(July 1962)

Archie, 1949 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-04-25 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Space station to Earth! Emergency .. S. O. S. ...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Aboard an orbiting space station, Jughead faces a dire dilemma.
Keywords
spaceship

Merrily We Bowl Along (Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mary Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead goes to borrow money from Archie and gets roped into participating in Archie's bowling team.
Reprints
Keywords
bowling

Pet Set (Table of Contents: 2)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Reggie's pet doesn't talk much.
Keywords
cow; elephant; giraffe; kissing; monkey; parrot; pets

A Good Thaw-T (Table of Contents: 3)

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; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx has invented a way to beat the summer heat.
Keywords
ice cubes

Adored Belle (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Tom Moore ?
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie kisses and Veronica tells.
Keywords
doorbell; gossip; kissing

Fun with the Popsicle Kids (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle Kids; Popsicle / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Rope Trick (Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead and the gang find that the power of suggestion may be more powerful than they thought.

The Secret Is Out! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Archie Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Enter...The 'Brain' (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; The Brain
Synopsis
The Brain sets a trap for Jughead.
Reprints
Keywords
paddleball; record; rope; wax fruit

Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Request for stories of 100 words or less on "Why My Bike is Important to Me." The 12 best will each receive a new bicycle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Debt Ridden (Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Martin Epp
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Epp

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie coerces Jughead into setting up Archie so Reggie can date Veronica. When Jughead tips Archie off, Archie coerces Jughead into double-crossing Reggie.
Reprints
Keywords
debt; extortion
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Space station to Earth! Emergency .. S. O. S. ..."]
    Jughead
  2. 1. Merrily We Bowl Along
    Jughead
  3. 2. Pet Set
    Reggie
  4. 3. A Good Thaw-T
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. Adored Belle
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. Fun with the Popsicle Kids
    Popsicle Kids; Popsicle
  7. 6. Rope Trick
    Jughead
  8. 7. The Secret Is Out!
    Archie Annual
  9. 8. Enter...The 'Brain'
    Jughead
  10. 9. Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters
    Archie Club News
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  12. 11. Debt Ridden
    Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas