(September 1973)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.20 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 [circular]
- Editing
- ?
Bunk Funk
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- At camp, Reggie lets Archie have the top bunk; when rain water leaks through the ceiling, Archie understands why.
Rare Fare
Leroy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Leroy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and his pals can't tell the camp food from the garbage.
Lost and Found
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is lost in the woods.
- Reprints
-
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)
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Mail Tale
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Gladys; Dilton; Veronica; Archie
- Synopsis
- Dilton tells Gladys that he wants her to write him daily.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #134 (October 2009)
- in Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) ([September] 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #98 (June 2020)
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Post Boast
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Big Moose's mailman is smart.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #134 (October 2009)
- in Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) ([September] 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #98 (June 2020)
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Nifty Gifty
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog donates a bone to the needy.
- Reprints
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #13 (August 2015)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #1 (April 2019)
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Treasure Pleasure
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog wishes there were a pot of bones at the end of a rainbow.
- Reprints
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #13 (August 2015)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #1 (April 2019)
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- Keywords
- rainbow
Beach Beseech
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead is only nice to Archie when he needs to borrow money.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #290 (August 2018)
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Summer Snapshots
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #145 (November 1998)
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Matter Chatter
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie disputes the idea that humans are 95% water.
Camp Scamp
Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Leroy thinks the summer camp is a prison.
Indexer Notes
Leroy doesn't actually appear in this story.
Stick Trick
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- What do surfboards and ironing boards have in common?
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #95 (September 2005)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #8 (August 2011)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #310 (July 2020)
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Buck Luck
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Veronica; Jughead
- Synopsis
- Archie saves $20.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #95 (September 2005)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #8 (August 2011)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #310 (July 2020)
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Yearn to Learn
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie takes karate lessons.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #234 (June 2007)
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- Keywords
- karate
Shout Bout
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to warn Archie about a hole.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005), #211 (October 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #280 (August 2017)
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Fail Tale
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose has one problem that keeps him from becoming a lifeguard.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #86 (September 2004), #133 (September 2009)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #7 (October 2014)
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- Keywords
- lifeguard
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Phew! D-uh! I thought wheelbarrows made work easy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Big Moose; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Risky Rescue
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- A stubbed toe might not require mouth-to-mouth, but don't tell that to Archie.
Picture Puzzles
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many of the words can you figure out?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #5 (July 1976)
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Slip Quip!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie always has an excuse.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005), #211 (October 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #279 (July 2017)
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- Keywords
- surfing
Sound Off!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley can't hear the ocean in a seashell; it must be out of batteries.
Air Flair
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton has a trick that allows him to tandem surf.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (September 2015)
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- Keywords
- surfing
Coy Boy
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel tells the lifeguard at the beach that Jughead is annoying her.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #96 (September 2003), #152 (September 2009)
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Bright Sprite
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are lost on a lake.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #96 (September 2003), #152 (September 2009)
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Sage Age
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton asks Archie if girls improve with age.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #3 (July 2013)
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Chase Case
Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Cara
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks it is disgraceful for girls to chase boys.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #3 (July 2013)
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Dance Chance
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and his gang are looking for an excuse not to surf.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011)
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- Keywords
- surfing
[no title indexed]
Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See!! There they are!!! Seagulls!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The beach is so crowded you can't see the ocean.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #70 (October 2000), #172 (September 2011)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Those big bullies are picking on everyone on the beach!"]
Archie -
1.
Bunk Funk
Archie -
2.
Rare Fare
Leroy -
3.
Lost and Found
Archie -
4.
Mail Tale
Dilton -
5.
Post Boast
Moose -
6.
Nifty Gifty
Hot Dog -
7.
Treasure Pleasure
Hot Dog -
8.
Beach Beseech
Archie -
9.
Summer Snapshots
Archie and the Gang -
10.
Matter Chatter
Archie -
11.
Camp Scamp
Leroy -
12.
Stick Trick
Archie -
13.
Buck Luck
Archie -
14.
Yearn to Learn
Archie -
15.
Shout Bout
Archie -
16.
Fail Tale
Big Moose -
17.
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang -
18.
Risky Rescue
Archie -
19.
Picture Puzzles
Archie -
20.
Slip Quip!
Archie -
21.
Sound Off!
Li'l Jinx -
22.
[no title indexed]
Archie Fan Club News -
23.
Air Flair
Dilton Doiley -
24.
Coy Boy
Big Ethel -
25.
Bright Sprite
Archie -
26.
Sage Age
Archie -
27.
Chase Case
Ethel -
28.
Dance Chance
Archie and the Gang -
29.
["See!! There they are!!! Seagulls!!"]
Jughead Pin Up
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mazzella
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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