Archie #117 Values

Publisher: Archie, 1961

About Archie #117

Harry Lucey cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Pencils: Harry Lucey

Inks: Terry Szenics

Notes: This was the last "Archie" cover for many years to be directly related to the subject of a story inside the comic. The title would go back to stand-alone gag covers after this.

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: I Should've Been Twins

Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: In a mixture of poetry and prose, Archie explains to us why he can't choose between Betty and Veronica.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Frank Doyle

Pencils: Harry Lucey

Inks: Terry Szenics

Reprints: Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #54 (June 1982)

Notes: When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #242, Inks and Lettering is credited to Marty Epp.

Title: Walking the Dog!

Characters: Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Synopsis: Jinx has a job walking the neighbor's dog. When she's sick, her father has to take over.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Joe Edwards

Pencils: Joe Edwards

Inks: Joe Edwards

Letters: Joe Edwards

Reprints: Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #151 (February 1968), | Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #34 (May 1981)

Title: Brain Strain

Characters: Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy

Synopsis: Moose is driven crazy by a sign in Miss Grundy's classroom.

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Harry Lucey

Inks: Terry Szenics

Reprints: Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #148 (September 1967)

Title: Pizza Panic

Characters: Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Grimaldi

Synopsis: Pop's soda shop is being driven out of business by the new teenage craze for pizza parlors. Archie convinces Pop to sell pizzas at the Chok'lit Shoppe, but Pop is completely inept at spinning pizzas.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Frank Doyle

Pencils: Harry Lucey

Reprints: Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #27 (1975-1976), | Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #148 (September 1967)

Title: A Bout Face

Characters: Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Archie prepares to fight Reggie in a boxing match, claiming that he has a secret punch that will lay Reggie low.

Pages: 3.000

Pencils: Harry Lucey

Inks: Samm Schwartz ?

Characters: Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)

Pages: 1.500

Letters: typeset

Notes: Cameo clip art headshots of Archie, Betty, and Veronica. First prize of $5.00 to Wayne Scott (Washington, D.C.) for article on Alaska. Second prize of $3.00 to Richard Paige Jr. (Cleveland, Ohio) for article on the Mexican Hairless dog. Third prize of $2.00 to Marion Zapolin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for essay on brotherhood. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Norman Jerald Savage (Sharon, Mass.) for article on Siamese Fighting Fish. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Marie Consalo (Cambridge, Mass.) for three jokes.

Title: Stolen Sweets

Characters: Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Archie is on his way to Veronica's house with a box of chocolates, but all his friends help themselves to some of them.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Frank Doyle

Pencils: Harry Lucey

Inks: Terry Szenics

Reprints: Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #27 (March 1980), | Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #151 (February 1968)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7

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