(Fall 1962)

Archie, 1952 Series
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Volume
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1962-10-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
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Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Bob White
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie always said the coach would someday use his strong right arm!
Genre
teen
Characters
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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Bike Bonanza of Big Buys (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Amazing Wrist Radio (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Gift Giver (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge contracts the measles from Reggie.
Reprints

Tough Bluff (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Betty and Veronica dump Archie and then secretly try to regain his interest.
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"Dig this crazy offer!" (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Leg Work (Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Li'l Jinx
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Signs of Age (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie feels old.

All the News That Fits We Print (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Colors
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Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Six letters were picked for prizes. Those letters written by: Patrick J. McHugh, Douglas Burke, Patrice Janssen, Carol Davis and Sue Thomas. Includes an Archie Club coupon to enroll as a member.

Shy Guy (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Morton; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie and Reggie turn shy Morton into a romantic devil.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie's Space Jokes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; space aliens

Yep! Everybody's reading and coloring Little Archie for Free (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

The Wager (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Reggie's bullying of Archie backfires when Moose enters the picture.
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Indexer Notes

One panel of Midge Klump shows the character in a low-cut dress with perky breasts. A first for this character and risque for this title.

Gone With the Wind (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
On a windy day, the three teens learn the value of a quick five bucks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dads Little Helper (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge makes Reggie and Archie do his "dirty" work.
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Gift Rapped (Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

United States Rubber / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Tiki Gods (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Greenwich Village Handcrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

I Talk to the Trees (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie deceives everyone with his flea bitten story.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250.

Video Victim (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie dreams he's a television cowboy.

Indexer Notes

Most striking in this story is a panel where Archie is dreaming he's a cowboy on television. The panel has Archie on a horse, holding a gun in his hand as he shoots a native American Indian.

My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cook Out (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead attempt to reconstruct Mr. Lodge's outdoor barbeque pit.
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Draw Any Person In One Minute (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Norton Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

You Never Had It So Big! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fashions From Rome (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Full page showing illustrated ideas suggested by Lois Tinelli and Piassa Mazzini of Vareggio, Italy.

On the Double (Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Harry Lucey
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Letters
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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie rushes to school only to fall asleep soon afterward.
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If You Know Just 20 People... (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Are You Skinny Like I Was? (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It Looks, It Sounds, It Smokes Like the Real Thing (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

Daisy Toy Division / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Archie always said the coach would someday use his strong right arm!"]
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  2. 1. Bike Bonanza of Big Buys
    Honor House Prod. Corp.
  3. 2. Amazing Wrist Radio
    Honor House Prod. Corp.
  4. 3. The Gift Giver
    Archie
  5. 4. Tough Bluff
    Betty and Veronica
  6. 5. "Dig this crazy offer!"
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  7. 6. Leg Work
    Li'l Jinx
  8. 7. Signs of Age
    Archie
  9. 8. All the News That Fits We Print
    Archie Club News
  10. 9. Shy Guy
    Archie
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Archie's Space Jokes
  12. 11. Yep! Everybody's reading and coloring Little Archie for Free
    Little Archie Magazine
  13. 12. The Wager
    Archie
  14. 13. Gone With the Wind
    Archie
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  16. 15. Dads Little Helper
    Archie
  17. 16. Gift Rapped
    Li'l Jinx
  18. 17. ["Did you know this--"]
    United States Rubber
  19. 18. Tiki Gods
    Greenwich Village Handcrafts
  20. 19. I Talk to the Trees
    Archie
  21. 20. Video Victim
    Archie
  22. 21. My Secret New Dynaflex Method
    Mike Marvel System
  23. 22. Cook Out
    Archie
  24. 23. Draw Any Person In One Minute
    Norton Products
  25. 24. You Never Had It So Big!
    Medford Products
  26. 25. Fashions From Rome
  27. 26. On the Double
    Archie
  28. 27. If You Know Just 20 People...
    Wallace Brown, Inc.
  29. 28. Are You Skinny Like I Was?
    American Body Building Club
  30. 29. It Looks, It Sounds, It Smokes Like the Real Thing
    Daisy Toy Division
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