(October 1964)

Archie, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year in February, April, June, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec.
On-sale Date
1964
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

You're the Tops (Table of Contents)

Josie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The World's Fair!! The World's Fair!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Pepper Smith; Melody Valentine

Indexer Notes

A recolored version of the splash page from this issue. Title from the story inside.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

You're The Tops (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents: 2)

Josie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The World's Fair!! The World's Fair!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Mr. Jones; Pepper Smith; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
The gang tries to win a trip to the 1964 New York World's Fair by collecting the most box tops from Crispy Crunchy cereal boxes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One of two full-length issues Archie comics released to celebrate the 1964 New York World's Fair. The other was Life With Archie # 32, where Archie and his friends also went to the Fair.

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

Bendix Coaster Brake / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Play Guitar in 7 Days (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Ed Sale Secret System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stop Watch (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

X-Ray Specs (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Famous Military Medals (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Empire Merchandising Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Run For Your Money (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents: 8)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are we worried about?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Pepper Smith; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
Alex takes the gang to the World's Fair in his private helicopter, but he loses his wallet there and everyone spreads out looking for it.
Reprints

Who is This.....Man?? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Fair Play (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents: 10)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
(groan)- how are we going to find...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Albert; Archie Andrews (cameo); Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Pepper Smith; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
The gang discovers that each person who found Albert's wallet has passed it on to someone else.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Archie Andrews makes a wordless cameo in one of the crowd scenes (page 17).

100 Little Dolls All for $1.00 (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

100 Pc. Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Canada Geese (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When you hear the honking of the huge Canada Goose overhead...
Genre
animal; nature

A Sun Plan! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greg, why don't you want to go swimming?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Li'l Jinx

Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Just Answer this Advertisement... (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cereal Story (Chapter 4) (Table of Contents: 16)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, I've got all my money back, finally!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Pepper Smith; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
The gang returns home from the World's Fair in disgust, but a surprise awaits them: they've won a trip back to the Fair.
Reprints

Boys, Girls, Men, Women If You Know Just 20 People... (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Insure Your Future With an I.C.S. High School Diploma (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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

Guide to Hypnotism / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. You're the Tops
    Josie
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. You're The Tops (Chapter 1)
    Josie
  4. 3. ["You called for a piano tuner?"]
    Bendix Coaster Brake
  5. 4. Play Guitar in 7 Days
    Ed Sale Secret System
  6. 5. Stop Watch
    Honor House Products
  7. 6. X-Ray Specs
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. Famous Military Medals
    Empire Merchandising Co.
  9. 8. A Run For Your Money (Chapter 2)
    Josie
  10. 9. Who is This.....Man??
    Jughead
  11. 10. Fair Play (Chapter 3)
    Josie
  12. 11. 100 Little Dolls All for $1.00
    100 Little Dolls
  13. 12. 100 Pc. Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. Canada Geese
  15. 14. A Sun Plan!
    Li'l Jinx
  16. 15. Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Just Answer this Advertisement...
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  17. 16. Cereal Story (Chapter 4)
    Josie
  18. 17. Boys, Girls, Men, Women If You Know Just 20 People...
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. Insure Your Future With an I.C.S. High School Diploma
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  20. 19. ["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
    Guide to Hypnotism
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bill Devine
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Walls
  • Jaime Weinman