(July 1980)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published 9 times a year in February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December.
On-sale Date
1980-05-13
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
?

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #179.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed as Stan G)
Inks
Stan Goldberg (signed as Stan G)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ring around the collar!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The joke refers to a television ad campaign for Wisk laundry detergent that ran for several years beginning in 1968.

Shopping Spree (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Shake n' Bake (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mrs. Andrews! That's what I call an artistic creation!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Mary makes a cake for the bake sale and leaves it for Archie to deliver. When Archie and Jughead drop the cake they are forced to try to make one themselves.
Reprints

Monumental Answer (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who was the Washington Monument named after, Charley Hawse?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Charley doesn't even try to give the right answer.

[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
Bob Montana
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You really look like you're enjoying the TV show, Archie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Indexer Notes

Two undated daily strips from the Archie syndicated comic.

Letter Alone (Table of Contents: 5)

Miss Haggly / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Haggly is kind of forgetful!
Genre
teen
Characters
Miss Haggly
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Maze puzzle.

Choose Your Partner (Table of Contents: 6)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're not kidding me, Alex Cabot!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
Melody tests out Alan and Alex with a kiss to determine which one Josie should date.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #270.

All in a Day’s Work (Table of Contents: 7)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, good grief! Rain!
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Harvey Kinkle
Synopsis
Sabrina uses magic to do her chores and still complains about what a strenuous day she's had.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Feature Logo
Archie Club News

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Jeff Chin and Kiersten Wendell.
Page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

A Fresh Air Puzzle (Table of Contents: 9)

Coach Kleats / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coach Kleats of Riverdale High has some observations about sports.
Genre
teen
Characters
Coach Kleats
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Find the mystery phrase puzzle.

All Those Charms (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, kids! I get lots of letters asking if I ever used magic to help Betty get Little Archie!
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Sabrina Spellman; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Fangs Fogerty; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Little Sabrina gives Little Betty a magic bracelet that makes her irresistible to the boys.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ring around the collar!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Shopping Spree
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. Shake n' Bake
    Archie
  4. 3. Monumental Answer
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["You really look like you're enjoying the TV show, Archie!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  6. 5. Letter Alone
    Miss Haggly
  7. 6. Choose Your Partner
    Josie
  8. 7. All in a Day’s Work
    Sabrina
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  10. 9. A Fresh Air Puzzle
    Coach Kleats
  11. 10. All Those Charms
    Little Archie; Little Sabrina
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen