(December 1964)

Archie, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year in February, April, June, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Richard Goldwater

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Josie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Melody can't be our water boy!
Characters
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Coach

Indexer Notes

Re-colored version of the issue's splash page.

Team Spirit (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents: 1)

Josie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?; Vincent DeCarlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Coach
Synopsis
The football team has elected Melody water boy, and her body is distracting all the players. In exchange for getting Melody off the team, Josie and Pepper insist that the Coach allow the klutzy Albert to play.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This issue-length story features an early appearance of the evil school Central High, which would become a regular opponent for Archie's school in later comics.

Original indexer credited Rudy Lapick as inker. The reprint in World of Archie Digest #10 credits Vincent DeCarlo.

No Help Wanted (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents: 2)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?; Vincent DeCarlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Jinx Molloy
Synopsis
Melody tries to get Jinx Molloy, whose bad luck aura affects everyone except her, onto the football team. After Jinx's presence turns football practice into a disaster, the Coach makes Melody promise that she won't come near the team at tomorrow's game against Central High.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original indexer credited Rudy Lapick as inker. The reprint in World of Archie Digest #10 credits Vincent DeCarlo.

Sideline Stars (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents: 3)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?; Vincent DeCarlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Jinx Molloy
Synopsis
Melody shocks everyone by sitting on the Central High side of the stadium at the big football game. But it turns out that both she and Jinx Molloy are there to help Melody's school by "helping" Central High.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original indexer credited Rudy Lapick as inker. The reprint in World of Archie Digest #10 credits Vincent DeCarlo.

The Legendary Clipper Ships (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Right or Wrong! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

The Last Man (Chapter 4) (Table of Contents: 6)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?; Vincent DeCarlo ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Jinx Molloy
Synopsis
The presence of Jinx Molloy causes so many injuries on both sides that the Coach has only one player left to put into the game: the hapless Albert.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original indexer credited Rudy Lapick as inker. The reprint in World of Archie Digest #10 credits Vincent DeCarlo.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Melody can't be our water boy!"]
    Josie
  2. 1. Team Spirit (Chapter 1)
    Josie
  3. 2. No Help Wanted (Chapter 2)
    Josie
  4. 3. Sideline Stars (Chapter 3)
    Josie
  5. 4. The Legendary Clipper Ships
  6. 5. Right or Wrong!
    Li'l Jinx
  7. 6. The Last Man (Chapter 4)
    Josie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Walls
  • Jaime Weinman