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Pages: 36
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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Life with Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Only one thing compares to a ski resort with snow...
  • Keywords:ski lodge
Characters:
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 027100069638 03

For Safety's Sake...Buckle Up!
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Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Public service announcement about wearing seat belts by Archie Comics and the American Automobile Association.

Too Much of a Good Thing!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie is a DJ on the school radio station. His macho attitude irritates Veronica, who offers free concert tickets to the first 50 girls who will kiss Reggie in public.

Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions!
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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Gumby and Pokey in Gum Dinger Land
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Gum Dinger Adventures; Brachs / advertisement / 1 page

Archie's Mom! What Will He Be?
(Table of Contents: 5)

Dilton's Puzzle Pals / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Scrambled word puzzle.

Step Right Up!
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Archie's Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Clue Clever
(Table of Contents: 7)

Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Samm Schwartz (signed as S. S.)
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (signed as S. S.)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (signed as S. S.)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Synopsis:
When a roast is missing, Jughead weighs Hot Dog and finds he's five pounds heavier.

Subscribe and Get One Issue Free!
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Archie Digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Science Friction
(Table of Contents: 9)

Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:science fiction; teen
Characters:
Loki (cat)
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica look at Archie's and Dilton's projects for science project week. Snail-like aliens on a small flying saucer outside the window shrink the foursome so they can abduct them for a flea market. The aliens are distracted and the four have to escape Svenson's cat Loki on a paper airplane that Archie had made earlier. The aliens are ordered back to their home planet and enlarge the teens to normal size before leaving.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Story is in two parts of six and five pages, but is printed as one long story with no sequences in between the parts. Reference is made to a Little Archie story in Archie Giant Series #560.

Lunch Hunch
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (credited as Samuel Schwartz)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (credited as Samuel Schwartz)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is always first in line for lunch.

Save! Subscribe and Get 1 Free!
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Archie's Double Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Free the Cap'n Mystery
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Archie and the Gang; Cap'n Crunch / advertisement / 1 page

Prize Size
(Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
The Pussycats
Synopsis:
Val's cousin Roy tried to play the harmonica and swallowed it.
Reprints (3)

Hide Chide
(Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead makes fun of Hot Dog when he hides under the bed during a thunderstorm, but then sees Archie is under the bed, too.
Reprints (3)

eSKIpade
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
George Gladir (credited as G. Gladir)
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (credited as S. Schwartz)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (credited as S. Schwartz)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie almost collides with people while skiing, so he seeks out a more remote spot and promptly runs into a tree.

Fans! Now You Can Join the Brand New Archie Fan Club
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Archie Fan Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Comedy of Errors
(Table of Contents: 17)

Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Gina Morton
Synopsis:
Archie gets a date with a girl who works in the cosmetics department at the department store where he works. He makes elaborate plans for a perfect date, but things keep going wrong.
Reprints (2)

Prizes or Cash
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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie's Club News / text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. First prize of $6.00 to Lisa Czajka (Orland Park, Ill.) for an article about moving to a new school. Second prize of $4.00 to Victoria Law (Forest Hills, N.Y.) for an article about the illegal smuggling of animals into the United State.

Now There's a Book Club as Special as You Are
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Especially for Girls Book Club / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Only one thing compares to a ski resort with snow..."]
    Life with Archie
  2. For Safety's Sake...Buckle Up!
    Archie
  3. Too Much of a Good Thing!
    Life with Archie
  4. Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions!
    Archie Comics
  5. Gumby and Pokey in Gum Dinger Land
    Gum Dinger Adventures; Brachs
  6. Archie's Mom! What Will He Be?
    Dilton's Puzzle Pals
  7. Step Right Up!
    Archie's Checklist
  8. Clue Clever
    Hot Dog
  9. Subscribe and Get One Issue Free!
    Archie Digests
  10. Science Friction
    Life with Archie
  11. Lunch Hunch
    Jughead
  12. Save! Subscribe and Get 1 Free!
    Archie's Double Digest
  13. Free the Cap'n Mystery
    Archie and the Gang; Cap'n Crunch
  14. Prize Size
    Josie
  15. Hide Chide
    Jughead
  16. eSKIpade
    Archie
  17. Fans! Now You Can Join the Brand New Archie Fan Club
    Archie Fan Club
  18. Comedy of Errors
    Life with Archie
  19. Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  20. [no title indexed]
    Archie's Club News
  21. Now There's a Book Club as Special as You Are
    Especially for Girls Book Club
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