Archie Annual #15

(1963-64)

Archie, 1950 Series

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Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 68
Indicia Frequency: once a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant Series

Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Archie!! I saw you staring at that girl in the bikini under the beach umbrella!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

As usual, no bikini-clad girl is safe from Archie's wandering eye.

Reprints

in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #230 [Direct Edition] (August 2012) [Dan DeCarlo's signature was added for the reprinting.]
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)

Keywords

beach; swimsuit

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Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Harry Lucey
Inks: Mario Acquaviva ?
Colors: ?
Letters: Mario Acquaviva ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler

Synopsis

Archie's plaintive wails for Veronica, much like the calls for "Chloe" on the old Spike Jones records, are shattering every piece of expensive crystal in the mansion, right before Mr. Lodge's horrified eyes.

Reprints

in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #27 (1975-1976)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #29 (July 1987)
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #145 (January 1997)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Marty Epp
Colors: ?
Letters: Marty Epp

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Jughead and Moose don't seem to see the same natural beauty Archie and Reggie spy.

Reggie [Archie] / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Vincent DeCarlo
Colors: ?
Letters: Vincent DeCarlo

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie gives a ring to a hot blonde, but there's a string attached.

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Terry Szenics
Colors: ?
Letters: Terry Szenics

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Archie's casual dropping of hoary cliches get taken literally by everybody else.

Reprints

in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #59 (November 1983)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

List o12 winners of "Why my bike is important to me" contest, letter from "Archie Andrews," letter from reader Wayne Adams, and Archie Club membership form.

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee overhears Archie and Jughead speaking slang and demands an explanation from Miss Grundy.

Reprints

in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #59 (November 1983)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre: humor; children
Characters: Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Jinx finds a way to sleep in the unbearable summer heat.

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Harry Lucey
Inks: Mario Acquaviva ?
Colors: ?
Letters: Mario Acquaviva ?

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is put in the unusual position of helping Archie against Veronica.

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Marty Epp
Colors: ?
Letters: Marty Epp

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee has a special punishment for Archie.

Reprints

in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #44 (1984)

Moose [Archie feature] / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Marty Epp
Colors: ?
Letters: Marty Epp

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Moose Mason; Miss Grundy

Synopsis

Moose exhausts Miss Grundy's patience.

Reprints

in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #44 (1984)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Harry Lucey
Inks: Mario Acquaviva ?
Colors: ?
Letters: Mario Acquaviva ?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis

Mr. Lodge asks Archie to help him hide Veronica's birthday present: A baby grand piano.

Reprints

in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #6 (November 1983)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee keeps bouncing back and forth between Archie and Reggie in his efforts to track down who painted a mural on the school wall.

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Bob Bolling ?
Inks: Vincent DeCarlo
Colors: ?
Letters: Vincent DeCarlo

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason

Indexer Notes

Series of three two-panel gags with a baseball theme.

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Terry Szenics
Colors: ?
Letters: Terry Szenics

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis

Feeling under-appreciated by Veronica, Archie fakes his own abduction to garner sympathy.

Reprints

in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #59 (November 1983)
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #20 (November 1993)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis

Greg is disappointed when he asks Jinx for her heart.

Reprints

in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #89 (October 1993)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Doyle
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Marty Epp ?
Colors: ?
Letters: Marty Epp ?

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Everybody thinks Archie was on a vacation, when in reality he was laying in a hammock for three days reading a book.

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: George Gladir
Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Inks: Vincent DeCarlo
Colors: ?
Letters: Vincent DeCarlo

Genre: humor; teen
Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Series of three two-panel gags with Archie's relationship with the girls as a theme.

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: George Gladir ?
Pencils: Dan DeCarlo
Inks: Vincent DeCarlo
Colors: ?
Letters: Vincent DeCarlo

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

When Archie spots Reggie giving Veronica a gift box, he thinks he's forgotten an important anniversary.

Reprints

in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #6 (November 1983)

U.S. Rubber Tire Company; Archie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. ["Archie!! I saw you staring at that girl in the bikini under the beach umbrella!"]
Archie
1. Call of the Wild
Archie
2. Sight Delight
Archie
3. Ring-a-Ding
Reggie [Archie]
4. The Old Saying
Archie
5. [no title indexed]
Archie Club News
6. Private Talk!
Archie
7. The Cool Kid!
Li'l Jinx
8. The Unwanted
Archie
9. Crate Date
Archie
10. Cube Boob
Moose [Archie feature]
11. Keyboard Caper
Archie
12. Two Down, One To Go
Archie
13. Baseball Short Stops
Archie
14. The Ransom!
Archie
15. Sweet Hearts
Li'l Jinx
16. Vacation
Archie
17. Double Takes
Archie
18. Gift Shift!
Archie
19. ["Did you know this—"]
U.S. Rubber Tire Company; Archie

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Archie Annual #15 (1963-64)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Call of the Wild (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Sight Delight (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Ring-a-Ding (Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie [Archie] / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

The Old Saying (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Private Talk! (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

The Cool Kid! (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

The Unwanted (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Crate Date (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Cube Boob (Table of Contents: 10)

Moose [Archie feature] / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Keyboard Caper (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Two Down, One To Go (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Baseball Short Stops (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Ransom! (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Sweet Hearts (Table of Contents: 15)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Vacation (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Double Takes (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Gift Shift! (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

U.S. Rubber Tire Company; Archie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Archie Annual #15

(1963-64)