(June 1974)

Archie, 1972 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Feb., March, April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. & Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

The Rival (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Stick Shift (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie tells us the story of how, to everyone's surprise, the klutzy Jughead became a champion hockey player.
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Keywords
hockey

A Draw Flaw! (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Hap Holliday
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Dark Lark (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie finds that the early '70s energy crisis has its advantages when a city-wide blackout traps him at the Lodges' house.
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The Rival (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie Andrews! I don't make many demands of you! In fact, I only make one demand!
Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Andy; Selma; Cara; Amy; Sal
Synopsis
Veronica tells Archie that she's tired of coming second in his affections and demands he give up his first love. So Archie dumps Betty, not realizing that Veronica was talking about Riverdale High, which is taking up all his time.
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What's in a Name (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica comes up with a way to save Riverdale's crumbling infrastructure: change the name of the town to "Lodgeville" so her father will be willing to pour his money into rebuilding it. Everyone seems to like the idea except Archie.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Rival
    Archie at Riverdale
  2. 1. Stick Shift
    Archie at Riverdale
  3. 2. A Draw Flaw!
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. Dark Lark
    Archie at Riverdale
  5. 4. The Rival
    Archie at Riverdale
  6. 5. What's in a Name
    Archie at Riverdale
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman