Pep #344
(December 1978)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.35 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
0271000696412
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is Archie out of bounds?
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Fall Guy (Table of Contents: 1)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
When Moose begins to feel depressed over his constant clumsiness, Dilton rallies to his defense.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pop Tate is taking a photography course and Jughead is posing!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Pop takes up photography; Miss Grundy's sound system is a little on the classical side.
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?

Taking Note Puzzle (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Put the numbered letters into the corresponding numbered blanks to find out which bulletin board notice caught Archie's attention.

On the Prowl (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
After trying on some old costumes they found in the attic, Archie and Jughead get caught in an embarrassing situation.
Reprints

The Face in Space (Table of Contents: 5)

Mort / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Mort the Worry Wart
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Mort the Worry Wart; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Mort meets aliens from outer space.

Dear Year (Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica has a different standard of success than other students do.

A Simple Solution (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
In order to remain faithful to each other, Archie and Veronica attempt to break dates they've made with other people.
Reprints

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

Archie's Mom Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fred, you'd better put some gasoline in the car.
Genre
humor
Characters
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Mary has car trouble.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the "Archie's Mom Pin Up" feature.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Is Archie out of bounds?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Fall Guy
    Dilton
  3. 2. ["Pop Tate is taking a photography course and Jughead is posing!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  4. 3. Taking Note Puzzle
    Archie
  5. 4. On the Prowl
    Archie
  6. 5. The Face in Space
    Mort
  7. 6. Dear Year
    Veronica
  8. 7. A Simple Solution
    Archie
  9. 8. ["Fred, you'd better put some gasoline in the car."]
    Archie's Mom Pin Up
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk