Pep
#169
(March 1964)
Archie,
1960 Series
- 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]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Senator, is there any chance of Congress passing a minimum allowance for teenagers?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Keywords
- allowance; senator; U.S. Capitol Building
The Dragon Slayer
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Bruce
- Synopsis
- A freshman falls in love with Veronica and vows to do anything to win her hand. Reggie convinces the boy that the only thing in his way is Archie and that he should fight for Veronica like the knights of old. To Reggie's horror, the frosh decides this means he has to murder Archie.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #8 (May 1975) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #58 (April 1992)
-
- Keywords
- battle axe; cannon; crush; hangman's noose; scalping; tomahawk
Indexer Notes
"Enamored of" is the vocabulary phrase for this story.
Sly Spy
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie makes a living by spying on baby-sitters to make sure they're doing their jobs properly.
- Keywords
- baby-sitters; party; spying
Sport Shorts
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Two-panel gags about winter sports.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #11 (April 1975)
-
- Keywords
- barrel jumping; ice skating; ice-fishing; skiing; stretcher
Dream Stuff
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert
- Synopsis
- The others gently mock Melody for her absolute faith that all the predictions in her dream-interpretation book will come true. Then they start coming true.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64 (January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- billboard; dreams; wet cement
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus one free bonus issue.
Away With Words!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Greg; Ga Ga
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx tries to make money off her ability to make up stories.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #11 (April 1975) [minus one page]
-
- Keywords
- black eyes; exaggeration; writing
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- India! Hawaii! Australia! Canada! New Zealand!
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx (cameo)
Indexer Notes
List of 47 persons (ages 8 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Canada and Australia.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
First prize of $5.00 to Ella Sue Haskin (Cincinnati, Ohio) for article about herself. Second prize of $3.00 to Hershal Chapman (Perry, Fla.) for article about himself. Third prize of $2.00 to Robert Prater (Spokane, Wash.) for article about himself. Fourth prize of $1.00 to June Bryant (Ahoskie, N.C.) for nine jokes.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
The Silent Treatment!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- After Fred criticizes him for talking too loudly, Archie stops saying anything at all.
- Reprints
- in Life with Archie (Bantam Books, 1973 series) #H7450 (March 1973)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #8 (May 1975)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #100 (April 1992)
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- Keywords
- records
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Senator, is there any chance of Congress passing a minimum allowance for teenagers?"]
Archie -
1.
The Dragon Slayer
Archie -
2.
Sly Spy
Reggie -
3.
Sport Shorts
Archie -
4.
Dream Stuff
Josie -
5.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
6.
Away With Words!
Li'l Jinx -
7.
["India! Hawaii! Australia! Canada! New Zealand!"]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals -
8.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
9.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
10.
The Silent Treatment!
Archie
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