Issue | #14 |
Published | Spring 1960 |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 84 |
Editing | Richard Goldwater |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews |
Synopsis | In addition to the gag, the cover includes plugs for two stories in the issue: a box with a scene from "The Run-Away," and a caption saying "In this issue: ELVIS SINGS" (Elvis turns out to be a frog, not the Elvis kids were hoping for). |
Genre | humor; adventure; children |
Pencils | Bob Bolling (signed) |
Inks | Bob Bolling |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Evelyn Evernever; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Elvis (frog) |
Synopsis | Little Archie is worried about his frog, Elvis, who has stopped croaking ("that's singing to frogs"). He brings Elvis to school hoping that music class will get him interested in singing again. But when he's caught, Mr. Weatherbee tells him that there's only one way to make Elvis sing again. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bob Bolling |
Pencils | Bob Bolling (signed) |
Inks | Bob Bolling |
Letters | Bob Bolling |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; un-named sailors |
Synopsis | After his father spanks him, Little Archie decides to run away from home. He takes Spotty and together they set off for Europe on a raft. But when the raft is destroyed by a passing ship, the two are left floating in the ocean, and in the fog, no one on the ship can hear or see Little Archie's cries for help. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Bob Bolling |
Pencils | Bob Bolling (signed) |
Inks | Bob Bolling |
Letters | Bob Bolling |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones |
Synopsis | Fred tries to prove that he's a good ice skater. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dexter Taylor |
Pencils | Dexter Taylor |
Inks | Dexter Taylor |
Letters | Dexter Taylor |
Characters | Peggy; Daphne; un-named girl |
Synopsis | Daphne thinks she's too good to talk to Peggy. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Joe Harold |
Pencils | Joe Harold |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Mr. Crump |
Synopsis | While Fred tries unsuccessfully to get a raise, Little Archie gets a paper route to help out with his dad's money problems. But when Little Archie gets sick, Fred has to deliver the papers. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dexter Taylor |
Pencils | Dexter Taylor |
Inks | Dexter Taylor |
Letters | Dexter Taylor |
Characters | Li'l Jinx; Mrs. Holliday |
Synopsis | Li'l Jinx gets dirty running home. |
Genre | humor; children |
Script | Joe Edwards |
Pencils | Joe Edwards |
Inks | Joe Edwards |
Letters | Joe Edwards |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; Putnam Peabody III |
Synopsis | Little Archie's folks invite over his newly-homeless friend Putnam Peabody III. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dexter Taylor |
Pencils | Dexter Taylor |
Inks | Dexter Taylor |
Letters | Dexter Taylor |
Synopsis | Article on cocker spaniels. |
Genre | fact; nature |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Little Betty Cooper; Caramel; Mr. Cooper |
Synopsis | When Betty catches Caramel chasing birds, she tries to convince her cat to be kind to birds, like humans. Just then, Mr. Cooper enters with the results of his latest hunting trip. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bob Bolling |
Pencils | Bob Bolling (signed) |
Inks | Bob Bolling |
Letters | Bob Bolling |
Notes | One of a number of Bolling stories with pro-environmental themes. |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; un-named clerk; man in top hat |
Synopsis | Fred convinces the kids to put their money in a bank instead of in their clubhouse. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dexter Taylor |
Pencils | Dexter Taylor |
Inks | Dexter Taylor |
Letters | Dexter Taylor |
Characters | Pipsqueak; Tincan; un-named coach |
Synopsis | Pipsqueak introduces a goat as the team mascot. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Walt Lardner |
Pencils | Walt Lardner |
Inks | Walt Lardner |
Notes | Walt Lardner credit based on the listing at the Who's Who project (http://bailsprojects.com/%28S%28ayabfl454tmu1x2qnp01v4nw%29%29/bio.aspx?Name=LARDNER%2c+WALT) |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee |
Synopsis | Little Archie isn't yelling "fire!" loud enough in the school play. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dexter Taylor |
Pencils | Dexter Taylor |
Inks | Dexter Taylor |
Letters | Dexter Taylor |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle |
Synopsis | Little Archie plays doctor and gives a diagnosis to Evelyn's "boo'ful" doll Minerva. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Dexter Taylor |
Pencils | Dexter Taylor |
Inks | Dexter Taylor |
Letters | Dexter Taylor |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Beefy Brawnson; un-named blind man; un-named construction worker; un-named collection man |
Synopsis | Little Archie believes that his lucky dime protects him from all harm. But when Reggie teases him as a "cheapskate" because he won't buy the kids anything, Little Archie reluctantly uses the dime to get a song from the jukebox. Then he and Jughead try to get the dime back. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bob Bolling |
Pencils | Bob Bolling (signed) |
Inks | Bob Bolling |
Letters | Bob Bolling |
Notes | Little Archie refers to two of his previous stories, saying that the dime protected him when he was chased by a wolf (in "The Flash") and when he tried to go to Europe on a raft (in "The Run-Away"). |
Characters | Little Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; un-named superintendent |
Synopsis | Little Archie is always late for school because he spends so much time skating on Shallow Pond. Then he comes up with a way to get to school more quickly: going down Thrill Hill on a pair of skis. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Bob Bolling |
Pencils | Bob Bolling (signed) |
Inks | Bob Bolling |
Letters | Bob Bolling |