Archie
#129
(July 1962)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- nine times a year in February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
- On-sale Date
- 1962-04-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved By The Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How are we supposed to butter up these TV teachers?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- classrooms; distance education; televisions
Money Talks (Too Much)
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge [Hiram]; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie shows off his new jacket to Jughead at Pop's. Reggie comes in doing the same thing, but his jacket is obviously more expensive. Archie buys some flowers for Veronica, and Reggie does too, only bigger and better ones. Feeling outclassed, Archie gives up. But Reggie's ego gets the better of him at Veronica's house.
- Reprints
-
in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #25 (May 1991) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #323 (November 2021)
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- Keywords
- chess; conceit; flowers; sports jacket; status; telephone
My Un-fair Lady
Veronica / comic story / 0.34 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Archie to go to a fashion show with her, and needs a Yes or Yes answer from him.
Indexer Notes
Appears on the same page as the next two sequences.
Ladies Man
Archie / comic story / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie discusses his first memory of girls.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #46 (May 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Appears on the same page as the previous sequence and the next sequence.
Quiz Quazy
Moose / comic story / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose Mason; Miss Grundy [Geraldine]; Archie Andrews (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Moose takes a first aid quiz.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #46 (May 1960)
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Indexer Notes
Appears on the same page as the previous two sequences.
Read and Right!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; Brando
- Synopsis
- One of Shrimpy's friends learns two words that helps him finish reading any book.
- Keywords
- reading
Fun with the Popsicle Kids
Popsicle Kids; Popsicle / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Popsicle Kids
- Synopsis
- The kids show off the baseball glove and gold chain necklace that they received by sending in Popsicle wrappers.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic format for Popsicle frozen treats.
Killjoy
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo; the Bee]; Miss Grundy [Geraldine]; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee decides that passive-resistance is the best way to handle the boys breaking the school rules. Since getting the Bee upset was half the fun, the boys give up their antics and attend class.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #316 (February 2021)
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- Keywords
- handball; hockey; psychology; roller skates
[no title indexed]
Archie Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! How can you possible be in love with Betty and Veronica?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Annual #14, with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1963 Archie Pin-up calendar. Cover to annual and calendar are depicted, along with an interior panel from the annual.
Push-Button Peace
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews [Mary]; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead has a spray that kills anything that bugs him. He tests it on Reggie with spectacular results. Archie decides to test it on Moose by hugging Midge. Again it works well, but Archie forgets to use it on a jealous Veronica, who catches Archie and Midge kissing.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #156 (October 1968)
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- Keywords
- aerosol spray; jealousy; kissing; tranquilizer
Indexer Notes
A few of Midge's faces in this story appear to be redrawn by Dan DeCarlo. Jughead's spray is called a "wild animal tranquilizer."
Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
Request for stories of 100 words or less on "Why My Bike is Important to Me." The 12 best will each receive a new bicycle.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
The Little Black Book
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo]
- Synopsis
- Everyone thinks that Archie is writing about them in his little black book, and conspire to get it from him.
- Keywords
- Black Book; blackmail; pranks; sabotage; suspicion
Indexer Notes
The last panel advises us to "Watch for more ..." about Archie's Black Book. There are at least two sequels: "The Black Book Returns" in Archie #132 (November 1962) and "Black Book Bluff" in Laugh Comics #149 (August 1963).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["How are we supposed to butter up these TV teachers?"]
Archie -
1.
Money Talks (Too Much)
Archie -
2.
My Un-fair Lady
Veronica -
3.
Ladies Man
Archie -
4.
Quiz Quazy
Moose -
5.
Read and Right!
Shrimpy -
6.
Fun with the Popsicle Kids
Popsicle Kids; Popsicle -
7.
Killjoy
Archie -
8.
["Archie! How can you possible be in love with Betty and Veronica?"]
Archie Annual -
9.
Push-Button Peace
Archie -
10.
Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters
Archie Club News -
11.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
12.
The Little Black Book
Archie
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- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Edgar Loftin
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
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- Jaime Weinman
- Gregg Whitmore
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