Archie #352
(October 1987)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
9 times a year, Jan., March, May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
Barcode
027100069652 10
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! I hear you just lost your surfboard!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints
Keywords
beaches; radios; surfboards; surfing; swimsuits

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

Archie; Say "No" to Drugs! / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You don't need drugs...
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis
You don't need drugs ...to enjoy music! ...to play sports! ...to just feel great!

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Part of "You have choice!! Say "No" to drugs!" series.

Fan Club (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
On a hot day, Archie has a portable fan invented by Dilton Doiley, using the case from a broken camera for the fan and the camera case to hold the battery. Reggie is not impressed, until Archie uses the battery case to knock out a thug who snatched the fan, thinking it was a camera.
Reprints
Keywords
battery; camera; invention; portable fan

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

Archie's Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step right up!
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Mail-in coupon for two issues for $1.00 offer. Issues available are Archie #353, Betty and Veronica #6, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #193, Betty's Diary #13, Life with Archie #263, Everything's Archie #132, and The New Archies #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie Double Digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Double your fun!
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Double Digest and Betty and Veronica Double Digest, with mail-in coupon. Six issues for $10.00 for each title.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Discount 32 page comic subscriptions!
Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Archie titles, with mail-in coupon. Six issues for $3.00. Original art of Archie dressed in a mail carrier's uniform.

Meet the Stars (Table of Contents: 6)

The New Archies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
The New Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Eugene; Amani]

Indexer Notes

Promo for The New Archies title, with cover of #1 depicted.

Vacation Spell (Table of Contents: 7)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda (on video)
Synopsis
Sabrina is on a vacation, but Aunt Hilda sends her videotapes with lessons on spells and making witches' brew.
Reprints
Keywords
beach; surfboard; television; vacation; videotape

The Source (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie wants to give Betty a small gift for helping him with his car, but is afraid that will make Veronica jealous. Jughead suggests buying each one a gift. Betty appreciates the gift, but Veronica is suspicious and wonders what Archie has been up to.
Reprints
Keywords
advice; gift; jealousy; suspicion

What's New? The New Archies on NBC TV That's What! (Table of Contents: 9)

The New Archies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
The New Archies [Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Eugene; Amani]

Indexer Notes

Original art promo for The New Archies Saturday morning animated series on NBC-TV, beginning September 12, 1987.

Brave New World! (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
After coming to the beach alone, Archie dreams of defeating a bully, saving a girl from drowning, and trashing the bully (again), along with his friends.
Reprints
Keywords
beach; bully; dream; drowning; kissing

Subscribe and save $1.75 on each five-issue subscription! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
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Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Archie digest titles, with mail-in coupon. Five issues for $5.00.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Dexter Taylor ?
Inks
Dexter Taylor ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

First prize of $6.00 to Gabriella Brown (Chicago, Ill.) for essay on genies. Second prize of $4.00 to George Gesouras (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) for article on soccer.

Archie's Fashions for a Day! (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie in "hangin' out, disco dude, casual stroll, working (musician), and surfing outfits.
Keywords
disco; guitar; surfing

Indexer Notes

Fashions and concept by Leonard Inello (Scarsdale, N.Y.)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fans!
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Ms. Beazly; Svenson; Mr. Lodge (all on pen or notepad except for Archie)
Synopsis
Advertisement for the Archie Fan Club.

Sail Tale (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Inks
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Reggie is practicing sailboarding in order to make Mr. Lodge's sailboard team for a trip to Hawaii. Reggie tricks Archie into thinking sailboarding is easy, but when Archie tries it, his clumsy antics turn out to be just what Mr. Lodge was looking for to add to his team.
Reprints
Keywords
beach; sailboarding; sand castle
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie! I hear you just lost your surfboard!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["You don't need drugs..."]
    Archie; Say "No" to Drugs!
  3. 2. Fan Club
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Step right up!"]
    Archie's Checklist
  5. 4. ["Double your fun!"]
    Archie Double Digests
  6. 5. ["Discount 32 page comic subscriptions!"]
    Archie Comics
  7. 6. Meet the Stars
    The New Archies
  8. 7. Vacation Spell
    Sabrina
  9. 8. The Source
    Archie
  10. 9. What's New? The New Archies on NBC TV That's What!
    The New Archies
  11. 10. Brave New World!
    Archie
  12. 11. Subscribe and save $1.75 on each five-issue subscription!
    Archie Comics
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  14. 13. Archie's Fashions for a Day!
    Archie
  15. 14. ["Fans!"]
    Archie Fan Club
  16. 15. Sail Tale
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk