(July-August 1955)

Archie, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good night, Archie!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprints
Keywords
hot water bottle; kissing; mink stole

Campaign in the Neck (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bob Montana (signed)
Inks
Bob Montana (signed)
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mayor Naize
Synopsis
Archie decides to run a last-minute write-in campaign against Reggie for class president. The school election is the same day as the Riverdale mayoral election. Jughead goes to pick up some campaign posters for Archie, but gets the Mayor's instead. That leads to Archie's posters being plastered all over town and he wins the mayoral election.
Reprints
Keywords
election; mayor; posters; write-in

Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hatful of Humor (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Reprints
Keywords
bus; flattery; letter

Indexer Notes

Five multi-panel gags.

Something Fishy (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Veronica go to a seaside restaurant where the fish is guaranteed fresh.
Reprints
Keywords
fishing; restaurant

Spec-tacular (Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Moose insists on wearing the eyeglasses his favorite uncle left him, even though he can't see a thing.
Reprints
Keywords
eyeglasses

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Archie Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Split-Seconds Faster! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

U. S. Keds; United States Rubber Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pass the Smelling Salts (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis
The Professor has the students identify the smell of chemicals while blindfolded.
Reprints
Keywords
blindfolds; chemistry; odor

The Hand Writing on the Wall (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie's Rival Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie wrote all his girl friends' phone numbers on the wall around the pay phone at Pop's and is devastated when Pop has the whole shop painted.
Reprints
Keywords
girl friends; painting; phone numbers; telephone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Shelby Cycle Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

For Goodness Sake! (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Reggie keeps getting dates with Veronica because Archie keeps getting detentions. Archie vows not to get a detention for a whole day. The change almost causes Miss Grundy to have a nervous breakdown.
Keywords
detentions

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Okay Jokes / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
humor
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Indexer Notes

Jokes with five illustrations.

The Oily Bird (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica's fan is noisy, so Archie oils it. Veronica is not happy with the result.
Keywords
fan; oil

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Count Your Blessings (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead are putting identifying signs over the school doors. When Jughead drops a small one on Archie's head, Jughead tells him he's lucky. He could have dropped a big sign.
Reprints
Keywords
ladder; signs

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Open Door Policy (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Miss Grundy takes Archie to Mr. Weatherbee's office, but an offhand remark has Weatherbee fleeing from Miss Grundy.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay gang...Now that we're all here I'll phone Jug...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Archie wants to take his band to practice at Jughead's house as usual, but Jughead's neighbors have other plans.
Keywords
band; phone booth; telephone; trombone

Necktie Party! (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
When Archie starts eyeing the other girls while dancing with Veronica, she uses his necktie to keep his attention focused on her.
Reprints
Keywords
dancing; necktie

Hairs Proof! (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie's Pop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie's father gets accused on leaving his shaving equipment out, but it was Archie's fault.
Reprints
Keywords
razor

Cagey Caper (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty uses a playpen as a defense against two brats she is baby-sitting.
Reprints
Keywords
baby-sitting; playpen; telephone

Stomach Trouble (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie's Pal Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead's parents threaten to throw him out of the house if he keeps on overeating.
Reprints
Keywords
hamburgers

Quick Change (Table of Contents: 23)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pat; his parents
Synopsis
Pat's father sends him to buy a pair of shoelaces and an ice cream cone.
Reprints
Keywords
dimes; ice cream; shoelaces

Rabbit Transit (Table of Contents: 24)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pat; his parents
Synopsis
Pat brings home a pair of rabbits to keep as pets. When his parents say no, he trades them for three kittens.
Reprints
Keywords
kittens; pets; rabbits

Archie Comics Are Clean and Wholesome (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

Trouble Scooter (Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Archie mixes up a solution that includes a shrinking acid. He decides to get rid of it by throwing it out the window, right when Mr. Weatherbee is walking beneath it.
Keywords
acid; chemistry; shrinking

Right or Rung (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Bivvens (butler)
Synopsis
Veronica has an argument with Archie. When Pop Tate tries to help Archie patch things up, Archie manages to make Mr. Lodge think he and Veronica are going to elope.
Reprints
Keywords
argument; elope; ladder; telephone booth
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Good night, Archie!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Campaign in the Neck
    Archie
  3. 2. ["I feel like I could coast a mile on these U. S. Royals..."]
    U. S. Royal Bike Tires
  4. 3. Hatful of Humor
    Archie
  5. 4. Something Fishy
    Archie
  6. 5. Spec-tacular
    Moose
  7. 6. ["The newest and funniest yet!"]
    Archie Annual
  8. 7. Split-Seconds Faster!
    U. S. Keds; United States Rubber Company
  9. 8. Pass the Smelling Salts
    Archie
  10. 9. The Hand Writing on the Wall
    Archie's Rival Reggie
  11. 10. ["I bike-hiked through Florida on my Shelby AirFlo Super De Luxe!"]
    Shelby Cycle Co.
  12. 11. For Goodness Sake!
    Archie
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Okay Jokes
  14. 13. The Oily Bird
    Archie
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  16. 15. Count Your Blessings
    Archie
  17. 16. ["Test ride the new AMF Roadmaster Middleweight Flying Falcon"]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  18. 17. Open Door Policy
    Archie
  19. 18. ["Okay gang...Now that we're all here I'll phone Jug..."]
    Jughead
  20. 19. Necktie Party!
    Archie
  21. 20. Hairs Proof!
    Archie's Pop
  22. 21. Cagey Caper
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Stomach Trouble
    Archie's Pal Jughead
  24. 23. Quick Change
    Pat the Brat
  25. 24. Rabbit Transit
    Pat the Brat
  26. 25. Archie Comics Are Clean and Wholesome
    Archie Comics
  27. 26. ["I'm Phonio, the criminal hypnotist!!"]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil
  28. 27. Trouble Scooter
    Archie
  29. 28. Right or Rung
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nigel Fletcher
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen