(December 1969)
Archie,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
"All new stories," according to cover blurb.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And someday doctors will perform a brain transplant!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy [Ms. Grundy]; Archie; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Reggie thinks Archie would benefit from a brain transplant.
- Keywords
- High school
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Perfect for lovers... and music box collectors
- Characters
- Little boy; little girl
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for music box from Colonial Studios.
Doll Boy
Dilton / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton; Archie; Jughead; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Dilton accidentally shrinks himself. Reggie scorns what he thinks is a doll, then panics when the supposed doll "comes to life."
- Reprints
-
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #40 (November 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!
Indexer Notes
Promo, with order coupon, for Archie "quarter comics."
Bear Bug
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Dilton; Betty; Veronica; bear; cub
- Synopsis
- The gang runs into a bear while berry-picking, and Dilton loses his glasses. The bear uses them to watch the drive-in movies from afar.
- Keywords
- Drive-in movies
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fantastic no-risk offer!!!
- Keywords
- Camera
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for camera from Best-Cam Co.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, we hire only high school graduates
- Characters
- Applicant; personnel worker
Indexer Notes
Ad, with response coupon, for Wayne School.
Food Feud
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica; Archie; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Archie's broke and can't buy Veronica any lunch at the beach, so Reggie takes advantage and steps in. Archie borrows money from Betty, convincing Veronica that he's not only cheap but dishonest.
- Keywords
- Beach
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 10 way hairpiece!
- Characters
- Pretty girl
Indexer Notes
Ad from Beauty Aids Co.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Football fans are crazy about this true-to-life football game
- Characters
- Football player
- Keywords
- Football; game
Indexer Notes
Ad for Strat-o-matic football game
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- Pencils
- Coby Whitmore (painting)
- Inks
- Coby Whitmore (painting)
- Colors
- Coby Whitmore (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing $1 art offer
- Characters
- Muffin; Godfrey; Happy; Coquette
- Keywords
- Dog
Indexer Notes
Ad for art prints from Colonial Studios
Take One Giant Stoop
Reggie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sure nice of your dad, Ron, to let us use his private beach here at Dunesville!
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Bruce; O. O. Wellenmellen
- Synopsis
- Separated from the gang while on a beach picnic, Reggie is terrified by evidence of a giant -- actually props for a movie being filmed on location. When he conceitedly tries to talk himself into a movie role, the director hires him for an Egyptian epic, then binds him mouth and body with mummy wrappings.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #38 (1981)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #8 (August 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Beach; giant; movies; mummy
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Giant Size Freakout
- Characters
- Archie
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Giant Series
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Never be short again!
- Characters
- Man; woman
Indexer Notes
Ad for shoe lifts from The Liftee Company
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coin grab bag free!
- Keywords
- Coin collecting; numismatics
Indexer Notes
Ad from Matt Numiss
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie Club members, send in your news reports and be eligible to win cash prizes in the Archie Series Magazines.
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead
Indexer Notes
Reports from fans Scott Bok, Noreen O'Donohue, Barbara Knotts, Wayne Losan, Claudia Meek, and David Hassell.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be an Archie Club member
- Characters
- Archie
Food for Thought!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx eats lots of food in front of the T.V. set, as practice for being a baby sitter.
- Reprints
- in Little Archie Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1985 series) #16 (April 1985)
-
Reading Lesson
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie ignores the "keep out" sign, and focuses on the mat that says "welcome."
Date Hate
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Ethel can ask any boy she pleases for a date. But she doesn't please anyone.
Miff Tiff
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty; Veronica
- Synopsis
- Veronica searches all over for Archie, so that once she finds him she can show how much she's ignoring him.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a whole treasure chest of fun
- Keywords
- Joy buzzer; whoopie cushion; x-ray glasses; x-ray specs; x-ray spectacles
Indexer Notes
Eighteen small ads for novelties from Honor House Prod. Corp.
The Prize
Archie / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead; Veronica; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally ruins Mr. Lodge's prize geraniums while lawn bowling, so Mr. Lodge uses Archie and Jughead as pins.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #38 (1981)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #62 (October 1999)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #321 (August 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Bowling
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear reader,
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Giant comics.
Small Hitch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Betty
- Synopsis
- Archie's hitching a ride, but he won't get out of his car.
Something to Crow About
Ethel / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel; Betty; Ralph [Ralphette]; Hi Jacks; Flabbus Lippum
- Synopsis
- Big Ethel's parrot helps the girls capture wanted criminals.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #34 (May 1981)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #37 (November 1988)
-
- Keywords
- T.V.; Television; TiVo; TV
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just a few comic book shopping days till Christmas!
- Characters
- Archie; Betty; Veronica; Reggie
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking # 167.
Delay Action
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Reggie forces Archie to be late to meet Veronica, so that she will be annoyed. It turns out he's going to Reggie's surprise party.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #34 (May 1981)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #6 (April 1988)
-
That's Rough
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Gaga
- Synopsis
- Greg is rough to Gaga. Li'l Jinx wonders why he likes Gaga instead of her.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Girls!
- Characters
- Pretty girl
Indexer Notes
Ad for Isometrics book from Bond Book Co.
Whistle While You Work
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie; Jughead; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie pretends to be enthusiastic about his chores, hoping his parents will think he's going crazy, and so reduce his work load. Wise to his plan, they take him at his word and pile it on instead.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #49 (August 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 2 pages
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll find one of these catalogs priceless
Indexer Notes
Ad for ICS correspondence schools
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["And someday doctors will perform a brain transplant!"]
Archie -
1.
["Perfect for lovers... and music box collectors"]
-
2.
Doll Boy
Dilton -
3.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
-
4.
Bear Bug
Archie -
5.
["Fantastic no-risk offer!!!"]
-
6.
["Sorry, we hire only high school graduates"]
-
7.
Food Feud
Betty and Veronica -
8.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
-
9.
["Football fans are crazy about this true-to-life football game"]
-
10.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
-
11.
Take One Giant Stoop
Reggie -
12.
["Archie Giant Size Freakout"]
-
13.
["Never be short again!"]
-
14.
["Coin grab bag free!"]
-
15.
["Archie Club members, send in your news reports and be eligible to win cash prizes in the Archie Series Magazines."]
Archie Club News -
16.
["Be an Archie Club member"]
-
17.
Food for Thought!
Li'l Jinx -
18.
Reading Lesson
Archie -
19.
Date Hate
Ethel -
20.
Miff Tiff
Betty and Veronica -
21.
["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
-
22.
The Prize
Archie -
23.
["Dear reader,"]
-
24.
Small Hitch
Archie -
25.
Something to Crow About
Ethel -
26.
["Just a few comic book shopping days till Christmas!"]
-
27.
Delay Action
Archie -
28.
That's Rough
Li'l Jinx -
29.
["Girls!"]
-
30.
Whistle While You Work
Archie -
31.
["You'll find one of these catalogs priceless"]
-
32.
["100 Little Dolls All For $1.00"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Kirk House
- Joey Sayer
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