(November 1980)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Barcode
- 0271000699711
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Playing football with the girls is fun!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Sabrina Spellman; Josie; Jughead Jones; Little Archie
- Keywords
- drums; football
Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #261
Queen Bee
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- When Veronica won't shut up about how Lodges are descended from royalty, Jughead manages to convince her that Betty is a descendant of the purest royal bloodline in history.
- Reprints
-
from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #147 (August 1967)
-
The Handwriting on the Wall
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Graffiti?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Upon hearing that graffiti is a recognized art form, Archie starts scribbling great artistic masterpieces (like "Reggie is a Rat" and "Reggie is Odoriferous") on walls all over town.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #66 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- graffiti
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- More papers for you to sign, sir!
- Genre
- teen
Snack Attack
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #20 (August 1973)
-
The Helping Hands
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Henry
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie compete to see who can aid a woman stranded by the roadside first.
- Reprints
- from Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #75 (December 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today, we’ll study fads and styles!
- Genre
- humor; teen
School Scamp
Sabrina the Teen Witch / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Miss Thompson; Miss Hawkins; Brenda; Jimmy; Mr. Jenkins
- Synopsis
- Sabrina uses witchcraft to help her get Jimmy to ask her to the dance, but everything goes wrong.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #53 (April 1967)
-
- Keywords
- basketball; blackboard; brew; detention; magic; mail carrier
Indexer Notes
Opening panel is reminiscent of Dagwood Bumstead bowling over the mailman in the Blondie comic strip.
Writer, Inker and Letterer credits from the reprint in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1.
Off to the races
Super Duck / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #50 (June 1953)
-
[no title indexed]
Big Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duh -- Hi, fellas, whatcha doin’?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Keywords
- Backgammon
Timber
Pat the Brat / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Reprints
- from Pat the Brat (Archie, 1956 series) #17 (November 1956)
-
The Home Game!
Wilbur / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur; Wilbur’s father
- Synopsis
- Wilbur cannot persuade his father to give him money for a football ticket, and must instead watch the game on television.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #124 (November 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doing, Mr. A?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
The Jolly Green-Eyed Giant
Big Moose / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Moose thinks everyone on the beach is trying to get with Midge and his jealousy is ruining the day for Midge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #22 (October 1973)
-
Bee-an Eat Feat!
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Weatherbee has come up with another new diet!
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee
- Reprints
- from Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #114 (October 1979)
-
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I’ve got to think of a new name for a civic group that I’m chairman of!
- Genre
- humor
The Queen of Venus, Chapter One
Cosmo / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian monsters; Queen of Venus
- Synopsis
- The group is introduced to the queen of Venus, a sexy human woman that also happens to be looking for a king.
- Reprints
- from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #4 (June 1959)
-
The Queen of Venus, Chapter Two: Trouble for Cosmo!
Cosmo / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; Moonlings; Gillywump; Queen of Venus; Venusian monsters
- Synopsis
- The queen chooses Cosmo to be king, who tries to escape but is caught. Meanwhile, the rest head back to the rocket to formulate a plan.
- Reprints
- from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #4 (June 1959)
-
The Queen of Venus, Chapter Three: Rescue in Peace!
Cosmo / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Orbi; Professor Thimk; Jojo; Astra; Moonlings; Gillywump; Venusian monsters
- Synopsis
- The group formulates a plan and begin to put it into action.
- Reprints
- from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #4 (June 1959)
-
The Queen of Venus, Chapter Four: A Slap-Happy Ending!
Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Cosmo; Orbi; Professor Thimk; Astra; Jojo; Moonlings; Queen of Venus; Venusian monsters
- Synopsis
- Professor Thimk and Orbi detonate a stardust bomb and rescue Cosmo in the confusion. They rush back to the rocket and leave in a hurry, which causes the steering mechanism to jam and puts them on a course to Saturn.
- Reprints
- from Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 1958 series) #4 (June 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Svenson Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Svenson, what was all that screaming and yelling about?
- Genre
- humor
Honesty
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
- Synopsis
- Mr. Smythe is once again furious with Bingo, until he has a dream that Bingo is the first astronaut to travel to Venus.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #15 (October 1971) [Original title is Honest Injun]
-
On the Ball!
Mr. Lodge / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is the best way to hit a golf ball?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #266 (March 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Black out some letters to get the answer.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy is in a bad mood today!
- Genre
- teen
Double Rocket Trouble
Katy Keene / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Randy; K.O. Kelly; Gloria
- Synopsis
- Katy dreams that she marries Randy and becomes "Queen of Outer Space," while K.O. and Gloria get revenge on the couple in a spaceship shaped like a boxing glove.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #140 (August 1960)
-
Growing Pains
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Ga Ga; Greg; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Jinx thinks she's grown-up when she doesn't have to take an afternoon nap. However, since all her friends still have to take naps, she has no one to play with.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #142 (October 1960) [Minus 1.33 page]
-
- Keywords
- naps
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I really could stand to lose a few pounds!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee talks to Miss Beazly about him losing weight.
- Reprints
The Happy One
Little Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #60 (July 1970)
-
Gone to the Dogs!
Cubby the Bear / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed as "Red" Holmdale)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed as "Red" Holmdale)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cubby Bear; Junior; Sugar (a dog); Elbert
- Synopsis
- Junior is making money dog-sitting.
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #48 (February 1953)
-
[no title indexed]
Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This test should not take longer than 45 minutes --
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #81 (February 2004)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #12 (December 2018)
-
Shopping Spree
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Valerie
- Synopsis
- At a department store, Melody gets a vase stuck on her hand.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #50 (September 1970)
-
Just One Piece
Pipsqueak / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pipsqueak; his mother; Knucklehead
- Synopsis
- Pipsqueak's mother says he can have just one piece of cake, but he figures out a way to have most of it.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #142 (October 1960)
-
- Keywords
- cake
[no title indexed]
Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heard you got a job, Jug!
- Genre
- humor; teen
Backpacker Knack
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The boys laugh when the girls say they want to take the backpacking survival course with them, but they end up getting rescued by the girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #22 (October 1973)
-
Water Pressure
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Give those flower beds a good soaking son! They really need it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally sprays Veronica with a hose while watering the garden and she gets him back.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #155 (August 1968)
-
- Keywords
- flower bed; garden; grounded
Anything Goes
Veronica's Fashions / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- No story; Veronica models fashion designs submitted by readers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #292 (April 1980)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Playing football with the girls is fun!"]
Archie -
1.
Queen Bee
Betty and Veronica -
2.
The Handwriting on the Wall
Archie -
3.
["More papers for you to sign, sir!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
4.
Snack Attack
The Archies -
5.
The Helping Hands
Reggie -
6.
["Today, we’ll study fads and styles!"]
Miss Grundy Gag Bag -
7.
School Scamp
Sabrina the Teen Witch -
8.
Off to the races
Super Duck -
9.
["Duh -- Hi, fellas, whatcha doin’?"]
Big Moose Gag Bag -
10.
Timber
Pat the Brat -
11.
The Home Game!
Wilbur -
12.
["What are you doing, Mr. A?"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
13.
The Jolly Green-Eyed Giant
Big Moose -
14.
Bee-an Eat Feat!
-
15.
["I’ve got to think of a new name for a civic group that I’m chairman of!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
16.
The Queen of Venus, Chapter One
Cosmo -
17.
The Queen of Venus, Chapter Two: Trouble for Cosmo!
Cosmo -
18.
The Queen of Venus, Chapter Three: Rescue in Peace!
Cosmo -
19.
The Queen of Venus, Chapter Four: A Slap-Happy Ending!
Cosmo the Merry Martian -
20.
["Mr. Svenson, what was all that screaming and yelling about?"]
Svenson Gag Bag -
21.
Honesty
That Wilkin Boy -
22.
On the Ball!
Mr. Lodge -
23.
["Daddy is in a bad mood today!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
24.
Double Rocket Trouble
Katy Keene -
25.
Growing Pains
Li'l Jinx -
26.
["I really could stand to lose a few pounds!"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
27.
The Happy One
Little Archie -
28.
Gone to the Dogs!
Cubby the Bear -
29.
["This test should not take longer than 45 minutes --"]
Moose Gag Bag -
30.
Shopping Spree
Josie -
31.
Just One Piece
Pipsqueak -
32.
["Heard you got a job, Jug!"]
Jughead's Gag Bag -
33.
Backpacker Knack
Archie and the Gang -
34.
Water Pressure
Betty and Veronica -
35.
Anything Goes
Veronica's Fashions
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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