(February 1970)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- 10 times a year: monthly in August and October, semi-monthly in January, February, June and December
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Cover title is The World of Archie.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Perfect for lovers... and music box collectors
- Characters
- Boy; girl
Indexer Notes
Ad for music box from Colonial Studios
Tough Brake
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie; Betty; Veronica; Ed; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie can't afford new brakes for his jalopy, so Mr. Lodge quietly orders it done at his own expense. Reggie and Veronica take the car in order to scare Archie, only to learn that the brake job hasn't been done yet.
- Keywords
- Jalopy
Hide and Seek!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx hides in the bathtub, since her dad will never think of looking for her there.
Not Guilty
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews dreads a meeting with Mr. Weatherbee, only to be thrilled when he learns that Archie's grades are "adequate."
- Reprints
-
from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #151 (December 1964)
-
- Keywords
- High school
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie # 151
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fantastic No Risk Offer!!!
- Keywords
- Camera
Indexer Notes
Ad from Best-Cam Co.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, we hire only high school graduates
- Characters
- Job applicant; personnel officer
Indexer Notes
Ad from Wayne School
Oil's Well
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie spills motor oil on the floor of the hall in school. Students and teachers alike are soon slipping to disaster.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #154 (April 1965)
-
- Keywords
- High school
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie # 154.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 10 way hairpiece!
- Characters
- Pretty girl
Indexer Notes
Ad from Beauty Aids Co.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Football fans are crazy about this true-to-life football game
- Characters
- Football player
- Keywords
- Football; game
Indexer Notes
Ad from Strat-o-matic football game co., inc.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- Pencils
- Coby Whitmore (painting)
- Inks
- Coby Whitmore (painting)
- Colors
- Coby Whitmore (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing $1 art offer
- Characters
- Muffin; Godfrey; Happy; Coquette
- Keywords
- Dog
Indexer Notes
Ad for art prints from Colonial Studios
Most Illuminating
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie; Jughead; Smithers; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie fools his friends with a trick light bulb. Mr. Lodge tries to do the same, and winds up getting shocked.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #151 (December 1964)
-
- Keywords
- Electricity
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie "quarter comics"
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Club members, send in your news reports and be eligible to win cash prizes in the Archie Series Magazines.
- Characters
- The Archies [Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Hot Dog]
Indexer Notes
Reports from fans Marianne Turner, Maria Medina, Chester Buckley, Judy Isaacs, and Anna Georgiou
[no title indexed]
Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be an Archie Club member
- Characters
- Archie
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Veronica is testing various lipsticks on Archie to find one that's "kiss-proof."
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #151 (December 1964)
-
- Keywords
- kissing; lipstick
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the original printing.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Never look short again!
- Characters
- Short guy; pretty girl
Indexer Notes
Ad from The Liftee Company
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coin grab bag free!
- Keywords
- Coin collecting; numismatics
Indexer Notes
Ad from Matt Numiss
Bully for You
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Moose; Coach Kleats; Reggie; Jughead; Charley; Joe; Miss Grundy; Betty; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats has Moose throw a bout in wrestling practice, so as to build up Archie's confidence. Archie applies his newfound wrestling confidence to every guy he meets, so Moose has to take him down a peg.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #156 (July 1965)
-
- Keywords
- High school; wrestling
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie # 156
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a whole treasure chest of fun
- Keywords
- Joy buzzer; x-ray glasses; x-ray specs; x-ray spectacles
Indexer Notes
Eighteen small ads for novelties from Honor House Prod. Corp.
Protection
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Midge; Moose; toughs; doctor; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Finding Midge out alone at night, Archie walks her home, even though he's terrified of the explosively jealous Big Moose. He's even more terrified when Moose declares that he will walk Archie home. Moose does in fact mean well, but Archie collapses from his cumulative fear.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #151 (December 1964)
-
- Keywords
- Juvenile delinquent
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie # 151
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear reader,
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Giant comics
Couch Coach
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Lodge; Dr. Ocker; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge brings in a psychiatrist to help him cope with Archie. Archie's friendly curiosity becomes therapy for the doctor.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #156 (July 1965)
-
- Keywords
- Psychiatrist
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie # 156
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Giant Size Freakout
- Characters
- Archie
Indexer Notes
Subscription promo
Getting Arty!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx marks mustaches on posters, and even on the faceless painting of modern art.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #156 (July 1965)
-
- Keywords
- Modern art
Indexer Notes
Joe Edwards credits from GCD record at Archie # 156
Traction Action
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Moose; Betty; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Archie's team uses chains and locks to stay on the bobsled.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #49 (March 1982)
-
Chess Mess
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead; carhop
- Synopsis
- Jughead uses a chess game to trick Archie into calling for the restaurant check.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #96 (January 1966)
-
- Keywords
- Chess; drive-in restaurant
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Girls!
- Characters
- Instructor
- Keywords
- Isometrics
Indexer Notes
Ad for isometrics book from Bond Book Co.
A House Is a Home
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Archie drives his parents crazy getting the house and the family prepared for a visit from Veronica, but it turns out that she likes things casual anyway.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #155 (June 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Creator credits from GCD record at Archie # 155
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie designed all these light gadgets!"]
Archie -
1.
["Perfect for lovers... and music box collectors"]
-
2.
Tough Brake
Archie -
3.
Hide and Seek!
Li'l Jinx -
4.
Not Guilty
Archie -
5.
["Fantastic No Risk Offer!!!"]
-
6.
["Sorry, we hire only high school graduates"]
-
7.
Oil's Well
Archie -
8.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
-
9.
["Football fans are crazy about this true-to-life football game"]
-
10.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
-
11.
Most Illuminating
Archie -
12.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
-
13.
["Archie Club members, send in your news reports and be eligible to win cash prizes in the Archie Series Magazines."]
Archie Club News -
14.
["Be an Archie Club member"]
Archie Club -
15.
["We haven't found one lipstick that's kiss proof!"]
Archie Pin-Up Page -
16.
["Never look short again!"]
-
17.
["Coin grab bag free!"]
-
18.
Bully for You
Archie -
19.
["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
-
20.
Protection
Archie -
21.
["Dear reader,"]
-
22.
Couch Coach
Archie -
23.
["Archie Giant Size Freakout"]
-
24.
Getting Arty!
Li'l Jinx -
25.
Traction Action
Archie and the Gang -
26.
Chess Mess
Archie -
27.
["Girls!"]
-
28.
A House Is a Home
Archie -
29.
["You'll find one of these catalogs priceless"]
-
30.
["100 Little Dolls All For $1.00"]
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- Katie
- Katy Hayhurst
- Kirk House
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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