Archie Comics
#78
(January-February 1956)
Archie,
1942 Series
- 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
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guess you've got the working of the brake and the accelerator down pat, Betty!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957)
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Grin and Hare It!
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got an ominous feeling this is going to be my unlucky day!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Jughead gives Archie a lucky rabbit's foot and Archie has bad luck.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Indexer Notes
Listed on cover.
Writhe and Shine
Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That does it, 'Astaire'! --You've got all the grace and rhythmic flow of a pogo stick!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Enchilada Brown
- Synopsis
- Veronica is upset that Archie can't dance the Mambo.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Indexer Notes
Listed on cover.
[no title indexed]
Reggie / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy!-- If I had to spend much time with that jerky Jughead, do you know what I'd do?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie says what he'd do if he spent too much time with Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Method in His Gladness!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty? Doing anything tonight? Thought I'd drop over for awhile...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie comes over to Betty's and Betty thinks it's to spend time with her.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #50 (October 1960) - in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #22 (August 1963)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #93 (June 2005)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #1 (September 2020)
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Mask Me No Questions
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is Jughead--- eep!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie directs a man looking for the school to the wrong end of town.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Snow Fun
Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! I'm glad you're the one who is doing the steering!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Indexer Notes
Four one panels cartoons and one three-panel comic.
Zoo's Who?
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of course, Archie!! Come right over! Daddy would love to buy some from you!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge [J. P. Lodge]
- Synopsis
- When Mr. Lodge hears Archie is coming over he has the staff move all the breakable items so Archie won't cause a disaster.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Riddle Diddle / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See if you can find in the panels 1-4, another animal in the word "zebra" before Jughead does!
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Our Obligation to Parents
text article / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Archie Series Emblem has been, is, and always will be an absolute guarantee that the material it represents is wholesome teenage entertainment
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #4 ([November] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Indexer Notes
Archie Comics pledge to present wholesome teenage entertainment.
Let's Face It
Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did that mudpack I suggested improve your aunt's appearance?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Indexer Notes
Five one-panel cartoons and one three-panel comic all revolving around beauty and makeup jokes.
Head Man
Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look Arch! You always wanted to get a head in the world!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- When Archie and Reggie get a box of wigs, Reggie suggests a way for Archie to make Veronica jealous.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #10 ([May 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our job applicants have to take a small oral test! Are you ready?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead has to explain what electrolysis means.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #10 ([May 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Drum Sum
Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sounds great, Pat!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat Smith; Blinky; Mr. Collins
- Synopsis
- Pat is showing off his drum playing.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Grub Flub
Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pat, here's a list, go give it to the grocer and he'll give you some food to take home!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat Smith; Helen Smith
- Synopsis
- Pat's mom gives Pat a list to take to the store for the store keeper to fill out.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Tricks of the Trade!
text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Magic Ruler
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Indexer Notes
How to perform various magic tricks.
The Mad Hatter
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh dear, Archie and Reggie are pelting all the girls with snow balls! How am I ever going to get by them?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie are throwing snowballs at girls walking past them.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Seat-u-ation
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry, Reggie, the school play is about to start!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Haggly; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie seats Reggie between the schools two most popular girls.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Counter Jerk!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh boy! My first customer and a chance to make good at this drug store job!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets his first customer as a soda jerk.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #2 ([1956]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Four O'Clock Shadow!
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred! Just look at your face! You need a shave!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred's beard is growing faster in hot weather.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #2 ([1956]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Night Work!
Archie's Mom / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- (Whew!) What a day! I haven't been off of my feet since I got up this morning!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom has been on her feet since she got up in the morning.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Labor Days!
Archie's Pop / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have a couple things I'd like you to do for me over this weekend, Fred!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mary gives Fred a lot of work to do on the weekend.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Sugar Cured
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey Moose! How's your pet pig?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose gave sugar to his sick pet pig.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Imported Whine
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What've you got there, Reggie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead has an uncle who makes wines in his basement.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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[no title indexed]
Archie Club / letters page / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In school our art teacher taught us how to make dishes and vases out of plaster and clay.
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Letters from Roberta Rydberg, and Dorna Edson.
Plenty of Action
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Remember we need some exciting football pictures to dress up our front page!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie sends out Reggie to snap pictures of the football game for the front page of the school newspaper.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Edition and Subtraction
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wanted! Girl assistant to editor of school newspaper. Archie Andrews editor.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is looking for a female assistant to help him on the school newspaper.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Alway Kicking!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a field goal!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie kicks the football out of the stadium.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3 ([October] 1957) [Reprinted in black and white.]
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Indexer Notes
The title in the book has Always misspelled.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Guess you've got the working of the brake and the accelerator down pat, Betty!"]
Archie -
1.
["91 hit parade songs only $2.98"]
-
2.
Grin and Hare It!
Archie -
3.
Writhe and Shine
Archie -
4.
["Boy!-- If I had to spend much time with that jerky Jughead, do you know what I'd do?"]
Reggie -
5.
Method in His Gladness!
Archie -
6.
["Nativity set in glorious, natural colors glows in the dark!"]
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7.
Mask Me No Questions
Archie -
8.
Snow Fun
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Zoo's Who?
Archie -
10.
["See if you can find in the panels 1-4, another animal in the word "zebra" before Jughead does!"]
Archie's Riddle Diddle -
11.
["School home work"]
Scripto -
12.
Our Obligation to Parents
-
13.
["That record'll repeat itself forever!! - It'll drive Fosdick stark, raving mad!!"]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil -
14.
Let's Face It
Betty and Veronica -
15.
Head Man
Archie -
16.
["Our job applicants have to take a small oral test! Are you ready?"]
Jughead -
17.
Drum Sum
Pat the Brat -
18.
Grub Flub
Pat the Brat -
19.
Tricks of the Trade!
-
20.
The Mad Hatter
Betty -
21.
Seat-u-ation
Reggie -
22.
Counter Jerk!
Archie -
23.
Four O'Clock Shadow!
Archie -
24.
Night Work!
Archie's Mom -
25.
Labor Days!
Archie's Pop -
26.
Sugar Cured
Moose -
27.
Imported Whine
Jughead -
28.
["In school our art teacher taught us how to make dishes and vases out of plaster and clay."]
Archie Club -
29.
["Ho! Ho! Ho! That Archie! He's funnier than ever in his new Christmas Stocking #2! I've spent the whole year laughing and now it's your turn!"]
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30.
Plenty of Action
Reggie -
31.
Edition and Subtraction
Archie -
32.
["Here they come again!"]
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33.
Alway Kicking!
Archie -
34.
["Do you need extra money?"]
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35.
["The hummingbird has a "sweet tooth""]
Baby Ruth
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