Archie
#191
(June 1969)
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
- 1969-03-18
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor); John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Editorial credits taken from Statement of Ownership.
Editorial credits taken from Statement of Ownership.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've never heard Archie play with such feeling!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- bands; banjos; drums; fashion; guitars; music
Indexer Notes
In this cover, the Archies still consist of only Archie, Reggie and Jughead. Even after the cartoon series added Betty and Veronica to the band, many stories and covers kept the older configuration due to the long lead time before publication.
Fleeting Fame
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gang! Allow me to introduce Mr. 'Boots' Barker who caught us at the Dingaling Disco last night, and wants to book us into... Dig this!...
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Boots Barker
- Synopsis
- Jughead accepts an invitation for the Archies to play at "The Riverboat," thinking it's the swanky New York club. When they realize they've been cheated, Jughead gets rid of another guy who offers a spot on "The Carson Show."
- Reprints
-
in Everything's Archie! (Bantam Books, 1969 series) #F4493 (August 1969), #9090 (October 1970)
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Indexer Notes
This story features the more familiar Archies membership with all five main characters.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Mary Cedeno (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 1st prize - $5.00, Natalie Kobashar (Manchester, N.Y.) 2nd prize - $3.00, Sharon Aguirre (Chicago, Ill.) 3rd prize - $2.00, Roy Bishop (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) 4th prize - $1.00, and Diane Callas (Dearborn Heights, Mich.) 5th prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
[Statement of Ownership]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Total paid circulation of issue nearest to filing date: 690,141.
Seven Day Itch
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Blue is the color of my offspring's mood?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chester Gelt; Percy Gotkash; Chauncey Upsnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie is depressed waiting for Friday to arrive, but he's even more depressed when Friday comes and he goes to a party with Veronica's snooty friends.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #232 (March 1975)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #20 (November 1981)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #275 (February 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
In the shower, Archie is singing "You're Gonna Hear From Me" by Andre and Dory Previn, from the film INSIDE DAISY CLOVER.
Inking credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #275.
Dumb Animal
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sit!... Atta boy, Hot Dog! Sit!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog gets revenge on Veronica for calling him a "dumb dog."
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #27 (March 1980)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #317 (April 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Though Hot Dog acts throughout the story like he's Archie's dog, a line is added about Jughead asking Archie to watch him. This reflects the fact that Hot Dog was originally Archie's dog and became Jughead's.
Warning!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guess who has been invited by Veronica Lodge to attend the snooty spring festival at the country club?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie has been invited by Veronica to accompany her to an expensive event at the Country Club, and everyone in school runs away from him to avoid giving him a chance to ask for money.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #103 (March 1976)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #41 (April 1980)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #21 (March 1986)
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Indexer Notes
The boy at the bulletin board in the splash panel appears to be a caricature of Lucey's colleague Dan DeCarlo.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I've never heard Archie play with such feeling!"]
Archie -
1.
["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
2.
Fleeting Fame
Archie -
3.
["Amazing $1 art offer!"]
Colonial Studios Greeting Cards -
4.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
5.
[Statement of Ownership]
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6.
["100 little dolls all for $1.00"]
100 Little Dolls -
7.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
Beauty Aids Co. / Masculiner Co. -
8.
Seven Day Itch
Archie -
9.
["'Write' this way - for the brand new 'Archie Groovy Stationery Kit', designed especially for you!"]
Archie Comics -
10.
Dumb Animal
Archie -
11.
["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
Honor House Products -
12.
His Thing
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Warning!
Archie -
14.
["Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!"]
Sea-Monkeys -
15.
["Enjoy an exciting, romantic, impressive look anytime!"]
Beauty Aids Co. / Masculiner Co. -
16.
["'Hi! I'm Jeri Lawrence - Jeri of Hollywood!'"]
Jeri of Hollywood Photos -
17.
["E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C split level, fully-furnished doll house with complete doll family"]
Honor House Products -
18.
["Win $1000 college scholarship or other grand prize awards"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
19.
["Make money, get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Thomas Johnson
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Joey Sayer
- Jaime Weinman
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