Life with Archie
#202
(February 1979)
- Price
- 0.35 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; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000696302
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater ? (editor)
The Figure in the Fog
Life with Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's my girl, Veronica, he's driving off with --- disguised as me and in my car!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chip Chasen
Leaving Town
Hostess Twinkies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you mean? Alan M. is leaving town?
- Feature Logo
Josie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
- Synopsis
- Alan M. is leaving town.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Figure in the Fog
Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lurking in the shadows! Skulking through the night! Half formed images vaguely perceived from the corner of the eye!
- Genre
- humor; crime; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Chip Chasen
- Synopsis
- Someone is spying on Veronica so Mr. Lodge hires a security consultant. Archie and Jughead smell a rat and tail the consultant.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #230 (January 2007) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #224 (January 2012), #293 (December 2018)
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Indexer Notes
Story is told in two parts; no feature logo appears.
Indicia on bottom of first page.
[no title indexed]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Full color poster spectacular
- Characters
- Shaun Cassidy (photo); Farrah Fawcett (photo); Cheryl Ladd (photo); Parker Stevenson (photo); Cheryl Tiegs (photo); Grizzly Adams (photo of Dan Haggerty)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for celebrity posters from Mail-Away.
Kiss and Miss
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahem!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Charley attempts to kiss Jinx.
[no title indexed]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Full color grab bag special
- Characters
- John Travolta (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for posters of John Travolta from Mail-Away.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- Charles Roman
- Pencils
- Charles Roman ?; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Charles Roman ?; ? (photograph)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo); Grace; Mac
- Synopsis
- Mac bulks up after being bullied.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the dynamic-tension bodybuilding system from Charles Atlas.
[no title indexed]
Jughead With Archie Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's something special! It's a giant Jughead with Archie Comics Digest (no. 31) in full color!
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #31.
[no title indexed]
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #65; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #51; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #108; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #100; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #112; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #48; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #115; Archie Giant Series Magazine #476; #477; #478; #479; #481.
[no title indexed]
Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pick up sticks.
- Feature Logo
Slim Jim
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for meat snack sticks from Slim Jim.
[no title indexed]
100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $2.00
- Feature Logo
100 Little Dolls all for $3.00
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
Archie Club News
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi there! Im Xr6 and my family and I have come to Snork for a vacation.
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Karen Karbiener (Glen Cove, New York) First prize - $6.00 and Jennifer Rideau (Lake Charles, Louisiana) Second prize - $4.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
The Dark Avenger!
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Footpads, marauders and all around bad guys lurked in the dark alleys of Paris in those days, and life was cheap!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; historical; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (as a royal guardsman); Betty Cooper (as the Dark Avenger); Veronica Lodge (as Countess DeLodge); Reggie Mantle (as Baron Le Rhat)
- Synopsis
- One of Countess DeLodge's guards discovers who has stolen the Ruby of Rajput and the identity of the hero known as the Dark Avenger.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #29 (September 2008)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #60 (August 2016)
-
- Keywords
- dungeon; medieval France; Paris
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint.
Story is told in two parts; no feature logo appears.
[no title indexed]
Encore House Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The hottest thing in 'T's'!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for glitter iron-on t-shirt transfers from Encore House.
[no title indexed]
Encore House Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Special introductory offer!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for glitter iron-on t-shirt transfers from Encore House.
[no title indexed]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Full color poster spectacular #2
- Characters
- Lynda Carter; Farrah Fawcett (photo); Cheryl Ladd (photo); Kristy McNichol (photo); Jimmy McNichol (photo); the Coneheads (photo); Paul Stanley (photo); Gene Simmons (photo); Ace Frehley (photo); Peter Criss (photo); Susan Anton (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for celebrity posters from Mail-Away.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earn famous name prizes or earn $1.00 a box cash
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the greeting sales kit from Olympic Sales Club.
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds
- Feature Logo
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds- Characters
- Danny Rogers (photo); Mike McKuhn (photo); Jeff Bosch (photo); Robin Westbrook (photo); Barry Adcock (photo); Don Jagoda (photo); Ben Snow (photo); Dean Capaloute (photo); Diane Cruse (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the vegetable and flower seed sales kit from American Seeds.
Includes testimonials from Danny Rogers (Mississippi), Mike McKuhn (Pennsylvania), Jeff Bosch (Michigan), Robin Westbrook (New York), Barry Adcock (Georgia), Don Jagoda (Michigan), Ben Snow (Rhode Island), Dean Capaloute (South Carolina), Diane Cruse (Indiana).
Back cover.
-
0.
The Figure in the Fog
Life with Archie -
1.
Leaving Town
Hostess Twinkies; Josie -
2.
The Figure in the Fog
Life with Archie -
3.
["Full color poster spectacular"]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters -
4.
Kiss and Miss
Li'l Jinx -
5.
["Full color grab bag special"]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters -
6.
["Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!"]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
7.
["It's something special! It's a giant Jughead with Archie Comics Digest (no. 31) in full color!"]
Jughead With Archie Digest -
8.
["Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!"]
Archie Comics -
9.
["Pick up sticks."]
Slim Jim -
10.
["100 little dolls all for $2.00"]
100 Little Dolls -
11.
Archie Club News
Archie Club News -
12.
The Dark Avenger!
Archie -
13.
["The hottest thing in 'T's'!"]
Encore House Jewelry -
14.
["Special introductory offer!"]
Encore House Jewelry -
15.
["Full color poster spectacular #2"]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters -
16.
["Earn famous name prizes or earn $1.00 a box cash"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
17.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
American Seeds
- John
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Joey Sayer
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