Archie Comics
#90
(January - February 1958)
Archie,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- 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.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Harry Shorten (uncredited)
in 
Auctions of Love
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews: Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- The school is planning to have an auction to remove surplus and unclaimed items, but Reggie puts the sign on the wrong door.
Censor-Snip
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie needs a photograph of Veronica to enter a contest.
Don't Barter Me!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose
- Synopsis
- The boys believe the girls are trying to trade them away, so the try to trade themselves. The girls then have a slave auction.
Indexer Notes
Big Moose's real name is Merton Matowski in this story.
Sores of Information
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr Guessly
- Synopsis
- Archie calls the weather bureau before they go out on their picnic.
Nothing Doing!
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle: Pop Tate; Big Moose
- Synopsis
- What to do on a dull Saturday?
Muscle Head
Archie / comic story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- The dance committee needs folks to help.
'What happened?"
Moose / comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose was standing by the refreshment table.
Indexer Notes
Moose does not actually appear in this story, just the results of his actions.
Cent-imental Journey
Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat
- Synopsis
- Pat needs 50 cents to join his parents.
Bows and Errors
Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat; Pat's dad; Pat's mom
- Synopsis
- Pat gets a bow and arrow from his dad.
Theodore Roosevelt Contest
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- Letters
- Typeset; ?
Indexer Notes
Letters and reports by Darlene Lada (Niles, Ill), Virginia Correa (Newtown, Conn), Carol Oldham (Detroit, Mich), Karen Parker (Vincennes, Ind), Toby Coffman (St. Louis, Mo), Carole Schrock (Bristol, Ind), Georgia Anetzberger (Mansfield, Ohio), and Marilyn Mehl (West New York, NJ).
Picture of Archie Club card and button from earlier issues.
Putty Good
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Arcchie seeks advice from Betty on what a woman wants in a man.
Hood-Winked
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's car has a lot of trouble.
Never Say Diet!
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica uses the scale at Pop Tate's, and discovers that she has is now ten pounds overweight. She must start exercising immediately.
Indexer Notes
Veronica's normal weight is given as a 103 pounds.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Of course you may have a lock of my hair, Archie!"]
Archie -
1.
Auctions of Love
Archie -
2.
Censor-Snip
Archie -
3.
Don't Barter Me!
Archie -
4.
Sores of Information
Archie -
5.
Nothing Doing!
Archie -
6.
Muscle Head
Archie -
7.
'What happened?"
Moose -
8.
Cent-imental Journey
Pat the Brat -
9.
Bows and Errors
Pat the Brat -
10.
Theodore Roosevelt Contest
Archie Club News -
11.
Putty Good
Betty -
12.
Hood-Winked
Jughead -
13.
Never Say Diet!
Archie
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- Edgar Loftin
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