Archie #264
(August 1977)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Feb., March, April, June, July, August, Sep., Nov., and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
Barcode
0271000696508
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, invited me over for some fencing!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie invites Betty to do some fencing.
Keywords
fencing; fencing foils; hammers

Catch a Falling Star (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie gets Archie thrown out of the Lodge Estate, so Jughead returns the favor.
Reprints

Advice Device (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee has a special place for Archie's list of suggestions.
Reprints

Rip Tip (Table of Contents: 3)

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx has kite repair tips for Charley

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Joe Edkin
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good grief! Has your dog had more puppies?
Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead's dog has puppies. Archie sells Mr. Lodge a non-spill cup.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two late-sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips. They were also produced prior to the introduction of Hot Dog as Jughead's dog.

Shop Worn (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Hammer
Synopsis
Archie proves to be a menace in shop class.
Reprints

Archie Daffy-Nitions (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fill in the missing letters based on the provided code.

The Banana Boogie (Table of Contents: 7)

Josie & The Pussycats; Lite'ms / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis
Alexandra gets a Lite'Ms Electric Lighted Necklace to attract Alan's eye.

Minding a Star (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ruth
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Zappy The Chimp
Synopsis
Archie has to baby-sit a celebrity chimp.
Reprints
Keywords
chimpanzee

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #240, the writer is credited as Frank Doyle and the pencils are credited to Dan DeCarlo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News

You Can Do It (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Coach Kleats' pep talk manages to psyche Archie into a nervous wreck at the track meet.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where would you like your dinner, Mr. Andrews?
Feature Logo
Archie Pin Up [jumbled]
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis
Archie is too sick to eat aboard the Lodge Yacht.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, invited me over for some fencing!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Catch a Falling Star
    Archie
  3. 2. Advice Device
    Archie
  4. 3. Rip Tip
    Charley
  5. 4. ["Good grief! Has your dog had more puppies?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. 5. Shop Worn
    Archie
  7. 6. Archie Daffy-Nitions
    Archie
  8. 7. The Banana Boogie
    Josie & The Pussycats; Lite'ms
  9. 8. Minding a Star
    Archie
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  11. 10. You Can Do It
    Archie
  12. 11. ["Where would you like your dinner, Mr. Andrews?"]
    Archie Pin Up
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jaime Weinman