In his introduction to the first collection of his stories, Bob Bolling relates how he was given the freedom to create the world and supporting cast for Little Archie. The stories were comedies similar to the regular titles at first, but "soon, the story possibilities for Little Archie were endless and I got to relive my own boyhood fantasies through many of these tales. Who among us didn't dream of having a neighborhood clubhouse and building rafts and cars out of scrap lumber? Or wish we could go on fantastic adventures in exotic locales like a pirate ship, a wild West ranch,or even outer space?"
Here is "Plesiosaur" from Little Archie #20 (Fall 1961):
The Adventures of Little Archie (volume 1) contains 8 full stories, including "Little Archie on Mars", "Pirates", and "Robots of Doom" (the first appearance of recurring villain, Mad Doctor Doom):
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