Archie Comics #72

(January-February 1955)

Teen-Type (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages (report information)

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teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis

When Archie's father reads of a gang crime in the paper, Archie reassures him that there's only a few juvenile delinquents and they can be spotted by how they dress.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

cigars; gangs; juvenile delinquents; newspaper; propaganda; smoking; zoot suits

Indexer Notes

Juvenile delinquents wear "Duck's Tail" haircuts, chauffeur's hats, black leather jackets, wide belts with with buckle at the hip, tight-fitting dungarees, and ankle-high boots. And they "smoke like fiends."

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Pep Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Let's Face It (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; teen

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie appears to be painting a mustache on a portrait of Jughead, sending Mr. Weatherbee into gales of laughter.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

art show; painting

We All Pick Shelby! (Table of Contents: 4)

Shelby Cycle Co. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad in panel format for Shelby Bicycles, with mail-in coupon for brochure. Shelby Cycle Co., Cleveland, Ohio.

Smear Campaign (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.75 pages (report information)

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humor; teen

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis

Betty and Veronica use Reggie as a guinea pig in their efforts to find smear-proof lipstick. When Betty tries to extend the experiment to Archie, Veronica objects.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

kissing; lipstick; Mercurochrome

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Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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If you enjoy your job, it makes your work lighter!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis

Archie and Jughead exchange philosophies about work.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

work

Christmas Is Christmas (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre

drama; teen

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Blaine; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, the Lodges send Archie to deliver some groceries to a family that is down on their luck.

Keywords

charity; Christmas; Christmas tree; pride; quarantine; toys

Indexer Notes

Text with one illustration.

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activity / 0.25 page (report information)

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Fill in the areas with the dots...

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Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Activity involving shading areas with dots to form a picture. No logo.

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Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Test of the Town (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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humor; teen

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate

Synopsis

The gang is mad at Miss Grundy for being too strict. Jughead overhears the school superintendent tell Mr. Weatherbee that unless her class does well on the next day's test, Miss Grundy will be fired for not being effective. The gang thinks all they have to do is not study for the test and they will be rid of Miss Grundy. That night, all have second thoughts and end up at Jughead's house for a night of studying.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

conscience; discipline; insomnia; studying; test

Gripe Sniper (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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humor; teen

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Mr. Weatherbee rigs a microphone under the bench where students sit during lunch hour. He hears Archie and Jughead talk about possibly skipping school to go ice-skating the next day. Mr. Weatherbee decides to go to the pond at dawn to catch the pair playing hooky, but nothing goes according to his plan.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

eavesdropping; hooky; ice-skating; microphone

Secret Sorrow (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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humor; teen

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Someone sees Archie kiss a girl (not Veronica) at a dance, but Archie doesn't know who it is. When Reggie tells him to guess what he saw at the dance last night, Archie panics and does everything Reggie tells him to do. Archie decides it's better to confess to Veronica than to take Reggie's abuse, but after he does, he finds out that Reggie didn't know anything about the stolen kiss.

Keywords

begging; kiss; loan; rumor; shoeshine

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Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Rise and Shine (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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humor; teen

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis

Betty tells Archie his car is a mess. He buys some car polishing liquid, but has so much trouble getting the can open that he's too tired to polish the car.

Reprints

• in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #1 ([1955] (see notes)) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Keywords

car wash

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Wilbur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Sis the Candy Kid (Table of Contents: 17)

Katy Keene / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon; Barbara McGowan (story idea); Molly Bill (story idea)

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Bill Woggon

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Bill Woggon

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humor; fashion; teen

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Katy Keene; Sis

Synopsis

Sis can't open her mouth and Katy takes her to the dentist to see what's the matter.

Keywords

caramel candy; dentist; lockjaw; spanking

Indexer Notes

Fashions, etc., by Barbara McGowan (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Molly Bill (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Muffin Hunt (Las Cruces, N.M), Ronna Rae Riley (Allentown, Pa.), Dianne Star (Norwood, Manitoba, Canada), Eleanor Bailey (Tucson, Ariz.), and Winnie Buzinskis (Elmere, Del.)

Watch the Birdie (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis

Archie, Jughead and Mr. Weatherbee go bird-watching. When they disagree on identifying a bird, Mr. Weatherbee offers to bet a dollar he's right, but the bird snatches the bill from his hand to use for its nest.

Keywords

Baltimore Oriole; betting; bird-watching; dollar bill; nest; rain; tree-climbing

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Baby Ruth; Curtis Candy Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)