Best Place to Sell Life with Archie #28
Publisher: Archie, 1964
About Life with Archie #28
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Albert [Hiram] Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge's Cousin Clem and family [Clem Lodge; Grandpaw Cooley Lodge; Lilly Lodge; Lulu Lodge; Mildew Lodge]
Pencils: Bob White; Harry Lucey
Notes: In the early days of this title, the comics only featured a single story (with the usual Li'l Jinx gag in there). Throughout the story in this issue, Mr. Lodge is referred to as Albert Lodge. Although Mr. Lodge is now officially named Hiram, he has also been known as J.P. Lodge and Burton Lodge. It is not known if this was an editorial oversight or if he was actually called Albert at the time. White does the top panel of Archie saying "If you think Mr. Lodge is rich...," while the bottom panel is taken from the interior art by Lucey.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Albert [Hiram] Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Clem Lodge [Cousin Clem]; Cooley Lodge [Grandpaw Cooley]; Lily Lodge; Lulu Lodge; Mildew Lodge; un-named Lodge butler; un-named news anchor (bearing a very strong resemblance to Walter Cronkite)
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge's company has suffered a series of bad breaks and is about to go bankrupt unless he can raise several hundred thousand dollars fast. His only hope is his Southern cousin Clem Lodge, the richest man in Sassafras County. But when Clem arrives with his family -- his handsome son Mildew, his twin daughters Lulu and Lily, and his cantankerous Grampaw Gooley -- he doesn't seem to have many assets available to help his cousin. The one hope may be an old gold mine Clem owns that doesn't have any gold, but lots of uranium.
Pages: 23.000
Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Harry Lucey
Inks: Marty Epp
Letters: Marty Epp
Reprints: Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #28 (1976)
Notes: A take-off on the hit TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies." Clem is directly based on Jed from the TV show, and Mildew is similar to Jethro. Grampaw Gooley is a male version of Granny from the show, while Lulu and Lily are original characters. Mr. Lodge is called "Albert" throughout this story. At this time he had not yet been named "Hiram," and was frequently called by different names including "J.P.," "Henry" and his original name of "Burton."
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