(October 1981)

Archie, 1946 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
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-in-chief); Victor Gorelick (art director)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Moose / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew! They say it's 105 degrees in the shade!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Moose gives Archie and Jughead some "words of wisdom".

Dinner for Two (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?; Jim DeCarlo ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis
To honor an important anniversary, Josie invites Alan to a dinner of Hostess Twinkies.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Water Boy (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Bob Bolling
Colors
Eric Lee
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie tries to water the flowers in the yard while reading a book.
Reprints

That's a Hot One (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Decode the message on Archie's shirt.

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

Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So your cousin’s in the army, eh, Moose?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Moose tells an anecdote about his cousin; Moose is honored at the sports banquet.
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Baiting the Hook (Table of Contents: 5)

Chuck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Bob Bolling
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Chuck Clayton
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Chuck neglects Nancy at the beach, so Veronica decides to help Nancy teach him a lesson.
Reprints

Catch This One (Table of Contents: 6)

Mort / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Mort the Worry Wart; Charley Hawse; Greg
Synopsis
When Charley refuses to play second base and quits the team, Greg installs Mort at second, to the consternation of everyone involved.
Reprints

Snap Flap (Table of Contents: 7)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie is looking to photograph the most beautiful thing he knows.
Reprints

Leader of the Pack (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Charley Two Thumbs; Joey the Gimp; Sniffles Shapiro; Wall-Eye Wozinski
Synopsis
Archie gets mistaken by a gang of criminals for the person they expect to plan a bank heist, while he mistakes them for Police Athletic League volunteers.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Whew! They say it's 105 degrees in the shade!"]
    Moose
  2. 1. Dinner for Two
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
  3. 2. Water Boy
    Archie
  4. 3. That's a Hot One
    Archie
  5. 4. ["So your cousin’s in the army, eh, Moose?"]
    Moose Gag Bag
  6. 5. Baiting the Hook
    Chuck
  7. 6. Catch This One
    Mort
  8. 7. Snap Flap
    Reggie
  9. 8. Leader of the Pack
    Archie
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