(December 1986)

Archie, 1964 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Barcode
027100069690 12
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie and Me / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Has all that equipment helped slim down your body, Mr. Weatherbee?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Indexer Notes

The same basic joke was used for the cover of Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine #12.

Buckle Up and Stay Safe! (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Always wear your safety belt! Most injury causing accidents occur at less than 45 mph!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason

We Know You're Grateful (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ruth (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ooow! Oh... ah... ooow!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee has a toothache and Archie decides to drive him to the dentist against Mr. Weatherbee's plan.

Free the Cap'n Mystery (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Archie; Cap'n Crunch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Kitchen Kapers (Table of Contents: 6)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Would you be interested in publishing my Aunt Hilda's favorite recipes?
Genre
humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis
Sabrina talks to a publisher about publishing Aunt Hilda's favorite recipes.

What Kind of Sports?! (Table of Contents: 7)

Coach Kleats / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw (credited as Rod O'Shaw)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Coach Kleats

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the letters to find the names of sports.

Credit reads "Compiled by Rod O'Shaw".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Gym Vim (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Weatherbee, as head instructor at this fitness center, it's my sad duty to inform you that you haven't been making much progress!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Jimmy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee is trying to lose weight at the gym when Archie and Jughead show up.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Mister Excitement (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pssst! Hey girls! Is the coast clear?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie tries to keep harm from happening to Mr. Weatherbee.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Anniversary Blues (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Chic Stone (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Weatherbee, to commemorate your 25th anniversary as principal, we've prepared a video scrap book!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
The students have prepared a video scrapbook commemorating Mr. Weatherbee's 25th anniversary as principal.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our family has just moved to Michigan, and my Archie Club report is about the plane ride out here.
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Letters from David Lester, and Seema Mital.

Gum Dinger Adventures Continues... (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Gumby; Brachs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Has all that equipment helped slim down your body, Mr. Weatherbee?"]
    Archie and Me
  2. 1. Buckle Up and Stay Safe!
    Archie
  3. 2. We Know You're Grateful
    Archie
  4. 3. Free the Cap'n Mystery
    Archie; Cap'n Crunch
  5. 4. ["Save! Subscribe! And get 1 free!"]
  6. 5. ["Step right up! For the greatest deal in comics!!"]
  7. 6. Kitchen Kapers
    Sabrina
  8. 7. What Kind of Sports?!
    Coach Kleats
  9. 8. ["Discount 32 page comic subscriptions!"]
  10. 9. Gym Vim
    Archie
  11. 10. ["High atop beautiful downtown Burbank in the NBC video penthouse, the head programming Smurf over a teleconference strategy meeting with the stars of the Saturday morning lineup."]
  12. 11. Mister Excitement
    Archie
  13. 12. ["400 stickers and more $4.00"]
  14. 13. ["2 for a buck!"]
  15. 14. ["New from the Archie Digest Library... Archie's Story & Game Comics Digest Magazine!!"]
  16. 15. Anniversary Blues
    Archie
  17. 16. ["Subscribe and get one issue free!"]
  18. 17. ["Fans! Now you can join the brand new Archie Fan Club ...and be eligible to win cash prizes!!"]
  19. 18. ["Our family has just moved to Michigan, and my Archie Club report is about the plane ride out here."]
    Archie Club News
  20. 19. Gum Dinger Adventures Continues...
    Gumby; Brachs
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • John Pannozzi