(March 1979)

Archie, 1954 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
12 times a year: twice in Jan, Sep, Oct and Dec; once in Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Barcode
0271000698203
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! Their frames are fantastic!!!
Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doily; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Leaving Town (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Fruit Salad (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shame on you, Archie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica try to get Archie to eat more fruit.
Reprints
Keywords
fruit

First Place (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Humph! Rain is number one on my hate list!!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis
Jinx hates the rain because she's stuck inside with nothing to do.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This will be progress!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge

Quiet on the Set (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That was funneee!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee (dream only); Mr. Svenson (dream only); Miss Beazley (dream only); Geraldine Grundy (dream only)
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead imagine themselves in a slapstick silent comedy set in the halls of Riverdale.
Reprints
Keywords
pie fight

Indexer Notes

Both DeCarlo and Lucey are credited for inks in separate credit listings. In the GCD credits for the original, Chic Stone was identified as inker.

The Outcast (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Psst! Juggie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis
Archie is convinced that everyone at school hates him when no one will talk in front of him.
Reprints

Growing Pains (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, did you brush your teeth? Are your fingernails clean?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Fred and Archie both tell Mary to back off when she's constantly reminding her son of things she might have forgotten. So when Archie forgets his wallet at home, he has to get it from his room without letting Mary know she was right.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie! Their frames are fantastic!!!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Leaving Town
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. Fruit Salad
    Archie
  4. 3. First Place
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["This will be progress!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. 5. Quiet on the Set
    Archie
  7. 6. The Outcast
    Archie
  8. 7. Growing Pains
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Katie
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Dan Stevenson