Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #124

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1961-10-12

Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

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Archie / cover / 1 page

Script:	George Gladir ?
Pencils:	Bob White
Inks:	Bob White
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; science fiction; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Eeeagh!
Keywords:aliens; extraterrestrials; flying saucers

Characters:

Reprints (1)

in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)

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

Starting with this issue, the price of the title was raised to 12 cents. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Dog's Best Friend

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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Harry Lucey
Inks:	Terry Szenics
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Terry Szenics

Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen

Keywords:chemicals; dog bite; fourth wall; kissing; personalities; transformation

Characters:

Professor; Assistant; un-named dog

Synopsis:: Archie accidentally gets an experimental chemical spilled on him, which causes him to switch bodies with a dog.; in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #151 (February 1968)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #5 (November 1974)
in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #36 (1980)
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #58 (April 1992), #160 (June 2005)
in Archie: The Best of Harry Lucey (IDW, 2011 series) #1 (August 2011)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250 (June 2014)
in Archie Giant Comics Frenzy (Archie, 2024 series) (2024)

Indexer Notes

The fourth wall is broken on pages two and three, when the transformed Archie and dog comment on the word balloons and physically grab one.

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Roy & Al - The U. S. Royal Twins; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Big Fight Tonight

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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

Script:	George Gladir
Pencils:	Harry Lucey
Inks:	Marty Epp
Colors:	?
Letters:	Marty Epp

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:boxing; judges

Characters:

Synopsis:: Archie and Reggie act as judges at the state high school boxing championships, while professing scorn for the "barbaric" sport.; in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #151 (February 1968)
in Jughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too (Archie, 1974 series) #1 (March 1974)
in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #27 (March 1980)
in Archie: The Best of Harry Lucey (IDW, 2011 series) #1 (August 2011)

Use Your Head!

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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Harry Lucey
Inks:	Terry Szenics
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Terry Szenics

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:balloon; bean-bouncer; cement; yo-yos

Characters:

Synopsis:: Jughead gets a "bean-bouncer," a balloon attached to a headband and elastic, which allows the user to bounce the balloon against his head. Both Archie and Reggie get the same idea for a prank to play involving the device.; in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #148 (September 1967)
in Jughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too (Archie, 1974 series) #1 (March 1974)
in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #37 (November 1981)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #107 (November 1991)
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #52 (July 1998)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics 75th Anniversary Bash (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #267 (May 2016)

Good Shot!

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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Joe Edwards
Pencils:	Joe Edwards
Inks:	Joe Edwards
Colors:	?
Letters:	Joe Edwards

Genre:humor; children

Keywords:golf; hole-in-one

Characters:

Synopsis:: Li'l Jinx plays golf in her back yard.; in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #148 (September 1967)

Tops on Your Christmas List!

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Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

To Bee or Not to Bee!

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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Harry Lucey
Inks:	Marty Epp
Colors:	Barry Grossman
Letters:	Marty Epp

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:bee; chemistry; potion; witchcraft

Characters:

Synopsis:: After an explosion in the chemistry lab while mixing a witchcraft potion, Jughead thinks he's turned Archie into a bee.; in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #148 (September 1967)
in Jughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too (Archie, 1974 series) #1 (March 1974)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #47 (November 1981)
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #27 (December 1994), #52 (July 1998), #77 (July 2001), #103 (July 2004)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Bonanza (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #1 (June 2014)
in Archie Giant Comics Frenzy (Archie, 2024 series) (2024)

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Harry Lucey
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Characters:

Archie Andrews
(cameo)
Jughead Jones
(cameo)
Reggie Mantle
(cameo)

Indexer Notes

Head shots of Archie, Jughead, and Reggie. May be previously-published art. First prize of $5.00 to John Davidson (Glens Falls, N.Y.) for article on the Girl Scouts. Second prize of $3.00 to Marsha Arrington (Apple Grove, W. Va.) for article debunking common beliefs (no lead in a lead pencil, etc.). Third prize of $2.00 to Darlene Nowlan (Lively, Ontario, Canada) for article on the Taj Mahal. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Joey Bliley (St. Joseph, Mo.) for brief history of the U. S. Navy.

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

The Joke

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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Frank Doyle
Pencils:	Harry Lucey
Inks:	Terry Szenics
Colors:	?
Letters:	Terry Szenics

Genre:humor; teen

Keywords:joke

Characters:

un-named old lady

Synopsis:: Every time Archie says "Did you call me" followed by the person's name, that person responds with the same moldy old joke.; in Archi (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #93 (15 de junio de 1963)
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #148 (September 1967)
in Jughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too (Archie, 1974 series) #1 (March 1974)
in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #37 (November 1981)
in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #268 (June 2016)

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Archie / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

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Dog's Best Friend (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

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Roy & Al - The U. S. Royal Twins; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Big Fight Tonight (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

Use Your Head! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Good Shot! (Table of Contents: 5)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

Tops on Your Christmas List! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

To Bee or Not to Bee! (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages

Indexer Notes

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

The Joke (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Dog's Best Friend

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Big Fight Tonight

(Table of Contents: 3)

Use Your Head!

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Good Shot!

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Tops on Your Christmas List!

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To Bee or Not to Bee!

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The Joke

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