Archie
#138
(July 1963)
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
- 1963-04-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, are you still using that greasy kid stuff?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- Greasy Kid Stuff; oil cans; Vitalis
The House That Lodge Built
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- In a story mostly told in narrative captions, Archie gets a chance to redeem himself in Mr. Lodge's eyes when he notices a fire in the Lodge mansion.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #1 (August 1973) - in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #1 (January 1982)
- in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #8 - Best of the Sixties Book 2 (2008)
- in Archie's Americana Series (IDW, 2011 series) #3 - Best of the '60s (February 2012)
- in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #51 (August 2015)
- in Archie (Archie, 2015 series) #9 (August 2016)
- in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #2 (November 2016)
-
Billy Wins with Bendix
Bendix Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic format for Bendix automatic transmission and brakes for bicycles. Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
Stop, Book and Listen!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Hap ignores Jinx while reading the book "How to Raise a Happy Child."
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #176 (August 1970)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #1 (August 1973)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #37 (November 1981)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #27 (October 1991)
-
- Keywords
- book
Double-Takes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily
- Keywords
- fad; kissing; sweaters
Indexer Notes
Two-panel gags with Archie and the gang.
Card Caper!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mr. Cooper
- Synopsis
- On their latest report cards, Archie and Veronica have better grades in Latin but worse in math. Miss Grundy explains the dating shenanigans behind the grades.
- Keywords
- concrete; fourth wall; homework; latin; math; report cards; sidewalk
Indexer Notes
Miss Grundy talks to the readers throughout the story. There is a running gag of characters absent-mindedly walking through a freshly-poured concrete sidewalk.
Order This! Get This Free!
Archie Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Annual #15 with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1964 Archie Pin-Up Calendar. Cover is depicted along with original art.
Muscle Tussle
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie can beat anyone at finger-wrestling, except Moose.
- Keywords
- finger-wrestling; hackling
It's Later Than You Think
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy explains that mankind is a relative latecomer in the history of the world. Archie uses this as an excuse for being late for class.
- Keywords
- history
Oodles of Charoodles
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica play a charades game called "Charoodles."
- Keywords
- charades
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
First prize of $5.00 to Betty J. Goss (Birmingham, Ala.) for article on the office of President of the United States. Second prize of $3.00 to Janice Graman (Cincinnati, Ohio) for article on poodles' distinctive haircut. Third prize of $2.00 to Jean Boyer (Baltimore, Md.) for article on volcanos.
[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.
Announcing the "Popsicle" Safety Awards!
Popsicle Kids; Popsicle / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Popsicle Kids
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic format for Popsicle Safety Awards contest.
The Hard Sell
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- When Archie wants to convince the girls to give him the lead part in the school play, he asks Jughead to be his agent.
- Keywords
- actor; agent; casting; school play
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, are you still using that greasy kid stuff?"]
Archie -
1.
The House That Lodge Built
Archie -
2.
Billy Wins with Bendix
Bendix Corporation -
3.
Stop, Book and Listen!
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Double-Takes
Archie -
5.
Card Caper!
Archie -
6.
Order This! Get This Free!
Archie Annual -
7.
Muscle Tussle
Archie -
8.
It's Later Than You Think
Archie -
9.
Oodles of Charoodles
Archie -
10.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
11.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
12.
Announcing the "Popsicle" Safety Awards!
Popsicle Kids; Popsicle -
13.
The Hard Sell
Archie
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- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jaime Weinman
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