Archie
#154
(April 1965)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- nine times a year February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
- On-sale Date
- 1965-03-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Grundy, look at the fancy figures I can do on the surfboard!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
- Keywords
- chalkboards; classrooms; skateboards
Indexer Notes
A mistake in the cover, as Archie refers to his skateboard as a surfboard.
A Good Skate
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie gets interested in skateboarding, buys a board from a little kid, and brings it to school. All the guys are fascinated with the new sport, but it's Mr. Weatherbee who winds up taking a wild ride on the board.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #47 (July 1983) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #58 (April 1992)
-
- Keywords
- fountain; skateboards
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
Indexer Notes
First prize to Debby Burleson (Markham, Ontario, Canada) for a poem about the Archie characters. Second prize to Kathleen St. Amand (Worcester, Mass.) for article about taking care of her neighbor's dog. Third prize of $2.00 to Kim Knoll (Wayne, N.J.) for article about illustrating a friend's book. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Beverly Kidd (Somerset, Ky.) for article on Girl Scouting.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
Martian Menace
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- While visiting a space research center owned by Mr. Lodge, Archie and Jughead have a mixup with a photography machine and are mistaken for Martian spies.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #17 (May 1993)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; electronic camera; F.B.I.; Mars; refrigerator
Swing into Spring with Betty and Veronica
Betty and Veronica Spectacular / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Promo for Betty and Veronica Spectacular #32 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted along with original art with a gymnastics theme.
The Glass Breakers
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- After Archie shatters Mr. Weatherbee's office door with a basketball, Mr. Weatherbee keeps accidentally breaking glass every time he tries to tell Archie off.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #60 (June 1983)
-
- Keywords
- basketball; hockey stick; windows
Archie Gets All the Brakes
Archie; Bendix Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang demonstrate the Bendix 2-speed bicycle axle.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic format for Bendix 2-speed bicycle axle with mail-in coupon. The Bendix Corporation, Dept. A, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
Hide and Seek!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Hap can't find Jinx, because she's sitting in the bathtub, clothed and reading.
- Keywords
- bathtub
Oil's Well
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie spills a little bit of motor oil on the school floor, and everyone winds up slipping on it.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bulletin board; motor oil
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Miss Grundy, look at the fancy figures I can do on the surfboard!"]
Archie -
1.
A Good Skate
Archie -
2.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
3.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
4.
Martian Menace
Archie -
5.
Swing into Spring with Betty and Veronica
Betty and Veronica Spectacular -
6.
The Glass Breakers
Archie -
7.
Archie Gets All the Brakes
Archie; Bendix Corporation -
8.
Hide and Seek!
Li'l Jinx -
9.
Oil's Well
Archie
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