Archie's Clean Slate
[39¢]
(1973)
Fleming H. Revell Company,
1973 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.39 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company
- Brand
-
Spire Christian Comics
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Modern Age U. S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Archie's Clean Slate (Fleming H. Revell Company, 1973 series) [35¢].
There exist further variants:
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Hot Spot
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Al Hartley (signed as
Al Hartley) - Pencils
- Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)
- Inks
- Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- C'mon, Archie... I'll set your life on fire! Heh! Heh! Heh!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Satan; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead have nightmares, and the kids talk about being popular.
A Song Written by David
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Lord our God, your majesty and glory fill the earth and overflow the heavens
- Genre
- religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The gang talks about God in their lives.
Indexer Notes
The Song of David is taken from Psalm 8.
Man's Values / God's Values
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- God, why did you stick me with these teeth?
- Genre
- religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel uses herself as examples of both Man's will and God's Will.
Man Puts Down - God Lifts Up
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Results of a... negative self-image... underneath we're saying...
- Genre
- religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Lesson learned from a negative self-image.
Bus Bust
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hop in, students!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Benjamin Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The school visits a zoo where the visitors stay in their enclosed vehicles and the animals roam free.
Phenomenal Animals!!!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- America's love affair with the automobile is turning sour!
- Genre
- religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (as a lion); Dilton Doiley (as a bird)
1, 2, 3, Hike!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That trip to jungle land was an ecological bomb!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Benjamin Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Since the safari zoo was a disaster, Miss Grundy convinces Mr. Weatherbee to take the kids on a nature hike.
Vote for The Greatest Teacher!
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Before you cast your ballot, take a good look at the candidates!
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Beazly; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Benjamin Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones; Mr. Svenson; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- The students vote for their favorite teacher.
[Music Appreciation]
Miss Haggly / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My music class is such a joy!
- Feature Logo
Miss Haggly- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- The Archies: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Dilton Doiley; Miss Haggly; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs - Synopsis
- As the kids are listening to popular music, Miss Haggly wants to use the music room to practice her cello.
Indexer Notes
The Archies are singing the song "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Byrds, which was adapted from chapter 3 of Ecclesiates, traditionally thought to have been written by Solomon.
Put To The Test!
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! That was a rough exam!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Jerry
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead groan about a tough test that Jerry passed because he cheated.
[The Center of the Universe]
Professor Flutesnoot / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For thousands of years, man was sure that the Earth was the center of the universe!
- Feature Logo
Professor Flutesnoot- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Benjamin Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Professor Flutesnoot talks about the old theory when Earth was thought to be the center of the universe.
Final Exam
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There they go... Mr. Clean and the Fairy Princess!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- drama; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Debbie; Jerry
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty are put down by Jerry and Debbie for maintaining high values. After school, a drunk Jerry drives Debbie home, and he has an accident, injurying Debbie badly. Archie and Betty come across the scene and quickly scramble to help the teens. Betty comforts Debbie and through the power of prayer and belief, Debbie decides she wants to live a better life.
- Reprints
[The Best for You!]
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photograph)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You and I share a special relationship through Spire Comics!
- Characters
- Al Hartley (photo)
Indexer Notes
Information about how God loves the reader, with a quotation from 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Inside back cover.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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1.
Hot Spot
Archie -
2.
A Song Written by David
Archie -
3.
Man's Values / God's Values
Ethel -
4.
Man Puts Down - God Lifts Up
Ethel -
5.
Bus Bust
Archie -
6.
Phenomenal Animals!!!
Archie -
7.
1, 2, 3, Hike!
Archie -
8.
Vote for The Greatest Teacher!
Archie -
9.
[Music Appreciation]
Miss Haggly -
10.
Put To The Test!
Archie -
11.
[The Center of the Universe]
Professor Flutesnoot -
12.
Final Exam
Archie -
13.
[The Best for You!]
This issue was modified by
- Peter Croome
- Thomas Johnson
- Jim Van Dore
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