(May 1962)

Archie, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-03-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Adventure Series
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor); John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Editor credits taken from Statement of Ownership.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Life with Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
Victor Gorelick

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sodas for everybody! With an extra scoop! Money is no object!
Genre
humor; detective-mystery; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hankshaw

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mysterious Million (Table of Contents: 2)

Life with Archie / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Bob White
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My name is Diogenes, folks! I'm the fellow who roams the world with a lantern, hunting for an honest man!
Genre
humor; detective-mystery; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Diogenes; Mr. West; Hankshaw; Charlie Ying; J.J. Mint
Synopsis
Archie finds a briefcase with $1 million in cash. His sense of honesty compels him to turn it in to the police, who tell him that if no one claims the money in 90 days, it's his. Anticipating the big windfall, Archie starts buying his family all kinds of fancy new things on credit.

Indexer Notes

A book-length story in four chapters: "The Mysterious Million," "Share the Wealth," "Money Happy Returns" and "Honesty Pays"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bendix Bicycle Transmission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

That's Different (Table of Contents: 8)

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
Daddy! I don't feel like eating my supper!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx refuses to eat dinner in order not to spoil her appetite for snacks later.

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even before the diamond makes its appearance in any historical literature, it is referred to in Sinbad's legend, the 'Valley of the Diamonds'...
Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Jim Devaney (Waco, Texas) First prize - $5.00, Linda Lundquist (Waukegan, Ill.) Second prize - $3.00, Gary Gardner (Toledo 6, Ohio) Third prize - $2.00, and Myra Hudson (Detroit 4, Mich.) Fourth prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies of each issue sold or distributed during the previous twelve months: 288,469.

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Chicago Roller Skate Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Sodas for everybody! With an extra scoop! Money is no object!"]
    Life with Archie
  2. 1. ["An amazing invention - 'Magic Art Reproducer'"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  3. 2. The Mysterious Million
    Life with Archie
  4. 3. ["'I go for the boy with the Bendix Automatic on his bike (Automatic Transmission and Power Brakes, that is).'"]
    Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  5. 4. ["Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!"]
    Chet Atkins Method
  6. 5. ["Now! Develop a vise-like grip..."]
    Medford Products
  7. 6. ["8 mm motion picture projector"]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. ["We're giving away free copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!"]
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  9. 8. That's Different
    Li'l Jinx
  10. 9. ["Treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  11. 10. ["Even before the diamond makes its appearance in any historical literature, it is referred to in Sinbad's legend, the 'Valley of the Diamonds'..."]
    Archie Club News
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. ["Reward $2000.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  14. 13. ["Nationally famous prizes for you"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  15. 14. ["Fun! Action! are yours on 'Chicago' Double A Skates"]
    Chicago Roller Skate Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman