Archie #541
(December 2003)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
2.19 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every 4 weeks, twice in July.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467476 54111
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
My costume has me wishing I lived back in the forties!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Reprints

Fall Colors (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Crosby
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica tells Archie to start dressing better but when he does it attracts other girls.
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A-Files (Table of Contents: 2)

A-Files / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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The Hook (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Archie accidentally makes date for both Betty and Veronica on the same night. When they find out about it the decide to make him pay but then both decide to let him off the hook by cancelling the date.
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The I Love Archie Photo Contest (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie Photo Contest / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Photos of kids with their Archie collections.

Ketchin Up! (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Tim Kennedy
Inks
Ken Selig
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead can't get the last bit of ketchup out of the bottle.
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Shopping Phobia (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie has to return a pair of slacks to the mall because they don't fit.
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Late News (Table of Contents: 7)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose sits down on a freshly painted bench.
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Bobbin’ and Weavin’ (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Crosby
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Hubert Smithers; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Veronica throws an old fashioned Halloween party.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["My costume has me wishing I lived back in the forties!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Fall Colors
    Archie
  3. 2. A-Files
    A-Files
  4. 3. The Hook
    Archie
  5. 4. The I Love Archie Photo Contest
    Archie Photo Contest
  6. 5. Ketchin Up!
    Jughead
  7. 6. Shopping Phobia
    Archie
  8. 7. Late News
    Moose
  9. 8. Bobbin’ and Weavin’
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Katie
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk