Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Harry Lucey Archie Stories from PEP and LAUGH

From Pep # 125 (January 1958)
  "Match Me!" - Betty tries to break up Archie and Veronica by exploiting their anxieties about Archie's lack of wealth. This story has an unusual (for Archie) layout: except for the splash, every page consists of eight identically-sized panels.

From Laugh # 100 (July 1959)
  "Jingle Jangled" - Reggie gets on everyone's nerves by quoting lines from popular commercials.

From Pep # 136 (December 1959)
  "Watch Your Step" - Archie tries to walk to school in the shortest possible distance by taking a "bee-line hike."

From Pep # 140 (August 1960)
  "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" - In what is arguably Lucey's greatest story, the tale of Archie and Reggie's attempt to get money for a dance -- and the unexpected conclusion -- is told without a single dialogue balloon.

From Pep # 141 (September 1960)
  "The King Is Back" - Mr. Lodge is caught up in Archie's latest musical fad, the bongo drums.

From Laugh # 128 (November 1961)
  "Too Much Talent" - When Mr. Lodge buys a talent agency, all the kids run over to audition for him, including Reggie imitating Edward G. Robinson and Betty imitating Katharine Hepburn.

From Laugh # 142 (January 1963)
  "Guess Again" - Reggie and Archie ask impartial third parties to decide who will take Veronica on a date. Features one of the series' most memorable twist endings.

From Pep # 179 (March 1965)
  "Soup To Nuts" - Archie invents a revolutionary airplane fuel whose secret ingredient is... cream of celery soup!?





"Match Me!"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: UNKNOWN








"Jingle Jangled"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: Frank Doyle








"Watch Your Step"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: Frank Doyle









"Actions Speak Louder Than Words"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: Frank Doyle








"The King Is Back"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: UNKNOWN (whichever writer it was who called Lodge's butler "Jervis")









"Too Much Talent"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: Frank Doyle









"Guess Again"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: Frank Doyle









"Soup To Nuts"
Art: Harry Lucey
Script: Frank Doyle



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