(April 1981)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-02-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #188.

Mystery of the Lost Gold Mine! (Table of Contents)

Little Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dexter Taylor (Signed)
Inks
Dexter Taylor (Signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica; Betty

A Taste of Gold (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Editing
?

Genre
humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Goldirocks Sisters
Synopsis
Sabrina uses magic helps Aunt Hilda to pacify the Goldirocks Sisters with Hostess Twinkies Cakes.

Here Comes the Jugarchie Mobile (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie; Jughead; Veronica; Reggie
Synopsis
Little Archie with Jughead's help builds a sled to impress Veronica.
Reprints

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

Joe Nazario / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dominate Others with Fantastic Bute Strength
Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Nazario
Synopsis
Joe sells you his secrets to body building.

A Hand Stand (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx tricks Charley.
Reprints

Riddle Diddles (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Archie's Mail Board / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Jokes sent in by readers.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Neck-Knack Pendants (Table of Contents: 7)

Encore House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
$1 gold and silver tone pendants for sale.

Mystery of the Lost Gold Mine (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Dexter Taylor
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica; Mr. Lodge; Hank(Mr. Lodge's Ranch hand); Indians; Ghost;
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge takes the kids to his Ranch to look for gold. A ghost and Indians have different plans for them.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll Get It All Together When
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie; Betty; Veronica
Synopsis
Ads for ordering Laugh Digest #34 and subscriptions of other Archie books.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 6 & 7 of the "Mystery of the Lost Gold Mine"

[Little Archies's Mail Board- Poems] (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Archie's Mail Board / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Little Archie; Jughead; Miss. Grundy
Synopsis
Poems sent in by readers.

Reward $3,000 for This Penny (Table of Contents: 11)

Best Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Mail order coin catalog.

Little Archie's Mail Board (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Letters from readers. Also includes drawings, jokes, and pen pal information.

Strong Arms (Table of Contents: 13)

Mike Marvel / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Ad for Mike Marvels' Scientific Isomet for developing muscles.

100 Little Dolls (Table of Contents: 14)

The 100 Doll Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Mail order set of dolls.

The Magic Skates (Table of Contents: 15)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Little Sabrina; Aunt Zelda; Magic Skates; Little Archie; Veronica; Betty; Reggie; jughead; Terry Tate
Synopsis
Little Sabrina can't find her skates so Aunt Zelda whips up some magic skates. After showing off Sabrina and the gang go to Tate's shop for ice cream, but sakes are not allowed inside. While inside Reggie takes the magic skates for a spin to do a few tricks.

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

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Always Picked on?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Mac; Grace; Bully
Synopsis
Ad for building muscles in 7 days using Dynamic-Tension. Includes the Comic strip "the Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac.'"

Earn Famous Name Prizes (Table of Contents: 17)

Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Selling cards, notes, & personal stationary to earn cash and prizes.

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

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now the Number Yum Taste Is Even Yummier.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Back Cover.

Ad for new yummier Bubble Yum, Bubble Gum.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mystery of the Lost Gold Mine!
    Little Archie
  2. 1. A Taste of Gold
    Hostess Twinkies; Sabrina
  3. 2. Here Comes the Jugarchie Mobile
    Little Archie
  4. 3. ["Dominate Others with Fantastic Bute Strength"]
    Joe Nazario
  5. 4. A Hand Stand
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Riddle Diddles
    Little Archie's Mail Board
  7. 6. Statement of Ownership
  8. 7. Neck-Knack Pendants
    Encore House
  9. 8. Mystery of the Lost Gold Mine
    Little Archie
  10. 9. ["You'll Get It All Together When"]
  11. 10. [Little Archies's Mail Board- Poems]
    Little Archie's Mail Board
  12. 11. Reward $3,000 for This Penny
    Best Values Co.
  13. 12. Little Archie's Mail Board
    Little Archie's Mail Board
  14. 13. Strong Arms
    Mike Marvel
  15. 14. 100 Little Dolls
    The 100 Doll Co.
  16. 15. The Magic Skates
    Little Sabrina
  17. 16. ["Always Picked on?"]
    Charles Atlas
  18. 17. Earn Famous Name Prizes
    Olympic Sales Club
  19. 18. ["Now the Number Yum Taste Is Even Yummier."]
    Bubble Yum
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Ramon Schenk