Archie #376 [Canadian and British]
(April 1990)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
10 times a year in Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
On-sale Date
1990
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Barcode
071896467475 04
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #376 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sigh Why can't everyone be like Archie?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cupid
Reprints
Keywords
arrows; bows; lovers' hearts

Ice Follies (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg [as Stan G.]
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
After losing to Reggie in an ice skating race, Archie gets Dilton to sharpen his skates.
Reprints
Keywords
ice skating

Mr. TV (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO]
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO]
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw [as RGO]
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Word scramble puzzle.

Rash Comment (Table of Contents: 3)

Cousin Ambrose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Aunt Hilda Spellman; Cousin Ambrose
Synopsis
Ambrose ends up in the trash.

Double Talk (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie causes Mr. Weatherbee, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Miss Grundy to talk to themselves.
Reprints

Valentine Male (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb
Pencils
Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie gets jealous when Veronica gets showered with Valentine's Day Cards, but the roles are reversed when she finds out he got one from Betty.
Reprints
Keywords
Valentine Day

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #36, inks are credited to Chic Stone.

You Don't Need Drugs... (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
You Don't Need Drugs...To be admired...To have friends and to be cool !

Indexer Notes

A public service announcement from Archie Comics.

Time (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg [As Stan G.]
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Wong; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle (Cameo); Moose Mason (Cameo); Dilton Doiley (Cameo); Big Ethel Muggs (Cameo); Chuck Clayton (Cameo)
Synopsis
There's just not enough time for Archie to do everything he likes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Archie breaks the fourth wall this story.

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Victor Gorelick discusses changes in Jughead's dating life.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover editorial.

Bedrock Bowl (Table of Contents: 9)

The Flintstones / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble
Synopsis
Barney tricks Fred by dressing as a girl at the bowling alley to get the Fruity Pebbles.

Indexer Notes

Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles Cereal Ad. Back cover. Also appears in Archie (1962 series) #369 (August 1989).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Sigh Why can't everyone be like Archie?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Ice Follies
    Archie
  3. 2. Mr. TV
    Archie
  4. 3. Rash Comment
    Cousin Ambrose
  5. 4. Double Talk
    Archie
  6. 5. Valentine Male
    Archie
  7. 6. You Don't Need Drugs...
    Archie
  8. 7. Time
    Archie
  9. 8. Editor's Notebook
  10. 9. Bedrock Bowl
    The Flintstones
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk