(August 1973)

Archie, 1972 Series
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Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [circular]
Editing
Richard Goldwater

Runner Up (Table of Contents)

Archie at Riverdale / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor; drama
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats

Runner Up (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
When Reggie, the team's star athlete, is injured, Archie has to take his place in the track meet, where he gives the effort of his life and comes in second in almost every event.
Reprints
Keywords
long jump; pole vault; shot put; track

The Land of the Free (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor; drama
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Hiram Scurville
Synopsis
The kids' plans to turn an old abandoned house into a youth center are stymied by an old miser who wants to use the land to build a trailer park.
Reprints

Board Bored (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse

Link Lunk (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Archie tries to let Mr. Lodge win at golf.

The Quiet Man (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor; drama
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Nick Barker
Synopsis
Over Archie's objections, Veronica goes for a ride with the fast-living, fast-driving Nick Barker, but Archie decides against telling Mr. Lodge about what kind of company his daughter is keeping.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The truck on page 4 is from "DeCarlo's Landscaping," a reference to Lucey's fellow Archie artist Dan DeCarlo.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Runner Up
    Archie at Riverdale
  2. 1. Runner Up
    Archie at Riverdale
  3. 2. The Land of the Free
    Archie at Riverdale
  4. 3. Board Bored
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. Link Lunk
    Archie
  6. 5. The Quiet Man
    Archie at Riverdale
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jaime Weinman