(April 1974)
Archie,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 7 times a year in Feb., April, June, Aug., Sept., Oct. & Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Music Corp.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [vertical]
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, when you date the Baxter Twins, how do you tell 'em apart?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Baxter twins
- Synopsis
- Archie is not concerned with who's who between the Baxter girls.
- Keywords
- ice skating
Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #42
Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for cards.
On inside front cover.
Nothing to Sneeze At!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Seeing Pop is too sick, Archie and Moose send him home and take over operation of the Choklit Shoppe.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #59 (April 1983) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (April 1989)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #217 (May 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #98 (June 2020)
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Never Finished High School?
Wayne School / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for home study school.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / text article / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Fan letter and poem, with membership coupon for the Archie Club.
Indexer Notes
Letter by Julie George (Houston, TX) and poem by Mary Nolkemper (St. Louis, MO).
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Jug! A lucky quarter!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie finds a quarter on the sidewalk.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #101 (April 2004)
-
Country & Western Classics
E-C Tape Service / advertisement / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Ad for tapes of country/western songs from 1958-1971.
Bread Dread
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie defines "costrophobia".
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #59 (April 1983)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #40 (May 1989)
-
Out With It
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; diner cook
- Synopsis
- Archie's parents go out for the evening and give him money to treat himself to a dinner out also. Archie ends up annoying a diner cook and getting thrown out of the diner.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #59 (April 1983)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (April 1989)
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Free! 40 Red China Stamps
Kenmore Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for stamps and a bonus album.
Make Excellent Extra Cash...
Engravaplates / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for salesmen for personalized, metal social security cards.
Please, Excuse Me!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx complains that her father keeps her too busy making up excuses for not doing her chores.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #59 (April 1983)
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Love Finds a Way
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries not to get annoyed with Archie, after reading a magazine article recommending not being bossy. But of course, no one can keep calm around Archie for long.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #59 (April 1983)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (April 1989)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #238 (November 2007)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #254 (October 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #313 (November 2020)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #17 - Archie's Valentine's Special (April 2024)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #254.
Here's Love Spray Perfume
Blair Division of Chap Stick Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for a perfume.
Appears between pages 4-5 of "Love Finds a Way".
I'll Put Your Daughter's Name...
Wallace Brown / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Happy Birthday Music Box.
Appears between pages 4-5 of "Love Finds a Way".
Start Your Collection of Stars Now!
Jeri of Hollywood / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for photos of celebrities.
The Big Thinker
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty cannot decide if Archie is a deep thinker or just aggravating.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #42 (1983)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #203 (December 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Bottom of first page includes a 1-inch ad for Archie's Restaurant of Joliet, Illinois.
160 Pages of Stories and Fun in Archie's Full Color Comics Digest
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Li'l Jinx
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions; shows cover to Archie Comics Digest #5.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Archie, when you date the Baxter Twins, how do you tell 'em apart?"]
Archie -
1.
Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales Club -
2.
Nothing to Sneeze At!
Archie -
3.
Never Finished High School?
Wayne School -
4.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
5.
["Look, Jug! A lucky quarter!!"]
Archie Pin Up -
6.
Country & Western Classics
E-C Tape Service -
7.
Bread Dread
Archie -
8.
Out With It
Archie -
9.
Free! 40 Red China Stamps
Kenmore Co. -
10.
Make Excellent Extra Cash...
Engravaplates -
11.
Please, Excuse Me!
Li'l Jinx -
12.
Love Finds a Way
Archie -
13.
Here's Love Spray Perfume
Blair Division of Chap Stick Co. -
14.
I'll Put Your Daughter's Name...
Wallace Brown -
15.
Start Your Collection of Stars Now!
Jeri of Hollywood -
16.
The Big Thinker
Archie -
17.
160 Pages of Stories and Fun in Archie's Full Color Comics Digest
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18.
Karate
Universal -
19.
Join the Jolly Giant and Win the Prizes You Want
Junior Sales Club of America -
20.
Make Money Get Prizes
American Seed Co.
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