Archie #213
(November 1971)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Feb., March, April, June, July, August, Sept., Nov., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1971-08-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Richard Goldwater

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1972 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's your favorite season, Archie?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Sabrina Spellman; Josie (picture)
Reprints
Keywords
appropriation of Native American culture; beaches; comic books; ice cream; radios; reading; sunbathing; swimsuits

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Annual Digest #41

The Sleeper (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Archie displays an unexpected talent for surfing... or does he?
Reprints
Keywords
surf board; surfing

Indexer Notes

The script credit is from the World of Archie reprint; the previous indexer here credited Dick Malmgren. The inks credit is from the World of Archie reprint; the previous indexer here credited Marty Epp.

Generation Gasp (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
The gang lament the world's lack of respect for teenagers, until they come to a place that will be all their own: the site of the new Riverdale Youth Center.
Reprints

Switch Pitch (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily
Synopsis
Dilton and the other guys argue over which is the better hobby: stamp collecting or girl watching.
Reprints

Slumber Numbers (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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx dreams that she's a number puzzle.
Reprints

A Raft of Fun (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn," Archie takes Betty and Veronica down the river on a raft.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What's your favorite season, Archie?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. The Sleeper
    Archie
  3. 2. Generation Gasp
    Archie
  4. 3. Switch Pitch
    Archie
  5. 4. Slumber Numbers
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. A Raft of Fun
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jaime Weinman