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Issue: Archie #119

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Publication Date: June 1961

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Issues: #119 of 565 Issues (689 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: Archie Series

Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 03/16/1961

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Richard Goldwater

Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In7

4 Content Items

reprinted 7 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Reprinted From1

1 Content Item
- A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.

Images2

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

Indicia on this Page

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

Indicia on this Page

Assets0

Content Items (11 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Harry Lucey

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Swell picture, huh, Archie?

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #21 and later redrawn for the cover of Jughead with Archie Digest #16

Bowl Game

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazly

Synopsis: Archie brings a bowling ball to school, and it keeps getting away from him and causing destruction.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Jughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #2 published May 1974
as Bowl Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires

Character(s): U. S. Royal Twins [Roy; Al]

First Line: With these U.S. Royals it's like riding on a cloud!

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad for U.S. Royal bicycle tires illustrated with a cartoon. United States Rubber, Indianapolis 6, Ind.

Keeping In Touch!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Edwards

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Li'l Jinx

Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Ga Ga

Synopsis: Jinx and her friend sit in silence on Jinx's front step, but after Ga Ga leaves, Jinx phones her to ask what's new.

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Principal's Principle

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Terry Szenics

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee

Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wonders why the students are afraid of him.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

A New Twist

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: A stiff neck leaves Archie unable to hold his head up straight. His friends try to help, but their help is no help at all.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Archie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
as A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
as A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]

From Content Item: Flag

Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #3 [Direct Edition] published May 2014
was A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Archie's back trouble is cured when a blonde with shapely legs walks by and he snaps straight up with a "twang" sound effect, effectively mimicking the sexual imagery often seen in Tex Avery animated cartoons.

Here Are Six Reasons Why I Know You'll Enjoy the Big, New Archie Annual #13

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Archie Annual

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #13 with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1962 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Cover is depicted, along with head shots of six characters.

Painful Proxy

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Marty Epp

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Marty Epp

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Moose will be disqualified from the big game unless he passes a test, so Archie disguises himself as Moose to take the test in his place.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Archie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
as Painful Proxy [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Archie Club News

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1.5

Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Paul R. Prescott (Carnegie, Pa.) for article on the Liberty Bell. Second prize of $3.00 to Julie Ann Dadson (Cincinnati, Ohio) for article on changes in automobiles. Third prize of $2.00 to David Achelis (New York, N.Y.) for article on the Sun. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Laura Luther (York, Pa.) for article on the human eye. Fifth prize to Marjorie Raschdorf (Adams, Mass.) for article on Uakaris monkeys.

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Archie Club

Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.

The Fly

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Marty Epp

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Marty Epp

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee

Synopsis: A pesky fly gets Archie in trouble in Miss Grundy's class, but then gets him out of trouble with Mr. Weatherbee.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Archie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
as The Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as The Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

World of Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2013
as The Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: No dialogue in the story. Captions in the first and last panels open and close the story. On page five, a caption points out the set-up for a gag on the next page.