Archie
#196
(December 1969)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- nine times a year: In February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
- On-sale Date
- 1969-10-07
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, have you ever been so uptight you'd want to go into outer space?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Keywords
- Apollo 11
Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #8.
Scent of Success
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've heard she can do it, Arch, but I don't believe it!...I just don't believe it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Cricket O'Dell; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie discovers that Cricket O'Dell doesn't only have the power to smell money, but to trace the scent of anyone who is rich. He asks Cricket to lead him to Veronica, over the objections of Dilton, who wants to make a scientific study of Cricket's powers instead of using them for cheap romantic gain.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #13 (November 1977)
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[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Archie, I think your show is just groovy.
Indexer Notes
Letters from Jeff Miller (1st prize), Deborah A. Phillips (2nd prize), Gail Gallant (3rd prize), Annette Grimes (4th prize), and Harriet Diane Crosby (5th prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.
The Image
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just don't understand you, Veronica Lodge! How can you go out with a klutz like that?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Fearing that Reggie will spread the rumor that he's a "klutz," Archie tries to improve his relationship with Reggie, but his attempts to make amends just cause Reggie serious pain.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #29 (November 1978)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #137 (November 2002)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Extravaganza (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013)
- in Archie Giant Comics Leap (Archie, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #313 (November 2020)
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Cruel World
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world is full of thieves!...Knaves, cut-purses, highwaymen and common, run-of-the-mill crooks!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; un-named kids; Miss Quote
- Synopsis
- Archie rails against the untrustworthy world after he loses his library card.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #20 (January 1979)
-
Don't Call Me
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop this fighting!!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holiday; Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Hap breaks up a fight between Jinx and Greg.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #55 (November 1991)
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The Magic Garden
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Jug! Guess where ol' Arch is going this aft?...To an exclusive, high class top drawer garden party at Veronica's!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica won't invite Jughead to her garden party, so Archie sneaks him in disguised as the entertainer "Mysto, the Magnificent Master of Mystery and Magic."
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #1 (October 1989)
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Indexer Notes
As in most stories drawn by Lucey, the name plate on the Lodge estate reads "J.P. Lodge." He was not officially re-named "Hiram" until several years later.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, have you ever been so uptight you'd want to go into outer space?"]
Archie -
1.
Scent of Success
Archie -
2.
["Dear Archie, I think your show is just groovy."]
Archie Club News -
3.
The Image
Archie -
4.
Cruel World
Archie -
5.
Don't Call Me
Li'l Jinx -
6.
The Magic Garden
Archie
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