Pep #215
(March 1968)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 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
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Lodge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here comes the gruesome twosome!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Jughead with Archie Digest #26

The Brushoff (Table of Contents: 1)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Reggie causes all sorts of havoc with some invisible paint that Dilton developed.
Reprints

The Book Keeper (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling (sourced)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (sourced)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie! No!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Gamble; Mr. Hollingsworth
Synopsis
Archie causes all sorts of havoc as a volunteer library assistant.
Reprints
Keywords
library

Indexer Notes

Reprint in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #276 credits Jim Amash with inks, although he would have been only 8-years-old at the time the original story was published.

Hello Dolly (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
When Hap disposes of Jinx's treasured plush doll because the doll is old and falling apart, the separation is so traumatic that Jinx can't sleep at night.
Reprints

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

Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly gee!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead regrets agreeing to carry Ethel's books home when he sees how many books she has.

It's the Thought That Counts (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Fred declares that Archie is spending too much time with the Lodge family and should stay at home and help with the household chores. He quickly comes to regret that statement.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Here comes the gruesome twosome!"]
    Mr. Lodge
  2. 1. The Brushoff
    Dilton
  3. 2. The Book Keeper
    Archie
  4. 3. Hello Dolly
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. ["Golly gee!"]
    Jughead Pin Up
  6. 5. It's the Thought That Counts
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Erik Peek
  • Joey Sayer
  • Ramon Schenk