(May 1961)

Archie, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-03-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Samm Schwartz ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yeah... Reggie said he'd buy me a soda if I got him a date with Veronica!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pal Jughead #22

His Just Desserts (Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead gets Betty and Veronica to invite him for a free meal. The only problem is they both invited him for the same time.
Keywords
free meal; telephone

Veronica Presents 40-Love (Table of Contents: 2)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
The Archie gang demonstrates variations on jumping the net after winning a tennis match.
Keywords
tennis

The Good Word (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
After getting razzed about his old jalopy, Archie takes it as a compliment when he's stopped for speeding by a motorcycle cop.
Keywords
insults; motorcycle police; speeding

Tree Sap (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Miss Grundy; Romulus Jones; Lancelot Jones; Olaf the Viking; Stonewall Jones (mention); Socrates T. Jones (mention)
Synopsis
After interviewing Mr. Lodge for the school newspaper, Jughead is inspired to look up his ancestors. What he finds is less than inspiring.
Keywords
ambition; ancestors; camera; family tree; interview; knight; Rome; sleep; vikings

Step by Step! (Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Midge decides to teach Moose how to dance. Many missteps later, Midge decides going to the movies would be a better idea.
Keywords
dancing lessons; movie theater; record player

Make a Date (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica Spectacular / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Promo for Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art.

Foul Play (Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Because he can't get into the Frosh Luncheon without a date, Jughead makes dates with Betty, Veronica, and Midge (just to be sure.) That manages to make both the girls and the boys mad at him. Archie comes up with a psychological torture involving food, but that doesn't work.
Keywords
dates; kitchen; luncheon; turkey

Football (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Article on American football.

Indexer Notes

Text with no illustration.

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1960 (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Louis H. Silberkleit (publisher)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1960. Average paid circulation for the previous 12 months was 282,117.

In a Corner (Table of Contents: 10)

Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Shrimpy
Synopsis
Shrimpy is being punished by having to stand in the corner. He phones the radio station with a request.
Keywords
radio; telephone

Genius at Work (Table of Contents: 11)

Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Shrimpy; Daphne
Synopsis
Shrimpy is busy inventing something. What it is, he doesn't know.
Keywords
invention

The Helper (Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Archie has to stay home and clean out the garage. Reggie pays Jughead $5.00 to do the job, but Archie is in trouble when Jughead takes cleaning out too literally.
Keywords
garage; lawnmower; tools
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Yeah... Reggie said he'd buy me a soda if I got him a date with Veronica!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. His Just Desserts
    Jughead
  3. 2. Veronica Presents 40-Love
    Veronica
  4. 3. The Good Word
    Archie
  5. 4. Tree Sap
    Jughead
  6. 5. Step by Step!
    Moose
  7. 6. Make a Date
    Betty and Veronica Spectacular
  8. 7. Foul Play
    Jughead
  9. 8. Football
  10. 9. Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1960
  11. 10. In a Corner
    Shrimpy
  12. 11. Genius at Work
    Shrimpy
  13. 12. The Helper
    Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)