Archie #247

(September 1975)

The Money Angle (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie's parents are planning to spend less because of the recession, but Archie argues that the only way to get out of a recession is for people to spend more, not less. Mr. Andrews sees through this as just a plea for a higher allowance. Later, when Archie explains his theory to Veronica, she says that the American way is to spend, spend, spend, whether there's a recession or not -- and let Daddy pay the bill.

Indexer Notes

A topical story about the mid-'70s recession and inflation.

Plane Facts (Table of Contents)

Li'l Jinx / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx comes over to see what Greg has done with his model plane kit.

Indexer Notes

In this issue and most issues that followed, Li'l Jinx is reduced from a page to half a page, with the other half taken up by "Archie's Gag Bag."

Archie's Gag Bag (Table of Contents)

Archie / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Montana

Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Bob Montana

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Two newspaper comic strips with color added.

Indexer Notes

This was the first issue of this title to feature "Archie's Gag Bag," which (under different character names) would be a regular feature in many comics and digests for the next few years. The feature simply consists of strips from the "Archie" newspaper comic, colored in. The feature was introduced shortly after Bob Montana died and was replaced on the daily strip by Dan DeCarlo, and may have been a way of finding a use for the old Montana strips now that the look of the strip had changed -- though the DeCarlo strips would eventually replace Montana's in "Gag Bag" as well.

Green-Eyed Monster (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mabel

Synopsis:

Despite Jughead's warnings that the plan will be a total failure, Archie asks the new girl in school to help him make Veronica jealous.

And Dust To Dust (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Door-to-door salesman Archie tries to sell Reggie a vacuum cleaner.

Reprints:

• in Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #115

Killer Lizard (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

Barry Grossman

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis:

Archie tries to get Mr. Lodge the Siberian dog known as a samoyed, but winds up getting him a salamander instead.