Archie
#209
(June 1971)
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year, in Feb., March, April, June, July, August, Sept., Nov., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1971-03-30
- 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 L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
[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 (Archie, 1986 series) #10.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Famous name prizes or cash
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the greeting cards sales kit from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Inside front cover.
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.
[no title indexed]
Lee Jeans [Lee Leens]; Lee Rider / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lee and his friends visit the Wester movie set.
- Genre
- teen; western-frontier
- Characters
- Lee Rider; Bill
- Synopsis
- Lee gets a part in a movie thanks to his Lee Riders jeans.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Lee Riders jeans.
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.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
One of a number of environmentally-conscious stories Archie published around this time.
[no title indexed]
Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lumen Winter (credited as Luman Winter) (painting)
- Inks
- Lumen Winter (credited as Luman Winter) (painting)
- Colors
- Lumen Winter (credited as Luman Winter) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gigantic art mural offer!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for a mural-sized poster reproduction of the oil painting "White Stallion in the Moonlight" by Luman Winter, from Colonial Studios.
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.
[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) #14; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #23; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #64; Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #65; Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie 1962 series) #8; Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #7; Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174, #175, #179, #180, #182, #183 #184.
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]
North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These 3 big drafting kits given to you!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for courses offered by the North American School of Drafting, offering drafting kits as incentives.
[no title indexed]
Zebco / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Order your free entry kit today!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Zebco Fishamerica Awards Program and the Zebco catalogue of fishing gear.
[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 H. 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.
[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]
100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $1.00
- Feature Logo
100 Little Dolls all for $1.00
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
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.
- Reprints
Out Cold!
ICS / International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The day those boxes fell on me at work, I didn't even see what hit me!
- Characters
- Jack; Nancy
- Synopsis
- Jack enrolls for courses at International Correspondence Schools after a workplace accident.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Win 2 ways with J.S.C.A.
- Feature Logo
Junior Sales Club of America
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the greeting cards sales kit from Junior Sales Clubs of America.
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make money get prizes
- Feature Logo
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds- Characters
- David Peterson (photo); Gloria Forsyth (photo); Dan Bullard (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the vegetable and flower seeds sales kit from American Seed Co.
Includes testimonials from David Peterson (Michigan), Gloria Forsyth (Florida) and Dan Bullard (Washington).
Back cover.
-
0.
["Coach, Archie is actually out-jumping a seven footer!"]
Archie -
1.
["Famous name prizes or cash"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
2.
Field Day
Archie -
3.
["Lee and his friends visit the Wester movie set."]
Lee Jeans [Lee Leens]; Lee Rider -
4.
A Stream of Thought
Li'l Jinx -
5.
["Gigantic art mural offer!"]
Colonial Studios Greeting Cards -
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 / Masculiner Hairpieces -
14.
["100 little dolls all for $1.00"]
100 Little Dolls -
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 Cards -
18.
["Make money get prizes"]
American Seeds
- Joey Beretta
- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Joey Sayer
- Jaime Weinman
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