(March 1960)

Archie, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-01-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Jalopy Blues (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie stares forlornly through a fence at his jalopy.
Reprints

Jalopy Blues (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie is forced to sell his jalopy to get money for a present for his parents. When Jughead finds out, he rallies the gang together to raise money to buy the car back.
Reprints

Monkey Business (Table of Contents: 2)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed); Hazel Marten ?
Inks
Kathryn Bill ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
domestic; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt
Synopsis
Unable to find a sparring partner for Kayo that is small enough and quick enough, Katy borrows a chimpanzee from the local space program.

K.O. Kelly Date Fashions (Table of Contents: 3)

Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Hazel Marten ?
Inks
Kathryn Bill ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
K.O. Kelly

Hide and Seek (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Merry Holiday
Synopsis
When Jinx can't find the hiding place of her birthday present, she assumes that her parents forgot to get her something.
Reprints

Detest De-Test (Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Neal Adams
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
Neal Adams

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Moose has an important test to study for.

Swell Smell (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Neal Adams
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
Neal Adams

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica visit a dude ranch.

Basket Blunder (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge offers to coach the boys' community league basketball team, but none of them take him seriously.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In the final panel, the colorist mistakenly colors Archie's hair white, making him look like Mr. Lodge and spoiling the climactic joke.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Jalopy Blues
    Archie
  2. 1. Jalopy Blues
    Archie
  3. 2. Monkey Business
    Katy Keene
  4. 3. K.O. Kelly Date Fashions
    Katy Keene
  5. 4. Hide and Seek
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Detest De-Test
    Moose
  7. 6. Swell Smell
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. Basket Blunder
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Tim Barnes
  • Steve Coates
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas