Archie's Car #nn [49 cent]
(1979)

Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.49 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleming H. Revell Company
Brand
Spire
Editing
Al Hartley
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Hartley (signed)
Inks
Al Hartley (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We’ll help you, Mr. Weatherbee!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Reprints

Archie's Car (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
While on his way to Veronica's house, Archie's brakes go out and he crashes into the Lodges' swimming pool.
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The Conversion Job (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog (cameo); Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Inspired by Reggie's nice van, Archie and Jughead go to the junkyard and grab a ton of stuff, then recruit Betty in order to give Archie's car a makeover.
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Shoulder to Shoulder! (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

Genre
humor; religious; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
When all of Archie's new car designs fall apart, he becomes depressed and is caught between an Archie angel and an Archie devil arguing about what he should do. Betty encourages Archie to make the right choice by talking about Jesus and the Bible.
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Spire's Special Super Section! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Auto Motives (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The trio discuss cars while trying to fix Archie's broken down jalopy.
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Classified Section-- Autos for Sale (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Svenson; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Miss Haggly
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Indexer Notes

The readers get to figure out which character goes with which classified ad.

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

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've Got Real Trouble!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly
Synopsis
Archie offers to help Mr. Weathebee and his passengers when his car breaks down. Mr. Weatherbee says no thanks, but Archie forges ahead anyway.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
?
Letters
Al Hartley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It seems as though Archie always had car problems!
Genre
humor; religious; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Synopsis
Jughead tells a parable of a new car that Archie has, but he refuses to use it, prefering his older car instead.
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Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["We’ll help you, Mr. Weatherbee!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Archie's Car
    Archie
  3. 2. The Conversion Job
    Archie
  4. 3. Shoulder to Shoulder!
    Archie
  5. 4. Spire's Special Super Section!
  6. 5. Auto Motives
    Archie
  7. 6. Classified Section-- Autos for Sale
  8. 7. ["I've Got Real Trouble!"]
    Archie
  9. 8. ["It seems as though Archie always had car problems!"]
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen