Archie #166
(August 1966)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
nine times a year: February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
On-sale Date
1966-05-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop rattling so much, Veronica... I can't hear the band!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reprints
Keywords
dancing; jewelry; music

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Printed Word (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betty! Why the tears? What's so tragic? Did food prices go up again?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Smithers
Synopsis
Betty receives a wedding invitation for Archie and Veronica. The year's top athletes list is posted and Reggie isn't on it, but Dilton is lettering in football. Mr. Lodge receives a notice that his property has been condemned to make way for a super highway. Reporters question Mr. Weatherbee about a notice they received about his upcoming retirement and his idea to turn the school administration over to a select group of students. Ms. Grundy thanks Mr. Weatherbee for offering to give teachers a raise out of his pocket per a notice on the bulletin board. But where is Archie during all of this?
Keywords
crying; invitation; printing press; protest; reporters; telephone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do's & Don'ts (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What? Who's scared? Not me!... Do you hear?? Not me!!!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx asks to go out to play when someone accuses her of being scared.
Keywords
argument; telephone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie, did you know that dancers run in my family?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
The kids are at a dance.
Reprints
Keywords
dancing; guitar; rock music

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Perfect Fool (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Victor Gorelick

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're late!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
When Reggie claims he's perfect, Archie and the gang put him to the test.
Reprints
Keywords
conceit; football; jealousy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Archie Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Sport Report (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oof!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie is determined to win the school's outstanding athlete award at any cost.
Keywords
baseball; cement; football; pole vault; sabotage; track and field; trophy

Archie Brakes Up an Argument! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Ed Sale / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Jimmie Bucci (N. Tarrytown, N.Y.) for article on a trip to Ireland. Second prize of $3.00 to Dean Brownfield (Le Roy, Kan.) for article on his dogs. Third prize of $2.00 to Linda Geddie (Gustina, Calif.) for account of getting caught in the rain after buying Archie comics. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Debbie Knight (Sherboro, Mass.) for article on herself.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

J. L. Industries / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Moving Target (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Marty Epp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't tell me I don't know how to dance, you...
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie accidentally causes physical pain to everyone while remaining unscathed himself.
Reprints
Keywords
broken hand; spiked fence; vase

Indexer Notes

In a departure from the usual slapstick violence, the pain caused here is depicted more realistically.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Empire / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

E. W. Hagblom / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Stop rattling so much, Veronica... I can't hear the band!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["David McCallum [Illya] life size pin-up... only $1.00"]
    Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fan Club
  3. 2. The Printed Word
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Hey kids! Here are just a few of the great gifts you can get by saving 'Popsicle' coupons or wraps!"]
    Popsicle Products
  5. 4. Do's & Don'ts
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. ["Ronnie, did you know that dancers run in my family?"]
    Archie Pin Up
  7. 6. ["Throw your voice"]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. The Perfect Fool
    Archie
  9. 8. ["Two Giants"]
    Archie Annual
  10. 9. Sport Report
    Archie
  11. 10. Archie Brakes Up an Argument!
    Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  12. 11. ["Play guitar in 7 days or your money back"]
    Ed Sale
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  14. 13. ["If you want to be an ARCHIE CLUB MEMBER eligible to win all these CASH PRIZES, not to mention a BIG BYLINE in an ARCHIE SERIES COMICS..."]
    Archie Club
  15. 14. ["What's new, pussycats???"]
    J. L. Industries
  16. 15. ["100 little dolls all for $1.00"]
    100 Little Dolls
  17. 16. Moving Target
    Archie
  18. 17. ["Personalized identification rings"]
    Empire
  19. 18. ["Secret spy camera"]
    E. W. Hagblom
  20. 19. ["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  21. 20. ["Do you need extra money?"]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Mark Coale
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Taylor Rutstein
  • Per Sandell
  • Joey Sayer
  • R. Alan Silva-López
  • Jaime Weinman
  • Gregg Whitmore