Archie's Parables
[49¢]
(1975)
Fleming H. Revell Company,
1973 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.49 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- 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 Parables (Fleming H. Revell Company, 1973 series) [39¢].
There exist further variants:
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie's Parables (Fleming H. Revell Company, 1973 series) [49¢]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/226/w200/226161.jpg?-1103139464448461700)
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Knights And Daze
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
- No, Archie!!! That's too dangerous!!!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (as a squire); Betty Cooper (as a maiden); Jughead Jones (as a squire); Hiram Lodge (as the King); Veronica Lodge (as Princess Veronica); Reggie Mantle (as Sir Reginald); Waldo Weatherbee (as a Lord)
- Synopsis
- A squire decides to slay a dragon in order to win the hand of a princess.
- Keywords
- dragon; knight
Indexer Notes
The characters are not named by their normal names.
Showdown At The Little Red Schoolhouse!
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Sheriff... What'll it be???
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (as the Sheriff); Betty Cooper (as a school marm); Jughead Jones (as Pronto, the Sheriff's faithful companion); Hiram Lodge (as a wealthy banker); Veronica Lodge (as Miss Veronica); Pop Tate (as a barkeeper)
- Synopsis
- In the old West, the Sheriff comes to the school marm's aid. She complains about the Bible being taken out of schools, being forced to teach evolution, and the filthy books being sold at the trading post.
- Keywords
- evolution; Native Americans; saloon
Indexer Notes
The characters are not named by their normal names.
A Tale of Two Planets!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dilton... Are you sure this will work???
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Mr. Svenson (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are launched to a planet of identical twins in Dilton's experimental rocket.
Beelzebub's Boo-Boo
Archie / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gasp! What a night to run out of gas!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- drama; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason (as Professor Beelzebub's assistant); Professor Flutesnoot (as Professor Beelzebub)
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are captured by Professor Beelzebub. Jughead is brainwashed into being Beelzebub's slave, like others under his control, but Archie-- with Betty's help-- fights Beelzebub's temptations through a pure faith in God alone.
- Keywords
- mad scientist
Indexer Notes
Several characters are not called by their normal names.
The Most Unforgettable Bird I Ever Met... Johnathan Siblington Pelican!
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the beginning, I knew that Johnathan was different from other pelicans!
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Waldo Weatherbee; Johnathan Siblington Pelican
- Synopsis
- Archie narrates the tale of Jonathan Siblington Pelican.
- Keywords
- pelican
Indexer Notes
This is a parody of the novel "Jonathon Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach.
11 O'Clock High
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Der bombs ist ready, Herr Kapitan!!!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (as a World War I pilot); Betty Cooper (as a Red Cross nurse); Dilton Doiley (as a mechanic); Jughead Jones (as a World War I pilot); Moose Mason (as a mechanic); Waldo Weatherbee (as a German Captain)
- Synopsis
- Two flying aces fight the German air war machine during World War I.
- Keywords
- biplane; World War I; zeppelin
Indexer Notes
The characters are not identified by their normal names.
[Recap]
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jesus used parables to express truth!!!
- Genre
- humor; religious; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead recap the stories in this issue and the lessons learned from each story.
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Table of Contents
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1.
["The adventures of Archie and his friends"]
Spire Christian Comics -
2.
Knights And Daze
Archie -
3.
Showdown At The Little Red Schoolhouse!
Archie -
4.
A Tale of Two Planets!
Archie -
5.
Beelzebub's Boo-Boo
Archie -
6.
The Most Unforgettable Bird I Ever Met... Johnathan Siblington Pelican!
Archie -
7.
11 O'Clock High
Archie -
8.
[Recap]
Archie -
9.
["You can own a complete Bible Reference Library for under $10 each."]
Spire Books -
10.
["Enjoy them all!"]
Spire Christian Comics
This issue was modified by
- Peter Croome
- Jim Van Dore
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