(October 1981)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000695910
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've never felt better!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
in 
Good-Bye Girl
Big Moose and Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to give Dilton some pointers on girls.
- Reprints
On the Grow
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx makes her plant grow by talking to it.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #104 (September 2006) - in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #226 (August 2012)
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Gorilla Maze
Archie / activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #40 (May 1982)
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Size Surprise
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Another guy makes a pass at Veronica while she is at the beach with Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (August 2016)
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Summer Simmer
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- During the summer I read light things!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Jughead's mother gives him the want ads for summer reading.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
-
- Keywords
- newspaper
Trait State
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, I invited my cousin Bruce to play with us!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica says Reggie and her cousin have a lot in common.
- Reprints
- from Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #331 (November 1977)
-
- Keywords
- tennis
Talk Balk
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks she and her father should talk more.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #151 (July 2007), #202 (August 2012), #265 (September 2018)
-
Share Flair
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty overdoes her interest in Archie's sports team.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #151 (July 2007), #202 (August 2012), #265 (September 2018)
-
Heat Beat
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #87 (September 1996)
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Bite Sprite
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watcha eatin’, Jug?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #87 (September 1996)
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Short Retort
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jeeves
- Synopsis
- Archie arrives for a boat trip with Veronica and her dad.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #266 (November 1977)
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Zero Hero
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #308 (November 1976)
-
Joy Decoy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- "Girl watching" is ruined for Archie and Reggie when a couple of equal-opportunity feminists show up.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #266 (November 1977)
-
Just a Few Words
activity / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #40 (May 1982), #53 (July 1984)
- in Archie's Activity Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #1 (1985)
-
Quiver Fliver
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is riding a ski boat for the first time!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie can't figure out why Archie isn't shaking after spending all day on a ski boat.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #238 (November 1977)
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Dream Theme
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets jealous of what she thinks Archie is dreaming of.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #239 (August 2014)
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Slow Bo
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #71 (November 1994)
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Pitch Hitch
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Archie calls Veronica's pitch as a spitball.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #71 (November 1994)
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Mail Travail
Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; animal
- Characters
- Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- The mailman notes that Hot Dog has never tried to bite him.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #79 (October 2001)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4 (September 2014)
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Joy Ahoy
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- On such a beautiful day, Archie loves mankind.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #79 (October 2001)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4 (September 2014)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["I've never felt better!"]
Archie -
1.
Over the Hill
Archie -
2.
Sale Tale
Archie -
3.
Chair Snare
Archie -
4.
Fly Try
Betty -
5.
Rough Stuff
Veronica -
6.
Buck Cluck
Reggie -
7.
Race Pace
Reggie -
8.
Flip Quip
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Keen Scene
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Good-Bye Girl
Big Moose and Dilton -
11.
On the Grow
Li'l Jinx -
12.
Gorilla Maze
Archie -
13.
Size Surprise
Archie -
14.
Summer Simmer
Jughead -
15.
Trait State
Reggie -
16.
Talk Balk
Veronica -
17.
Share Flair
Betty -
18.
Heat Beat
Moose -
19.
Bite Sprite
Jughead -
20.
Tops in Swaps
Reggie -
21.
Clue Cue
Reggie -
22.
Short Retort
Archie -
23.
Zero Hero
Reggie -
24.
Mow Woe
Jughead -
25.
Trade Tirade
Betty and Veronica -
26.
Girl Whirl
Reggie -
27.
Sandy Dandy
Archie -
28.
Joy Decoy
Archie -
29.
Just a Few Words
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30.
Kiss Bliss
Dilton -
31.
Quiver Fliver
Archie -
32.
Dream Theme
Veronica -
33.
Slow Bo
Jughead -
34.
Pitch Hitch
Archie -
35.
Mail Travail
Hot Dog -
36.
Joy Ahoy
Archie
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