(December 1979)

Archie, 1952 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published 9 times a year in January, March, May, June, July, August, September, October and December.
On-sale Date
1979-09-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696712
Editing
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Issue Notes

On sale date from Comic Reader #173

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is there any cure for the Monday morning blues?
Genre
teen
Characters
Nancy Woods; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the covers of Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #35 and #43.

The Experts (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A new set?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Sam; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hubert Smithers
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead try to fix Mr. Lodge's TV.
Reprints

Bowled Over! (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx Pal Gigi / 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
It's nice of you to try to explain football to me, Greg!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Gigi; Greg
Synopsis
Greg explains football to Gigi.
Reprints

Big Ethel - by the Telephone (Table of Contents: 3)

Big Ethel / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ethel Muggs

The Bell Ringer (Table of Contents: 4)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That tiny thing is a cassette?
Feature Logo
Dilton
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Dilton has a trick to help Archie trick Veronica into hearing bells ring when they kiss.
Reprints
Keywords
audio cassette; kissing

How Charming (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you like it, Ethel?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica gets Betty a silver necklace with a zodiac charm for her birthday.

Archie Club News (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Arch! They're filming a TV commercial at the laundromat!
Genre
humor; teen

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 8)

Professor Flutesnoot / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've been working on this chemical solution for months!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Professor Flutesnoot; Waldo Weatherbee; Svenson the janitor; Miss Beazly; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly
Synopsis
Professor Flutesnoot invents a chemical that will instantly stimulate hair growth.
Reprints

The Bookworm Turns (Table of Contents: 9)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay you'se two!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Harold

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies appears on back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Is there any cure for the Monday morning blues?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. The Experts
    Archie
  3. 2. Bowled Over!
    Li'l Jinx Pal Gigi
  4. 3. Big Ethel - by the Telephone
    Big Ethel
  5. 4. The Bell Ringer
    Dilton
  6. 5. How Charming
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Archie Club News
    Archie Club
  8. 7. ["Hey, Arch! They're filming a TV commercial at the laundromat!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  9. 8. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
    Professor Flutesnoot
  10. 9. The Bookworm Turns
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Josie
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