(1980)

Archie, 1975 Series
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Price
0.95 USD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
twice a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Radio Comics, Inc.
Barcode
0271000699204
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie Andrews! This is the fifth time you've been in my office this week!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Keywords
high school

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #148

Popular Demand (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Beal; Big Moose Mason
Synopsis
Is Archie popular? Read about it in the newspapers.
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Dead Man's Float (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis
Archie is driving a float in a parade.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fred, you know you should get more exercise...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis
playing ping pong.

Indexer Notes

Home electronic ping pong games were first released for Christmas 1975 sales.
reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.

Nip & Talk (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee is for the birds.
Reprints

Calm and Collected (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

Archie - Short and Brief (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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

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Indexer Notes

puzzle

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

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, I see you bought that cheese snack that you squeeze out of a can!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

from the Archie daily newspaper strip. It features the spray can cheese, not the squeezable tube cheese.

The Three Muscateers (Table of Contents: 8)

Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
The three Muscateers, Archos, Jugos and Bethos, battle the evil Count Reggio, who is conspiring with the fair Princess Veronica, daughter of King Melvin of France.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Betty's line "let me make one thing perfectly clear" is a reference to Richard Nixon's oft-repeated catchphrase.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I vas t'inking I like to take a night class...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Svensen

No Help Wanted (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews, Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Andrews has ringside seats at the fight.
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Music Makers (Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Victor Gorelick
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Professor Fluteweed
Synopsis
Veronica joins the school orchestra to be closer to Archie, so Betty joins too, even though she can't play an instrument.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Miss Grundy's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Package for Miss Beazly!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
A box of diet supplies.

Indexer Notes

reprinted from the Archie daily newspaper strip

The Clayton Conspiracy (Table of Contents: 13)

The Archies / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Jon D'Agostino ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Chuck Clayton; Lola; Mr. Sludge; Hunington Howard Hawthorne XIV
Synopsis
The owner of The Sludge Hole would like to have Chuck sing there, but not with the Archies.
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Keywords
music

The Fall Guy (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie "falls" out the window.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie, is this a new cereal?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis
The Andrews family have switched from Bleep Bleep.

Indexer Notes

reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip

Love At First Fright (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Jughead had a girl friend.
Reprints

Surprise (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Fangs Fogarty
Synopsis
Little Archie believes a surprise party is a surprise.
Reprints
Keywords
surprise party

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #19, inks are credited to Rudy Lapick and letters are credited to Dexter Taylor.

Mr. Andrews - Dollars & Sense (Table of Contents: 18)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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

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Indexer Notes

puzzle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jughead, the spelling on your composition is atrocious!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Errand boy or Errant boy?

Indexer Notes

reprinted from the Archie daily newspaper strip

Now Hear This (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Exclusive Excuses (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Glock Cable
Synopsis
Archie is late for school because he stopped to help movie star Glock Cable (Clark Gable).
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The younger generation doesn't know how easy they've got it!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Older generation used to get up every morning at 4:30.
Reprints

Battle of the Bugs (Table of Contents: 23)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie; Uncle Blunderbus
Synopsis
Suzie's dad bought a cabin in Noisy Swamp, and he wants Suzie and Ferdie to spend the night with him there.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #255, no credits listed in this digest.

Dumb Like A Fox (Table of Contents: 24)

Jughead / text story / 3 pages (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What does your painting represent, Jughead?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Painting of sheep eating.

Indexer Notes

reprint from Archie newspaper strip

Hit the Deck! (Table of Contents: 26)

Mister Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
When everybody in the school is dressed as pirates for the school dance Mr. Weatherbee is not amused but he eventually gets into the spirit himself.
Reprints
Keywords
pirate

Teacher's Fret! (Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Weatherbee
Synopsis
Jughead found a baby squirrel.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi Moose, how are you?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason
Synopsis
Big Moose hears ringing.

Indexer Notes

reprints from the Archie newspaper strip

Dog's Best Friend (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
teen; humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Professor; Assistant; un-named dog
Synopsis
Archie accidentally gets an experimental chemical spilled on him, which causes him to switch bodies with a dog.
Reprints

Phone Loving Crowd (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie's friends are using his family's phone to make long distance calls.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Montana
Pencils
Bob Montana
Inks
Bob Montana
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, I got the results of my aptitude test.
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie's aptitude is for working in a big organization.

Indexer Notes

reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.

The Unkindest Cut (Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Don Keyhote
Synopsis
Proper introductions.
Reprints

On the Right Track (Table of Contents: 33)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Puzzle

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie Andrews! This is the fifth time you've been in my office this week!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Popular Demand
    Archie
  3. 2. Dead Man's Float
    Archie
  4. 3. ["Fred, you know you should get more exercise..."]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  5. 4. Nip & Talk
    Archie
  6. 5. Calm and Collected
    Jughead
  7. 6. Archie - Short and Brief
  8. 7. ["Oh, I see you bought that cheese snack that you squeeze out of a can!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  9. 8. The Three Muscateers
    Life with Archie
  10. 9. ["I vas t'inking I like to take a night class..."]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  11. 10. No Help Wanted
    Archie
  12. 11. Music Makers
    Betty and Veronica
  13. 12. ["Package for Miss Beazly!"]
    Miss Grundy's Gag Bag
  14. 13. The Clayton Conspiracy
    The Archies
  15. 14. The Fall Guy
    Archie
  16. 15. ["Archie, is this a new cereal?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  17. 16. Love At First Fright
    Jughead
  18. 17. Surprise
    Little Archie
  19. 18. Mr. Andrews - Dollars & Sense
  20. 19. ["Jughead, the spelling on your composition is atrocious!"]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  21. 20. Now Hear This
    Archie
  22. 21. Exclusive Excuses
    Archie
  23. 22. ["The younger generation doesn't know how easy they've got it!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  24. 23. Battle of the Bugs
    Suzie
  25. 24. Dumb Like A Fox
    Jughead
  26. 25. ["What does your painting represent, Jughead?"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  27. 26. Hit the Deck!
    Mister Weatherbee
  28. 27. Teacher's Fret!
    Jughead
  29. 28. ["Hi Moose, how are you?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  30. 29. Dog's Best Friend
    Archie
  31. 30. Phone Loving Crowd
    Archie
  32. 31. ["Well, I got the results of my aptitude test."]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  33. 32. The Unkindest Cut
    Archie
  34. 33. On the Right Track
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore