(April 1971)

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
Richard Goldwater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Archies / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you girls think of our new stage setup?
Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]

Night Fright (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Willie
Synopsis
The Archies stop at a spooky house when they are caught in a storm and get caught up in the search for a missing heir.
Reprints

The Pose (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie tries to stop Moose from punching him by getting him to pose for a snapshot.
Reprints

Write Gripe! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx has trouble taking a telephone message for her dad.
Reprints

Mr. Nice Guy (Table of Contents: 4)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Harry Lucey ?
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
After Reggie scores the winning basket for Riverdale, he gets upset when Archie and Jughead praise him like everyone else does because he's convinced they are only being sarcastic.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script, inker and letterer credits from World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #66.

World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #66 credits Samm Schwartz with art but that credit seems to be incorrect.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Er... where was I, Betty?
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is distracted by Veronica's arrival.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

Slow Burn (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Archie claims to have a bad sunburn as an excuse for not doing his homework.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #277.

Sales Resistance (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica buys a vacuum cleaner from a handsome salesman, and tries to get it off her hands by selling it to someone else.
Reprints

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

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

Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Camille Leaterman; Matcel Rednick; Helen Woodcock; Barbara Hansen

Li'l Jinx Quiz (Table of Contents: 9)

Li'l Jinx / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Li'l Jinx

Indexer Notes

puzzles

The Low Down (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
The Coach is happy to hear that Archie won't be going out for the basketball team because he's now the sports reporter for the school paper.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #256.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't get it, Veronica...
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Charlie
Reprints

The Moose Is Loose (Table of Contents: 12)

Moose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Gus LeMoine
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Dilton invents a super-fast race car but unfortunately it depends on Moose to operate it by remote control.
Reprints
Keywords
drag racing

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #14.

The Money Game! (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme that all the kids want to get in on, but they are nearly swindled out of their money by a crooked stockbroker.
Reprints

Very En-Lightning (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Benjamin Franklin (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge explains to Veronica why there's no reason to be afraid of lightning, which unfortunately keeps her from turning to Archie for comfort.
Reprints
Keywords
lightning

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #299.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What do you girls think of our new stage setup?"]
    The Archies
  2. 1. Night Fright
    The Archies
  3. 2. The Pose
    Archie
  4. 3. Write Gripe!
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. Mr. Nice Guy
    Reggie
  6. 5. ["Er... where was I, Betty?"]
    Betty and Veronica Pin Up
  7. 6. Slow Burn
    Archie
  8. 7. Sales Resistance
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  10. 9. Li'l Jinx Quiz
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. The Low Down
    Archie
  12. 11. ["I don't get it, Veronica..."]
    Veronica Pin Up
  13. 12. The Moose Is Loose
    Moose
  14. 13. The Money Game!
    Archie
  15. 14. Very En-Lightning
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen