(May 1971)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- ?
Skate Strait
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie say they'll teach Betty to ice skate.
Blue Belles
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Ethel buy Veronica a get-well card.
Tall Story
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee doubts Coach Kleats' eye for basketball talent.
You Know You're Really in a Jam When...
Archie / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- A series of single-panel gags.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
License Plate Quiz
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #1 (August 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Match the character to the personalized license plate that best fits them.
If Teenagers Had to Give Business Reports Like Companies...
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie presents his yearly report on his life.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
Whip Flip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While ice skating, Reggie "cracks the whip" with Archie at the end of the line.
A Guide to Tie Dyeing
Big Ethel and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Ethel and Veronica teach us about tie-dyeing.
Board Accord
Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Cousin Leroy
- Synopsis
- Leroy plans to use his skateboard even though it's snowing.
Nibble Dribble
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Charlie; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Coach doesn't like Jughead to buy hot dogs while he's playing basketball.
Late Fate
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie is surprised at the variety of food offered in the school cafeteria.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #459 (August 1977)
-
Dot Lot
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Madame Zorino; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- A fortune teller changes her prediction for Ethel.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #459 (August 1977)
-
Reggie's Snowmobile Race
Reggie / activity / 2 pages
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Board game.
Din Din
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx is playing her records too loudly.
Quick Chick
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cousin Leroy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to trick Leroy into shoveling Betty's driveway.
Mark Lark
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie compares his skiing to Archie's.
Rash Bash!
Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.67 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy knows why all the girls are sleepy.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from Sandra Warren (1st prize), Towanda Hadda (2nd prize), Ernest Williams (3rd prize), Beverly Isaac (4th prize), and Rachel Smith (5th prize), plus instructions for joining the Archie Club.
Spoof Goof
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie gives a new student a hard time, not realizing that he's Mr. Weatherbee's nephew.
You Know You're in Love When...
Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones (picture on wall)
- Synopsis
- Single-panel gags about love.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #18 (September 1985)
-
Hill Spill
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie imagines what could go wrong skiing.
Indexer Notes
Pantomime gag.
[no title indexed]
Reggie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm so glad Archie is in our ski class!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie replies to Betty, "Yeah, me, too! He makes us all look good!!"
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["My dependable skimobile will never let us down!"]
Archie -
1.
Skate Strait
Archie -
2.
Blue Belles
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Tall Story
Coach Kleats -
4.
You Know You're Really in a Jam When...
Archie -
5.
License Plate Quiz
Archie -
6.
If Teenagers Had to Give Business Reports Like Companies...
Archie -
7.
Whip Flip
Archie -
8.
A Guide to Tie Dyeing
Big Ethel and Veronica -
9.
Board Accord
Leroy -
10.
Nibble Dribble
Jughead -
11.
Late Fate
Archie -
12.
Dot Lot
Big Ethel -
13.
Reggie's Snowmobile Race
Reggie -
14.
Din Din
Li'l Jinx -
15.
Quick Chick
Veronica -
16.
Mark Lark
Reggie -
17.
Rash Bash!
Miss Grundy -
18.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
19.
Spoof Goof
Archie -
20.
You Know You're in Love When...
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Hill Spill
Archie -
22.
["I'm so glad Archie is in our ski class!"]
Reggie Pin Up
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- Joey Beretta
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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