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Issue Details

Issue #102
Published September 1959
Cover Price $0.10
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Cover says: "Now! Every Month"

Cover Details

Characters Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Betty; Veronica
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Harry Lucey
Notes Cover says: "Now! Every Month"

1 page advertisement "Record Your Voice at Home/Exploding Army Hand Grenade"

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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.

6 page Archie story "Light Struck"

Characters Archie; Veronica; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis Archie tries to help the Lodges economize by saving electricity.
Genre teen; humor

1 page advertisement "Don't Be a Willie Woodenhead!"

Characters Oliver Owl
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Notes Illustrated ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires emphasizing bike safety rules. United States Rubber, Indianapolis, Ind.

Half page Archie filler "House About That"

Characters Archie; Big Moose
Synopsis Big Moose misinterpets a comment about the Lodge's mansion.
Genre teen; humor

Half page advertisement "8 Record Hits Only $1.00"

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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.

1 page Shrimpy story "Mistaken Identity"

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.

1 page advertisement "Yippee!"

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Notes Illustrated ad for Columbia bicycles, featuring the new model for 1959--the Sports Apache (boys and girls versions). Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass.

6 page Katy Keene story "Glamour vs. Comfort"

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.

1 page Archie promo (ad from the publisher) "We're giving away free copies..."

Characters Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica
Pencils Harry Lucey?

4 page Li'l Jinx story "Fair Trade"

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.

Half page Moose filler "The Legman"

Characters Archie; Big Moose
Synopsis Moose has trouble standing and speaking in class.
Genre teen; humor

Half page Reggie filler "The Awful Truce"

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

1 page advertisement "Natural Color Photos/40 Foreign and American Cars"

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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.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Club News"

Characters Archie (cameo)
Script Patricia Mager; Audrey Knapp; Stephanie Ellinton; Millicent Adnerson; Jo Ann Derocher
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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.

1 page advertisement "Win A Big Prize!"

Notes Illustrated ad for selling White Colverine Brand salve. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.

6 page Wilbur story "Jester Jubilee"

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?

1 page advertisement "Check the Kind of Body YOU want!"

Characters Charles Atlas
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
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Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Ad for Charles Atlas "Dynamic Tension" Body Building Course, illustrated with photo of Charles Atlas.

1 page advertisement "Animal Children"

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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.