(April 1974)

Archie, 1958 Series
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Price
0.25 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 [vertical]
Editing
John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Editorial credits from Statement of Ownership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back off, large stranger!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Archie Andrews (as Robbing Hood); Betty Cooper (as a Maid Marian stand-in); Jughead Jones (as a Merry Man); Moose Mason (as Little John)
Cover Thumbnail for Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #144
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Once Upon a Schnook! (Table of Contents: 2)

Life with Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're not going to believe this, but once upon a time there was a poor schnook who was absolutely filled with self-pity!
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie kisses an enchanted frog.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

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

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Leigh McCracken (Temple Terrace, Fla.) First prize - $6.00, Vicki Dingman (Cocoa, Florida) Second prize - $4.00, Susan Thompson (Idaho Falls, Idaho) Third prize - $3.00, and Rhonda Reavley (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) Fourth prize - $2.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit (credited) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Act of Aug. 12. 1970:
Section. 3685. Title 39. United States Code).
1. Title of publication: Life With Archie.
2. Date of filing: Oct. 1 1973.
3. Frequency of issue: Monthly.
4. Location of known office of publication: 1116 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021.
6. Names and addresses of publisher, editor and managing editor:
Publisher: Archie Comic Publications. Inc.
Editor: John L. Goldwater
Managing editor: Richard H. Goldwater
7. Owner:
Archie Comic Publications. Inc.
Archie Enterprises, Inc.
11. Extent and nature of circulation:
A. Total no. copies printed:
Average no. copies each issue during preceding. 12 months, 456,003.
Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date. 467,542.

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

E-C Tape Service / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Early Morning Blues (Table of Contents: 7)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Groan! Six o'clock in the morning? On a Saturday? Who could ---?
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mr. Andrews is awaken at 6 AM by a phone call for his son.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes promotional blurb for Archie's Restaurant in Joliet, Ill. on bottom of first page.

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

Kenmore Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Water Girl! (Table of Contents: 10)

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
L'il Jinx!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx fills a 10 gallon hat with water to see if it really holds 10 gallons.

The Adventures of Robbing Hood Part I (Table of Contents: 11)

Life with Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back off, large stranger! I, Robbing Hood, Woulds't cross yon log bridge hence, forsooth, and all like that!
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews (as Robbing Hood); Mary Andrews (as Robbing Hood's mother); Betty Cooper (as a Maid Marian stand-in); Jughead Jones (as a Merry Man); Moose Mason (as Little John); Will
Synopsis
Robbing Hood sets out to win an archery contest.

Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.
Part one of a two-part story continued in this issue.

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

Blair Division of Chap Stick Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jeri of Hollywood Photos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Adventures of Robbing Hood Part II (Table of Contents: 15)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quickly! Don this cloak! Yonder comes the evil Sheriff of Nuttingham!
Feature Logo
Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews (as Robbing Hood); Mary Andrews (as Robbing Hood's mother); Betty Cooper (as a Maid Marian stand-in); Jughead Jones (as a Merry Man); Reggie Mantle (as the Sheriff of Nuttingham); Moose Mason (as Little John); Will; Jessie James; Frank James
Synopsis
Robbing Hood wins the cash from the archery contest, just to have it stolen by the James brothers.

Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.
Second part of a two-part story from earlier this issue.

Karate (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Back off, large stranger!"]
    Life with Archie
  2. 1. ["Famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. 2. Once Upon a Schnook!
    Life with Archie
  4. 3. ["Never finished high school?"]
    Wayne School Courses
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. ["Country & Western classics in stereo, on records, 8 track, cassette and reel-to-reel tapes"]
    E-C Tape Service
  8. 7. Early Morning Blues
    Life with Archie
  9. 8. ["Save these valuable postage stamps now while they last!"]
    Kenmore Stamps
  10. 9. ["Make excellent extra cash... with no real 'selling'... just showing this sample which we give you... free!"]
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  11. 10. Water Girl!
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. The Adventures of Robbing Hood Part I
    Life with Archie
  13. 12. ["A special introductory offer"]
    Blair Division of Chap Stick Co.
  14. 13. ["I'll put your daughter's name and birth date right here on this Happy Birthday music box"]
    Wallace Brown
  15. 14. ["Start your collection of stars now!"]
    Jeri of Hollywood Photos
  16. 15. The Adventures of Robbing Hood Part II
    Life with Archie
  17. 16. Karate
    Universal Bodybuilding
  18. 17. ["The J.S.C.A. Jolly Giant has prizes galore [or cash] just waiting for you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  19. 18. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
    American Seeds
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  • Donald Dale Milne
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