Price: 3.99 USD
Pages: 164
On-sale Date: 2012-01-11
Editing: Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor in chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed as Ruiz)
Inks:
Colors:
Rosario Peña (signed as RPeña)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Picture Perfect
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Dilton digitally enhance a picture of Jughead until Jughead is no longer in the picture.

Talk That Talk
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Inks:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie doesn't feel like doing his homework.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Gladir-Kennedy-Lapick credits from Archie # 517 (apparently the original publication).

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Bowl Toll
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica isn't happy when Archie gives the other girls bowling lessons.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

A Sour Note
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jared
Synopsis:
When Veronica has to take a son of one of her dad's clients on a date, Archie isn't convinced it is innocent.
Reprints (1)

Bin There, Done That!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
? [as Bill Loney] (credited)
Letters:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty shows Archie the discount bin at the bookstore in the mall.
Reprints (1)

The Jinx Is Back!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited as Gladir)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited as Smith)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jinx Malloy
Synopsis:
Jinx Malloy is jinxing the Riverdale basketball team.
Reprints (1)

Drink Drama
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
A cola machine cheats Archie out of a drink.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

No credits in this issue.

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Oh, My Head!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the phrase puzzle.

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Dig, Dig, Dig
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's dad isn't happy when Archie doesn't shovel the snow from the sidewalk.
Reprints (1)

Shovel Shy
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead have to shovel the snow at Pop Tate's shop to pay their tabs.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Archies Everywhere!
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

How many Archies can you count puzzle.

I'll Be Seeing You!
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils:
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks:
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica sneaks Archie along on their vacation cruise.
Reprints (1)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's supershopper, off to the stores again!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie go shopping with Veronica.
Reprints (0)
  • from Archie daily xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Traditional Rivals!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy ? (credited as Kennedy)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited as Selig)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to start a snowball fight with both Archie and Chuck but the girls convince them to not sink to Reggie's level.
Reprints (1)

Bowl Toll
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Denise; Denise's father
Synopsis:
Denise's father has a lot of bowling trophies.
Reprints (1)

On Sale Now!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Oh Double Rats
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie wonders why he's always in the principal's office.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Speed Deed
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie sets a new personal record in speed skating.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 27)

Little Archie and Friends / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed as Ruiz)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
The Little Archies

Indexer Notes

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

Mark of the Great
(Table of Contents: 28)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dexter Taylor (credited as D. Taylor)
Pencils:
Dexter Taylor (credited as D. Taylor)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited as J. D'Agostino)
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Archie's penmanship is horrible.
Reprints (1)

It's Snow Fun
(Table of Contents: 29)

Little Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Pencils:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Inks:
?
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Sabrina uses her magic to help the boys in their snowball fight against Fangs Fogarty.
Reprints (1)

Real Super
(Table of Contents: 30)

Little Ambrose / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Pencils:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited as Smith)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Little Ambrose
Synopsis:
Little Ambrose dreams about his snowman that has super powers.
Reprints (1)

The Play's the Thing
(Table of Contents: 31)

Little Betty & Veronica / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Pencils:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Inks:
?
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Archie and Little Reggie fight over a part in the school play.
Reprints (1)

A Horse Laugh
(Table of Contents: 32)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Pencils:
Dexter Taylor (credited as Taylor)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited as Smith)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Little Archie and his family go on vacation to a cabin surrounded by bears.
Reprints (1)

Supper Puzzle
(Table of Contents: 33)

Little Archie / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:children
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Unscramble the words puzzle.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Strings Attached
(Table of Contents: 35)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr Weatherbee has a new hobby to reduce his Archie-induced stress level.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Attraction Action
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie doesn't believe that opposites attract.
Reprints (1)

Tiff Riff
(Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie have only had one fight.
Reprints (1)

The Young Man Who Came to Take Veronica Out to Dinner
(Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Greg Crosby (credited as crosby)
Pencils:
Jeff Shultz (credited as Shultz)
Inks:
Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie falls on the ice outside the Lodge mansion and Mr. Lodge is afraid he's going to sue.
Reprints (1)

Order Today for Only $12.95!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Neither Snow Nor...
(Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited as Esposito)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie offers to drive Veronica to her job narrating a beachwear show.
Reprints (1)

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

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You love that car, don't you, Arch?
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie washes his car in the middle of winter.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Comic strip reprint.

Snap Flap
(Table of Contents: 43)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead wants some pictures of the guys on a snowmobile.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Acid Test
(Table of Contents: 45)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited as Doyle)
Pencils:
Harry Lucey (credited as Lucey)
Inks:
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie accidentally drops a beaker of acid that eats through the chemistry floor. Banned from the chem lab, Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie to polish his chair and desk. But Archie accidentally adds a small test tube of acid into the varnish, which eats away the varnish brushes as well as the legs of Mr. Weatherbee's desk.
Reprints (1)

The Real Meal Deal
(Table of Contents: 46)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited as Gladir)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
Inks:
John Lowe (credited as Lowe)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie makes breakfast for his parents.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Archie # 517 (apparently the original publication) credits Mike Pellowski (script), Stan Goldberg (pencils), and Bob Smith (inks).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 47)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Riverdale High News, Editor Archie Andrews speaking!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie talks to someone who wants to be a proofreader for the paper.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Coach Reproach
(Table of Contents: 49)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie gets chewed out by the coach at half-time even though he never set foot on the court.
Reprints (1)

Over 400 Pages of the Best of Archie Comics!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Slightly Choosy
(Table of Contents: 51)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Henrietta (Veronica's cousin)
Synopsis:
Veronica offers to buy her cousin anything in the toy store.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 52)

Wilbur / illustration / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Illustration is from the cover of Wilbur Comics #79 with modifications. Used as the title page of the next section featuring Wilbur reprints.

Handle With Care
(Table of Contents: 53)

Wilbur / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Linda tries to get Wilbur to play hard-to-get so that Laurie will break up with him and Linda can date him.
Reprints (1)

An Ounce of Bounce
(Table of Contents: 54)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Pepper Magee
Synopsis:
Linda and Alec scheme to make Laurie act like Pepper, who Wilbur greatly dislkies.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Cake Walk
(Table of Contents: 56)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited as Esposito)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie is delivering cakes for Miss Grundy's class and Mr. Weatherbee is convinced an accident will happen.
Reprints (1)

Slip Slidin Away
(Table of Contents: 57)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited as Selig)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited as Grossman)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited as Yoshida)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica and Reggie try to sabotage Archie and Betty in a sledding race.
Reprints (1)

Remote Possibility
(Table of Contents: 58)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Michael Pellowski (credited as M. Pellowski)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Jim Amash (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and his mom get his father a birthday present of a fancy new TV system but Fred can't seem to figure out the remote control.
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 60)

Everything's Archie / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Zombie Chasers / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. ["Download the Archie App for free!"]
  3. Picture Perfect
    Archie
  4. Talk That Talk
    Archie
  5. ["Archie Meets KISS"]
  6. Bowl Toll
    Archie
  7. ["Little Archie and the Power Pets"]
  8. A Sour Note
    Archie
  9. Bin There, Done That!
    Archie
  10. The Jinx Is Back!
    Archie
  11. Drink Drama
    Archie
  12. ["Betty and Veronica Best Friends Forever"]
  13. Oh, My Head!
    Archie
  14. ["Archie Marries Betty & Veronica"]
  15. Dig, Dig, Dig
    Archie's Dad
  16. Shovel Shy
    Archie
  17. ["The Magic of Sabrina the Teenage Witch"]
  18. Archies Everywhere!
    Archie
  19. I'll Be Seeing You!
    Archie
  20. ["Archie Cyber Adventures"]
  21. ["It's supershopper, off to the stores again!"]
    Archie
  22. Traditional Rivals!
    Archie
  23. Bowl Toll
    Archie
  24. On Sale Now!
  25. Oh Double Rats
    Archie
  26. ["The original seven Archie Will You Marry Me issues"]
  27. Speed Deed
    Archie
  28. [no title indexed]
    Little Archie and Friends
  29. Mark of the Great
    Little Archie
  30. It's Snow Fun
    Little Sabrina
  31. Real Super
    Little Ambrose
  32. The Play's the Thing
    Little Betty & Veronica
  33. A Horse Laugh
    Little Archie
  34. Supper Puzzle
    Little Archie
  35. ["The Archie Babies"]
  36. Strings Attached
    Archie
  37. ["Archie Freshman Year"]
  38. Attraction Action
    Archie
  39. Tiff Riff
    Archie
  40. The Young Man Who Came to Take Veronica Out to Dinner
    Archie
  41. Order Today for Only $12.95!
  42. Neither Snow Nor...
    Archie
  43. ["You love that car, don't you, Arch?"]
    Archie
  44. Snap Flap
    Jughead
  45. ["Archie's Weird Mysteries"]
  46. The Acid Test
    Archie
  47. The Real Meal Deal
    Archie
  48. ["Riverdale High News, Editor Archie Andrews speaking!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  49. ["Archie World Tour"]
  50. Coach Reproach
    Archie
  51. Over 400 Pages of the Best of Archie Comics!
  52. Slightly Choosy
    Archie
  53. [no title indexed]
    Wilbur
  54. Handle With Care
    Wilbur
  55. An Ounce of Bounce
    Wilbur
  56. ["Mega Man"]
  57. Cake Walk
    Archie
  58. Slip Slidin Away
    Archie
  59. Remote Possibility
    Archie
  60. ["Subscribe Today"]
  61. [no title indexed]
    Everything's Archie
  62. ["Download the Archie Comics App for free"]
  63. ["The Maul of America"]
    Zombie Chasers
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