(June 2012)

Archie, 1987 Series
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164
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10 times a year (monthly except Feb. and Aug.)
On-sale Date
2012-04-11
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Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
The Archie Library
Barcode
762816469500 20011
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[Happy 200th Issue] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Parent (signed)
Inks
Rich Koslowski (signed)
Colors
Rosario Peña (signed)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Not So Clothes-Minded! (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Editing
Carlos Antunes

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Frank; Lisa; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis
When Veronica is continually late to class Mr. Weatherbee decides instead of detention he is going to send her to work at a local non-profit thrift store.
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Triangle Wrangle (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods
Synopsis
Betty and Ethel get summer jobs at Mr. Lodge's theme park thanks to Archie and Adam.
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A Study in Studying (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty finds herself distracted from studying by thoughts of Archie. A trip to the library and an unfortunate accident clears her head.
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Sweet as Butter (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate (credited)
Pencils
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
John Workman (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica is being suspiciously nice to everyone.
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Active To Casual Fashions (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors
?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do the planets have in store for little ol’ me?
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the names of the planets in our solar system.

Puzzle still has Pluto listed as a planet.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Happy Pappy (Table of Contents: 9)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge and Veronica wish on a wishbone.
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Keywords
wishbone

Poor Little Rich Girl (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Betty convinces Veronica to do some charity work for a hospital. Veronica agrees and then eavesdrops to hear the nurses' gratitude. Instead, they put down Veronica and her family because of their money.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Had Enough? (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Adam; Randolph; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica are both tired of Archie and decide to date other guys, not realizing that will allow Archie to date other girls.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

musicskins.com / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Butler Run!! (Table of Contents: 14)

Smithers / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Smithers
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Indexer Notes

Find the word puzzle.

This printing has the signature removed, the original printing was signed "RGO".

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (signed)
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All these forks!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica tries to teach Jughead manners.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Puppy Love (Table of Contents: 16)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Slate (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica learns that a dog is not a fashion accessory.
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Kitty Ditty (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Smithers; Caramel (Betty's cat); Goliath (Veronica's cat); Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty's cat wanders over to the Lodge estate and falls in love with Veronica's cat, but Smithers catches her and almost sends her to the pound until Veronica rescues her and returns her to Betty.
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Great Estate (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Mike Worley
Inks
Mark Brewer
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cynthia Bagwell; Nancy Bagwell; Frank Bagwell
Synopsis
Veronica's cousin Cynthia's house contains the world's largest indoor pool.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Prize Size (Table of Contents: 20)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica's new boyfriend is a basketball player.
Reprints

[Ginger #1] (Table of Contents: 21)

Ginger / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Ginger
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Indexer Notes

Cover reprint used as the title page for the next section featuring Ginger reprints.

Gift 'Til It Hurts (Table of Contents: 22)

Ginger / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ginger; Ickky; Patsy
Synopsis
Ginger tries to clean the house to impress her father's boss and breaks the gift that her father received from him.
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Fair Exchange! (Table of Contents: 23)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ginger; Ickky; Mr. Snapp
Synopsis
Ickky asks Ginger's father if he would pay him to do some odd jobs around the house.
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It's a Racket! (Table of Contents: 24)

Ginger / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ginger; Ickky
Synopsis
Ickky thinks he's volunteering to play tennis with Ginger but she other other plans.
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Melody Malady! (Table of Contents: 25)

Ginger / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ginger; Ickky; Tommy; Mr. Snap
Synopsis
Mr. Snap is tired of the kids singing "bop music".
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Broken Art! (Table of Contents: 26)

Ginger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ginger; Ickky
Synopsis
Ickky paints Ginger's portrait.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Change of Clothes (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Web (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
When Veronica's clothes are wet from the rain she borrows clothes from Betty. Suddenly Betty's old clothes are considered fashionable simply because Veronica is wearing them.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (signed)
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I need valets for tonight's ball.
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge hires Archie and Jughead to work as valets for his event.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

New Outfit (Table of Contents: 30)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie asks Veronica if she could wear something that wasn't so expensive so she won't embarrass Betty.
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Multiple Mayhem! (Table of Contents: 31)

Veronica / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Parent (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Travis
Synopsis
Betty goes on a date with the new boy in town but something is strange about him.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Sabrina Spellman

Indexer Notes

Illustration used as the title page for the next section featuring Sabrina reprints.

Fashion Passion (Table of Contents: 34)

Sabrina The Teenage Witch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis
Sabrina tells her aunts that their fashion sense is too 1600's, but when they try current fashion they look even more ridiculous, so Sabrina fools them back into their old clothes.
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Potion Notion (Table of Contents: 35)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis
Hilda leads Sabrina and Zelda through Hell and high water for the ingredients to make her new potion.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Wet and Wonderful (Table of Contents: 37)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Web (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie's date with Veronica is rained out then the next week his date with Betty is rained out but both girls have different solutions for dealing with the rain.
Reprints

Flower Power (Table of Contents: 38)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils
Dan Parent (credited)
Inks
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Veronica orders some flowers over the internet to be delivered to her at school but a computer error leads to her receiving far more than she had planned.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Exercise Scramble!! (Table of Contents: 40)

Veronica's Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Ollerenshaw
Pencils
Rod Ollerenshaw
Inks
Rod Ollerenshaw
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Rod Ollerenshaw

Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Word scramble puzzle with an exercise theme.

Rod Ollerenshaw's signature removed from this printing.

Wedding Gown Woe (Table of Contents: 41)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Web (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
John Lowe (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty tries on her grandmother's wedding dress but when the zipper won't work for her to remove it she goes for help and ends up locked out of the house.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

200 Things I Like About You (Table of Contents: 43)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Web (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Dan Nakrosis (credited)

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Nancy Woods; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica search for reasons to remain friends.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

What a Pair (Table of Contents: 45)

Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Match one item from list A with an item from list B.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Little Jinx Grows Up Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 47)

Jinx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
J. Torres
Pencils
Rick Burchett
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Mark McNabb
Letters
John Workman

Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Happy 200th Issue]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. ["Archie Meets KISS"]
  3. 2. Not So Clothes-Minded!
    Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Triangle Wrangle
    Betty
  5. 4. A Study in Studying
    Betty
  6. 5. Sweet as Butter
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Active To Casual Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  8. 7. ["What do the planets have in store for little ol’ me?"]
    Veronica
  9. 8. ["Archie Meets KISS"]
  10. 9. Happy Pappy
    Mr. Lodge
  11. 10. Poor Little Rich Girl
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. ["Archie the Married Life"]
  13. 12. Had Enough?
    Betty and Veronica
  14. 13. ["Get your Archie skins"]
    musicskins.com
  15. 14. Butler Run!!
    Smithers
  16. 15. ["All these forks!"]
    Archie
  17. 16. Puppy Love
    Betty and Veronica
  18. 17. Kitty Ditty
    Betty
  19. 18. Great Estate
    Veronica
  20. 19. ["Archie Marries Betty & Veronica"]
  21. 20. Prize Size
    Betty and Veronica
  22. 21. [Ginger #1]
    Ginger
  23. 22. Gift 'Til It Hurts
    Ginger
  24. 23. Fair Exchange!
    Ginger
  25. 24. It's a Racket!
    Ginger
  26. 25. Melody Malady!
    Ginger
  27. 26. Broken Art!
    Ginger
  28. 27. ["Kevin Keller in Hardcover"]
  29. 28. A Change of Clothes
    Betty and Veronica
  30. 29. ["I need valets for tonight's ball."]
    Archie
  31. 30. New Outfit
    Veronica
  32. 31. Multiple Mayhem!
    Veronica
  33. 32. ["Betty and Veronica Friends Forever"]
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  35. 34. Fashion Passion
    Sabrina The Teenage Witch
  36. 35. Potion Notion
    Sabrina
  37. 36. ["The Magic of Sabrina"]
  38. 37. Wet and Wonderful
    Betty and Veronica
  39. 38. Flower Power
    Veronica
  40. 39. ["The Best of Archie Comics"]
  41. 40. Exercise Scramble!!
    Veronica's Puzzle Page
  42. 41. Wedding Gown Woe
    Betty
  43. 42. ["Get your Archie Swag!"]
  44. 43. 200 Things I Like About You
    Betty and Veronica
  45. 44. ["Subscribe Today"]
  46. 45. What a Pair
    Betty and Veronica
  47. 46. ["Jinx"]
  48. 47. [Little Jinx Grows Up Chapter 1]
    Jinx
  49. 48. ["Jinx"]
  50. 49. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  51. 50. ["Best of Sonic the Hedgehog"]
  52. 51. ["Download the Archie Comics App for free"]
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