Archie
#209
(June 1971)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year, in Feb., March, April, June, July, August, Sept., Nov., and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John Goldwater (credited as John L. Goldwater) (editor); Richard Goldwater (credited as Richard H. Goldwater) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
Editing credits from Statement of Ownership.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coach, Archie is actually out-jumping a seven footer!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
- Keywords
- basketball; checkers; cheerleaders
Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #10
Field Day
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Moose! What's Reg doing with your girl, Midge?
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dianne (on the telephone); Dottie (on the telephone); Mary (on the telephone); Nora (on the telephone); Susie (on the telephone); Tony Whitney
- Synopsis
- Midge stops going steady with Moose. After seeing Midge date Reggie without repercussions, Archie decides it's time to see less of Veronica and start playing the field.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #13 (November 1977) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #36 (September 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
A Stream of Thought
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! Tell me again -- how you went fishing in Crystal Stream when you were a little boy?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx witnesses all the horrible pollution in her town's water.
Indexer Notes
One of a number of environmentally-conscious stories Archie published around this time.
It's a Grand Old Name
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, guys! That's enough for now! I'm bushed! I think the new arrangement is right for tonight's gig!
- Feature Logo
The Archies- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper (fantasy sequence); Veronica Lodge (fantasy sequence); Vicky Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie says that Archie isn't necessary to The Archies and even imagines what it would be like if the band's name were changed to "The Reggies."
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #25 (August 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
In this story, as in many around this time, The Archies consist of Archie, Reggie, and Jughead -- Betty and Veronica are not members, though they were shown as members on the records and in the animated cartoons.
Jack of All Trades
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yoo hoo! Taxi! Are you engaged?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Two men hijack Archie's car and demand to be driven to Central City.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #12 (September 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on the bottom of the first page.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Archie, I always watched The Archie Comedy Hour and I thought it was the greatest.
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Janet Hart (Yreka, Calif) First prize - $5.00, Mindy Friedmann (Yardley, Penn) Second prize - $3.00, Cynthia Smith (Chester, Pa.) Third prize - $2.00, and Jennifer Kostura (Sylmar, Calif.) Fourth prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Louis Silberkleit (business manager)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Copies of single issue printed nearest to filing date: 984,044. Total paid circulation of single issue printed nearest to filing date: 586,413.
Rough and Ready
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're coming along fine, Archie!... How are the hands?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to develop the rough, calloused hands he needs to succeed as a gymnast.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Coach, Archie is actually out-jumping a seven footer!"]
Archie -
1.
["Famous name prizes or cash"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales -
2.
Field Day
Archie -
3.
["Lee and his friends visit the Wester movie set."]
Lee Jeans; Lee Rider -
4.
A Stream of Thought
Li'l Jinx -
5.
["Gigantic art mural offer!"]
Colonial Studios -
6.
It's a Grand Old Name
The Archies -
7.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
Archie Comics -
8.
Jack of All Trades
Archie -
9.
["These 3 big drafting kits given to you!"]
North American School of Drafting -
10.
["Order your free entry kit today!"]
Zebco -
11.
["Dear Archie, I always watched The Archie Comedy Hour and I thought it was the greatest."]
Archie Club News -
12.
[no title indexed]
-
13.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
Beauty Aids Co. / Masculiner Co. -
14.
["100 little dolls all for $1.00"]
The 100 Doll Company -
15.
Rough and Ready
Archie -
16.
Out Cold!
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
17.
["Win 2 ways with J.S.C.A."]
Junior Sales Club of America -
18.
["Make money get prizes"]
American Seed
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