(March 1977)
- Price:
- 0.30 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Archie Series
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Richard Goldwater
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Ongoing Series
["You were supposed to bring something twenty years old"]
Archie / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks:
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis:
- Archie is dating a twenty year-old.
Indexer Notes
Appropriately for a '50s nostalgia party, Archie is wearing his classic outfit with the bow tie and checkered pants (though they are mistakenly colored blue instead of the original orange).
The Inferior Decorators
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils:
- Chic Stone
- Inks:
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis:
- The day before Veronica's living room is due to be re-decorated, Archie gets Mr. Lodge's permission to throw a "graffiti party," where everyone is free to paint messages that will be covered up by the new paint job.
Indexer Notes
One of the messages on the wall is "Rudy Loves Mary," referring to inker Rudy Lapick and his wife. Other names include "Vic" (art director Victor Gorelick) and "Barry Baby" (colorist Barry Grossman).
It's a Ball
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- George Gladir
- Pencils:
- Chic Stone
- Inks:
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Slim
- Synopsis:
- Coach Kleats desperately wants a tall new student for the basketball team, but the boy is only interested in poetry.
- Reprints:
-
in Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #35 (December 1984) - in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #233 (November 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest (Archie, 1984 series) #233.
Bills Can Be Beautiful
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils:
- Chic Stone
- Inks:
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Fred won't give Archie more money because first priority is paying the bills. But Fred is late paying the electric bill, and the lights go out just as Archie and Veronica are sitting on the couch together.
- Reprints:
- in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236 (February 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits changed to match the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #236.
Instant Reaction
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Tom DeFalco
- Pencils:
- Chic Stone
- Inks:
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors:
- Barry Grossman
- Letters:
- Bill Yoshida
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis:
- Archie makes an old-fashioned silent comedy film, and the girls supply lots of custard pies for the big slapstick scene.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You were supposed to bring something twenty years old"]
Archie -
1.
The Inferior Decorators
Archie -
2.
It's a Ball
Archie -
3.
Bills Can Be Beautiful
Archie -
4.
Instant Reaction
Archie
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