Pep #323
(March 1977)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.30 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 [vertical]
Barcode
0271000696403
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold on real tight, Ronnie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Shoe Shoe Baby (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson the janitor
Synopsis
To get to school after a night of freezing rain, Archie wears a pair of spiked golf shoes. But he doesn't consider what to do once he gets to school.
Reprints

Tale of Travail (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Jughead sends up a distress call.

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

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, do we have any track stars this year?
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee sets a long jump record; Mr. Weatherbee appears on a television talk show; Archie does an experiment in chemistry class; Mr. Weatherbee welcomes a new teacher.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?

The French Inspection (Table of Contents: 4)

Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Faced with mounting complaints about her food service, Miss Beazly serves a new dish.

"T" Shirt Message (Table of Contents: 5)

Miss Beazly / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
teen
Characters
Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Color the dotted letters to learn what Miss Beazly's shirt says.

A Fast Shovel (Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Gred; Charley Hawse
Synopsis
Charley tries to earn some money by shoveling walks.
Reprints

Flip Quips (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jughead, what’s an “optimist?”
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead answers a question in class; Dilton dates a hot blonde; Archie looks for a cold remedy.

The Best Way (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski ?
Pencils
Doug Crane ?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie grab a stray dog on the street to use as an excuse to meet a new girl. But the stray dog has other ideas.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page three has a sudden jump in the story continuity, as if panels from it and another page were combined in production to reduce the page count of the story.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hold on real tight, Ronnie!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Shoe Shoe Baby
    Archie
  3. 2. Tale of Travail
    Jughead
  4. 3. ["Well, do we have any track stars this year?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  5. 4. The French Inspection
    Miss Beazly
  6. 5. "T" Shirt Message
    Miss Beazly
  7. 6. A Fast Shovel
    Li'l Jinx
  8. 7. Flip Quips
    Archie and the Gang
  9. 8. The Best Way
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk