(December 1967)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year: February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
- 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)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (cartoon); ? (border)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino (cartoon); ? (border)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Martian TV sets prevent anyone from leaving during a commercial!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Clyde Diddit
- Keywords
- Mars; Martians; TV commercials
Rollo the Rocker
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Rollo the Rocker; Gladys
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket battles Rollo the Rocker and his gimmicked guitar.
- Keywords
- bank robbery; Beatle wig; Captain Sprocket's Lightning Car; discotheque; guitar; helicopter; hypnotism; infrared sunglasses; paint; scooter; skateboards
Indexer Notes
This is the same basic premise as the previous issue's Sprocket story featuring the Mad Mod and his 50-weapon guitar.
Wasted TV Commercials
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Many TV commercials are watched by people who have absolutely no use for the product being advertised.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971) - in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #11 (1973-1974)
-
- Keywords
- basketball players; beatniks; dentures; electric shaver; elevated shoes; Eskimos; Florida; prison; refrigerator; television; tooth paste; TV commercials
The Not-So-Sweet Smell of Success
Ronald the Rubber Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Ronald the Rubber Boy; Gloria; Dalton Gang; Blips
- Synopsis
- While walking in the forest, Ronald and his girlfriend are kidnapped by bank-robbers, so Ronald uses his stretching powers to escape and capture the gang.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
-
- Keywords
- bank robbers; baseball bat; cave; forest rangers; skunk; smoke signals
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus one bonus issue free.
Wile Style
Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sabrina; Ronald; Fairy Witchmother; Blips
- Synopsis
- Sabrina wishes to make a name for herself in the fashion world, but her spells don't have the desired effect.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- fountain; hairdresser; magic; mod fashion; modeling
Indexer Notes
Reference to thin model Twiggy as "Weedy."
Irate Pirate
Space Patrolman McKlunk / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Space Patrolman McKlunk; Chief; "Lefty" Bumnik; Fuzzy Buzzies; Blips
- Synopsis
- Space Patrolman McKlunk gets into one galactic mishap after another.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; robots; TV commercial
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Martian TV sets prevent anyone from leaving during a commercial!"]
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1.
Rollo the Rocker
Captain Sprocket -
2.
Wasted TV Commercials
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3.
The Not-So-Sweet Smell of Success
Ronald the Rubber Boy -
4.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
5.
Wile Style
Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch -
6.
Irate Pirate
Space Patrolman McKlunk
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- Luke A.
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Merlin Haas
- Edgar Loftin
- James Ludwig
- Antonio Marques
- Mike Nielsen
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- Jim Van Dore
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