Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1961-01-05
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now I ask you...what more could a guy ask for in a gal?
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

This was the last "Archie" cover for many years to be directly related to the subject of a story inside the comic. The title would go back to stand-alone gag covers after this.

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: nine times a year, in February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

I Should've Been Twins

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #242, Inks and Lettering is credited to Marty Epp.

Archie / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Grimaldi
Synopsis:
Pop's soda shop is being driven out of business by the new teenage craze for pizza parlors. Archie convinces Pop to sell pizzas at the Chok'lit Shoppe, but Pop is completely inept at spinning pizzas.
Reprints (5)

Here They Are!

Archie Giant Series / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Archie / comic story / 3 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie prepares to fight Reggie in a boxing match, claiming that he has a secret punch that will lay Reggie low.
Reprints (2)

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages


Characters:
Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Cameo clip art headshots of Archie, Betty, and Veronica. First prize of $5.00 to Wayne Scott (Washington, D.C.) for article on Alaska. Second prize of $3.00 to Richard Paige Jr. (Cleveland, Ohio) for article on the Mexican Hairless dog. Third prize of $2.00 to Marion Zapolin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for essay on brotherhood. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Norman Jerald Savage (Sharon, Mass.) for article on Siamese Fighting Fish. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Marie Consalo (Cambridge, Mass.) for three jokes.

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

Stolen Sweets

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


Indexer Notes

The inking on this story has a very Dan DeCarlo-esque look to it (helped by his brother Vince doing letters), hence Lapick being credited for inks on this story.

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