Archie #204
(November 1970)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
nine times a year: In February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
On-sale Date
1970-08-18
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 Goldwater ? (editor); Richard Goldwater ? (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Girls, could you stop talking 1/125th of a second?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs
Reprints
Keywords
beachballs; beaches; cameras; ice cream; photography; swimsuits

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the covers of Archie Annual Digest #33 and #51

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Star Gazers (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've got it! I've got it! This time I can't miss!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Astrology is the way for Archie to win Mr. Lodge's approval.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes reports from Vicky Stowe (Palatine, Ill.) 1st prize - $5.00, Donna Paluta (Chicago, Ill.) 2nd prize - $3.00, Deborah Freedline (Philadelphia, PA) 3rd prize - $2.00, and Beth McEwen (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) 4th prize - $1.00.
Art is reprinted illustrations.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now and Then (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aloha, Momsy and Popsy! Your ever lovin' first born is off to the beach to grow strong and beautiful under the bounteous rays of old Sol!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mr. Andrews wants to go to the beach.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

CBS Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

One Good Turn (Table of Contents: 8)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yep, young feller! You made a wrong turn 'bout thirty miles back!... Yer just over the hill from Dinkers Falls!
Feature Logo
The Archies
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Charlie Williams; Trooper Snide; Mayor
Synopsis
The Archies stumble on a small-town mayor's plot to cheat an old man out of his property.
Reprints
Keywords
music

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books at the bottom of the first page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

M. J. Holloway & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

That's a Fact (Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
School! Bah! Study this, study that...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Greg wonders why they need to study when all information is available on computers.

Take a Chance (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, everybody! See what I won in the community raffle!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie is depressed because he's never won anything, so his friends try to rig a raffle for him to win.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Beauty Aids Co. / Masculiner Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Hot Wheels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Girls, could you stop talking 1/125th of a second?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  3. 2. Star Gazers
    Archie
  4. 3. ["World's fastest big racers!"]
    Kenner Toys
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  6. 5. ["Amazing $1 art offer!"]
    Colonial Studios Greeting Cards
  7. 6. Now and Then
    Archie
  8. 7. ["Fun! Fantasy! Funtastic adventures!"]
    CBS Saturday Cartoons
  9. 8. One Good Turn
    The Archies
  10. 9. ["Boys! Girls! Here are 2 special offers worth cheering about"]
    M. J. Holloway & Co.
  11. 10. That's a Fact
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. Take a Chance
    Archie
  13. 12. ["Grow amazing live sea-monkeys"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  14. 13. ["10 way hairpiece!"]
    Beauty Aids Co. / Masculiner Co.
  15. 14. ["Insure your future with an ICS High School diploma"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  16. 15. ["Drag the champions"]
    Hot Wheels
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