(December 1983)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Music Corp.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000697512
Editing
Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Take Cover! (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Z-Team (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Berdej (credited as Edward Berdej)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis
The heroic Z-Team catches a gang of criminals operating out of a "haunted" house.

Indexer Notes

parody of "The A-Team" television series

Hearty Party (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (sourced)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge isn't happy to find Archie and Jughead still hanging around after Veronica's party is over.
Reprints

Late Fate (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Inks
Dan DeCarlo Jr. ?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie misses the school bus.
Reprints

Famous Animals Quiz (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie's Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?

Genre
teen

Swampville U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 5)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Josie and the Pussycats
Genre
teen
Characters
Josie; Alan Mayberry; Valerie; Melody
Synopsis
Alan M. has booked the Pussycats to perform in a terrible mosquito-ridden swamp town.
Reprints
Keywords
swamp

Comedy Caper (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor (signed)
Pencils
Dexter Taylor (signed)
Inks
Dexter Taylor (signed)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Dexter Taylor

Genre
children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis
The kids are filming an old-time comedy movie, and Miss Grundy gets in trouble when she volunteers to throw a pie in Jughead's face but hits Mr. Weatherbee instead.
Reprints
Keywords
pie-fight

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Vanita Gupta; Tony Jones

Dog Day Wish (Table of Contents: 8)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Salem; Bozo
Synopsis
Sabrina limits Salem to one magic trick to keep him out of mischief, but when several neighborhood pets get rounded up by the dogcatcher, Salem uses his magic to help the others escape first.
Reprints
Keywords
dog catcher
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Take Cover!
    Archie
  2. 1. Z-Team
    Archie
  3. 2. Hearty Party
    Mr. Lodge
  4. 3. Late Fate
    Archie
  5. 4. Famous Animals Quiz
    Archie's Puzzle Page
  6. 5. Swampville U.S.A.
    Josie
  7. 6. Comedy Caper
    Little Archie
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  9. 8. Dog Day Wish
    Sabrina
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen