Archie #516
(January 2002)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every four weeks, twice in July
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
762816467476 51611
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, look at the time! I'm marking you late for today's class!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge

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

It Must Be Magic! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Editing
Victor Gorelick (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Reggie; Veronica; Ethel; Jughead; rabbit; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie's magical tricks are a flop at the school talent show, but it's so funny that he makes a hit for a comic routine.
Reprints
Keywords
High school; magic; magician

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A-Files / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earn $5 or $10 as an official reporter for the A-Files page.
Characters
Archie; parrot; parrot owner; Komodo dragon

Indexer Notes

Reports from fans Ashley Hymel and Katie Worman.

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

When Do We Eat? (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Crosby (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie avoids taking Veronica to dinner before the movie, then loads up with popcorn and such so that they won't be hungry afterward.
Reprints
Keywords
Movies

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #265, writing is credited to Mike Pellowski and inks are credited to Henry Scarpelli.

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Fan Art / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?

Characters
Archie
Keywords
Fan art

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted artwork by Samantha Ginsburg, Ashley Hunt, and Wasif Rahman.

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

What Goes Up (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited as Golliher)
Pencils
? Kennedy (credited) [as Kennedy]
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
All the bills are going up. Mr. Andrews wants to see something go down, so Archie offers his report card.
Reprints
Keywords
High school

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The Other Side of the Fence (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Mrs. Andrews; Mrs. Cooper; Mrs. Lodge
Synopsis
Mrs. Andrews daydreams about how much easier it would have been to have had a daughter instead of a son. Mrs. Lodge and Mrs. Cooper set her straight.
Reprints
Keywords
Mother

Indexer Notes

Yoshida and Grossman credits from GCD record at World of Archie Double Digest # 21. That same record credits script to Mike Pellowski and inks to Mike Esposito.

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A Coined Phrase (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Smith)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Jughead; Reggie
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead try to borrow money from Reggie.
Reprints

Pie in Your Eye (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Betty; Jughead
Synopsis
Archie asks Betty to help him make a vinegar and green tomato pie. After exhaustive research, intensive shopping, and laborious baking, they succeed. But when Betty learns that Archie wants the pie in order to impress Veronica's father, she shoves it into his face.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from GCD record at World of Archie Double Digest # 17. That same source credits Mike Pellowski for script and John Lowe for inking.

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie, look at the time! I'm marking you late for today's class!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["Visit Archie and all his friends in Riverdale."]
  3. 2. It Must Be Magic!
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Archie's Subscription Offer"]
  5. 4. ["Archie's Digest Subscription Offer"]
  6. 5. ["Earn $5 or $10 as an official reporter for the A-Files page."]
    A-Files
  7. 6. ["Uncle Freddie says... check off the issues you need to complete your collection!"]
  8. 7. When Do We Eat?
    Archie
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Fan Art
  10. 9. ["Dear Archie readers..."]
    Editor's Notebook
  11. 10. What Goes Up
    Archie
  12. 11. ["Best of Josie and the Pussycats"]
  13. 12. ["Subscribe today!"]
  14. 13. The Other Side of the Fence
    Archie
  15. 14. ["I can't get enough Archie stuff!"]
  16. 15. A Coined Phrase
    Archie
  17. 16. Pie in Your Eye
    Archie
  18. 17. ["Archie Americana Series, now including Best of the Eighties!"]
  19. 18. ["Get caught up in the magic..."]
    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  20. 19. ["Coin Collecting, Advanced"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kirk House
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk