(May 1974)

Archie, 1968 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
4 times a year in Jan., May, Aug. and Oct.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
Editing
John L. Goldwater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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What other important thing did not exist fifty years ago?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Shout Bout (Table of Contents: 1)

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And now I would like to yodel for all of my old friends!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie insults Jughead's yodeling.

Mean Bean (Table of Contents: 2)

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Did you see Reggie trip the other guy?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie insists that he's a clean hockey player.

Aid Escapade (Table of Contents: 3)

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Reggie! Help me!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie won't save Moose from an icy pond unless he gets some concessions in writing.

Snap Flap! (Table of Contents: 4)

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Arch, let me take your picture for 50¢!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie wants a higher payment for taking Archie's photo.

Winter Frolic (Table of Contents: 5)

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Reggie, what kind of insurance policy are you interested in?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrew
Synopsis
Three two-panel gags involving winter recreation.

Eat Defeat (Table of Contents: 6)

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Here comes that big moocher, Jughead!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie tries to combat Jughead's mooching.

Triangle Wrangle (Table of Contents: 7)

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Yawn! I have to get up early to go skiing!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie doesn't trust Reggie with Veronica.

Size Advise (Table of Contents: 8)

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I want to buy a ski cap for my friend Archie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie gives his opinion on the size of Archie's head.

Brush Crush (Table of Contents: 9)

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Hi, Gorgeous! Someone like me comes along only once in a lifetime!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Reggie tries unsuccessfully to impress a girl.

Mail Tale (Table of Contents: 10)

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Reggie, there's 2¢ postage due on this letter!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie declines a letter from Archie.

Snide Ride (Table of Contents: 11)

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Hop on, Ronnie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie invites Veronica onto his snowmobile.

Loan Groan (Table of Contents: 12)

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Your cousin Leroy is a big moocher!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Cousin Leroy
Synopsis
Reggie learns that he shouldn't have loaned his things to Leroy.

Hair Snare (Table of Contents: 13)

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Man! This wind is rough on my locks!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead sells Reggie a bottle of his special hair tonic.

Frank Prank (Table of Contents: 14)

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Hey, everybody! Dig me hotdogging!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose adds mustard to Reggie.

Chop Chap (Table of Contents: 15)

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Dig Reggie practicing by himself!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Karate student Reggie doesn't want to practice with Archie.

Heat Treat (Table of Contents: 16)

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Brrr! You can really freeze playing hockey outdoors!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Hockey player Reggie has his own way of staying warm on the bench.

Whale of a Sale (Table of Contents: 17)

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I hear Mr. Lodge is having a garage sale to raise money!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie tells Archie about Mr. Lodge's garage sale.

Post Roast (Table of Contents: 18)

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Letter for you, Miss Lodge!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica gets a letter from Archie.

Travail Sale (Table of Contents: 19)

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Do I get any warranty if I buy this snowmobile from you?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie considers buying a snowmobile from Archie.

Riddle Twaddle (Table of Contents: 20)

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Midge, what's black and white and red all over?
Genre
humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose catches Reggie and Midge ice skating together.

Reggie Word Puzzle (Table of Contents: 21)

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In the puzzle below you'll find words that describe a school and its activities!
Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle
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Indexer Notes

Find-a-word puzzle based on school activities.

One For the Book (Table of Contents: 22)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Oh, it's you, Greg! Why did you call?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Greg isn't happy with the book he bought from Jinx.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

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Dear Archie, I like to hike where I can be with nature.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jerry Steffens (1st prize), Akemi Naito (2nd prize), Brad Tandy (3rd prize), and Lynda Stout (4th prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.

Twirl Whirl (Table of Contents: 24)

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Boy! This is some outasite stunt, huh, Archie?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Reggie has an accident while twirling his ice skating partner.

Pic Kick (Table of Contents: 25)

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Hey, Reggie! Dig my picture on this shirt!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie gives Reggie an idea, resulting in new business for the Acme Photo Company.
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Reggie Gets Chopped (Table of Contents: 26)

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Veronica, one of your guests insulted me!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Three two-panel gags involving Reggie getting his comeuppance.

Vain Swain (Table of Contents: 27)

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Man! I sure would like to impress that chick I just met!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Helga
Synopsis
Reggie tries to come up with just the right gesture to impress a girl.
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Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What other important thing did not exist fifty years ago?"]
    Reggie
  2. 1. Shout Bout
    Reggie
  3. 2. Mean Bean
    Reggie
  4. 3. Aid Escapade
    Reggie
  5. 4. Snap Flap!
    Reggie
  6. 5. Winter Frolic
    Reggie
  7. 6. Eat Defeat
    Reggie
  8. 7. Triangle Wrangle
    Reggie
  9. 8. Size Advise
    Reggie
  10. 9. Brush Crush
    Reggie
  11. 10. Mail Tale
    Reggie
  12. 11. Snide Ride
    Reggie
  13. 12. Loan Groan
    Reggie
  14. 13. Hair Snare
    Reggie
  15. 14. Frank Prank
    Reggie
  16. 15. Chop Chap
    Reggie
  17. 16. Heat Treat
    Reggie
  18. 17. Whale of a Sale
    Reggie
  19. 18. Post Roast
    Reggie
  20. 19. Travail Sale
    Reggie
  21. 20. Riddle Twaddle
    Reggie
  22. 21. Reggie Word Puzzle
    Reggie
  23. 22. One For the Book
    Li'l Jinx
  24. 23. ["Dear Archie, I like to hike where I can be with nature."]
    Archie Club News
  25. 24. Twirl Whirl
    Reggie
  26. 25. Pic Kick
    Reggie
  27. 26. Reggie Gets Chopped
    Reggie
  28. 27. Vain Swain
    Reggie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen