(February 1985)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published 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
0271000697502
Editing
Victor Gorelick

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Archies / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is my favorite place to watch our MTV videos!
Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Josie and The Pussycats [Josie; Melody; Valerie]
Synopsis
Archie watches his band's music videos on MTV at an appliance store.

Wheel Spiel (Table of Contents: 1)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
Synopsis
Archie's horoscope tells him that "wheels will be his undoing", so he forces The Archies to travel to their gig via balloon, dogsled, and snowshoes. The band gets to the gig late, and finds that their act has been replaced by a band called The Wheels.
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Archie's Club News (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils
Dexter Taylor (illustrations)
Inks
Dexter Taylor (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Features two letters about aerobic dancing and komodo dragons.

East Is West (Table of Contents: 3)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

Feature Logo
Josie and the Pussycats
Genre
teen
Characters
Josie and the Pussycats [Josie; Melody; Valerie]; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
Alex gets the Pussycats a gig at a Chinese social club, so the girls buy Chinese costumes and learn to play Chinese music. It turns out that the audience is full of Chinese teenagers who want to see and hear the regular Pussycats and their music.
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Indexer Notes

Josie is incorrectly colored with blonde hair on page 4.

The Music Master (Table of Contents: 4)

Little Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dexter Taylor
Pencils
Dexter Taylor
Inks
Dexter Taylor
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Dexter Taylor ?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Dilton Doiley; The Mayor of Riverdale
Synopsis
Professor Flutesnoot wants Little Archie out of the school band, so he assigns him the large and heavy tuba.
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Keywords
tuba

Three Is Trouble (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; The Watchdog Committee; Tidbit O'Toole; Cousin Ambrose
Synopsis
Tidbit O'Toole has Aunt Hilda and Sabrina fight back against the Watchdog Committee, a committee that fines witches that show Christmas spirit.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This is my favorite place to watch our MTV videos!"]
    The Archies
  2. 1. Wheel Spiel
    The Archies
  3. 2. Archie's Club News
    Archie's Club News
  4. 3. East Is West
    Josie
  5. 4. The Music Master
    Little Archie
  6. 5. Three Is Trouble
    Sabrina
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen