(October 1971)

Archie, 1964 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie and Me / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's going to cost quite a bit of money to clean up the damage the vandals did to our school!
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Keywords
vandalism

Indexer Notes

Cover refers to "The Vandal Scandal" interior story.

Cover Thumbnail for Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #45
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The Vandal Scandal (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie and Me / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason (cameo); Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
After Riverdale High School is vandalized, Archie makes a speech in class condemning vandalism and pointing out the money for repairs will come from higher taxes on their parents.
Keywords
basketball; broken windows; gym; library; vandalism

Indexer Notes

This is more like a long public service announcement against vandalism than a story.

The Dingo Kid Trips a Thief (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Dingo Kid; Dingo Boots / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Is for Idiots! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
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Al Hartley
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Definitions of words starting with the letter "I," illustrated with humorous examples.
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Indexer Notes

Part of Al Hartley's Archie Alphabet.

Hear, Hear (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Letters
Joe Edwards
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx is late coming to breakfast and her cereal is getting quiet.
Keywords
breakfast; breakfast cereals; milk

Indexer Notes

The gag is based on cereals that make noise when milk is added, like Rice Krispies.

Talk and Don't Talk (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie and Me / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper (cameo)
Synopsis
Jughead hasn't spoken all day because he doesn't talk with his mouth full.

All in the Family (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie and Me / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
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Al Hartley
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie gets on Mr. Weatherbee's nerves and he is glad to be away from him after school. However when Mr. Weatherbee is sitting home alone that evening, he realizes that the students at school are really his family and he needs to be more patient with Archie.
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Keywords
detention

Indexer Notes

Mr. Weatherbee has false teeth, because his dentures are in a glass on his night table.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

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typeset
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Jay Oberlander (Agana, Guam) for article on living on Guam. Second prize of $3.00 to Joanne Ledger (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for essay complaining about pollution and litter in her city. Third prize of $2.00 to Bernadine Hunnighan (St. Catherine, Jamaica) for article on a filming expedition to the woods. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Mary Ann Epperson (Sumter, S.C.) for article about track and field.

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

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

A Lotion Notion (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie and Me / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Al Hartley
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee decides he needs to go to the beach to get a tan. As usual, he runs into Archie (literally) at the beach and Archie volunteers to put some suntan lotion on Mr. Weatherbee's back. Distracted by the pretty girls, Archie grabs the wrong bottle and Mr. Weatherbee ends up covered in green stain.
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Keywords
beach; stain; suntan lotion; tan

Indexer Notes

Mention is made of a short-lived fad for staining cabinets, called "antiquing."

Run Fun (Table of Contents: 10)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
When Archie and Jughead run down the hall to get away from an approaching strict teacher, Mr. Weatherbee automatically joins them in their flight.
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For Art's Sake! (Table of Contents: 11)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Letters
Joe Edwards
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Synopsis
Jinx tells Gigi about visiting the museum.
Keywords
museum

Nap Happy! (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie and Me / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee falls asleep in an air chair on the beach near the water. The rising tide takes the chair out to sea and Archie has to row a boat out to bring the chair and the still sleeping Mr. Weatherbee back to shore.
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Keywords
air chair; beach; row boat; swimming; tide

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Archie's Giant Grab Bag / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's going to cost quite a bit of money to clean up the damage the vandals did to our school!"]
    Archie and Me
  2. 1. The Vandal Scandal
    Archie and Me
  3. 2. The Dingo Kid Trips a Thief
    Dingo Kid; Dingo Boots
  4. 3. I Is for Idiots!
    Archie
  5. 4. Hear, Hear
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Talk and Don't Talk
    Archie and Me
  7. 6. All in the Family
    Archie and Me
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  10. 9. A Lotion Notion
    Archie and Me
  11. 10. Run Fun
    Mr. Weatherbee
  12. 11. For Art's Sake!
    Li'l Jinx
  13. 12. Nap Happy!
    Archie and Me
  14. 13. ["Here's a bag that is up for grabs!"]
    Archie's Giant Grab Bag
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  • Keith Alan Morgan
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