(June 1977)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.35 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]
- Barcode
- 0271000695906
- Editing
- ?
Imitation Irritation
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie gets caught doing his impression of Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
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in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #82 (May 1989)
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Taste Disgrace
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge thinks he's caught Archie taking something out of his refrigerator.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #54 (December 1988)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #61 (May 1993)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #182 (May 2003)
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Print Stint
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Ethel enjoys reading Veronica's diary.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #54 (December 1988)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #61 (May 1993)
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Page Rage
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Hot Dog is unimpressed with Veronica's French cookbook.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #5 (November 1987)
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Flim Flam
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose's new hobby is photography.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #5 (November 1987)
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Candid Comment
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (likeness on child's balloon)
- Synopsis
- After a rough day at school, Miss Grundy and Miss Haggly go to the carnival.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #277 (June 1981)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #96 (June 1989)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #44 (May 1994)
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Job Jibe
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie is working for Mr. Lodge, but seems to have no chance of advancement.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #274 (January 1981)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #141 (June 1998)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #146 (November 2003), #151 (June 2004)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49 (June 2015)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #283 (December 2017)
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Unique Critique
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews (framed picture)
- Synopsis
- Betty gushes over a photo of Archie, to her mother's dismay.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #273 (November 1980)
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #5 (November 1987)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #82 (May 1989)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #121 (March 2004), #260 (March 2018)
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Tooth Truth
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Jinx and Greg discuss an article Greg read.
Archie's Gag Bag
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Cousin Leroy
- Synopsis
- Two Archie newspaper strips, with color added.
Voice Your Choice
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Veronica rejects Archie for Reggie.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #274 (January 1981)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #83 (July 1989)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #136 (October 2005), #185 (December 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282 (October 2017)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Festival (Archie, 2017 series) (2017)
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Star Struck
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie believes in horoscopes until he reads Jughead's.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #96 (June 1989)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #44 (May 1994)
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Dizzy Tizzy
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's faint praise is good enough for Ethel.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #72 (April 1981)
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #54 (December 1988)
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #19 (June 1991)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #61 (May 1993)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #218 (November 2011), #255 (October 2017)
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Call Stall
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- While camping, Reggie demonstrates his moose call.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #92 (May 1989)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #241 (August 2013)
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Dream Drama
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie relates a dream.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #54 (December 1988)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #141 (May 2003)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #168 (May 2011)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #246 (January 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77 (May 2018)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #314 (December 2020)
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Buck Yuck
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is pleasantly surprised when Reggie repays a loan.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #72 (April 1981)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #93 (December 1988)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #32 (May 1998)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #93 (May 2003), #168 (May 2011), #191 (June 2013)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77 (May 2018)
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Remark Lark
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge is annoyed by Moose's poor report card.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #93 (December 1988)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #92 (May 1989)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #32 (May 1998)
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No Mood For Food
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mrs. Mason; Mr. Mason
- Synopsis
- More repercussions from Moose's report card.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #93 (December 1988)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #92 (May 1989)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #32 (May 1998)
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Sad Lad
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie has just made a speech, and it didn't go well.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #80 (January 1989)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #92 (May 1989)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #12 (April 2015)
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Indexer Notes
Script and pencil credits are from reprint appearance.
Theme Scheme
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get Dilton to help him with a composition.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #276 (May 1981)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #80 (January 1989)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #92 (May 1989)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #12 (April 2015)
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Indexer Notes
Script and pencil credits are from reprint appearance.
Bright Sprite
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Malmgren
- Pencils
- Dick Malmgren
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Alicia
- Synopsis
- Archie outmaneuvers Reggie for time with the new girl.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #13 (June 1989)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #133 (May 1997)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #78 (June 2018)
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Hot Dog is Lost!
Jughead / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Maze
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #25 (June 1983)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #155 (January 2010)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #25 (April 2017)
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Sub Flub
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Coach has no faith in Archie.
Archie Club News
letters page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Letters from April Wharton (1st prize) and Donna Clement (2nd prize), plus details on joining the Archie Club.
Art Mart
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Sylvia; Art
- Synopsis
- Sylvia's boyfriend doesn't approve of her visit to the art gallery with Archie.
- Reprints
in Note Goat
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Chuck Clayton
- Synopsis
- Passing a note gets Archie in trouble.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #47 (December 1986)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #88 (October 1996)
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Book Banter
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica look at books in the library.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #96 (June 1989)
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Spat Chat
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Archie how he can get back in her good graces.
Indexer Notes
Veronica points to a poster for a concert by the "Rolling Rocks," the artwork of which is based on the jacket photo for the Rolling Stones' album "Black and Blue," released in April 1976.
Mr. Weatherbee Heavy Thinking Puzzle
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- A maze of letters that spell out a sentence.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #262 (November 1979)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #57 (July 1983)
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Mean Scene
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Hockey player Moose is a poor winner.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #82 (May 1989)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #43 (March 1994)
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Meal Zeal
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to get Archie to think about something other than girls.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #70 (September 1980)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #54 (1989)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #87 (September 1996)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #39 (September 1996)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Pop, how about lowering your prices?"]
Archie -
1.
Imitation Irritation
Archie -
2.
Taste Disgrace
Archie -
3.
Print Stint
Big Ethel -
4.
Page Rage
Hot Dog -
5.
Flim Flam
Moose -
6.
Candid Comment
Miss Grundy -
7.
Job Jibe
Archie -
8.
Unique Critique
Betty -
9.
Tooth Truth
Li'l Jinx -
10.
Archie's Gag Bag
Archie -
11.
Voice Your Choice
Archie -
12.
Star Struck
Archie -
13.
Dizzy Tizzy
Big Ethel -
14.
Call Stall
Archie -
15.
Archie Puzzlers
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16.
Dream Drama
Archie -
17.
Buck Yuck
Archie -
18.
Remark Lark
Big Moose -
19.
No Mood For Food
Big Moose -
20.
Sad Lad
Archie -
21.
Theme Scheme
Archie -
22.
Bright Sprite
Archie -
23.
Hot Dog is Lost!
Jughead -
24.
Sub Flub
Archie -
25.
Archie Club News
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26.
Art Mart
Archie -
27.
Note Goat
Archie -
28.
Book Banter
Archie -
29.
Spat Chat
Archie -
30.
Mr. Weatherbee Heavy Thinking Puzzle
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31.
Mean Scene
Big Moose -
32.
Meal Zeal
Archie
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- Joey Beretta
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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