(December 1964)

Archie, 1946 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, you're not using the microscope properly!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; pretty girl
Synopsis
Archie is using the science lab microscope to study a pretty girl.
Keywords
high school; humor; lab; laboratory; microscope; teen

Indexer Notes

Pencils previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Snitch Switch (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Veronica; Mr Lodge
Synopsis
Mr Lodge overhears Veronica and Archie planning elopement, but doesn't realize they're rehearsing a school play. His confusion gets both himself and Archie into the hands of the police until Veronica straightens things out. He buys 17 policeman's ball tickets from the chief.
Reprints
Keywords
elopement; high school; play; police; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Debbie Larsen; Pat Grigsby; Donald Schuirman
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All the news that fits we print
Characters
Archie
Synopsis
Reports from readers

Indexer Notes

Spot illustration of membership card and button with Archie's likeness

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reggie-mented Ruckus (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Moose
Synopsis
Reggie and Veronica conspire to trash the other girls' rooms so that Veronica can win a home decorating contest. Moose thinks Archie and Jughead are causing the problem, but finally learns the truth and trashes Reggie. Betty wins the contest.
Keywords
interior decorating

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

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

The Sporting Way! (Table of Contents: 9)

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; Greg; Li'l Jinx's dad
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx keeps interfering with Greg's marbles shot, but wants to limit the number of "do-overs." They can't find a book that will settle the question, but work it out another way with a book on boxing.
Reprints
Keywords
boxing; marbles

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's an easy formula for meeting new friends
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Names and addresses of fans seeking pen pals
Keywords
pen pal

Indexer Notes

spot art of Li'l Jinx

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fall Fashions (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty
Synopsis
Pin-up -- five images of Betty in fall fashions

Hold That Tiger (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty; Veronica; Archie; Jughead
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica rhapsodize over a movie in which actor Rock River treats his girl friend roughly. But when Archie follows suit, hoping to please, they run him off. Having a change of heart, Betty tries to demonstrate what she'd like a tiger man to do. In the process, she breaks him down to a collapse.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, you're not using the microscope properly!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["Monster Fans"]
  3. 2. Snitch Switch
    Archie
  4. 3. ["An amazing invention -- "Magic Art Reproducer"]
  5. 4. ["All the news that fits we print"]
    Archie Club News
  6. 5. ["Grow 2 living monsters"]
  7. 6. ["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
  8. 7. Reggie-mented Ruckus
    Archie
  9. 8. ["For holidays merry and sparkling with laughter"]
    Archie
  10. 9. The Sporting Way!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. ["Here's an easy formula for meeting new friends"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  12. 11. Treasure Chest of Fun
  13. 12. Fall Fashions
    Betty
  14. 13. Hold That Tiger
    Archie
  15. 14. ["Jet 'Rocket' Space Ship"]
  16. 15. ["100 Little Dolls"]
  17. 16. ["Personalized identification rings"]
  18. 17. ["Me? Earn an I.C.S. high school diploma?"]
  19. 18. ["Watch 'em go!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kirk House
  • Bob Kopman
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen