(October 1980)

Archie, 1946 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696210
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater ? (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The poor girl says she lost her boyfriend at sea!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Keywords
swimsuit

Unfair Competition (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Switch Hitch (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle
Synopsis
The new computer system makes registration much easier, except now Miss Grundy has to keep up with all the changes the kids want to make so they can be in the same classes.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What’s new on TV these days?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

Indexer Notes

Two strips from the Archie daily syndicated comic.

Veronica - Top News (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Word puzzle and maze.

Volley Folly (Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Somehow, Mr. Lodge plays volleyball better when Archie is around.
Reprints

The Missing Touch! (Table of Contents: 6)

Gigi / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Gigi; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Gigi needs some experience playing baseball so that she will look natural in a commercial she's filming, so she gets Jinx and Charley to play with her by promising them free sundaes.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Susan MacDonald, and Michael Lord, Jr.
Page also includes membership application for the Archie Club.

Woman's Work (Table of Contents: 8)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis
Bingo and Samantha come up with a system to handle other guys hitting on her at the beach.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer and inker credit from 2014 reprint. Previous indexer felt Frank Doyle had written the story.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The poor girl says she lost her boyfriend at sea!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Unfair Competition
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. Switch Hitch
    Archie
  4. 3. ["What’s new on TV these days?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Veronica - Top News
    Veronica
  6. 5. Volley Folly
    Mr. Lodge
  7. 6. The Missing Touch!
    Gigi
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  9. 8. Woman's Work
    That Wilkin Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas