Price: 0.75 USD
Pages: 132
On-sale Date: 1979-03-13
Editing: John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's an idea I picked up from those airplane seat ejectors!
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Pep #178.

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: four times a year in Feb., May, Aug. & Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000695805

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #167.

The Red Knight

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica becomes obsessed with knights and chivalry, so Archie gets himself a horse and a suit of armor.
Reprints (1)

Change of Heart

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie becomes obsessed with breaking out of his routine and trying new things, which leads to constant pain for him and his friends. Mary cures him of his obsession by showing him that a change in his routine isn't always good.
Reprints (1)

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So you're off by bus to visit your aunt!
Characters:
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The Luck Maker

Jughead / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
The gang can't understand why Jughead gets special treatment from people he does favors for.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now, Jughead, is there anyone behind you?
Characters:
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Archie 1 / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
In prehistoric times, Archie tries to invent weapons.
Reprints (1)

The Plumber's Friend

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, this is Mr. Plungely, our plumber! He's here to adjust our faulty water pressure! However his assistant has come down with the flu!
Characters:
Mr. Plungely
Synopsis:
The plumber's assistant is out sick, so Mr. Weatherbee makes the colossal mistake of asking Archie to help him out.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yes, I have a bottle of catsup, but not for 800 students
Characters:
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The Cautious Campers

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Archie and Fred go on a camping trip, and scare each other with thoughts on what might go wrong.
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The Specialist

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica decide to trade their roles in Archie's lives, with Betty providing the glamour and Veronica providing the help with practical things like homework and food.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty? You're going to the doctor?
Characters:
Reprints (0)

The Phantom Scribbler

Archie / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:humor; detective-mystery; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
An anti-littering campaign at Riverdale High isn't having any effect until a mysterious masked vandal called the "Phantom Scribbler" starts defacing the school, causing all the students to take pride in their school's appearance at last.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reprints (0)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie proposes he, Betty and Veronica become a team not unlike the Three Musketeers and Veronica uses it as a way to shove Betty out of the picture.
Reprints (1)

Blow Hot, Blow Cool

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, will you run downstairs and get the slide projector from the supply room?
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's actions are making Miss Grundy look bad to Mr. Weatherbee.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, why do you dot your I's with a star?
Characters:
Reprints (0)

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Puff! Puff! Gasp! Puff! Puff!
Characters:
Mrs. Crusty; Stanley Crusty
Synopsis:
When Hot Dog runs loose, Jughead thinks he's ripped up a neighbor's flowers and tries to cover up the crime.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty convinces Reggie that he'd like Archie if he just tried, but Archie ends up giving Reggie a spelling lesson.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead! No wonder you're always late and missing appointments!
Characters:
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
After watching a documentary about future civilization underwater, Betty dreams of living underwater, with the usual Riverdale antics occurring.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead volunteer to sweep the school halls, but Mr. Weatherbee thinks it's just an excuse to get out of class and goof off.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you know, Mr. O'Toole, the 'hot lunch program' inspector is eating out there?!
Characters:
Reprints (0)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx makes a list of people to invite to her birthday party.
Reprints (1)

Hike for Charity

Archie / comic story / 0.67 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Big Moose, they're giving away hot corn!
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

A series of two-panel gags revolving around the theme of racing for charity.

[Statement of Ownership]

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Letters:
typeset

Our American Heritage / text article / 1 page


  • Genre:history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:On January 28, 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's mill in Northern California, near San Francisco.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
unidentified librarian
Synopsis:
When the library refuses to allow Jughead to borrow a reference book, he gets a tape recorder and begins dictating the book's contents onto a tape recorder.
Reprints (1)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to convince his friends that he isn't as egotistical as everyone thinks.
Reprints (1)

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Buck Bucklin! You never came to our dances before!
Characters:
Buck Bucklin
Reprints (0)

Ready...Set...Go!

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie turns the household upside down getting ready for a date.
Reprints (1)

The Real Thing

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie fantasizes that he has a cool sports car and the chicks all dig him.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm taking care of my baby cousin!
Characters:
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