(May 1973)

Archie, 1966 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Jan., March, April, May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Editorial credits from Statement of Ownership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Reggie and Me / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at the big flakes!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

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

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Testing 1...2... (Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aaaagh! Help!
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Greg Davis
Synopsis
Veronica tells Archie and Reggie that a big guy scared her; actually she's just testing them--he's her cousin.
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Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Kenmore Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Humble Tumble (Table of Contents: 5)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, look out dummy! You're right in my path!
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
A knock on the head on the ski slope gives Reggie a new charming personality; Archie doesn't like it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comics on bottom of first page.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dogging It (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
My father's dog race company has arranged a dog-sled race as a publicity stunt!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Cousin Leroy; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie cheats to win a dogsled race against Archie and Jughead, but comes to regret it.
Reprints

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

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Send No Flowers Part Two (Table of Contents: 10)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Dick Malmgren ?
Inks
Dick Malmgren ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reggie's exciting escape from the baddies who had marked the boys for death ends in a disastrous plunge into Chavez Canyon!
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Melvin
Synopsis
Assuming Reggie has been killed in a car crash, the crooks leave Archie to die in the desert, but both boys make it to civilization and the crooks are arrested.

Indexer Notes

Mentioned on cover. Continued from previous issue.

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Includes letters from Gary Flanzer (San Bernardino, Cal.) 1st prize - $5.00, Carrie Watkins (Masset, B.C., Canada) 2nd prize - $3.00, and Kelly Brown (Terry, Montana) 3rd prize - $2.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Actual number of copies of single issue sold nearest to filing date: 199,150.

That's a Problem! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! I'm having trouble with this artihmetic problem, Charley Hawse!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx asks Charley Hawse for arithmetic help.
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North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Star is Born (Table of Contents: 18)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! How about this big publicity campaign by Daryl F. Zonkbottom?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Daryl F. Zonkbottom
Synopsis
Hollywood's Daryl F. Zonkbottom is conducting a search for the handsomest man in the world, and Reggie assumes that that's him.
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Queen Helene Masque / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Reggie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't seem to get your necktie right, Reggie!!
Feature Logo
Reggie Pin Up
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie is startled to see the homely portrait Jughead is painting of him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Look at the big flakes!"]
    Reggie and Me
  2. 1. ["Famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. 2. Testing 1...2...
    Reggie and Me
  4. 3. ["Save these valuable postage stamps now while they last!"]
    Kenmore Stamps
  5. 4. ["Own a bowlfull of happiness... Amazing live sea-monkeys"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  6. 5. A Humble Tumble
    Reggie and Me
  7. 6. ["Smoke cloud"]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. ["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  9. 8. Dogging It
    Reggie and Me
  10. 9. ["Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any tapes for only $1.97"]
    Columbia Record Club
  11. 10. Send No Flowers Part Two
    Reggie and Me
  12. 11. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  13. 12. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in! Fill out the coupon below and order the comics of your choice!"]
    Archie Comics
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. That's a Problem!
    Li'l Jinx
  17. 16. ["These 3 big drafting kits given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  18. 17. ["Monster s-i-z-e monsters"]
    Monster Size Monsters
  19. 18. A Star is Born
    Reggie and Me
  20. 19. ["Doctor develops home treatment that rinses away blackheads, helps dry up acne pimples"]
    Queen Helene Masque
  21. 20. ["I can't seem to get your necktie right, Reggie!!"]
    Reggie Pin Up
  22. 21. ["14 ways to help you earn more money"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  23. 22. ["Wow! Pow! Now!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  24. 23. ["Make money get prizes"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Joey Sayer