(December 1970)
Archie,
1969 Series
- 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
- ?
Seal of Approval
The Archies / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Man, they sure don't use their beaches much along this part of the coast!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Snively; Cradbilge
- Synopsis
- When the Archies stop for a picnic on the beach they help capture two burglars.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #41 (November 1980) - in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #77 (October 1995)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (October 2000)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #41 (August 2014)
- in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (November 2018)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #111 (September 2021)
-
- Keywords
- seal
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2019 series) #[nn].
Work Clothes
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You? Veronica Lodge? You are going to work?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica has been told by her father that she needs to learn how to perform manual labor like painting, washing windows and repairing clothes. Archie stays to watch her paint and ends up painting for her and drooling over all the work outfits she keeps changing into.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #32 (January 1981)
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A Flip of the Lip
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Hartley
- Pencils
- Al Hartley
- Inks
- Al Hartley ?
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Al Hartley (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- (sob) (gasp) (snort) (sob)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's attempts to lift Ethel's spirits get misinterpreted and he ends up on a date with her.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #41 (November 1980)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #178 (June 2007)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (June 2014)
- in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #1 (November 2018)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #1.
Lettering is incorrectly credited to Bill Yoshida but appears to be Al Hartley's work.
Peace at Any Price
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sigh! Not much time left before all my lovely flowers go to sleep for the winter!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge scares Archie away from his property just for fun.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #90 (August 2019)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jubilee (Archie, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #2 (December 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #90.
[no title indexed]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty! That was Archie...he has two tickets to the theatre...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty's mom has a message for her from Archie.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #213 (December 1968)
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Wise Saying
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! Do you remember the sayings you were telling me the other day?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Beach Ban
Hot Dog / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hot Dog! Go home! You can't come to the beach!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Dogs are not allowed on the beach but an exception is made for Hot Dog after he saves a policeman from drowning.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #30 (September 1980)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #36 (September 1988)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19 (September 2019)
- in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #2 (December 2019)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #15
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19.
The Dreamer
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Ronnie! Hi, Reg!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge (in fantasy sequence); Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie imagines revenge after Veronica and Reggie treat him as a social inferior.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #213 (December 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is that the boy you're going to ask to the movies, Betty?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Go Fly a Kite
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It'll never fly without a tail!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie have a kite flying contest at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #40 (September 1980)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19 (September 2019)
- in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #2 (December 2019)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #15
-
- Keywords
- kite flying
Indexer Notes
All credits except lettering credit from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19.
Happiness Is Parting
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doing, Russ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Russ
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Betty, I appreciate your offer...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica has dibs on helping Archie "study".
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #201 (December 1967)
-
[no title indexed]
Big Ethel Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How is it that big Ethel has all the customers?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Ethel runs a kissing booth where she pays for the kisses.
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #200 (November 1967)
-
Out of Sight
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, will you please...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants Archie to leave her alone so she can spend time with Reggie.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #30 (September 1980)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19 (September 2019)
- in Everything's Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #2 (December 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #19.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Dig this silly horoscope... it says today I should beware of leaning towers!"]
Archie -
1.
Seal of Approval
The Archies -
2.
Work Clothes
Betty and Veronica -
3.
A Flip of the Lip
Archie -
4.
Peace at Any Price
Mr. Lodge -
5.
Archie Club News
Archie Club News -
6.
["Betty! That was Archie...he has two tickets to the theatre..."]
Betty Pin Up -
7.
Wise Saying
Li'l Jinx -
8.
Beach Ban
Hot Dog -
9.
The Dreamer
Archie -
10.
["Is that the boy you're going to ask to the movies, Betty?"]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up -
11.
Go Fly a Kite
Archie -
12.
Happiness Is Parting
Li'l Jinx -
13.
["Gee, Betty, I appreciate your offer..."]
Veronica Pin Up -
14.
["How is it that big Ethel has all the customers?"]
Big Ethel Pin Up -
15.
Out of Sight
Archie -
16.
Out Cold!
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