(Fall 1964)
Archie,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- 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)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Renting the grocery store for a party was a terrific idea, Veronica!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The gang hold a dance in a local grocery after closing.
- Keywords
- dance; grocery store; ice cream; record player; the Twist
Don't Knock Knees
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The boys are going to judge the prettiest girl at the clambake by who has the prettiest knees and Veronica begins to obsess that her knees aren't more glamorous than everyone else's.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #20 (October 1976) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #12 (September 1984)
-
- Keywords
- beach; beauty contest; knees
Water On the Brain
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie receives an African rain god totem as a gift, and suddenly he can't avoid getting wet.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #21 (December 1976)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- flood; garden hose; rain god; water fountain
Don't Quote Me
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chauncey Bildgewrat; Pop Tate (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Veronica is swept off of her feet by an older man who plies her with fancy literary quotes. So to fight back, Archie begins trying to memorize the classics.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #20 (October 1976)
- in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #7 (July 1983)
-
- Keywords
- library; quotes
Indexer Notes
Quotes by Rudyard Kipling and William Shakespeare are credited in the story.
Aggressively Yours
Moose / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty tries psychology on Moose to stop him from beating up all the boys.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #20 (October 1976)
-
- Keywords
- jealousy; psychology
For Holidays Merry and Sparkling with Laughter
Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Home Wrecker
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Archie brings a bird's nest to school for his science project, then is mercilessly pursued by the bird who was living in it.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #18 (January 1977)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #319 (June 2021)
-
- Keywords
- bird's nest
Simple Arithmetic
Moose / comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose has to answer a math problem out loud.
Snore Chore!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Hap has to don a Beatle wig to get Jinx to go to sleep.
- Keywords
- Beatle wig; lulabye
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
First prize of $5.00 to Carol Frakes (Covington, Ky.) for a poem about pet dogs. Second prize of $3.00 to Francis Bollinger (Houma, La.) for article on apes. Third prize of $2.00 to Meg Montanaro (West Port, Conn.) for a poem about mothers.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If Archie keeps standing you up, why do you keep making dates with him?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica inquires as to why Betty is such a glutton for Archie's punishment.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Among the names written on the base of the seat on Betty's side of the booth are Vince [DeCarlo], Dan [DeCarlo], Vic [Victor Gorelick], Dick [Richard Goldwater], Sam [Schwartz], Rudy [Lapick], Tom [Moore?]; Josie [DeCarlo], and Gil [?].
Mighty Like a Rose
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose is on the warpath because somebody sent Midge a rose.
- Keywords
- flowers; jealousy; rose; rumors
Indexer Notes
The title comes from that of a popular song, originally titled "Mighty Lak' a Rose" when it was written in 1901.
Reformed
Reggie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Warned ahead of time that Reggie is in a pranking mood, the gang manage to get Reggie's pranks to backfire on him.
- Keywords
- fish; playground; practical jokes
Archie's Guide To Fishy Fishing
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Synopsis
- Series of fishing-related one and two panel gags.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #20 (October 1976)
- in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #8 (October 1983)
-
- Keywords
- cameras; fishing; game wardens
Indexer Notes
Archie Andrews only appears on the title panel.
Caddy On
Veronica / comic story / 5.75 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica's planned alone time with Archie on the golf course is foiled when Archie asks Jughead to caddy for him.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #20 (October 1976)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)
-
- Keywords
- caddy; golf; jigsaw puzzle; rain
Gas Guess
Archie / comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred asks Archie to estimate his jalopy's miles-per-gallon.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #20 (October 1976)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #3 (October 1987)
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Double Takes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Sam Muggs; Mrs. Muggs
- Synopsis
- Betty counts her pennies closely. Jughead trains his dog. Ethel has her parents concerned.
- Keywords
- adding machine; bathtub; grocery store
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel jokes.
[no title indexed]
Veronica's Pin-Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh Archie! Isn't the fair just wonderful!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- While Veronica is admiring the majestic scenery of the New York World's Fair, Archie is picking up the counter girl at the refreshment stand.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #32 (June 1965)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #112 (July 2007)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #18 (July 2012)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #269 (May 2019)
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- Keywords
- New York World's Fair; Unisphere
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Renting the grocery store for a party was a terrific idea, Veronica!"]
Archie -
1.
Don't Knock Knees
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Water On the Brain
Archie -
3.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
4.
Don't Quote Me
Archie -
5.
Testing
Li'l Jinx -
6.
Aggressively Yours
Moose -
7.
For Holidays Merry and Sparkling with Laughter
Archie's Christmas Stocking -
8.
Home Wrecker
Archie -
9.
Slanguage Barrier
Archie -
10.
Simple Arithmetic
Moose -
11.
Snore Chore!
Li'l Jinx -
12.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
13.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club -
14.
["If Archie keeps standing you up, why do you keep making dates with him?"]
Betty and Veronica's Pin-Up -
15.
Mighty Like a Rose
Archie -
16.
Reformed
Reggie -
17.
Archie's Guide To Fishy Fishing
Archie -
18.
Caddy On
Veronica -
19.
Gas Guess
Archie -
20.
Double Takes
Archie -
21.
["...But on the beach at 3 o'clock in the morning!"]
Betty and Veronica Pin-Up -
22.
["Oh Archie! Isn't the fair just wonderful!!"]
Veronica's Pin-Up
This issue was modified by, among others
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Kopman
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Van Dore
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