A key issue noted for First appearance of Sampson Smythe and First appearance of Sheila Smythe. That Wilkin Boy #1 was published by Archie Comics on January 1, 1969, as part of a series that began in 1969. Frank Doyle and Joe Edwards write, and art comes from Dan DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick. This 36-page issue features Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones and Li'l Jinx, among 15 characters cataloged on VerseDB.