(September 1963)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
- On-sale Date
- 1963-07-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Davey Jones Club
Chester Square / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chester Square
- Synopsis
- Chester checks for rain on the bottom of the ocean.
- Keywords
- umbrella; underwater
Indexer Notes
We previously credited Bob White for pencils and inks
Special Weightlessness Issue
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Lester Cool; Chester Square; Hilda the Witch; The Pink Martian
- Synopsis
- Les, Ches and Aunt Hilda battle weightlessness aboard the space ship of The Pink Martian. The features for the issue are also listed.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
We previously credited Bob White for pencils and inks.
[no title indexed]
Teen-Age Section / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lads 'n' lassies, pull up your chassis and welcome to the coolest section in this magazine!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Lester Cool; Chester Square; Bess; Tess
- Synopsis
- Four teens trade hip, witty banter.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #6 (1980-81) - in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
We previously credited Bob White for pencils and inks
Tennis Menace
Sabrina / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (sourced)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick ? (sourced); Marty Epp ? (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Feature Logo
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina; Greta the Fairy Witch Mother; Bruce Van Klood III; Rosalind
- Synopsis
- Sabrina is determined to seduce handsome Bruce Van Klood away from her rival Rosalind without the use of magic potions - - until Rosalind begins beating Sabrina at her own game.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #30 (September 1980)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #213 (August 2013)
- in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - 1962-1972 ([2017])
- in Archie's Big Book (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - Magic, Music & Mischief (August 2017)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Indexer Notes
Rosalind's name is misspelled as "Rosaland" on page one.
Something Fishy
King Neptune / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- King Neptune
- Synopsis
- The ruler of the seven seas fears he may need glasses.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #6 (1980-81)
-
- Keywords
- eye chart; optimitrist; underwater
[no title indexed]
Space Section / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No matter which planet you're headed for, folks,[...]
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian
- Synopsis
- The Pink Martian endorses his own brand of rocket fuel.
Indexer Notes
We previously credited Bob White for pencils and inks
Brainy Footwork
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Von Dummkopf; his assistant; The General; The Pink Martian (host)
- Synopsis
- The Professor's rocket won't take off. The candy machine doesn't work either. The professor has a fix for both.
- Keywords
- candy machine; rocket
Indexer Notes
Art previously thought to be Orlando Busino.
The Lanolites
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Bzxqw; Lieutenant Przox; Alrauna; Dexter the Reporter
- Synopsis
- Three aliens visiting Earth from the planet Lanolin maintain they have a mathematical formula to explain everything. Then their secretary, Alrauna, runs into the concept of love.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; horse racing; kissing; predictions
The Teeth Feat
The Pink Martian / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian
- Synopsis
- The Pink Martian develops a toothache.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #259 (January 2010)
-
- Keywords
- hero sandwich; rocket; toothache
Space News
cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Gag newspaper articles on science and space travel.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #6 (1980-81)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #259 (January 2010)
-
- Keywords
- flying saucer; Mars; Mercury; nylon stockings; picket line; robots; Uranus
Power Struggle
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Dynamo Man; The Pink Martian (host)
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket must face the electrical menace of Dynamo Man.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
-
- Keywords
- electricity; short-circuit; Sprocket's Rocket; Washington D.C.; Washington Monument
[no title indexed]
Monster Section / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hilda, how can you possibly make your witch's brew this way?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; two unnamed witches
- Synopsis
- Hilda uses test tubes and Bunsen burners to make her witch's brew.
- Keywords
- chemistry; witch's brew
Indexer Notes
We previously credited Bob White for pencils
The Broom Boom!
Hilda the Witch / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; unnamed store keeper
- Synopsis
- Hilda can't replace her broom because of the new fad of broom skiing.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
-
- Keywords
- brooms
Property Predicament
Hilda the Witch / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
Trick Stick
Hilda the Witch / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; The Monster Ensemble
- Synopsis
- A mistake on Hilda's part messes up band practice.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #6 (1980-81)
-
- Keywords
- baton; magic wand; pumpkins
Boo! Boo!
Hilda the Witch / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir (sourced)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Letters
- Joe Edwards (sourced)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; unnamed pedestrian
- Synopsis
- Hilda loves scaring people (and their shadows, too).
- Keywords
- shadows
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Davey Jones Club
Chester Square -
1.
Special Weightlessness Issue
-
2.
["Lads 'n' lassies, pull up your chassis and welcome to the coolest section in this magazine!"]
Teen-Age Section -
3.
Tennis Menace
Sabrina -
4.
Something Fishy
King Neptune -
5.
["No matter which planet you're headed for, folks,[...]"]
Space Section -
6.
Brainy Footwork
-
7.
The Lanolites
-
8.
The Teeth Feat
The Pink Martian -
9.
Space News
-
10.
Power Struggle
Captain Sprocket -
11.
["Hilda, how can you possibly make your witch's brew this way?"]
Monster Section -
12.
The Broom Boom!
Hilda the Witch -
13.
Property Predicament
Hilda the Witch -
14.
Trick Stick
Hilda the Witch -
15.
The Laugh of the Party!
Archie's Jokes -
16.
Boo! Boo!
Hilda the Witch -
17.
Riding a Wave of Popularity!
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Shad Z. Daly
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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