(June 1976)

Archie, 1958 Series
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Price
0.30 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 [vertical]
Editing
John L. Goldwater ? (editor)

Garden of Evil (Table of Contents)

Life with Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Someone's been poisoning Mr. Lodge's plants -- and I think I know who it is!
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Blackson

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

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Leader of the Pack (Table of Contents: 2)

Life with Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't he great, Archie? The kids just love him!
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
drama; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Tony
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are working at a day care center when the children they should be watching mysteriously disappear.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #265, writing is credited to George Gladir and inks to Jon D'Agostino.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

Special Date (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Zeroing In (Table of Contents: 4)

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The teacher gave me a zero for my composition on 'Developing a Good Memory.'
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Charley shows evidence of his poor memory.

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

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana ?
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Man! The whole school must be at this football hop!
Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Two strips reprinted from the Archie syndicated daily comic.

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

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

Garden of Evil (Table of Contents: 7)

Life with Archie / comic story / 11 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
You don't often connect flower growing with crime and violence, but sometimes competition can bring out the worst in people!
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Mr. Blackson
Synopsis
Archie figures out that it was Mr. Blackson who killed Mr. Lodge's plants before they could be entered into the flower show, and he manages to fix the situation.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Two part story. Logo only appears on first page of Part II.

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

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

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

Madison House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

New American Physique Chest Developer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Sabrina Shoultz (Homer, Alaska) First prize - $6.00 and Susan Comer (Fulton, Mississippi) Second prize - $4.00.
Page also includes membership application for the Archie Fan Club.

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

Laugh Comics Digest / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Archie Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Family Bazaar Life-Size Hero Pin-Ups / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Wing and a Prayer (Table of Contents: 16)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heading up to the cabin with Daddy! See you on Monday!
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie hears on the radio that a bridge on the road where Veronica and her dad are driving is out and he needs to warn them somehow.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #24.

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

Canyon House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Canyon House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Upholstery and Decorating School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Super Values Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Garden of Evil
    Life with Archie
  2. 1. ["Impossible? Not for the super bodybuilding system!"]
    Universal Bodybuilding
  3. 2. Leader of the Pack
    Life with Archie
  4. 3. Special Date
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie
  5. 4. Zeroing In
    Charley
  6. 5. ["Man! The whole school must be at this football hop!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  7. 6. ["Throw your voice"]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. Garden of Evil
    Life with Archie
  9. 8. ["If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  10. 9. ["Special introductory offer!"]
    Madison House
  11. 10. ["The world famous New American Physique chest developer"]
    New American Physique Chest Developer
  12. 11. ["Make extra cash"]
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  14. 13. ["It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No. 5"]
    Laugh Comics Digest
  15. 14. ["Pick a winner every time!"]
    Archie Comics
  16. 15. ["Presenting: life-size hero pin-ups with movable arms and legs!"]
    Family Bazaar Life-Size Hero Pin-Ups
  17. 16. A Wing and a Prayer
    Life with Archie
  18. 17. ["Go stick crazy"]
    Canyon House
  19. 18. ["6 free patches"]
    Canyon House
  20. 19. ["You can earn yourself a lifetime income bringing old furniture back to life!"]
    Upholstery and Decorating School
  21. 20. ["Amazing $1 offer"]
    Super Values Products
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