(February 1975)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.25 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 [vertical]
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor)
[Think Basketball]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Vote Note
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The election votes from the senior, junior, and sophomore classes...
- Genre
- humor; teen
Borrow Sorrow
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For Christmas I'm going to get a ten speed bike...
- Genre
- humor; teen
Vacation Deflation
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Ethel!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Betty she will love the ski lodge because there are three boys for every girl.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #267 (April 1980) - in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #61 (February 1990)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #162 (January 2001)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Gala (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #238 (December 2015)
- in World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2021 series) #10
-
Sing Fling
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie answers the phone when Archie calls Veronica.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #248 (December 2008)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #245 (December 2013), #304 (January 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #245.
Christmas Ahead!
activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #22 (February 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Find-the-Word puzzle.
Now Hair This!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Jinx decides her snowman needs a beard.
- Reprints
How Sweet It Is!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie! Did your aunt send you...
- Genre
- humor; teen
Tact Act
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica exchanges her Christmas gift from Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Comics Festival (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10 (January 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
This is a wordless story.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What happened?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX, 19XX-XX-XX, 19XX-XX-XX, 19XX-XX-XX
Guile Style
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel asks Jughead to walk her home.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book (Archie, 2012 series) (2012)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #246 (February 2016)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #7 (January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- mistletoe
Bright Sprite
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose falls asleep while Coach Kleats is trying to explain football strategy.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #263 (December 1979)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #93 (December 1988)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #102 (January 1991)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #3 (January 1994)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #138 (January 1996)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #9 (December 2014)
-
- Keywords
- football
Holiday Puzzle Page
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can you spot the two identical stockings?
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #22 (February 1977)
-
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sharon, what's impressed you the most...
- Genre
- humor; teen
Tale of Travail
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want one hundred Christmas cards...
- Genre
- humor; teen
Ump Slump
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #264 (January 1980)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (December 1987)
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #2 (February 1990)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #71 (January 2003)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #259 (January 2010)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #12 (December 2018)
-
Team Scream
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #264 (January 1980)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #4 (December 1987)
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #2 (February 1990)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #71 (January 2003)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #259 (January 2010)
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #12 (December 2018)
-
Dream Scheme
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie dreams that Fred bought him a snowmobile.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #261 (April 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266 (April 2016)
-
Shape Jape
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead needs help with a form.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #261 (April 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #266 (April 2016)
-
Bell Knell
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at the mod necklace Juggie gave me...
- Genre
- humor; teen
Game Aim
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Ethel to come out and play catch, but she wants to catch Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #264 (January 1980)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #1 (June 1987)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well...going home to unwrap your presents?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Archie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Sprawl Fall
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #256 (May 1979)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #30 (May 1988)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (April 1989), #37 (April 1993)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Think Basketball]
Archie -
1.
Vote Note
Archie -
2.
Shook Look
Big Moose -
3.
Read Deed
Big Moose -
4.
Borrow Sorrow
Reggie -
5.
Toy Joy
Mr. Lodge -
6.
Vacation Deflation
Big Ethel -
7.
Sing Fling
Archie -
8.
Christmas Ahead!
-
9.
Now Hair This!
Li'l Jinx -
10.
How Sweet It Is!
Archie -
11.
Dump Chump
Mr. Lodge -
12.
Tact Act
Veronica -
13.
["What happened?"]
Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag -
14.
Guile Style
Ethel -
15.
Bright Sprite
Moose -
16.
Holiday Puzzle Page
-
17.
Double Takes
Archie and the Gang -
18.
Wrap Flap
Veronica -
19.
Tale of Travail
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Ump Slump
Archie -
21.
Team Scream
Big Moose -
22.
Dream Scheme
Archie -
23.
Shape Jape
Archie -
24.
Bell Knell
Jughead -
25.
Game Aim
Ethel -
26.
["Well...going home to unwrap your presents?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
27.
Clean Routine
Big Moose -
28.
News Blues
Mr. Flutesnoot -
29.
Sprawl Fall
Archie -
30.
["Hi, Midge!!"]
Moose Pin-Up
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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