the school has ever seen—a prehistoric pterodactyl—setting off a whirlwind of chaos and wonder.

Money Talk!
1 pp · Humor, Children
Tell the Tooth
5 pp · Humor, Children
Detective O'HaraGeorgeunnamed woman
Movie Madness
9 pp · Humor, Children
unnamed babysitterunnamed ticket takerunnamed projectionistunnamed candy counter woman

Little Archie, left behind with a babysitter while Fred and Mary head to the movies, hatches a mischievous plan: he sneaks out, stows away in their car, and arrives at the theater just in time to switch up the film playing on the big screen. With the help of the ticket taker, the candy counter woman, and the projectionist, he turns the evening into a wild, unexpected show — all without anyone realizing the chaos he’s caused.

Spotty Strikes Back
2 pp · Humor, Children

In "Spotty Strikes Back," Little Archie’s prank takes a turn when he sends Spotty after Caramel, only to find the cat’s not so easily controlled. With Little Betty looming and the threat of a parental call, Little Archie suddenly realizes he might be the one in trouble—just as Spotty has other plans.

Turnabout Tale
7 pp · Humor, Children
Beefy Brawnsonunnamed boyMr. Rabbitlittle rabbit
Close the Door!
5 pp · Humor, Children
One for the Book
1 pp · Humor, Children
Nothing But the Tooth
7 pp · Humor, Children
unnamed Mayorunnamed beaver
Has a Tale
10 pp · Drama, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals, Children, Fantasy
TaffyHoneyCocoaunnamed adultsunnamed little girl

In "Has a Tale," Caramel, the seemingly lazy cat of Betty and Ronnie, surprises them by revealing she can talk—only to children who are still young. With a quiet urgency, she shares the story of her past: how she and her three kittens fled an abandoned house, journeyed across America, and found new homes for each of her children, all while nearly losing herself along the way.

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Raw (VG) $31
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $345*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $265*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $104*
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Cast · 19 characters

Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Bob Bolling
cover pencils, inks Bob Bolling

Reprints

Reprinted in Archie Annual Digest #30 (1977), Archie Comics Digest #23 (1977), Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #2 (1977), Jughead with Archie Digest #20 (1977), Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #10 (1977), The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #1 (1977), Archie Comics Digest #25 (1977), Jughead with Archie Digest #22 (1977), Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #5 (1978), Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #4 (1982), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #11 (1984), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #15 (1985), Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine #26 (1987), Little Archie Digest Magazine #10 (1993), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #53 (2000), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #97 (2005), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #171 (2006), Little Archie: The House That Wouldn't Move #[nn] (2007), Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #220 (2011), The Best of Archie Comics #2 (2012), The Best of Archie Comics #4 (2014), Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam #[nn] (2015), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #51 (2015), Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #2 (2016) + 3 more

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