(1956)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- On-sale Date
- 1956-09-20
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1956 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Christmas Stocking / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archie! My gift to you is here, special delivery!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- Christmas; Christmas tree
Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the covers of Archie Giant Series Magazine #204 and Archie Comics Digest #76
Christmas Socking
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy! Mistletoe!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The girls are hanging mistletoe and Midge reveals she's never been kissed because Moose thinks kissing is sissy.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #16 (February 1976) - in Archie's Classic Christmas Stories (Archie, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #7 (January 2017)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #6
-
Finders Weepers!
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was real swell of you to help me with my Christmas shopping, Betty!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty have been Christmas shopping when they come across a poor kid.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
-
Bear Facts
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica! Look!!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie replaces the front wheels of his car with skis to turn his car into a sled mobile
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #18 (April 1990)
-
Buss Stop
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archiekins --- would you care to come over to my house for a few minutes, tonight?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants Archie to stop by so she can give him her first Christmas kiss, but Betty figures out a way to kiss Archie first.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #70 (February 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
The extra S in the title is as it appears in the comic.
Christmas Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's this?
- Synopsis
- Guess what the picture is, solve the rebus to find out what Betty gave Archie, make a Santa decoration, find the route that equals 64, make an aluminum foil ornament, and candy canes from pipe cleaners.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #70 (February 1985)
-
Trial and Errand
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I want you to pick up some notebook paper for me
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose tells Archie to stop being an errand boy for Veronica and be a man
Rough and Tough
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mmmboy....
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead helps Moose with a problem with Midge and in return Moose tries to help Jughead with a bully problem by threatening harm to anyone who bullies Jughead.
[This Christmas Give Thousands of Miles of Biking Fun!]
U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page
Awards
Reggie / comic story / 3.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, if you send that candy to Ronnie and don't sign the card - why she'll think they're from Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie gives Veronica a box of candy anonymously while trying to turn over a new leaf but it backfires on him
[no title indexed]
comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How'd you make out on the geology test, Reg?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Xmas Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is bringing these packages to Veronica's house.
- Synopsis
- Find the path crossing only four hearts, how to make Christmas cards, Christmas don'ts, cross out the three-letter words in the puzzle, two cute sayings.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
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Watch Out!
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That sport watch is utterly divine!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica hints to Archie that she'd really like for someone to give her an expensive watch that's in the store window
Good Connections
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grunt!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead practice wrestling and boxing while at school and Mr. Weatherbee wants them to stop
The Big Brain
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee Betty, these outfits are so adorable!
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Pal Jughead
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica keeps Archie waiting every time they have a date. Jughead devises a way to make sure she shows up on time.
Love's Labor Lost
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh Dad, could you.. er.. that is.. I was..er..ah..wondering if..
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie needs money to take somebody to the dance so Betty runs him ragged doing odd chores.
[no title indexed]
Archie Fun Page / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Edwards ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Edwards ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Color these picture frames
Indexer Notes
Collection of games and puzzles.
Buss Ride
Reggie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grrrr! That Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Maryanne
- Synopsis
- Veronica would rather ride home with Archie than walk home with Reggie, so Reggie figures out a way to get Veronica mad at Archie.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #8 (May 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
The extra S in the title is as it appears in the comic.
Flood for Thought
Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Man oh man!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge's basement gets flooded after a storm so Archie and Jughead bring a pump to empty it.
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An antique, eh?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Xmas Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cross off the even numbers to find out what Archie gave Veronica!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Tricks with pine cones, draw a line from the base of the tree to the top that equals 87, holiday doors.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #16 (February 1976)
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Finders Are Not Keepers
Archie / text story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Christmas was still quite a ways off.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #22 (February 1977)
-
Nip and Buck!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty hurry dear!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie mistakenly pours rum sauce instead of water into his car's radiator.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #116 (February 1961)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #58 (February 1983)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #11 (February 1989)
-
- Keywords
- radiator; rum
The Tender Trap!
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How're you feeling Arch?
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Pal Jughead
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie sends Jughead on a date with Veronica when he becomes too sick to take her
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #14 (December 1961)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #10 (February 1975)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #53 (November 1982)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #27 (December 1994)
-
It’s All in the Game
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How thrilling!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica both want Archie to buy them pennants for the college football teams.
Art Appreciation
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, how do you like my piece of sculpture?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee likes Archie's sculpture but only to use to prop up his desk.
Heavy Date
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie Mantle, Riverdale's answer to a maiden's prayer, speaking!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hilda
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Reggie to take her cousin Hilda out on a date
Christmas Fun Page
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can you tell who sent me this card?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Who sent Archie this card, unscramble the letters to find out what the merchant is selling, cut out parts to paste on the tree and color.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #16 (February 1976)
-
Picnic Pals
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here they are, Ronnie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie take Betty and Veronica on a picnic but the boys just want to fish.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #10 (September 1975)
-
High Stepping!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's funny! Somebody left the latch on!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets locked out of the house so he tries to climb into his bedroom window on the clothes line
Fishful Thinking
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aw nuts! Why did you ask Veronica to go fishing with us?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Frank
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to go fishing with Archie and Jughead, but the boys don't want her along.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #15 (December 1975)
-
Squeeze Play
Archie / comic story / 4.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Ronnie! What's the surprise?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica learns to play the accordion - very badly - but Betty is great at it.
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why do redheads always marry meek men?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Narrow Escape
Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is some party, Ron!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica is enamored with bull fighters after her trip to Mexico
[no title indexed]
Veronica / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My goodness! Does it always blow this way down here?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
Weight and See
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eek!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica has to lose some weight to fit into a gown for the Christmas ball and Archie helps her exercise.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #6 (January 1975)
-
Gift of Gab
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yikes! All the presents I've got to buy!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Archie is broke so he'll have to buy cheap Christmas gifts for everyone.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Oh, Archie! My gift to you is here, special delivery!"]
Archie's Christmas Stocking -
1.
Don't Miss Any of These New King-size Quarter Comics!
-
2.
Christmas Socking
Archie -
3.
Finders Weepers!
Archie -
4.
Bear Facts
Archie -
5.
Buss Stop
Archie -
6.
Christmas Fun Page
-
7.
Trial and Errand
Archie -
8.
Rough and Tough
Jughead -
9.
[This Christmas Give Thousands of Miles of Biking Fun!]
U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires -
10.
Awards
Reggie -
11.
["How'd you make out on the geology test, Reg?"]
-
12.
Xmas Fun Page
-
13.
Watch Out!
Veronica -
14.
Good Connections
Archie -
15.
This Is the House That Archie Built!
Archie -
16.
The Big Brain
Jughead -
17.
Love's Labor Lost
Archie -
18.
["Color these picture frames"]
Archie Fun Page -
19.
Buss Ride
Reggie -
20.
Flood for Thought
Archie -
21.
["An antique, eh?"]
Jughead -
22.
Xmas Fun Page
-
23.
Finders Are Not Keepers
Archie -
24.
Nip and Buck!
Archie -
25.
The Tender Trap!
Jughead -
26.
It’s All in the Game
Archie -
27.
Art Appreciation
Archie -
28.
Heavy Date
Reggie -
29.
Christmas Fun Page
-
30.
Picnic Pals
Betty and Veronica -
31.
High Stepping!
Archie -
32.
Fishful Thinking
Archie -
33.
Squeeze Play
Archie -
34.
["Why do redheads always marry meek men?"]
Jughead -
35.
Don't Miss Any of These New King-size Quarter Comics!
-
36.
Narrow Escape
Archie -
37.
["My goodness! Does it always blow this way down here?"]
Veronica -
38.
Weight and See
Betty and Veronica -
39.
Gift of Gab
Archie -
40.
Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!
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41.
Fire-Arrow Adds Merry to Christmas! Happy to New Year!
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