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206:. As the series progressed, Dippy and Dan were relegated to supporting roles, while Fran and Rod grew in prominence. Dick, however, being Clyde's best friend, remained as involved in the storylines as ever until the gang was dropped from the series. 82:. This issue has become one of the most sought after Archie issues of the Silver Age. Sabrina began making intermittent appearances through issue 74, and then transitioned over to other titles, such as 92:
title. Other recurring characters included a bungling but victorious superhero named Captain Sprocket and a hippie named Clyde Didit (occasionally spelled Diddit) who served as a mascot for a while.
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The first 18 issues featured the "Archie gang" in stories that were a bit more "off the wall" than the normal Archie series. The idea was to produce stories that made no sense. The title
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on popular culture. Clyde Didit, originally a mascot, and occasionally in featuring within the comics, originally had unkempt brown hair and sunglasses, though he also appeared in
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starting with issue #66. At this point, Clyde and his friends took over the series, and it became more the typical style of that
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from 1959 to 1982. The series went through a number of overhauls and name changes. Classic stories have occasionally appeared in
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used in the early 1970s. Thus, many stories focused more on adventure than humor, with a somewhat more serious tone.
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and recapture its success. Beginning with issue 19, the Archie gang was dropped (though it was still called
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several years earlier, the "Madhouse Glads" gang never caught on with fans like the Josie gang did.
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run introduced yet another "gang" into the Archie universe, but much like the "gang" introduced in
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then returned to the series' irregular, nonsensical style before finally being discontinued.
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Shortly before Sabrina's departure, the title began a series of name changes, morphing into
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Clyde was given a more clean-cut appearance and black hair. He and his gang continued into
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In the late 1960s, the comic went through a major overhaul due to the impact of
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was written as two words instead of one to suggest a false connection to
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for a few issues with an orange Afro. The series was renamed
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Perhaps the most noteworthy installment was issue 22 when
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Boyd, Jerry (September 2018). "Bewitched... By Sabrina".
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List of Sabrina the Teenage Witch books, CDs and DVDs
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comic book
Archie Comics
digest
MAD Magazine
fads
popular culture
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Dan DeCarlo
Archie's TV Laugh-Out
Red Circle Comics Group
That Wilkin Boy
hippies
mods
rock and roll
Josie
The Monkees
ISBN
978-1605490458
Captain Sprocket
Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Archived
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978-1605490557
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Archie Comics
publications
Dark Circle Comics
Archie Horror

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