Issue | #102 |
Published | September 1959 |
Cover Price | $0.10 |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Cover says: "Now! Every Month" |
Characters | Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Betty; Veronica |
Genre | teen; humor |
Pencils | Harry Lucey |
Notes | Cover says: "Now! Every Month" |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Two half-page ads. Top is illustrated ad for home recording equipment (on discs) for $6.98. Bottom is for a replica Army hand grenade that uses caps for an "explosion" after the pin is pulled. Price: $1.00. Both from Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N.Y. |
Characters | Archie; Veronica; Mr. Lodge |
Synopsis | Archie tries to help the Lodges economize by saving electricity. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Characters | Oliver Owl |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Illustrated ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires emphasizing bike safety rules. United States Rubber, Indianapolis, Ind. |
Characters | Archie; Big Moose |
Synopsis | Big Moose misinterpets a comment about the Lodge's mansion. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Offer of "The Nation's Top 8 Record Hits" on one record for $1.00 from Best Values, Newark, N.J. Not stated if these are by the original artists. |
Characters | Brando; (girl with ponytail) |
Synopsis | Brando displays his art "mobiles." |
Genre | children |
Script | Joe Harold (credit line) |
Pencils | Joe Harold (credit line) |
Inks | Joe Harold (credit line) |
Notes | The feature tried to imitate the "Peanuts" style of art and humor. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Illustrated ad for Columbia bicycles, featuring the new model for 1959--the Sports Apache (boys and girls versions). Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass. |
Characters | Katy Keene; Gloria; the producer; the agent |
Synopsis | On a very hot day, Katy models jungle fashions by a waterfall and Gloria models fur coats in an adjoining studio. |
Genre | fashion |
Script | Bill Woggin; Scott Fleming (story idea) |
Pencils | Bill Woggin |
Inks | Bill Woggin |
Notes | Many outfit designs in story credited to reader submissions. |
Characters | Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica |
Pencils | Harry Lucey? |
Characters | Jinx; Jinx's father; Gregory; |
Synopsis | Jinx wants to trade postage stamps but confuses them with trading (Green) stamps. |
Genre | children |
Script | Joe Edwards |
Pencils | Joe Edwards |
Inks | Joe Edwards |
Notes | S & H brand Green stamps were distributed by merchants and could be redeemed for merchandise at "Green Stamp" stores. Bottom 2/3 of last page is Li'l Jinx Pen Pals with 44 names listed, ages 8 to 15. |
Characters | Archie; Big Moose |
Synopsis | Moose has trouble standing and speaking in class. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Characters | Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Big Moose (cameo) |
Synopsis | After a fight, Archie tries to apologize to Reggie, but ends up insulting him again. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Two half-page ads. Top half is ad for color photos of TV, movie, and film stars for 10 cents each from Colorfoto, Carle Place, N.Y. (Photos shown are in black and white.) Bottom half is illustrated ad for 40 American and foreign plastic (?) car models for $1.00 from Sports Cars, New York, N.Y. |
Characters | Archie (cameo) |
Script | Patricia Mager; Audrey Knapp; Stephanie Ellinton; Millicent Adnerson; Jo Ann Derocher |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Articles by Archie Club Members Patricia Mager, Elmhurst, N.Y.; Audrey Knapp, Porstmouth, Va.; Stephanie Ellington, New York, N.Y.; Millicent Anderson, Kingston, Jamaica; and Jo Ann Derocher, Cohoes, N.Y. Bottom half of second page is ad for Archie Club. Cost is 15 cents. |
Notes | Illustrated ad for selling White Colverine Brand salve. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa. |
Characters | Wilbur; Alec; Sheldon; Laurie; Linda |
Synopsis | Alec tries to trick Wilbur into buying a gag gift for Laurie's birthday party; but is upstaged when Alec's gift turns out to be the only serious one she receives. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Pencils | Joe Edwards? |
Inks | Joe Edwards? |
Characters | Charles Atlas |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Ad for Charles Atlas "Dynamic Tension" Body Building Course, illustrated with photo of Charles Atlas. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover; mostly black and white with some type in color. Illustrated ad for "Animal Children" album and 29 full-color prints for $1.00 with enrollment in National Audubon Society monthy album program. National Audubon Nature Program, Garden City, N. Y. |