(November 1977)
Archie,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Feb., March, April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Nov. & Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1977-08-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Music Corp.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [vertical]
- Barcode
- 0271000697511
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
Issue Notes
Cover notes "Fawcett" in upper left corner.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #146.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #146.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, we vote for the one with the best catch!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Keywords
- beaches; lobsters; swimsuits
Indexer Notes
Vignettes of Sabrina; The Archies; Josie and the Pussycats.
Week-End Worker
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie has a week-end job as a bellboy at a hotel Veronica is staying at. Reggie tries to tie up all his time, but Veronica checks out, Archie quits, and Reggie is left to pay for an expensive room.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #15 (December 1995)
-
Shark Lark
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
- Synopsis
- While at the beach, Reggie wants to overcharge Archie for a loan, so Archie finds a novel way to warn everyone of the loan shark.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #288 (November 1982)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #61 (November 1985)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #63 (August 1989)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #105 (September 2004)
-
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx's cookie recipe is poorly received.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #288 (November 1982)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #54 (November 1995)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from interview with Jim Amash.
No Soap
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Harvey Kinkle
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda is describing a sad TV soap opera to Sabrina and Harvey. But Harvey keeps laughing, so Aunt Hilda gets rid of him by sending his car rolling down the street.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #70 (December 2002), #116 (December 2007)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #256 (November 2017)
-
- Keywords
- soap opera
Indexer Notes
Writer/Penciller credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #256.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / cartoon / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Breakfast, boys!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #53 (November 1982)
-
Indexer Notes
undated strip from the Archie syndicated comic
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! Where have you been?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge waits for Archie to come back with ice.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #53 (November 1982)
-
The Big One
Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dexter Taylor ?
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Little Veronica invites both Little Archie and Little Reggie for a day on her father's yacht, where Mr. Lodge shows them how to fish for tuna... but catches a submarine.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #61 (November 1985)
- in Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #45 (November 1990)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #152 (August 2004), #209 (August 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #322 (October 2021)
-
- Keywords
- submarines
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- Pencils
- ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Information on joining the Archie Club, along with prize winning entries in the Archie Club News Contest #1.
Indexer Notes
Prize winners are: Bonnie Caveny; Rebeca Ennab.
Dots the Way Puzzles
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards ?
- Inks
- Joe Edwards ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #17 (July 1978)
-
- Keywords
- puzzle
Indexer Notes
Two word puzzles, with illustrations.
Birthday Box
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Alexander Cabot III; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Melody Valentine; Mr. Cabot
- Synopsis
- Alexander throws himself a birthday party, but ends up being the only one to attend after he uninvites everyone else for insulting him.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #61 (November 1985), #91 (November 1990), #122 (September 1995)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #239 (August 2014), #283 (September 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #239.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Betty, we vote for the one with the best catch!"]
Archie -
1.
Week-End Worker
Archie -
2.
Shark Lark
Archie -
3.
So Spoiled
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie -
4.
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Li'l Jinx -
5.
No Soap
Sabrina -
6.
["Breakfast, boys!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
7.
["Archie! Where have you been?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
8.
The Big One
Little Archie -
9.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
10.
Dots the Way Puzzles
-
11.
Birthday Box
Josie
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- Katy Hayhurst
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- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Gregg Whitmore
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