Archie Comics
#51
(July-August 1951)
Archie,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951-05-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Vigoda (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead, you dope. I told you to tell the girls I wanted to date them for Sunday not sundaes!!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate (hand with bill)
- Keywords
- ice cream sodas; soda fountain
Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Little Archie #100.
Cops and Ribbers
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Veronica! We'll be late for school!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get on Mr. Lodge's good side by buying him a birthday present, which Reggie swaps for a box of exploding cigars.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to George Frese; it bears a closer resemblance to Vigoda's art.
Love's Labor Lost
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie becomes frustrated when Jughead falls in love with a girl.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This story uses the modern character model of Pop Tate as tall, heavyset, and balding. Script recycled with minor modifications as "Hearts and Foulers" in Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #107.
The Name Game
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A brand new paint job!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie gets in trouble for naming his car both Betty and Veronica.
Dressed to Kill
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm anxious for Archie to see me in my new dress!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead attempts to get a mud stain out of Betty's dress.
Indexer Notes
First panel has a poster advertising Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #3. Jughead is revealed to have a closet full of his trademark "S" sweater and beanie.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Pat Freehill (Fort Wayne, IN) and second-prize report from Carryl Harriet Waltzer (Kew Gardens Hills, NY).
Act Your Age
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, look! It says that participants in the Dramatic Club presentation will be excused from the last class each day for rehearsals!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Mr. Twimbly
- Synopsis
- Archie becomes the wardrobe manager for the Dramatic Club's production.
Indexer Notes
This story uses the modern character model of Pop Tate as tall, heavyset, and balding.
Road Shmo
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Reggie, when you're walking along a country road where there are no sidewalks...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie ignores Archie's admonition to walk on the left side of the road to face oncoming traffic and gets hit by a car as a result.
Indexer Notes
Art previously attributed to George Frese; Berg's signature is disguised in the "For Sale - Berg & Co." sign in the first panel.
It's a Sad Whirl!
Archie / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie was busily engaged at his usual Saturday morning chore of mowing the lawn...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie rushes off to confront Reggie after Mrs. Andrews says she saw Reggie and Veronica while out shopping.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Sez Don't Let It Puzzle You / activity / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Includes rebus for car part (steering wheel), copying design without lifting pencil, rebus for familiar phrase (stop your clowning), and counting boxes in drawing.
Do or Dive
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Frese (signed as
Geo Frese) - Inks
- George Frese (signed as Geo Frese)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yow ...... cut it, Arch! What's the big idea?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jeepers [Smithers]
- Synopsis
- Jughead reluctantly attends another Lodge lawn party, where he accidentally helps Mr. Lodge win a diving contest against J.P. Moneybags.
Indexer Notes
The Lodge butler Jeepers appears to be a prototype for Smithers.
Captain Tootsie and the Dangerous Buggy Ride
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Jughead, you dope. I told you to tell the girls I wanted to date them for Sunday not sundaes!!"]
Archie -
1.
["This is the house that Archie built!"]
-
2.
Cops and Ribbers
Archie -
3.
["Hey, Kids, I'm Roady Roadmaster."]
-
4.
Love's Labor Lost
Archie -
5.
["Hello kids! We're back with a brand new Archie Annual #3."]
Archie -
6.
The Name Game
Archie -
7.
Marooned in the Temple of Death
-
8.
Dressed to Kill
Jughead -
9.
["Wonder why we aren't catching any fish?"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
10.
["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
Archie Club News -
11.
The "Popsicle Kids" at Los Alamos
-
12.
Act Your Age
Archie -
13.
Road Shmo
Archie -
14.
"Get a Schwinn!"
-
15.
It's a Sad Whirl!
Archie -
16.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Sez Don't Let It Puzzle You -
17.
["Suzie is choosey!"]
Suzie -
18.
Do or Dive
Archie -
19.
["Plastic picture rings"]
Kellogg's Raisin Bran -
20.
Captain Tootsie and the Dangerous Buggy Ride
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
21.
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