Archie
#151
(December 1964)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- nine times a year February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
- On-sale Date
- 1964-10-21
- 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 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, make sure you can afford what we order!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- dining; hotdog stands; restaurants
Not Guilty
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- When Fred is asked to see Mr. Weatherbee about Archie, he fears the worst, and dreams that he's on trial for driving Archie to a life of delinquency.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #171 (February 1970) - in Life with Archie (Bantam Books, 1973 series) #H7450 (March 1973)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #31 (August 1978)
-
- Keywords
- dream; fourth wall; homework; judge
Indexer Notes
Archie's father talks to the readers in panel two of the first page.
Word Wise
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- There is one word Jinx can read on the cereal box.
- Keywords
- breakfast; cereal box; reading
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin-Up Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is testing various lipsticks on Archie to find one that's "kiss-proof."
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965), #171 (February 1970)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #83 (November 1992)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #95 (October 1997), #146 (November 2003), #192 (November 2008)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013), #302 (October 2019)
-
- Keywords
- kissing; lipstick
Protection
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Midge asks Archie to walk her home at night, which he does reluctantly. When Moose sees them, he offers to walk Archie home, and Archie fears it's just an excuse to beat him up.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #171 (February 1970)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #112 (October 2021)
-
- Keywords
- anxiety; doctor
For Holidays Merry and Sparkling with Laughter
Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Most Illuminating
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie shows Mr. Lodge his trick lamp, which makes it look like he's lighting it by plugging it into his mouth.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #171 (February 1970)
-
- Keywords
- electricity; light bulb; practical joke
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
First prize of $5.00 to Linda Diane McCloy (Dayton, Ohio) for poem about her friend and Archie comics. Second prize of $3.00 to Barbara Stephens (Rainbow City, U.S. Canal Zone) for article on the origin of hot dogs. Third prize of $2.00 to Mary Mills (Chicago, Ill.) for a poem about anxiety.
Call Me Jealous
Archie / comic story / 4.75 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Green-Eyed Monster
- Synopsis
- The Green-Eyed Monster of jealousy explains that business is good in Riverdale, but there was a time he almost lost his most jealous client, Moose.
- Keywords
- black eyes; fourth wall; jealousy
Indexer Notes
The Green-Eyed Monster narrates the story and talks to the reader.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, make sure you can afford what we order!"]
Archie -
1.
Not Guilty
Archie -
2.
Word Wise
Li'l Jinx -
3.
["We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!"]
Archie Pin-Up Page -
4.
Protection
Archie -
5.
For Holidays Merry and Sparkling with Laughter
Archie's Christmas Stocking -
6.
Most Illuminating
Archie -
7.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
8.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
9.
Call Me Jealous
Archie -
10.
Number Please
Archie's Dad
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