(March 1981)

Archie, 1952 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Published nine times a year in Jan., March, May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000696703

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish I had a billion dollars!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Pin Spin (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie's poor bowling skills give him the attention of all the girls in the bowling alley.

Square Dance (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards (signed)
Pencils
Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks
Joe Edwards (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards (signed)

Genre
humor; teen; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Charley
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx plans a square dance.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! It’s snowing, Mr. Weatherbee!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Two comic strips featuring Mr. Weatherbee from the Archie newspaper series.
Reprints
  • from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date

Veronica's Sweater Girl Fashions (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica models sweaters designed by readers.

Zero Hero (Table of Contents: 5)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Midge; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Coach Kleats
Synopsis
Pop Tate tells Dilton to join the football team to attract girls, so Dilton watches the team practice. However, when the star players are injured, they allow Dilton to take their girls to the dance.

Say It with Flowers (Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Reynolds; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie tries to pull a prank on Archie, but it backfires.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Imagine!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Announcement of a letter contest and information on how to join the club.

The Nose Knows (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Reprints

Blowup (Table of Contents: 9)

Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Clayton
Synopsis
Chuck uses his father's position as gym teacher to push the other kids around.
Reprints

What Good Taste (Table of Contents: 10)

Hostess Twinkies; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Jim DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie; Valerie; Alan
Synopsis
Alan paints a picture of Twinkies and everyone thinks it is a masterpiece.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I wish I had a billion dollars!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Pin Spin
    Archie
  3. 2. Square Dance
    Li'l Jinx
  4. 3. ["Look! It’s snowing, Mr. Weatherbee!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  5. 4. Veronica's Sweater Girl Fashions
    Veronica
  6. 5. Zero Hero
    Dilton
  7. 6. Say It with Flowers
    Reggie
  8. 7. ["Imagine!"]
    Archie Club News
  9. 8. The Nose Knows
    Archie
  10. 9. Blowup
    Chuck Clayton
  11. 10. What Good Taste
    Hostess Twinkies; Josie
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