Archie Annual #18

(1966-67)

The Usual Crowd (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Marty Epp

Colors:

?

Letters:

Marty Epp

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica take a walk along the beach, where Archie, Reggie, and Moose unsuccessfully try to impress them.

Reprints:

• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (August 2014)

Keywords:

beach; body-building; lifeguards; sleeping; surfing; tumbling

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #252 (August 2014).

Doubling Up (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday

Synopsis:

Jinx uses selective hearing to take two lollipops from the kitchen table.

Keywords:

lollipops; pears; wordplay

Expert Help (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Jim Ruth

Pencils:

John Rosenberger

Inks:

John Rosenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Victor Gorelick

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; United Girls Against Jughead [U.G.A.J]

Synopsis:

The United Girls Against Jughead try to catch Jughead, but Archie and Betty help him escape.

Reprints:

• in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #59 (November 1983)
• in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #20 (November 1993)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17 (June 2012)

Keywords:

garbage can; lasso; U.G.A.J.; United Girls Against Jughead

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (2010 series) #17 (June 2012).

["But, Archie... This is your 14th bag of popcorn!"] (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty isn't happy when Archie is flirting with the girl running the concessions at the movie theater.

Keywords:

movie theater; popcorn

Put Them All Together! (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob White

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Marty Epp

Colors:

?

Letters:

Marty Epp

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Betty sings a flattering alphabet song (A is for..., R is for..., etc.) to Archie, but Reggie comes up with an insulting version of his own.

Reprints:

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #229 (December 2006)
which is reprinted
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013)
• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013)

Keywords:

argument; song

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243.

Dig This Crazy Offer! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Cyndi Martell (APO 238 New York, N.Y.) for article on attending a play in London. Second prize of $3.00 to Pam Barton (Palm Springs, Fla.) for article on being a fashion model. Third prize of $2.00 to Diane Harter (Davenport, Ia.) for an article on an encounter with a snake. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Laura Hughes (Teaneck, N.J.) for article on her vacations. Also a plug for the Comics Code Authority with a copy of the CCA seal.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Vidiot's Delight (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Rosenberger

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie, Jughead, and Veronica demonstrate the different ways they do homework and watch television at the same time.

Keywords:

homework; refrigerator; television; TV commercials

Size Rise! (Table of Contents: 10)

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 is confused when the smallest tube of toothpaste is labeled "giant size."

Reprints:

• in Little Archie Digest Magazine (Archie, 1991 series) #11 (November 1993)

Keywords:

toothpaste

What Every Girl Should Know (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Rosenberger

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

On a teen TV show, Archie is interviewed about what he likes and dislikes about a girl. His likes all describe Betty and his dislikes all describe Veronica. Of course, after the show he turns down the show's offer of a free dinner with Betty because he has a date with Veronica.

Keywords:

bowling; broadcast; interview; mistletoe; ping pong; television

Gym Jam (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica are practicing gymnastics in the gym. Archie brags that he can do anything the girls can do, but fails at every attempt.

Keywords:

gymnastics; horizontal bar; parallel bars; vault horse

I Knew It (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Jim Ruth

Pencils:

John Rosenberger

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Victor Gorelick

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Archie thinks Reggie is up to something and is still suspicious after Betty tells him that Reggie isn't planning any tricks.

Reprints:

• in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243 (October 2013)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #243 (October 2013).

["Ronnie, the sun glasses you bought me are too dark..."] (Table of Contents: 14)

Veronica's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica makes Archie wear dark sunglasses so he can't see the other girls on the beach.

Keywords:

beach; sunglasses; swimsuits

Bam da Bam Bam (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Rosenberger

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis:

When Archie and Reggie start fighting, Mr. Weatherbee sends them to the new Student Council Human Relations Court. Unfortunately, with Jughead as judge, the court doesn't have much decorum.

Reprints:

• in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #60 (January 1984)

Keywords:

court; dancing; gavel; judge

Indexer Notes

The title comes from the opening notes of the "Dragnet" TV series theme.

Quick Trick! (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis:

When Archie complains about his homework, his father says that someday it will seem like he finished school as quickly as snapping his fingers.

Reprints:

• in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #60 (January 1984)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #58 (April 1992)

Keywords:

finger-snapping; homework; newspaper

The Treat (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

Archie is broke, but thinks he can use psychology to treat Betty at Pop's and not spend any money.

Reprints:

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

Keywords:

psychology

It's Loaded with Laughs (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Archie's Jokes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Subject (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Bolling ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Betty paints a portrait of Archie and exhibits it in the school gallery. To Archie's dismay, it's abstract art. To get it out of the school, Archie buys it from Betty and hangs it in his room in a novel fashion.

Keywords:

gallery; modern art; painting