(September 1972)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1972
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- ?
in 
Gaze Craze
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks he's getting old - he's only interested in 90% of the girls on the beach.
Swim Whim
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Shirley
- Synopsis
- Shirley fakes drowning to get attention from a lifeguard.
Nifty Lifty
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie the lifeguard asks for a raise; Mr. Lodge orders Smithers to lift Archie off the ground.
Battle Prattle
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks fishing is an unfair sport; Veronica agrees when she sees how terrible Archie is.
- Keywords
- fishing
Lake Flake
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie's cabin faces the lake: the lake happens to be five miles away.
Sail Tale
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie nearly dies while sailing but insists he sails to relax.
- Keywords
- sailboat
Number Slumber
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose counts up to two, then loses count.
Cool Rule
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has no problem with Veronica's new bikini provided she remains indoors.
Debonair Flair
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge believes Veronica only thinks about dating but he's wrong.
Tumble Bumble
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is grateful that Jughead helps him forget his problems.
You Know There's Someone Else When
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Big Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Big Ethel Muggs
Chatter Patter
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Instead of talking about boys, Veronica wants to talk about lifeguards.
Motor Matter
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead starts Archie's motorboat but the boat leaves without them.
- Keywords
- motorboat
Indexer Notes
No dialogue, only sound effects.
Jet Pet
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog rescues the guys from the wild by following his nose to a hamburger stand.
Annoy Ploy
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Leroy; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes on vacation while Leroy plays with her wigs.
Coy Boy
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ted
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to encourage Ted but Veronica doesn't help.
Gab Fab
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The future is in the hands of today's young people - and so are all the telephones.
Game Aim
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie plays against the girls in a football game and lets them tackle him.
- Keywords
- football
Hot Spot
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge relocates to a treehouse to avoid Archie.
Hide Guide
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose buries his food on the beach to hide it from his friends, then puts up a sign so no one will think he buried it.
Bowled Over!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley Hawse brings a bowling ball to show and tell.
Fave Grave
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- After seeing his mother get a $1 allowance increase by name-dropping George Washington, Archie name-drops Lincoln, thinking he'll get $5; instead he gets a penny.
Shade Aid
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- The girls borrow the boys' surfboards to build a shelter.
Oar Score
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks Archie to let her choose where they go; once they're inside a rowboat he agrees and hands her the oar.
Chase Pace
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie admonishes Dilton for chasing a girl on a private beach, then chases the girl himself.
Indexer Notes
No dialogue.
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Separate tables?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- At a restaurant, Archie doesn't want separate tables, just separate checks.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I can't understand why you prefer girl watching to T.V. watching!"]
Archie -
1.
Gaze Craze
Archie -
2.
Swim Whim
Betty and Veronica -
3.
Nifty Lifty
Archie -
4.
Battle Prattle
Archie -
5.
Lake Flake
Archie -
6.
Sail Tale
Archie -
7.
Number Slumber
Big Moose -
8.
Cool Rule
Veronica -
9.
Debonair Flair
Veronica -
10.
Tumble Bumble
Archie -
11.
You Know There's Someone Else When
Archie and the Gang -
12.
Chatter Patter
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Motor Matter
Archie -
14.
Jet Pet
Hot Dog -
15.
Annoy Ploy
Veronica -
16.
Coy Boy
Archie -
17.
Gab Fab
Veronica -
18.
Game Aim
Archie -
19.
Hot Spot
Mr. Lodge -
20.
Hide Guide
Big Moose -
21.
Bowled Over!
Li'l Jinx -
22.
Fave Grave
Archie -
23.
Shade Aid
Betty and Veronica -
24.
Oar Score
Archie -
25.
Chase Pace
Archie -
26.
["Separate tables?"]
Archie Pin Up
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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