Life with Archie #271 [Direct]
(March 1989)

Archie, 1958 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rex Lindsey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This little island is a great secret fishing spot, dad! No one to disturb us for miles!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Post Cocoa Pebbles; The Flintstones / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part One (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lodge, and Veronica go fishing in the Riverdale Triangle. A bad storm sets them off course and on a dinosaur-inhabited island.
Reprints
Keywords
desert island; dinosaur; fishing; shipwreck; storm

Scared Happy (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Archie and His Friends; Sunkist Fun Fruits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Emotion (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Pencils
Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lodge, and Veronica are rescued from the island.
Reprints
Keywords
desert island; dinosaur

Remotely Controlled (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, watch it Reggie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Professor Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly
Synopsis
Archie, Reggie, Jughead and Moose have their radio controlled cars confiscated in school and the teachers use them after the students have left.
Reprints

Seat Treat (Table of Contents: 8)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sabrina, would you like to amuse your li'l cousin Esmerelda?
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Cousin Esmerelda

Rubber Romp (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pardon me for asking, Arch, but...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie is taking an inner tube to school to give a talk on his tubing trip.
Reprints

[The Teen-Agers of Tomorrow Need Quality Child Care Today!!!] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie and His Pals / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Archie and His Friends
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
A public Service Message From Archie Comics and the Child Care Action Campaign.

Indexer Notes

In Black and White and on the inside back cover.

Sugar Bear and the Bumbling Bees! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Sugar Bear; Post Super Golden Crisp / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This little island is a great secret fishing spot, dad! No one to disturb us for miles!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race
    Post Cocoa Pebbles; The Flintstones
  3. 2. Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part One
    Archie
  4. 3. Scared Happy
    Archie and His Friends; Sunkist Fun Fruits
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  6. 5. Emotion
  7. 6. Into the Riverdale Triangle: Part Two
    Archie
  8. 7. Remotely Controlled
    Life with Archie
  9. 8. Seat Treat
    Sabrina
  10. 9. Rubber Romp
    Archie
  11. 10. [The Teen-Agers of Tomorrow Need Quality Child Care Today!!!]
    Archie and His Pals
  12. 11. Sugar Bear and the Bumbling Bees!
    Sugar Bear; Post Super Golden Crisp
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Katie
  • Aaron Gullison
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen