Pep #212
(December 1967)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 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
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Reggie! How about a lift?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie gets a rise out of Archie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wheel-A-Churning (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll sneak over to Ronnie's house and surprise her!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie takes Veronica on a drive in the country, if his jalopy can hold together long enough.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

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

The Homestead / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Carl Nielson (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) First prize - $5.00, Betsy Strong (West Concord, Mass.) Second prize - $3.00, Robin Badersnider (Balding, Michigan) Third prize - $2.00, Philip Pizzo (New Orleans, Louisiana) Fourth prize - $1.00, and Susan Pickavance (Santa Monica, California) Fifth prize - $1.00.
Include membership application form for the Archie Club.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Studio Photo Library / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Verve to Serve (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Veronica, how about helping out with the remedial reading program?
Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Bobby
Synopsis
Veronica thinks Betty got her involved in volunteering at a remedial reading center as a ruse to steal Archie.
Reprints

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

Archie Giant Series Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Stick Trick (Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! This makes 459---
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Hap shows Jinx how to build a tower out of ice cream bar sticks.
Reprints

[Li'l Jinx Pen Pals] (Table of Contents: 11)

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mail! Mail!!... And more mail! That's what you'll get when you join my pen pal club!
Characters
Li'l Jinx

Indexer Notes

List of 44 pen pal addresses.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Betty and Me / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Go Go Tail / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Guaranteed Dist. Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow, Ronnie!! You're certainly going to attract attention with that eye-catching outfit!
Feature Logo
Veronica Pin Up
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica is dating a boy with an outlandish sense of style and she intends to match him.

In a Nutshell (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! He's a nut! I know he's a nut! The world knows he's a nut!... Why don't you know he's a nut?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Sidney
Synopsis
Reggie is loose with a trained squirrel and a prankish mood.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Regency Mail Order Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Guild / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

The Writewell Co. / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey Reggie! How about a lift?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Wheel-A-Churning
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Amazing $1 art offer"]
    The Homestead
  5. 4. ["Fabulous new Zenith collection includes all these dramatic man-in-space stamps"]
    Zenith Stamps
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  7. 6. ["Free 50 4x5 photos of your favorite stars"]
    Studio Photo Library
  8. 7. ["66 piece electric slot race set"]
    Honor House Products
  9. 8. Verve to Serve
    Betty and Veronica
  10. 9. ["Ready! For your brightest holidays ever..."]
    Archie Giant Series Magazine
  11. 10. Stick Trick
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. [Li'l Jinx Pen Pals]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  13. 12. ["It's just one big hang up after another, and Betty really gets her share!"]
    Betty and Me
  14. 13. ["6 hairpieces-in-one!"]
    Go Go Tail
  15. 14. ["The Mad Mad Scientist Laboratory - over 100 ghostly ghoulish experiments"]
    Guaranteed Dist. Co.
  16. 15. ["Wow, Ronnie!! You're certainly going to attract attention with that eye-catching outfit!"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  17. 16. In a Nutshell
    Archie
  18. 17. ["2 personalized rings"]
    Regency Mail Order Novelties
  19. 18. ["Beautiful hairpieces custom matched to your own hair"]
    Guild
  20. 19. ["253 ways to win yourself a raise in pay"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  21. 20. ["Please help me to earn"]
    The Writewell Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Ramon Schenk