(December 1968)

Archie, 1952 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eecch!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]

Nailing A Frame On Father (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie compete to see who can take the best pictures and become president of their camera club.

Indexer Notes

Full title is Nailing A Frame On Father or Getting Down To Brass Tacks or How To Rise Rapidly or Money Isn't Everything If You Happen To Be Wealthy.

I Christen Thee (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge gets hit by the front of Archie's sailboat and is taken for a wild ride.
Reprints

View From The Grill (Table of Contents: 3)

Pop Tate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis
A look at the daily antics in Pop's Chocklit Shop.

Indexer Notes

The artist for the story "View From The Grill" was credited as Al Fagaly. This is wrong because Fagaly had been dead for years when the story appeared and the art style looks like Al Hartley.

A Think Kink! (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
children; humor
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Gregg

Oh Dad Poor Dad (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bob Bolling

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Archie, Jughead, and Veronica unexpectedly drop in on Mr. Lodge's fishing cabin and wreak havoc on him and his guest.

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Features four reports from members and a note to watch the new "Archie Show" starting September 14th.

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

Betty Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This shot of Betty...
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie's shot of Betty is out of focus-but focused on Veronica in a bikini.

Hard-Headed (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie is mistaken for Bobby Vance at the big league tryout.

Timed Right! (Table of Contents: 9)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx wants to know if her study time is up.
Reprints

Time On His Hands (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie gets permission from Mr. Lodge to date Veronica and makes Archie jealous.

Take A Letter (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie dictates a letter to Veronica to Betty and has her type it, only to realize Betty can type anything she wants.

Plane Talk (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Bolling
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie attempts to contact Veronica at her Point Blank estate via airplane advertising.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Full title is Plane Talk or He Tried Using Sign Language But His Accent Was So Heavy That He Broke A Finger.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Eecch!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Nailing A Frame On Father
    Archie
  3. 2. I Christen Thee
    Archie
  4. 3. View From The Grill
    Pop Tate
  5. 4. A Think Kink!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Oh Dad Poor Dad
    Archie
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  8. 7. ["This shot of Betty..."]
    Betty Pin Up
  9. 8. Hard-Headed
    Archie
  10. 9. Timed Right!
    Li'l Jinx
  11. 10. Time On His Hands
    Archie
  12. 11. Take A Letter
    Archie
  13. 12. Plane Talk
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Jim Davidson
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen