(August 1970)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Music Corp.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
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
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Lodge, you need a vacation from this vacation!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Long Green Long Gone (Table of Contents: 1)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What're we gonna do? We're tapped out!
Feature Logo
The Archies
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis
The Archies go through a series of misadventures trying to raise money to get to a concert booking.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #1.
Includes indicia on bottom of first page.

Can You Beat That? (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What did you say, Li'l Jinx?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx says her house was robbed. Her father says only one thing was stolen. Her bass drum.

Pocket of Poverty (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is all I understand about economics...
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis
Archie is broke so Betty agrees to be his financial advisor. She points out that his two biggest expenses are his car and Veronica so he has to give up one of them.

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

Youth Care, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Popsicle Twins (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Literary Lion (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let me sit in front with Archie!
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie devises a scheme where he gets free meals at restaurants in exchange for writing about them in his book titled "Dates and Where to Have Them".
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #292.
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books at bottom of first page.

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

Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Nu Find Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

United Schools of America / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Maxi-Taxi (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you think of the idea, Jug?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie decides to use his car as a taxi service to earn extra money and ends up transporting a pregnant woman who's about to have a baby.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
The Archies: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Carrie Bradley (Dallas, Texas) First prize - $5.00, Chuck Horn (Fond du Lac, Wisc.) Second prize - $3.00, Rose Passamonte (Arlington, Mass.) Third prize - $2.00, and Boloin Chin (Marathon, Ontario, Canada) Fourth prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

Grow and Tell! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Honest, Li'l Jinx?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Greg; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx describes the garden she planted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Hinz Enterprises / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

9 O'Clock High (Table of Contents: 17)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attention! This is it!
Feature Logo
Mister Weatherbee [stacked, block letters]
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Mr. Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Mister Weatherbee and the staff approach the control of the students from a military strategy standpoint.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cold Day in July (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, a beautiful, delicate creature like you shouldn't be carrying those heavy books! Let me take them!
Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Even Veronica becomes incensed by the cavalier manner in which Archie treats Betty and insists he take her out. But when Archie shows up for the date, Betty is so ecstatic that she becomes her own worst enemy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #32.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't know why Arch and Ronnie go on picnics... They hardly eat anything!!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Veronica find pleasures in a picnic that Jughead doesn't recognize.
Reprints

Hamburgers A-La No Resistance (Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah-ha! I was wondering why you were taking so long in the clothes closet, Jughead!
Feature Logo
Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Coach Kleats; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
Jughead is caught eating pizza-burgers that he brought to school and when they are confiscated the teachers can't help themselves from eating them.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Out to Launch (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arch, are you sure we'll be able to get this out of the cellar?
Feature Logo
Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie builds a boat in his basement and invites Veronica to launch it.

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books at bottom of first page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Mr. Lodge, you need a vacation from this vacation!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Long Green Long Gone
    The Archies
  3. 2. Can You Beat That?
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. Pocket of Poverty
    Archie
  5. 4. ["Learn to be pretty with Young 'n Free created just for you."]
    Youth Care, Inc.
  6. 5. The Popsicle Twins
    Popsicle Products
  7. 6. The Literary Lion
    Archie
  8. 7. ["10 way hairpiece!"]
    Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces
  9. 8. ["Amazing head-band magnifying lens... enlarges fine print - close work"]
    Nu Find Products
  10. 9. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  11. 10. ["High school diploma through home study"]
    United Schools of America
  12. 11. Maxi-Taxi
    Archie
  13. 12. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Comics
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  15. 14. Grow and Tell!
    Li'l Jinx
  16. 15. ["100 little dolls all for $1.00"]
    100 Little Dolls
  17. 16. ["Outasite offer"]
    Hinz Enterprises
  18. 17. 9 O'Clock High
    Mr. Weatherbee
  19. 18. ["Giant play zoo animal collection"]
    Colonial Studios Greeting Cards
  20. 19. Cold Day in July
    Betty and Veronica
  21. 20. ["You will love Archie's grab bag!!"]
    Archie Comics
  22. 21. ["I don't know why Arch and Ronnie go on picnics... They hardly eat anything!!!"]
    Jughead Pin Up
  23. 22. Hamburgers A-La No Resistance
    Jughead
  24. 23. ["Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
    Columbia Record Club
  25. 24. Out to Launch
    Archie
  26. 25. ["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer