Archie Americana Series #2 - Best of the Fifties

(1992)

1950's Archie Comic Book Covers (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Harry Lucey; Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Harry Lucey; Bill Vigoda

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Reprints:

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #95 (September 1958)
• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #56
• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #10
• from Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #7

Indexer Notes

Located on inside front cover.

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Victor Gorelick

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Harry Lucey

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Winner Lose (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr.Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie buys a boat to compete with Reggie for Veronica's attention.

Reprints:

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #64 (September-October 1953)

Safe at Home (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Archie mistakes Mr. Lodge and his Industrialist friends for safe-crackers.

Reprints:

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #64 (September-October 1953)

There Oughta Be a Law (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones (dream); Moose (dream)

Synopsis:

Archie imagines what life would be like if kids ran things.

Reprints:

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #3

A Gallery of Classic 50's Cover Gags by Bob Montana (Table of Contents)

Archie / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Bob Montana

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate

Indexer Notes

Small, partial reprints of the covers of Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #79, Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #16, Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #82, Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #42, Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #44, and Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #90

Skip, Hop, and Thump! (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica need dates to a sock hop.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #75 (June 1956)

Rhyme Nor Reason (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3.75 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica submit entries in a soap jingle contest.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #27 (November 1956)

["Jughead's a great Half-back!"] (Table of Contents)

Reggie / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #27 (November 1956)

Going, Going, Gown (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Veronica refuses to wear a $300 dollar gown to the Soph Swing if Betty wears her $12.98 knock-off.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #80

Call to Arms! (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose; Midge; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis:

Archie bets Reggie he can get a date with Midge by planning an elaborate prank on Moose.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #86

Fan Clubbed! (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Harry Lucey

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Purley Gates (intro)

Synopsis:

When famous singer Purley Gates (Betty's mother's cousin's nephew) comes to town, Archie and Jughead pretend that they don't know who he is.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #6 (1957-1958)

Indexer Notes

The character of Purley Gates is a parody of Elvis Presley.

Everybody's Christmas Present! (Table of Contents)

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

A classic ad for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #1, the first comic to feature Archie's Christmas Stocking.

The Good Old Daze (Table of Contents)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie's dad longs for the days when he was a teenager.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #38 (September 1958)

Pipe the Bag (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Harry Lucey

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Moose; Midge

Synopsis:

Archie embraces his Scottish ancestry by wearing a kilt and playing the bag pipes.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #87

Award to the Wise (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Samm Schwartz

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot

Synopsis:

Archie, Reggie, and Moose enter a contest for the student who shows the most helpful and co-operative attitude towards the teaching staff.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #93 (July 1958)

Wheels of Progress (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Harry Lucey

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Betty and Veronica volunteer to teach Archie how to roller skate.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #98

A Gallery of Classic 50's Cover Gags by Bob Montana (Table of Contents)

Archie / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Bob Montana

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy

Indexer Notes

Small, partial reprints of the covers of Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #44, Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #83, Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #43, Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #48, Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #78, and Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #5

Circle Sale (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Jughead's buying up old Hula Hoops.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #101 (June 1959)

Like Real Gone (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Smithers

Synopsis:

Archie and Jughead dig the Beatnik lingo. Like, Coolsville.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #104 (November 1959)

Spinner Winner (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Harry Lucey

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis:

The gang discover that Pop Tate is a master of Spin-A-Plate.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #105 (November 1959)

T.N.T. Hee (Table of Contents)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Samm Schwartz

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Prof. Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Mr. Weatherbee thinks that Jughead has invented a new explosive.

Reprints:

• from Archie Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #106

1950's Archie Comic Book Covers (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Bob Montana; Harry Lucey; Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bob Montana; Harry Lucey; Bill Vigoda

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #14 (October 1952)
• from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #133 (June 1959)
• from Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #96
• from Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #4