(January 1965)

Archie, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

"A Christmas Tale"; "Me Tarpan, You Jane!" (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob White
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Betty Cooper]

Indexer Notes

The bottom half of the cover is a Tarzan parody.

A Christmas Tale (Table of Contents: 1)

Life With Archie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob White
Inks
Marty Epp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
In the spirit of giving, the boys decide to cut down a huge Christmas tree to be filled with presents for the needy. Veronica promises a whole month of exclusive dates to the boy who cuts down the largest tree. Archie and Jughead are working together so Archie can be the winner, while Betty and Reggie work together to stop them and to get the biggest tree so Reggie can be the winner.
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Keywords
Christmas

Me Tarpan, You Jane! [part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Veronica Lodge]; Bwana Betty [Betty Cooper]; her guide [Jughead Jones]; Simba (a lion friend of Tarpan's)
Synopsis
From high in the trees, Tarpan - an unco-ordinated and uneducated jungle man-- and his girlfriend Jane watch as Bwana Betty and her guide set up camp in the jungle.
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Indexer Notes

This is a Tarzan parody, and none of the characters except Betty are referred to by their real names.

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

Archie Club News / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Includes fan articles on "The Holes In Doughnuts" by Julie Ford, "The Secret of Success" by Chuck Clark, a letter from a fan stationed overseas (Laura A. Lontos), and an application for the Archie Fan club.

Me Tarpan, You Jane! [part 2] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Veronica Lodge]; Bwana Betty [Betty Cooper]; her guide [Jughead Jones]
Synopsis
Tarpan tries to gather food for Jane, Bwana Betty and her guide, but they end up having hamburgers cooked by the guide.
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Indexer Notes

This is a Tarzan parody, and none of the characters except Betty are referred to by their real names.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. "A Christmas Tale"; "Me Tarpan, You Jane!"
    Archie
  2. 1. A Christmas Tale
    Life With Archie
  3. 2. Me Tarpan, You Jane! [part 1]
    Archie
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  5. 4. Me Tarpan, You Jane! [part 2]
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Mark Coale
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore