Price: 0.30 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1976-03-02
Editing: John L. Goldwater ? (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #169 Edit Cover
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Life with Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yipes! What's going on? There's no movement, no sounds, nothing!
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #128.

The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page

When Time Stood Still
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Life with Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:drama; humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Weird? I tell you, every second of that day is engraved on my brain in letters of flame! Nothing will ever erase the memory! Nothing!
  • Keywords:gasmask
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Synopsis:
After wearing a gas mask for 15 minutes Archie claims that when he took it off everyone in Riverdale was frozen in place like statues.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77.
Includes indicia on bottom of first page.

Josie and the Cup Cakes
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Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Think Small!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Greg, the next time you have a fight, use your brains and you'll come out much better!
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Li'l Jinx gives fighting tips to Greg.

Using His Head!
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Charley / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fat Charley, you better get rid of those grapes...
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Charley uses his grapes as a wig.

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ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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Universal Bodybuilding Program / advertisement / 1 page

Proposal of Mayhem Part I
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Life with Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No! No! This is madness! Nobody has ever tried Devil's Leap and lived!!
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Bruce Bronkson
Synopsis:
Veronica falls for Bruce Bronkson - a royal from the Isle of Staten.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #2.
Part one of a two-part story. Logo is only featured on the first page of the second part.

Proposal of Mayhem Part II
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Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:And it was a good thing we did follow! Foreigners are fast workers and this guy was not letting any grass grow under his feet!... or, 'snow melt under his feet,' might be more appropriate!
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Bruce Bronkson
Synopsis:
Bruce Bronkson asks Veronica to marry him.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #2.
Part two of a two-part story. Logo is only featured on the first page of the second part.

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Perfume / advertisement / 1 page

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Canyon House Dog Tags / advertisement / 1 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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Includes letters from Karen Kokame (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1st prize - $6.00 and Barbara Musto (Staten Island, New York) 2nd prize - $4.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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Archie Giant Series Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

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Super Values Products / advertisement / 1 page

What Would You Say
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Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Chuck wants to quit school because his father works there.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #10.

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Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Kellogg's Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Yipes! What's going on? There's no movement, no sounds, nothing!"]
    Life with Archie
  2. The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  3. When Time Stood Still
    Life with Archie
  4. Josie and the Cup Cakes
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  5. Think Small!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. Using His Head!
    Charley
  7. ["If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  8. ["Impossible? Not for the super bodybuilding system!"]
    Universal Bodybuilding Program
  9. Proposal of Mayhem Part I
    Life with Archie
  10. Proposal of Mayhem Part II
    Life with Archie
  11. ["Scent-sational $1. perfume offer"]
    Perfume
  12. ["Dog tags"]
    Canyon House Dog Tags
  13. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  14. ["Who can resist a Betty & Veronica Spectacular? I can't, because everything they do is spectacular!"]
    Archie Giant Series Magazine
  15. ["Pick a winner every time!"]
    Archie Comics
  16. ["Amazing $1 offer"]
    Super Values Products
  17. What Would You Say
    Life with Archie
  18. ["Enter the wonderful world of super sea-monkeys"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  19. ["The prizes are coming... the cash is coming"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  20. ["Win $5 a week for a whole year!"]
    Kellogg's Cereals [multiple varieties]
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