Archie
#207
(March 1971)
Archie,
1959 Series
- 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]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- 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]
Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for courses offered by the Academy for Home Study.
Inside front cover.
Guided Tour
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #25 (August 1977)
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Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
[no title indexed]
Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys - girls - get in the big Holloway 'Bike-stakes'
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the M. J. Holloway 'Bikestakes' Sweepstakes.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- 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]
Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Free! Giant stallion mural full color masterpiece
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for reproductions of oil paintings of thoroughbreds from Colonial Studios.
Uneasy Rider
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #244 (March 1976)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #15 (March 1978)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #35 (December 1984)
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- Keywords
- all terrain vehicles; ATVs; quicksand
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / illustration / 1 page
- 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]
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #22; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #17; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #13; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #23; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #63; Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #64; Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie 1962 series) #8; Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #6; Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #173, #174, #175, #179, #180, #182, #183.
Unsung Hero
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- 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]
Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 10 way hairpiece!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for women's hairpieces from Beauty Aids Co.
[no title indexed]
Mail Sack Products / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Up to $1000 paid for this defective 6¢ stamp
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for a 1971 stamp catalogue, karate and jiu jitsue instructions and comics illustrating instructions from Mail Sack, Inc.
Car Care
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- 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!"
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #244 (March 1976)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #57 (December 1982)
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Bite Size
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for records from Columbia Record Club.
A Clean Slate
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #31 (1977)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #115 (August 1994)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #208 (July 2010)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77 (May 2018)
- in Archie Giant Comics Surprise (Archie, 2018 series) (2018)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #77, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.
[no title indexed]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where do you go from here?
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- $1.00 worth of fast selling flower and vegetable seeds to show you how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the vegetable and flower seeds sales kit from Youth Opportunity Sales Club.
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hey, gang! Should we have a love-in or a be-in?"]
Archie -
1.
["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
Academy for Home Study -
2.
Guided Tour
Archie -
3.
["Boys - girls - get in the big Holloway 'Bike-stakes'"]
Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke -
4.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
5.
["Free! Giant stallion mural full color masterpiece"]
Colonial Studios Greeting Cards -
6.
Uneasy Rider
Archie -
7.
["Oh, Archie!! Isn’t it beautiful?? These moonlight sleigh rides just leave me breathless!!"]
Archie Pin Up -
8.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
Archie Comics -
9.
Unsung Hero
Archie -
10.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces -
11.
["Up to $1000 paid for this defective 6¢ stamp"]
Mail Sack Products -
12.
Car Care
Li'l Jinx -
13.
Bite Size
Archie -
14.
["Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
Columbia Record Club -
15.
A Clean Slate
Archie -
16.
["Where do you go from here?"]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
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
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- Thomas Johnson
- Mike Nielsen
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