Archie #207
(March 1971)

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
1971-01-05
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
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, gang! Should we have a love-in or a be-in?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Keywords
fashion; sunglasses

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

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Guided Tour (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
Don't kid me, Archie Andrews! You're trying to impress that new girl and I know it!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Elaine; Harvey
Synopsis
Archie is working hard to impress Elaine, a new girl at school, by giving her a guided tour of the gym.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

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

Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke / advertisement / 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
The Archies: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis
This month's edition of the Archie Club news features winners of the recent Archie Drama Critics contest, in which readers were asked to review the then-new Archie-related cartoons - Archie's Funhouse, Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Based on these reviews, it seems that Josie and the Pussycats was the most popular one.

Indexer Notes

Contest winners: John Gutowski (Crugers, N.Y.) 1st prize $5.00; Derrick Ellis (Chicago, Ill.) 2nd prize - $3.00; Tim Monahan (St. Louis, Mo.) 3rd prize - $2.00; and Debbie Ames (Norwalk, Ohio) 4th prize - $1.00.
The first page contains the first- and second-prize winners. The top half of the second page contains the third- and fourth-prize winners.
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)

Uneasy Rider (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
Hey! An ATV! Wild!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge is considering manufacturing ATVs, and wants to get an idea of how the ride is from a passenger's point of view, so he asks Archie to drive.
Reprints
Keywords
all terrain vehicles; ATVs; quicksand

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

Archie Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Archie!! Isn’t it beautiful?? These moonlight sleigh rides just leave me breathless!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is busy pulling Veronica up a hill on a sled. Veronica mentions that moonlight sleigh rides leave her breathless. Archie says "Me too" as he struggles to pull Veronica up the hill.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Unsung Hero (Table of Contents: 9)

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
There goes Archie --- Ideal American boy on his way to school, nice, eh?... But notice that he notices these kids skulking along...
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Alfie
Synopsis
Archie, on his way to school, notices kids skulking around and finds that the kids are playing hooky from school because their moms were mean to them. The kids then decide to drop out, run away and do their own thing. Archie pretends to be a disheveled dropout and convinces the kids to go to school. Unfortunately, Archie's now late for school and he's the one who gets in trouble.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Mail Sack Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Car Care (Table of Contents: 12)

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
Daddy! Daddy!! Did you say you wanted me to wash your car?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx runs into the living room where her father is watching TV, and asks if he wanted her to wash his car. When her father says yes, she tells him to hurry up and put it in the driveway. When he asks her what her hurry is, she says "It might stop raining!"
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Bite Size (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, would you bring this report to Mr. Weatherbee's office, please?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Miss Grundy asks Archie to take some papers to Mr. Weatherbee's office. Archie is walking past the baseball field on his way to the office, when he sees a fly ball heading his way. He holds the papers between his teeth as he tries to catch the ball, which hits him on the head. In the last panel, Mr. Weatherbee is seen holding papers which have a bite mark in them, looking confused, as Archie looks away trying not to look guilty.

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Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

A Clean Slate (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will someone volunteer to wash the blackboard?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Miss Grundy asks for a volunteer to wash the blackboard.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #77, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey, gang! Should we have a love-in or a be-in?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  3. 2. Guided Tour
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Boys - girls - get in the big Holloway 'Bike-stakes'"]
    Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  6. 5. ["Free! Giant stallion mural full color masterpiece"]
    Colonial Studios Greeting Cards
  7. 6. Uneasy Rider
    Archie
  8. 7. ["Oh, Archie!! Isn’t it beautiful?? These moonlight sleigh rides just leave me breathless!!"]
    Archie Pin Up
  9. 8. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Comics
  10. 9. Unsung Hero
    Archie
  11. 10. ["10 way hairpiece!"]
    Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces
  12. 11. ["Up to $1000 paid for this defective 6¢ stamp"]
    Mail Sack Products
  13. 12. Car Care
    Li'l Jinx
  14. 13. Bite Size
    Archie
  15. 14. ["Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
    Columbia Record Club
  16. 15. A Clean Slate
    Archie
  17. 16. ["Where do you go from here?"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  18. 17. ["$1.00 worth of fast selling flower and vegetable seeds to show you how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!"]
    Youth Opportunity Sales Club
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Eshom
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ronald Edward Reynolds Jr.
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Joey Sayer
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jaime Weinman