Archie Annual
#15
(1963-64)
Archie,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia frequency
- annual
- 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)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock
- newsprint
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- 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 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
Call of the Wild
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- 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)
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Sight Delight
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda
- Inks
- Martin Epp
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin 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.
Ring-A-Ding
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- 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.
The Old Saying
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
-
Private Talk
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
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The Cool Kid
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- 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.
The Unwanted
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
Crate Date
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda
- Inks
- Martin Epp
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Epp
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee has a special punishment for Archie.
- Reprints
Cube Boob
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda
- Inks
- Martin Epp
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Epp
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Moose exhausts Miss Grundy's patience.
- Reprints
Keyboard Caper
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
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Two Down, One To Go
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
Baseball Shortstops
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- 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.
The Ransom
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- 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)
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Sweet Hearts
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- 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.
Vacation
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Frank Doyle
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda
- Inks
- Martin Epp ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin 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.
Double Takes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- 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.
Gift Shift
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- 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)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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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 -
4.
The Old Saying
Archie -
5.
Private Talk
Archie -
6.
The Cool Kid
Li'l Jinx -
7.
The Unwanted
Archie -
8.
Crate Date
Archie -
9.
Cube Boob
Moose -
10.
Keyboard Caper
Archie -
11.
Two Down, One To Go
Archie -
12.
Baseball Shortstops
Archie -
13.
The Ransom
Archie -
14.
Sweet Hearts
Li'l Jinx -
15.
Vacation
Archie -
16.
Double Takes
Archie -
17.
Gift Shift
Archie -
18.
["Did You Know This?"]
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