(Winter 1962-1963)
Archie,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-12-17
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's some sort of psychological experiment to make school more popular!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1952 series) #23 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/934/w100/934231.jpg?-8365214011982869751)
Temptation
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica throws Archie over for Reggie because Reggie is driving around in his uncle's brand new Avanti, and Archie's none too pleased.
Wheel and Deal
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Uncle George
- Synopsis
- With some help from Jughead, Archie figures out how to get the Avanti away from Reggie.
Indexer Notes
This story is a continuation of the first story.
Admiration Society
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty hears that Archie and Veronica are on the outs and that she has a chance with him. But she just can't resist sharing the good news with Reggie.
[The Good Sport]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jeffrey Gold
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty's not as good a sport as Archie thinks.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964) - in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Ann Auriemma
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Banned in Boston
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica models a risque bikini for Betty.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)
- in Laugh Comics (Archie, 2011 series) ([September] 2011)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #275 (September 2019)
-
Jughead's Yok-a-Dillies
Jughead / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Jughead asks for a match; Jughead answers a question in class; Jughead ignores a pretty girl.
What Makes Archie Run?
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie's friends to cut back on his after school distractions so he can pick up his grades. Then his grades go down.
[Statement of Ownership]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF AUGUST 24. 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3. 1933. JULY 2, 1946 AND JUNE 11, 1960 (74 STAT. 208) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION OF ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS, published Quartely at Sparta, Ill, for October 1, 1962.
1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, Louis H. Silberkleit, 241 Church Street, New York 13. N.Y.
Editor. John L. Goldwater, 241 Church Street, New York 13. N.Y.
Managing editor, Richard H. Goldwater. 241 Church St., New York 13, N.Y.
Business manager, Maurice Coyne, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.
5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (This in-formation is required by the act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue) 250,851
Trophy Trap
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The judges of an auto race have a special trophy for Archie's jalopy.
Tongue Twister
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie James; Melody Jones; Pepper; Miss Finch
- Synopsis
- Pepper suggests Melody study for her Spanish test by playing a Spanish language instruction record while she sleeps.
Indexer Notes
Some sources claim this is the first "Josie" story. However, according to copyright records, She's Josie #1 (February 1963) was published on December 10, 1962, one week before Archie's Pals and Gals #23 came out.
To Be Renounced
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Reggie claims he's renouncing women, but it's all a set-up to embarrass Archie.
The Big Lie
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica catch Reggie in a lie. But the lie later comes true.
Nut Rut
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred visits Archie's school.
Moose Is So Stupid That...
Moose / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Nine illustrated punch lines for the set up of the title.
The Weak Spot
Reggie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie sets up Archie with a pre-cut board.
Dancing Fool
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie shows Reggie a new dance step.
Three of a Kind
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is babysitting two children, and Archie.
[Wrong Number]
Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Josette DeCarlo [as Josie Dumont]
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dan DeCarlo
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty gets dragged out of a hot bath by a false alarm.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #178 (November 2002)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #154 (October 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #228 (October 2012), #264 (November 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't mind kissing Reggie
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica's standards may not be like other people's standards, but she does have standards.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #232 (May 2013)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["It's some sort of psychological experiment to make school more popular!"]
Archie -
1.
Temptation
Archie -
2.
Wheel and Deal
Archie -
3.
Admiration Society
Betty and Veronica -
4.
[The Good Sport]
Betty Pin Up -
5.
["Banned in Boston"]
Veronica Pin Up -
6.
Jughead's Yok-a-Dillies
Jughead -
7.
What Makes Archie Run?
Archie -
8.
Archie Club News
Archie Club -
9.
[Statement of Ownership]
-
10.
Trophy Trap
Archie -
11.
Tongue Twister
Josie -
12.
To Be Renounced
Archie -
13.
The Big Lie
Archie -
14.
Nut Rut
Archie -
15.
Moose Is So Stupid That...
Moose -
16.
The Weak Spot
Reggie -
17.
Dancing Fool
Archie -
18.
Three of a Kind
Archie -
19.
[Wrong Number]
Betty Pin Up -
20.
["I don't mind kissing Reggie"]
Veronica Pin Up
This issue was modified by, among others
- John
- Peter Croome
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Kopman
- R. S. Martin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Ramon Schenk
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