(Fall 1953)

Archie, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The chemistry teacher assigned each of us a chemical to write about tonight! Archie, will you take "bicarbonate of soda"?
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Pep #143

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Number Please (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Holy cow! Now it's numerology!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica read a book on numerology that convinces them that Archie and Reggie are a bad match for them.

Be the Leader! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Iron Clad Model! (Table of Contents: 4)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Veronica? I can't talk too long. I'm pressing my new dress for the party!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Betty accidentally burns her dress while ironing but uses it to create a new design.

Required Reading (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Have you done much reading, Veronica?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica practice palm reading.

Never Say Dye! (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Honestly, I do a slow burn when I see how Archie follows Veronica around like a little dog!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty dyes her hair and pretends to be someone else to get Archie's attention.

Smear Campaign (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Why so pale, frail? You've got as much color as a spook in a snow storm!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty tries to get Veronica in trouble by having her try on lipstick in school.
Keywords
kissing; lipstick

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Big Time (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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That's how Veronica gets to ride in Archie's car!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty schemes to get a ride in Archie's car.

A Sock Yarn (Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Omigosh! I forgot to set my clock radio...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica sets a new fashion trend when she accidentally wears two different socks to school.

Miss and Tell (Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Oh! That Archie!
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Betty is angry because Archie didn't make a move on her during their date.

There's Everything Every Boy Wants in...Lionel Trains with Magnetic Traction (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Health Wanted (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Say Betty, did you hear about Veronica spraining her ankle?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty puts a quarantine sign on Veronica's house to try and keep Archie away but her plan backfires on her.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Special Delivery (Table of Contents: 16)

Suzie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Where's Ferdie today?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Ferdie
Synopsis
Ferdie applies for a job as a mailman.

The Big Romance (Table of Contents: 17)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie was in the middle of sipping a black and white when he saw it.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Katy Keene / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Bill Woggon (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry, Sis, or we'll be late for the big football game!
Genre
humor; fashion
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis

Photo-Finish (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Hi Betty, have you seen Archie?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Betty bribes Jughead to get a modeling job with his cousin.

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Ginger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Fallen Archies (Table of Contents: 21)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Oh that puddle!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie puts his coat over a puddle for Veronica to walk on.

Big Savings on Dresses & Clothing (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Mail Order Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Premiums - Given - Cash (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Three Top Adventure Hits (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Doubleday Dollar Book Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The chemistry teacher assigned each of us a chemical to write about tonight! Archie, will you take "bicarbonate of soda"?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. 1. ["Look! "Space Commander" Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies"]
  3. 2. Number Please
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  4. 3. Be the Leader!
    Columbia Bicycles
  5. 4. Iron Clad Model!
    Betty
  6. 5. Required Reading
    Archie
  7. 6. Never Say Dye!
    Betty
  8. 7. Smear Campaign
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. ["It works every time! Give a copy of Archie comics and you don't need laughing gas!"]
  10. 9. ["Jughead, how can you sit there eating? Aren't you excited about our brand new Pals 'n' Gals comic book?"]
  11. 10. Big Time
    Betty
  12. 11. A Sock Yarn
    Veronica
  13. 12. Miss and Tell
    Betty
  14. 13. There's Everything Every Boy Wants in...Lionel Trains with Magnetic Traction
    Lionel Trains
  15. 14. No Health Wanted
    Betty
  16. 15. ["For a king-size laugh... buy Wilbur Comics"]
  17. 16. Special Delivery
    Suzie
  18. 17. The Big Romance
  19. 18. ["Hurry, Sis, or we'll be late for the big football game!"]
    Katy Keene
  20. 19. Photo-Finish
    Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
  21. 20. ["If you knew Ginger, like we know Ginger"]
    Ginger
  22. 21. Fallen Archies
    Veronica
  23. 22. Big Savings on Dresses & Clothing
    Mail Order Mart
  24. 23. Premiums - Given - Cash
  25. 24. Three Top Adventure Hits
    Doubleday Dollar Book Club
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Kopman
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen