Archie
#301
(February 1981)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000696502
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as
Dan DeCarlo [stacked]) - Inks
- Dan DeCarlo ? (signed as Dan DeCarlo [stacked])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Er, Betty's colors are real wild!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- Keywords
- kissing; lipstick; roller skating
in Indexer Notes
Vignette above title is from "The Swinger."
[no title indexed]
Joe Nazario / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dominate others with fantastic brute strength!
- Characters
- Joe Nazario (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the tonometrics bodybuilding system from Joe Nazario.
Inside front cover.
M.V.P. Spree
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Bill 'Y')
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After tonight's game, they'll be putting my helmet in the trophy case!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee; Nancy Woods
- Synopsis
- When the lights go out at the football game that will determine the MVP for the year, Svenson fixes them and gets the award.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #72 (January 1986) - in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10 (January 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
[no title indexed]
Perigee Books / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last! A fabulous treasury covering all forty years of America's best-loved comic character!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the book "The Best of Archie", edited by Michael Uslan and Jeffrey Mendel, and published by Perigee Books.
Do You Remember?
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! Do you remember the vase you were always worried I'd break?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx admits to breaking a vase.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you two doing?
- Feature Logo
Archie's Gag Bag- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Corny Miller
- Synopsis
- Reggie tests his car's tires; Pop and Archie talk about Corny Miller.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #13 (November 1977) which is reprinted
- From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
- from Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #13 (November 1977) which is reprinted
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) XXXX-XX-XX - XXXX-XX-XX
-
I Wish! I Wish!
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has come up with a great idea for the post office.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #48 (June 1981)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #34 (October 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Alphanumeric code puzzle.
The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Always picked on?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo); Grace; Mac
- Synopsis
- Mac bulks up after being bullied.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the dynamic-tension bodybuilding system from Charles Atlas.
The Swinger
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Willy 'Y')
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're sure you're going to be all right, all by yourself, son?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie gets stressed out when he has the house to himself for the weekend and the whole gang decides to visit.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #72 (January 1986)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #92 (April 2003)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10 (April 2015)
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead With Archie Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a mountain of laughs when you order Jughead with Archie Comics Digest #43
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (carved into Mt. Rushmore); Jughead Jones (carved into Mt. Rushmore); Abraham Lincoln (carved into Mt. Rushmore); Veronica Lodge (carved into Mt. Rushmore)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Jughead With Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #43.
[no title indexed]
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Not 2 but 3 for $1.00
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the following Archie titles: Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #125; Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #80; Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #65; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #123; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #90; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #118; Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #78; Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #504; #505.
Letter Perfect
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Bill 'Y')
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, nice! Looks expensive!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee convinces Archie and Jughead to reject the free advertising that companies receive by putting their logos on clothes and tires.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #72 (January 1986)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #92 (April 2003)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #12 (July 2015)
-
[no title indexed]
Pez / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're the toys that you fill with candy treats!
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (as a Pez dispenser); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (as a Pez dispenser); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (as a Pez dispenser); Joker (as a Pez dispenser); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (as a Pez dispenser); Wonder Woman [Princess Diana] (as a Pez dispenser)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Pez dispensers and candy.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strong arms make all the difference!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the bodybuilding system from Mike Marvel.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News- Characters
- Archie Andrews (with black hair and Jughead's beanie); Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones (with Archie's hair); Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Lori-Ann Bauer (West Portal, N.J.) First prize - $6.00 about horses, and Bill Hughes (Maple Falls, Washington) Second prize - $4.00 about the gang's characterizations backwards.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Jones Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get your act together with Jughead Jones Comics Digest #16 in full color!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #16.
[no title indexed]
Laugh Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll get it all together when you order Laugh Comics Digest #33
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #33.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $3000.00 for this penny!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the 1981 coin catalogue from Best Values.
[no title indexed]
100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $5.00
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
Paint By Numbers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Jim DeCarlo (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited as B. Grossman)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited as Bill 'Y')
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of Church's minor works, but a real gem! An excellent investment, Mr. Lodge!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Elsie
- Synopsis
- Archie helps Mr. Lodge see through a phony painting salesman.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #63 (March 1986)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #55 (November 1991)
-
[no title indexed]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poster Spectacular #68
- Characters
- KISS: Peter Criss (photo); Ace Frehley (photo); Gene Simmons (photo); Paul Stanley (photo)
Farrah Fawcett (photo); Cheryl Ladd (photo); Roseanne Roseannadanna (photo of Gilda Radner); Dirk Benedict (photo); Clark Brandon (photo); Wanda Nevada (photo of Brooke Shields); Jaclyn Smith (photo); Stephen Shortridge (photo)
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for celebrity posters from Mail-Away, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earn famous name prizes or earn $1.00 a box cash
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the greeting cards sales kit from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Inside back cover.
What Good Taste
Hostess Twinkies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alan, I think you should try harder!
- Feature Logo
Josie [Hostess]- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Valerie Brown; Alan M. Mayberry; Josie McCoy; The Great Paintini
- Synopsis
- Alan M. impresses his uncle with a painting of Hostess Twinkies.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies.
Back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Er, Betty's colors are real wild!"]
Archie -
1.
["Dominate others with fantastic brute strength!"]
Joe Nazario -
2.
M.V.P. Spree
Archie -
3.
["At last! A fabulous treasury covering all forty years of America's best-loved comic character!"]
Perigee Books -
4.
Do You Remember?
Li'l Jinx -
5.
["What are you two doing?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
6.
I Wish! I Wish!
Archie -
7.
The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
8.
The Swinger
Archie -
9.
["It's a mountain of laughs when you order Jughead with Archie Comics Digest #43"]
Jughead With Archie Digest -
10.
["Not 2 but 3 for $1.00"]
Archie Comics -
11.
Letter Perfect
Archie -
12.
["We're the toys that you fill with candy treats!"]
Pez -
13.
["Strong arms make all the difference!"]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System -
14.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
15.
["Get your act together with Jughead Jones Comics Digest #16 in full color!"]
Jughead Jones Comics Digest -
16.
["You'll get it all together when you order Laugh Comics Digest #33"]
Laugh Comics Digest -
17.
["Reward $3000.00 for this penny!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
18.
["100 little dolls all for $5.00"]
100 Little Dolls -
19.
Paint By Numbers
Archie -
20.
["Poster Spectacular #68"]
Mail-Away, Inc. Posters -
21.
["Earn famous name prizes or earn $1.00 a box cash"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
22.
What Good Taste
Hostess Twinkies; Josie
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