Little Archie #74

(October 1972)

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Magic Nail Formula #77 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Monster of the Deep (Table of Contents: 2)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Jughead; Little Reggie

Synopsis

The gang heads to the beach to go clam digging but what they find instead is a giant egg that hatches with mama nearby. The baby likes peanut butter sandwiches and Little Archie fights off mama when she grabs Little Veronica. The monsters recede into the ocean. Little Archie and the gang use the opportunity to beat feet for home.

Reprints

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #5 (1979)

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Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Trap (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen; children

Characters

Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Reggie; Pop Tate; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Little Betty gets depressed over Little Archie's infatuation with Little Veronica. Pop Tate comes up with a plan to get Little Archie to pay attention to her.

Reprints

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #48 (June 1981)
• in Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #25 (July 1987)

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

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American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The End! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx encourages Charley Hawse to spell "mouse". He can not get the last letter without her prompt.

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National Diamond Sales [Jewelry] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Little Archie's Mail Board / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Jughead

Indexer Notes

A combination of letters, riddles, jokes, and pen pal exchange.

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50 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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16 Miniature Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

First Swim (Table of Contents: 13)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen; children

Characters

Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Reggie

Synopsis

Little Archie, Little Jughead and Little Reggie race to the swimming hole each trying to be the first one in for the season. Little Jughead sticks his toe in to test the temperature only to be bit by a turtle making Little Archie and Little Reggie the first ones in.

Reprints

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #5 (1979)

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

Happy Birthday (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Joe Edwards

Pencils

Joe Edwards

Inks

Joe Edwards

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday

Synopsis

Li'l Jinx announces what she will get her dad for his next birthday.

Keywords

number 2 golf club

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The Venus Fly Trap / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Dollar Bargains Novelty Items / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Ghost Stories (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children

Characters

Miss Grundy; Little Archie; Little Reggie; Fangs Fogarty; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Jughead

Synopsis

Miss Grundy reads the class a ghost story she wrote.

Reprints

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #5 (1979)

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Queen Helene Masque / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Food Fun (Table of Contents: 20)

Little Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen; children

Characters

Little Archie; Little Jughead; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Reggie

Synopsis

Little Jughead promises to bring a "doll" to a party and shows up with a toy doll.

Reprints

• in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #68 (July 1979)

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

The Ball Game (Table of Contents: 22)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dexter Taylor ?

Pencils

Dexter Taylor ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

33

Genre

children

Characters

Little Archie; Spotty; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews; Mr. Andrews co-worker; Mary Andrews; two police officers; a juvenile deliquent

Synopsis

After Little Archie breaks another window playing baseball, Fred "blew his cool". On Fred's way home he encounters a juvenile being taken to the police station and realized how lucky he is to have a boy who is involved in sports and stays out of trouble.

Reprints

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #5 (1979)

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Day-Glo Decals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Monkey Business (Table of Contents: 24)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; teen; children; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Little Sabrina; Little Reggie; Little Jughead; Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Pop Tate; Hirum Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Tony the Organ Grinder; The Lodge Chauffeur

Synopsis

Little Reggie plays several mean jokes on Little Sabrina who turns him into a monkey. The gang, hanging out in the Chok'lit Shop, sees the monkey and rush outside chasing it down the street ending up at an Organ Grinder who has his own monkey. Both monkeys dance and attract a crowd including the Lodge's who are driving by. Meanwhile Little Sabrina feels guilty for turning Little Reggie into a monkey and finds the gang dancing to the Organ Grinder's music. She turns him back. Everyone heads to the Chok'lit Shop except Little Reggie who can't seem to shake hanging in a tree and eating bananas.

Reprints

• in Little Archie Comics Digest Annual Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #6 (1980)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #114 (October 2007)
• in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #235 (September 2015)

Indexer Notes

Hirum Lodge is spelled with a "u" rather than the more common "a" Hiram.

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

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)