Archie #317
(June 1982)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696506
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee! My mini-tape player shuts out all the sounds of the outside world!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Keywords
music; portable tape players

False Start (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty takes a suitcase with a broken lock to the locksmith and Archie thinks she is running away from home.
Reprints

Seeing Is Believing (Table of Contents: 2)

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
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Charley wants to know if L'il Jinx believes in ghosts.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reggie, test me on the initials of government agencies I have to know for civics class!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie tests Archie's knowledge of initials of Government agencies. Mr. Andrews discusses the phone bill with Archie.

Indexer Notes

2 four-panel strips.

Going Bananas (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page.

Old Sports Never Die (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Floyd Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Andy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee shows up the boys on the athletic field.
Reprints

It's a Breeze (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie and Betty deal with the wind.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #54.

Fashion Flair (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reader submitted fashions for Archie.

Indexer Notes

Fashions from: Joe Zaccaningo, Sonia Bland, Nadine Dori, Pamela Perotti and Ginger Weintraub.
Honorable mentions to: Leigh Estep, A. M. Arias, March Murphy, Nancy Rose, Fiona Clarke, Lori Gadacz, Monica McCarthy and Jenny Wallace.

Clip Joint (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica cuts and colors Archie's hair.
Reprints
Keywords
haircut
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Gee! My mini-tape player shuts out all the sounds of the outside world!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. False Start
    Archie
  3. 2. Seeing Is Believing
    Charley
  4. 3. ["Reggie, test me on the initials of government agencies I have to know for civics class!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Going Bananas
    Archie
  6. 5. Old Sports Never Die
    Archie
  7. 6. It's a Breeze
    Archie
  8. 7. Fashion Flair
    Archie
  9. 8. Clip Joint
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mark Semich
  • Jaime Weinman