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Issue Details

Issue #33
Published January 1965
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes The bottom half of the cover is a Tarzan parody.

Cover Details - "A Christmas Tale"; "Me Tarpan, You Jane!"

Characters Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Betty Cooper]
Genre teen; humor
Notes The bottom half of the cover is a Tarzan parody.

13 page Life With Archie story "A Christmas Tale"

Characters Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis In the spirit of giving, the boys decide to cut down a huge Christmas tree to be filled with presents for the needy. Veronica promises a whole month of exclusive dates to the boy who cuts down the largest tree. Archie and Jughead are working together so Archie can be the winner, while Betty and Reggie work together to stop them and to get the biggest tree so Reggie can be the winner.
Genre teen; humor

6 page Archie story "Me Tarpan, You Jane (part 1)"

Characters Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Veronica Lodge]; Bwana Betty [Betty Cooper]; her guide [Jughead Jones]; Simba (a lion friend of Tarpan's)
Synopsis From high in the trees, Tarpan - an unco-ordinated and uneducated jungle man-- and his girlfriend Jane watch as Bwana Betty and her guide set up camp in the jungle.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Notes This is a Tarzan parody, and none of the characters except Betty are referred to by their real names.

2 page filler "Archie Club News"

Characters Archie Andrews
Script (fan report)
Letters typeset
Notes Includes articles on "The Holes In Doughnuts", "The Secret of Success", a letter from a fan stationed overseas, and an application for the Archie Fan club.

5 page Archie story "Me Tarpan, You Jane (part 2)"

Characters Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Veronica Lodge]; Bwana Betty [Betty Cooper]; her guide [Jughead Jones]
Synopsis Tarpan tries to gather food for Jane, Bwana Betty and her guide, but they end up having hamburgers cooked by the guide.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo
Notes This is a Tarzan parody, and none of the characters except Betty are referred to by their real names.