(December 1960)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- five times yearly, January, June, September, October, and December
- On-sale Date
- 1960-09-05
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
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You Can't Win
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie plot to get Veronica to forgive Archie by Archie defending her against Jughead's insults.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #59 (June 1999) - in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #1 (June 2014)
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Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #1, pencils and inks are credited to Samm Schwartz.
Foreign Entanglement
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Jughead poses as a French count on the phone to get Veronica to back out of her date with Archie, so he can go to a basketball game with Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #60 (January 1984)
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Big Spending
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx speculates on what she would do with a million dollars.
- Reprints
- in Little Archie Digest Magazine (Archie, 1991 series) #14 (August 1995)
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The Long and Short of It
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Archie desperately want to make fun of Jughead's Bermuda shorts, but fear the consequences.
Jughead Presents His Jingle Jamboree
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Series of rhymes outlining Jughead's philosophy of life.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #24 (March 1983)
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Cook Before You Leap
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead signs up for Home Economics Cooking as a means of getting more opportunities to eat.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #25 (June 1983)
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Art For Art's Sake
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead takes up painting.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #24 (March 1983)
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Victory At the Polls
Jughead / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to get Reggie elected junior class President by running him as a mystery candidate whose identity will only be revealed if he wins.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #24 (March 1983)
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Archie's Fun Page
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Collection of puzzles and games.
Be Prepared
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to go ice skating on unfrozen water.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #70 (October 2000)
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Precocious Pup
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead plays checkers with a dog.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #70 (October 2000)
-
Rock and Rile
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Bob White (page 1); Dan DeCarlo (pages 2-6)
- Inks
- Bob White (page 1); Vincent DeCarlo (pages 2-6)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie's plans for a romantic jaunt in the country are ruined when Veronica invites Jughead along.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #22 (September 1982)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #1 (October 1989)
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Beat to the Punch
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Moose comes looking for Jughead, intent on brutalizing him. But Jughead professes no fear of Mr. Mason.
The Challenge
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Speculative article on the future of space exploration.
What A Boy
Pipsqueak / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pipsqueak
- Synopsis
- Pipsqueak browses a toy store.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #54 (September 1984)
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Animal Laffs
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Series of jokes involving animals.
Speed King
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Pop hints that Jughead is too lethargic.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #21 (January 1994)
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Time Tells
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie almost runs Mr. Weatherbee down with his jalopy.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #21 (January 1994)
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Across the Plate
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to borrow twenty dollars.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #27 (December 1983)
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Capital Pun-Ishment
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Jughead has a unique mnemonic method.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #27 (December 1983)
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The Eyes Had it
Jughead / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Uncle Herman
- Synopsis
- Uncle Herman bores Jughead with his boastful anecdotes of his experience as an African big game hunter.
Archie's Fun Page
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Various games and puzzles.
Love, Love, Love
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Betty gets the gang to try to convince Jughead that love isn't the anathema he thinks it is.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #22 (September 1982)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #1 (October 1989)
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Jughead Discusses the Teenager
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Visualized examples of how teenagers are viewed by different segments of society.
Good For Nothing
Leroy / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Cousin Leroy; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Leroy decides to be good, hoping reverse psychology will prod Veronica into doing what he wants.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #17 (February 1990)
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A Sight For Sore Eyes
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Reggie blindfolds himself for his date with Betty.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #57 (December 1982)
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Knight and Day
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Mr. Lodge's advice too literally
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #57 (December 1982)
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Togetherness
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie convinces Jughead that since Jughead and Archie are good friends and that opposites attract, his friendship with Archie means he's a terrible person.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[World Sandwich]
Jughead -
1.
You Can't Win
Jughead -
2.
Foreign Entanglement
Jughead -
3.
Big Spending
Li'l Jinx -
4.
The Long and Short of It
Jughead -
5.
Jughead Presents His Jingle Jamboree
Jughead -
6.
Cook Before You Leap
Jughead -
7.
Art For Art's Sake
Jughead -
8.
Victory At the Polls
Jughead -
9.
Archie's Fun Page
Archie -
10.
Be Prepared
Moose -
11.
Precocious Pup
Jughead -
12.
Rock and Rile
Jughead -
13.
Beat to the Punch
Jughead -
14.
The Challenge
-
15.
What A Boy
Pipsqueak -
16.
Animal Laffs
-
17.
Speed King
Jughead -
18.
Time Tells
Archie -
19.
Across the Plate
Jughead -
20.
Capital Pun-Ishment
Jughead -
21.
The Eyes Had it
Jughead -
22.
Archie's Fun Page
Archie -
23.
Love, Love, Love
Jughead -
24.
Daffy Laffies
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25.
Jughead Discusses the Teenager
Jughead -
26.
Good For Nothing
Leroy -
27.
A Sight For Sore Eyes
Reggie -
28.
Knight and Day
Archie -
29.
Togetherness
Jughead
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- Tim Barnes
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- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Kopman
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
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