Price: 2.19 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 2003-08-13
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I want Veronica home by twelve!
Characters:
Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie Annual Digest #28.

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Comics
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: every 4 weeks, twice in July
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816467476 53911

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Willy Wonka Candy & Toys / advertisement / 1 page

A Knight to Remember
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Editing:
Victor Gorelick (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie is a troubadour at the Renaissance fair, so the other fellows drag him into manly activities like jousts and sword fights. They show him up badly, but finally notice that all the girls still flock around the singing troubadour.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

NOT the Archie story of the same length and title appearing in Archie #546.

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MGM Movies / advertisement / 1 page

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A-Files / letters page / 1 page

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
typeset
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:More excellent A-file reports submitted by readers like you.
Characters:
Skin diver; dolphin

Indexer Notes

Reports from fans Lauralyn Renn and Stephanie Mercado

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Cart Caper
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; store manager
Synopsis:
Archie has a job corralling carts at the supermarket, using a pushing device. When Reggie substitutes a dead battery, Archie powers it up at Dilton's lab, only to have the thing run wild.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Archie's Funhouse Double Digest # 6 credits Jim Amash (inks), Barry Grossman (colors), and Bill Yoshida (letters).

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page

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Disney Interactive Games / advertisement / 1.5 pages

Lost or Found
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Harold Smith (credited as Smith)
Pencils:
? Kennedy (credited) [as Kennedy]
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie is late meeting Betty at the beach, because he had to clean his room. The good news is, he found his winter boots.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Slide Rules
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Marty
Synopsis:
In the height of summer, Chuck is missing winter, but Archie complains about how he always slips and falls in wintry weather. Even so, he loves to play on the neighbor boy's slip and slide mat all summer long.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

GCD record at Archie Double Digest # 252 credits Script George Gladir; Pencils Stan Goldberg; Inks Mike Esposito; Colors Barry Grossman; Letters Bill Yoshida.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Archie and Betty Travel on Their Fashion Time Machine
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illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Fashion suggestions from fans McKinny Cupp, Natalia Rosculet, Tayler Novick, Bethany Daniels, Elliana Bisgaard, Susan Cupp, and Inez Vara.

It's All Downhill
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge sets up a sculpture garden on the hillside near his home. Archie manages to set off an avalanche that dumps everything into the lake, leaving Mr. Lodge with an underwater sculpture park.
Reprints (2)

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Archway / Minstrel / Simon Pulse Sabrina Paperbacks / advertisement / 1 page

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Kellogg's Apple Jacks / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I want Veronica home by twelve!"]
    Archie
  2. ["You could win a Wonka Wave of prizes"]
    Willy Wonka Candy & Toys
  3. A Knight to Remember
    Archie
  4. ["You're never too young to save the world."]
    MGM Movies
  5. ["More excellent A-file reports submitted by readers like you."]
    A-Files
  6. ["Attention kids!"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  7. Cart Caper
    Archie
  8. ["Dear Archie Readers"]
    Editor's Notebook
  9. ["You could win a Spy Kids 3-D Ultimate Gaming System!"]
    Disney Interactive Games
  10. Lost or Found
    Archie
  11. ["Subscribe today and never miss another issue!"]
  12. ["The Official Archie 2004 16 month calendar"]
  13. Slide Rules
    Archie
  14. ["Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search"]
  15. Archie and Betty Travel on Their Fashion Time Machine
  16. It's All Downhill
    Archie
  17. ["Sabrina cannot tell a lie...."]
    Archway / Minstrel / Simon Pulse Sabrina Paperbacks
  18. ["And the new shape is... blue carrots!"]
    Kellogg's Apple Jacks
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