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Issue: Archie #124
Publication Date: December 1961
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Issues: #124 of 565 Issues (689 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/12/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: Starting with this issue, the price of the title was raised to 12 cents. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): Bob White
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Eeeagh!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchi #93 published June 1963
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dog's Best Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Professor; Assistant; un-named dog
Synopsis: Archie accidentally gets an experimental chemical spilled on him, which causes him to switch bodies with a dog.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #36 published January 1980
as Dog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #58 [Direct Edition] published April 1992
as Dog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Harry Lucey #1 published August 2011
as Dog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #250 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as Dog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The fourth wall is broken on pages two and three, when the transformed Archie and dog comment on the word balloons and physically grab one.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires
Character(s): The U.S. Royal Twins [Roy; Al]
First Line: These U.S. Royal tires really make my bike sail!
Synopsis: The twins use a sail to ride their bikes on water.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires illustrated with a cartoon. United State Rubber, Cycle Tire Department, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Big Fight Tonight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie act as judges at the state high school boxing championships, while professing scorn for the "barbaric" sport.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #1 published March 1974
as Big Fight Tonight [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #27 published March 1980
as Big Fight Tonight [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Harry Lucey #1 published August 2011
as Big Fight Tonight [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Use Your Head!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead gets a "bean-bouncer," a balloon attached to a headband and elastic, which allows the user to bounce the balloon against his head. Both Archie and Reggie get the same idea for a prank to play involving the device.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #1 published March 1974
as Use Your Head! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Good Shot!

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; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx plays golf in her back yard.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Tops on Your Christmas List!

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's Christmas Stocking
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #15, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art with a Christmas theme.
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To Bee or Not to Bee!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: After an explosion in the chemistry lab while mixing a witchcraft potion, Jughead thinks he's turned Archie into a bee.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #47 published November 1981
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #1 published March 1974
as To Bee or Not to Bee! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead and Archie Double Digest #1 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as To Bee or Not to Bee! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Head shots of Archie, Jughead, and Reggie. May be previously-published art. First prize of $5.00 to John Davidson (Glens Falls, N.Y.) for article on the Girl Scouts. Second prize of $3.00 to Marsha Arrington (Apple Grove, W. Va.) for article debunking common beliefs (no lead in a lead pencil, etc.). Third prize of $2.00 to Darlene Nowlan (Lively, Ontario, Canada) for article on the Taj Mahal. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Joey Bliley (St. Joseph, Mo.) for brief history of the U. S. Navy.
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[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
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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The Joke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; un-named old lady
Synopsis: Every time Archie says "Did you call me" followed by the person's name, that person responds with the same moldy old joke.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #1 published March 1974
as The Joke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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