Pep #165
(September 1963)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
eight times a year in January, March, May, June, August, September, October, and November
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick, Juggie! Find out who has the right of way!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Keywords
ocean

Chiller Diller (Table of Contents: 1)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
After going to see a scary movie, the girls are afraid to walk home alone at night.
Reprints
Keywords
fear; imagination; movie theater

A Girl's Conception of Baseball (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Gags based on the assumption that girls know nothing about baseball.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Jughead's Physical Fitness Program (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Advice from Jughead on how to get exercise.
Reprints
Keywords
fishing; naps; shower; television

Finders Weepers (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Reggie finds a gold watch and wants to keep it, but his friends shame him into putting an ad in the paper advertising that he found it. But he didn't say which newspaper he'd put it in.
Reprints
Keywords
gold watch; newspaper

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

Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had to slap Archie at the movies last night....
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty complains that Archie can't stay awake at the movies.
Reprints
Keywords
movies; slap

What a World! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Flip-Tops (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday; Greg
Synopsis
Daddy teaches Li'l Jinx how to win at flipping baseball cards.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball cards

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you want to make new friends with boys and girls...
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 41 persons (ages 7 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include the Bahamas, Guatemala, Canada, New Zealand, Kenya, Australia, South Iran, Hong Kong, and Jamaica.

Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The "Popsicle" Kids Play It Safe! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Popsicle Kids; Popsicle / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

First page is a request by "Archie" for member reports on things they are doing. Second page is one letter. First prize of $5.00 to Candy Donaldson (Sepulveda, Calif.) for article on weasels.

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

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

A Real Drag (Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
Josie and Pepper fear that Melody will succumb to temptation when Alex Cabot invites her over to his mansion. They try to protect their friend from Alex's advances, while he tries to get Melody away from them in his private submarine.
Keywords
rocket belts; submarine; swimming pool
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Quick, Juggie! Find out who has the right of way!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Chiller Diller
    Betty and Veronica
  3. 2. A Girl's Conception of Baseball
    Archie
  4. 3. Jughead's Physical Fitness Program
    Jughead
  5. 4. Finders Weepers
    Archie
  6. 5. ["I had to slap Archie at the movies last night...."]
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. What a World!
    The World of Jughead
  8. 7. Flip-Tops
    Li'l Jinx
  9. 8. ["If you want to make new friends with boys and girls..."]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  10. 9. Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength
    U. S. Royal Bike Tires
  11. 10. The "Popsicle" Kids Play It Safe!
    Popsicle Kids; Popsicle
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  14. 13. A Real Drag
    Josie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Jaime Weinman