(June 1961)

Archie, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-04-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hiya, Archie! Still playing games with that trick mouse of yours, eh!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Keywords
mouse; novelty

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #35, and later redrawn for the cover of Jughead with Archie Digest #92

Mellow Drama (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie directs an old-fashioned melodrama (complete with chase on ice floes) for a class project involving Jughead, Reggie, and Betty.
Reprints
Keywords
ice floes; melodrama; mortgage; movie-making

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Ever Clever (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica's father made her promise only to kiss boys over the phone. Archie comes up with a way around that.
Keywords
telephone

Hands Off (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge puts up a "No Trespassing" sign on his property. Betty decides that's a good idea and places a "Private Property" sign on Archie.
Keywords
sign

Katy Keene Presents Kathleen Knippel's Fashion Show (Table of Contents: 5)

Katy Keene / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon; Kathleen Knippel
Pencils
Bill Woggon ?
Inks
Bill Woggon ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Kathleen Knippel (photo); Lucki Red; Gloria Grandbilt; Bertha; Debby; Buzz
Synopsis
No story, just fashions.

Indexer Notes

Special story made up entirely of designs by Kathleen Knippel of Lac Du Flambeau, Wisc. Includes a black and white photo of Kathleen wearing a gown she designed that was sewn by her mother.

Lucki Red Dates K. O. Kelly (Table of Contents: 6)

Lucki Red Lorelei / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon; Linda Balos (plot)
Pencils
Bill Woggon; Linda Balos (layouts)
Inks
Bill Woggon ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Lucki Red; K. O. Kelly
Synopsis
While getting ready to leave on a date with K.O., Lucki loses one of her earrings. That necessitates changing her whole outfit.
Keywords
earrings; lipstick; nail polish

Indexer Notes

Story "illustrated and sent in" by Linda Balos (Buchanan, Mich.). Logo and splash pin-up by Diane Cusimana (Tampa, Fla.)

Here Are Six Reasons Why I Know You'll Enjoy the Big, New Archie Annual #13 (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Charm Course! (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx has bracelets loaded with charms that she gets from gum machines. While trying to get a special charm, her bracelet breaks and while gathering up the charms she finds a lost ring.
Reprints
Keywords
charm bracelets; gum machines; ring; telephone

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

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, girls and boys--
Characters
Li'l Jinx (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 39 persons (ages 9 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include England, Canada, and Jamaica.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Larry Pitchford (Chula Vista, Calif.) for article on flies. Second prize of $3.00 to Bruce Huber (St. Louis, Mo.) for article on giraffes. Third prize of $2.00 to Frank Garbo (Beaumont, Texas) for article on cardinals. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Ronald Collins (Bronx, N.Y.) for article on cheetahs. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Elaine Cass (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) for article on fossil hunting.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Laugh It Up (Table of Contents: 12)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica have a case of the "giggles." Mr. Weatherbee tries vainly to keep it from spreading through the students and faculty.
Reprints
Keywords
laughter
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hiya, Archie! Still playing games with that trick mouse of yours, eh!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Mellow Drama
    Archie
  3. 2. ["With these U.S. Royals it's like riding on a cloud!"]
    Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires
  4. 3. Ever Clever
    Archie
  5. 4. Hands Off
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Katy Keene Presents Kathleen Knippel's Fashion Show
    Katy Keene
  7. 6. Lucki Red Dates K. O. Kelly
    Lucki Red Lorelei
  8. 7. Here Are Six Reasons Why I Know You'll Enjoy the Big, New Archie Annual #13
    Archie Annual
  9. 8. The Charm Course!
    Li'l Jinx
  10. 9. ["Hi, girls and boys--"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  13. 12. Laugh It Up
    Mr. Weatherbee
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Kopman
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen