Archie
#257
(November 1976)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Published 9 times a year in February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December.
- On-sale Date
- 1976-08-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [vertical]
- Barcode
- 0271000696511
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
No credits at all.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #134.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #134.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I just had the wind knocked out of my sails!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- kissing; motorboats; sailboards; swimsuits
Early Worms Get the Bird
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead show up at the beach before sunrise to see the beautiful sight and get the best spot on the beach. They then take a nap, sleeping through the entire day, even while Veronica and Betty play volleyball over the top of them. They wake up after all have left the beach wondering if this was the shortest day of the year.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #52 (September 1982)
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Dip Quip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Veronica that he's going to go swimming by a gorgeous redhead in the water. Veronica gets mad at him for daring to say that while with her. You'll have to read the story to get the punchline!
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #61 (August 1983)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #15 (October 1989)
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Stairs in Your Eyes
Greg / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards (uncredited)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (uncredited)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (uncredited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (uncredited)
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Greg; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx asks Greg how he broke his arm. He asks her if she sees those stairs over there and she says yes. He says he didn't.
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed by Jim Amash (01/2007).
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pop?! What are you doing here at the rummage sale?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Gag #1: Archie runs into his father at a rummage sale, where he is carrying a lamp. His dad states it is a bargain and has Archie carry it into the house to surprise his Mom. She asks why he hasn't taken the lamp to the rummage sale yet.
Gag #2: Archie comes home from the ice cream shop. His dad asks what took so long and he says that Veronica was there and that the ice cream is in the freezer. His mother says the container is a block of frozen water and they notice the goldfish in there. Archie laughs when he thinks of Veronica dumping the ice cream into the fish tank.
Indexer Notes
Two daily newspaper strips with color added.
It's a Racket
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Little Girl; Little Boy; Reggie Mantle; Charlie; Little Sister
- Synopsis
- Archie goes out to play tennis with Reggie. He runs into a little girl whose cat is caught in a tree. Archie uses his tennis racket to save the cat. Then he runs into a little boy who lost his yo-yo in a mud pit. Archie uses his racket to get it out and spray it off with a hose. Then when he and Reggie do finally get onto the court, Charlie shows up with an ice cream cone. His little sister tries to force a lick off the cone and it goes flying. Archie thinks it is a sneak serve by Reg and smacks it, getting ice cream all over himself. He goes home to get cleaned off.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #42 (September 1982)
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Summer Bummer
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are missing Betty and Veronica. Jughead mentions that TV is just summer replacements. Then Archie sees a blond on the beach and says that's just what he needs is a summer replacement.
- Reprints
Swan Song
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to make the diving team and is practicing at Veronica's home. While he is warming up, Smithers takes Veronica's father's breakfast to poolside (not knowing Archie is there). Archie does a swan dive/belly flop, splashing water all over the meal before her dad gets there. When Mr. Lodge notices that there's water everywhere, they notice Archie splashing with his dives and they chase him off the property.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #42 (September 1982)
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[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Archie club members can send in their stories for cash and printing. Also, an application for membership to the Archie Club.
Risky Rescue
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Lifeguards; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie becomes a lifeguard and takes it to heart when the lead guard tells all of them that talking to pretty girls while on duty can lead to someone drowning.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #52 (September 1982)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #181 (September 2007)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241 (August 2013)
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- Keywords
- lifeguard
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, I just had the wind knocked out of my sails!"]
Archie -
1.
Early Worms Get the Bird
Archie -
2.
Dip Quip
Archie -
3.
Josie Eats Her Words
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie -
4.
Stairs in Your Eyes
Greg -
5.
["Pop?! What are you doing here at the rummage sale?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
6.
It's a Racket
Archie -
7.
Summer Bummer
Archie -
8.
Swan Song
Archie -
9.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
10.
Risky Rescue
Archie
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