Archie
#515
[Direct Edition]
(December 2001)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- every four weeks, twice in July
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Comics
- Barcode
- 762816467476 51511
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #515 [Newsstand].
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll lay the world at your feet!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie will lay the world at her feet, but Veronica already has too much stuff.
- Reprints
in ![Cover Thumbnail for Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #515 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1023/w200/1023763.jpg?-4665007754823583186)
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie (1959 series) #515 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/870/w100/870228.jpg?-2982424810662292531)
A Time for Change
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Stemwinder; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead drive themselves crazy, resetting dozens of clocks off of Daylight Saving Time.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #229 (December 2006) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264 (January 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Clock; high school
[no title indexed]
A-Files / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earn $5 or $10 as an official reporter for the A-Files page.
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Reports from fans Lauralynn Renn and Crystal Fink.
The Big Turnaround
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Coach Kleats; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Central High football team
- Synopsis
- Riverdale is losing the football game because Moose is too distracted by cheerleader Midge. Archie gets her to pose with the other team, and Moose's anger turns into an unstoppable force on the field.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #230 (January 2007)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #224 (January 2012), #303 (December 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Cheerleader; football; high school
Indexer Notes
GCD record at Archie Double Digest #224 credits inks to Mike Esposito, colors to Barry Grossman, and letters to Bill Yoshida.
[no title indexed]
The I Love Archie Photo Contest / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm bananas for Archie Comics!
- Characters
- Laura Bryson; Katie; Kyle; Archie Andrews
- Keywords
- Fan art
Indexer Notes
Photos by fans Laura Bryson, Katie, and Kyle.
Full Service
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Harold Smith (credited as Smith)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to annoy Archie, who's working at a gas station. Archie wants Reggie to remove his hat and have his oil checked.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #238 (November 2007)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #261 (July 2015)
-
Bird Brainer
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Goldie; Mr. Rock; Mr. Rogers; Jena
- Synopsis
- Archie is working at a pet store. The talking parrot keeps getting him into trouble, until it helps him get a date with a pretty girl.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #229 (December 2006)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #232 (October 2012), #293 (December 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Parrot; pet store
Indexer Notes
GCD record at Archie Double Digest #232 credits inks to Mike Esposito, colors to Barry Grossman, and letters to Bill Yoshida.
[no title indexed]
Moose's Oddball Sports Reports / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
- Pencils
- Rex Lindsey (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When the game of softball was invented in 1887, it was called indoor softball because the game was played indoors!
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Charlotte Dod; Janet Guthrie; Georgeann Wells
- Synopsis
- Oddball sports facts.
- Reprints
- in Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine (Archie, 2005 series) #24 (December 2007)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #21 (December 2012)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #13 (February 2018 [February 2019])
-
- Keywords
- auto racing; basketball; golf; softball; tennis
Who Are These People?
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Greg Crosby (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (sourced)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie can't understand why everyone's avoiding him. It's because they're planning his surprise birthday party.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #229 (December 2006)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree (Archie, 2013 series) (2013)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #33 (January 2014)
-
- Keywords
- Birthday party
Indexer Notes
According to GCD record, Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #33 also credits Bob Smith (inks), Barry Grossman (colors), and Bill Yoshida (letters).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I'll lay the world at your feet!"]
Archie -
1.
["Visit Archie and all his friends in Riverdale."]
-
2.
A Time for Change
Archie -
3.
["I can't get enough Archie stuff!"]
-
4.
["Earn $5 or $10 as an official reporter for the A-Files page."]
A-Files -
5.
["Uncle Freddie says... check off the issues you need to complete your collection!"]
-
6.
The Big Turnaround
Archie -
7.
["I'm bananas for Archie Comics!"]
The I Love Archie Photo Contest -
8.
["Dear Archie Readers"]
Editor's Notebook -
9.
["Archie's Subscription Offer of the Century!"]
-
10.
Full Service
Archie -
11.
Bird Brainer
Archie -
12.
["When the game of softball was invented in 1887, it was called indoor softball because the game was played indoors!"]
Moose's Oddball Sports Reports -
13.
["Five-issue digest subscriptions"]
-
14.
["Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #6"]
-
15.
Who Are These People?
Archie -
16.
["Archie Americana Series Best of the Eighties is here!"]
-
17.
["Get caught up in the magic..."]
-
18.
["Kellogg's Frosted Flakes"]
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Keith Alan Morgan
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