That Wilkin Boy

That Wilkin Boy
Cover of That Wilkin Boy #1 (January 1969)
Publication information
PublisherArchie Comics
ScheduleQuarterly
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateJanuary 1969 – October 1982
No. of issues52
Main character(s)Bingo Wilkin
Creative team
Created byFrank Doyle, Dan DeCarlo

That Wilkin Boy is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about a teenage boy, Bingo Wilkin, who lives in Midville, next door to his girlfriend, Samantha Smythe. That Wilkin Boy debuted with issue 1 dated January 1969 (so it was on sale in late 1968), and ran until issue 52 dated October 1982.[1] The book, which spotlights Bingo's garage band the Bingoes, was released as Archie's more well-known title character had found real-world recording success with the release of The Archies' "Sugar, Sugar".[2]

  1. ^ "GCD :: Series :: That Wilkin Boy". Comics.org. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. ^ Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-1605490557.