(April 1974)

Archie, 1966 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
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 Series [vertical]
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor); John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Editorial credits from Statement of Ownership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope Archie landed on a soft spot!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Reprints
Keywords
skiing; snow

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

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

Model Muddle (Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some of these entries are real cool! Get it? Ha! Ha! Ha!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs (cameo)
Synopsis
Reggie convinces Archie to make a snow sculpture titled "The Most Beautiful Girl in Riverdale," knowing that there will be trouble no matter who Archie chooses.
Reprints
Keywords
snow

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

Sport Report (Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before we sign let's find out about the skiing!
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie and Archie like the girls at the ski lodge as much as the skiing.
Keywords
skiing

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

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Gayle A. Haaland (Hampton, Va.) 1st prize - $6.00, Elizabeth Bauman (Urbandale, Iowa) 2nd prize - $4.00, Caroline Yamashita (Monterey Park, Calif.) 3rd prize - $3.00, and Meredith Halpern (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.) 4th prize - $2.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit (credited) (business manager)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1973
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 165,379
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 187,914
Owners: Close-Up, Inc. and Archie Enterprises, Inc., both at 1116 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021

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

E-C Tape Service / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Lift Tift (Table of Contents: 8)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Darn that Archie! He's monopolizing Veronica all day!
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie traps Archie on the ski lift so that he can spend time with Veronica, but then she finds out that Archie is trapped with Betty.
Keywords
skiing

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for the Archie's Restaurant in Joliet, Illinois on the bottom of the first page.

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

Kenmore Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

A Real Thinker (Table of Contents: 11)

Reggie and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi there, tall and beautiful! --- How would you like to have a handsome fellow join you for lunch?
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly (cameo); Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones (cameo); Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
When Reggie spills a chocolate malt on Archie's homework, he convinces Archie that it will just make Miss Grundy think that he worked very hard on the paper.

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

Blair / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Be Seated (Table of Contents: 14)

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
Li'l Jinx, how would you like to meet for a hot chocolate?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Greg saves a seat for Jinx at the soda shop.

Race Ace (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Go ahead and make fun of Geraldine, Reggie --- I'll do my talking after the race!
Feature Logo
Reggie and Me
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie laughs, but Archie wins a race with his homemade snowmobile.
Reprints
Keywords
snowmobiles

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Jeri of Hollywood Photos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I hope Archie landed on a soft spot!"]
    Reggie and Me
  2. 1. ["Famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. 2. Model Muddle
    Reggie and Me
  4. 3. Sport Report
    Reggie and Me
  5. 4. ["Never finished high school?"]
    Wayne School Courses
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. ["In stereo, on records, 8 track, cassette and reel-to-reel tapes"]
    E-C Tape Service
  9. 8. Lift Tift
    Reggie and Me
  10. 9. ["Save these valuable stamps now while they last!"]
    Kenmore Stamps
  11. 10. ["Make excellent extra cash... with no real 'selling'... just showing this sample which we give you... free!"]
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  12. 11. A Real Thinker
    Reggie and Me
  13. 12. ["A special introductory offer"]
    Blair
  14. 13. ["I'll put your daughter's name and birth date right here on this 'Happy Birthday Music Box'"]
    Wallace Brown
  15. 14. Be Seated
    Li'l Jinx
  16. 15. Race Ace
    Reggie and Me
  17. 16. ["Start your collection of stars now!"]
    Jeri of Hollywood Photos
  18. 17. ["Karate - judo - jiu-jitsu - savate"]
    Universal Bodybuilding
  19. 18. ["The J.S.C.A. Jolly Giant has prizes galore [or cash] just waiting for you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  20. 19. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Joey Sayer