(July 1979)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year in Feb., March, April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Nov. & Dec.
On-sale Date
1979-05-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Music Corp.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000697507
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #168.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Reggie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reggie has only two faults, Betty...
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Keywords
bragging

Going, Going, Gone (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Unnecessary (Table of Contents: 2)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
Synopsis
When Archie burns his fingers and can't play, the group decides to lip sync their next concert.
Reprints

Counting Sheep (Table of Contents: 3)

Charley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Charley's diet is affecting his sleep patterns.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What’s Archie doing wrong now?
Genre
teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Miss Grundy wants Archie to stop using a calculator; Fred tries to hire a boat.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?

Moose's What is it? (Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason
Synopsis
Unscramble the letters to find the answers to three riddles.

A Matter of Mechanics (Table of Contents: 6)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
When Valerie discovers that Alex's mechanic has been selling him new cars with rebuilt engines, she and Josie set out to trap the scam artists.
Reprints

The Camping Trip (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Fred decides to accompany Archie and Jughead on their hike to Log Jam Lake, so Jughead decides to put him to good use.
Reprints

Food Fun (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
children
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Jughead agrees to bring a date so he can participate in Veronica's party.
Reprints

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Carol Jacobson, Tina Brown; page also includes membership application for the Archie Club

Party Pooper (Table of Contents: 10)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Harvey; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Sabrina and Harvey will arrive at a party on time if Sabrina can stop forgetting things.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Reggie has only two faults, Betty..."]
    Reggie
  2. 1. Going, Going, Gone
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. The Unnecessary
    The Archies
  4. 3. Counting Sheep
    Charley
  5. 4. ["What’s Archie doing wrong now?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. 5. Moose's What is it?
    Moose
  7. 6. A Matter of Mechanics
    Josie
  8. 7. The Camping Trip
    Little Archie
  9. 8. Food Fun
    Little Jughead
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  11. 10. Party Pooper
    Sabrina
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