Archie
#164
(June 1966)
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
- 1966-03-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Editorial credits from Statement of Ownership.
Editorial credits from Statement of Ownership.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Harry Lucey (figures of Archie and Mr. Weatherbee at the top of the cover)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has to be different! He put a turkey in his tank!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Keywords
- billboards; Esso tiger; gasoline; jalopies
Bells Are Ringing
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archiekins! I'm sorry, I should have warned you about that short in our doorbell!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Gaston; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to fix a broken door bell at the Lodges' home.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #177 (September 1970) - in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #17 (July 1978)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #18 (September 1985)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #301 (September 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Montana ? (Archie images on a club press card and a club button)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Judy McCrackin (West Plains, Mo.) First prize - $5.00, Enrico DeGasperis (Toronto, Ontario, Can.) Second prize - $3.00, and Cindy Oliver (Pasadena, Texas) Third prize - $2.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.4 page
- Script
- Louis H. Silberkleit (credited) (publisher)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Single issue nearest to filing date: 997,977. Total distribution: 585,189.
What Price Archie?
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You! With the red hair!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica has Archie picked up by two private detectives and brought to her house for tea. Incensed, Archie leaves but not before he gets a radio bug put on him so Veronica can hear everything he says.
- Reprints
Muffled Madness
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is it, Arch? A community scarf?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Veronica knits Archie a huge muffler that causes chaos at the school.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #68 (April 1991)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #317 (April 2021)
-
Archie Brakes Up an Argument!
Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
Speed Up
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy! You're painting the banister!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx offers to help her dad paint the stair banister.
The Bouncer
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, Arch! Catch!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie shows Archie a trick ball that doesn't bounce straight. But when Archie asks to borrow it to show the girls, Reggie pulls a switch and gives him a normal ball.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #177 (September 1970)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #45 (August 1986)
-
Pete Duncan - 'Dropout'
ICS / International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie has to be different! He put a turkey in his tank!"]
Archie -
1.
["3 complete fishing outfits"]
Niresk Industries, Inc. -
2.
Bells Are Ringing
Archie -
3.
[Sweet Music]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
4.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
5.
[no title indexed]
-
6.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
7.
What Price Archie?
Archie -
8.
["Archie says... Get this raincoat free!"]
Archie Comics -
9.
Muffled Madness
Archie -
10.
Archie Brakes Up an Argument!
Archie; Bendix Bicycle Transmission -
11.
["Polaris nuclear sub"]
Honor House Products -
12.
Speed Up
Li'l Jinx -
13.
The Bouncer
Archie -
14.
["An amazing invention - 'Magic Art Reproducer'"]
Magic Art Reproducer -
15.
["Million dollars worth of fun only $1.00"]
Kay Mar -
16.
["How to do strong man tricks without strength"]
Strong Man Stunts -
17.
Pete Duncan - 'Dropout'
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
18.
["Record riot"]
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