(October 1971)

Archie, 1952 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
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
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arch, you and Reg should study rock formations!
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Sabrina; Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Jughead Jones
Reprints

Monkey Business (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews [as Maxwell V. Brooks]; Jughead Jones [as Tyron X. Weller VIII]; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
When Archie hears his father is worried about being replaced at work, he and Jughead masquerade as two eccentric tycoons to bluff Fred's boss into thinking they want to hire Fred away.
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Forked Tongue (Table of Contents: 2)

Teach In / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
non-fiction; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead learn about Native American sign language.

On the Road to Reason (Table of Contents: 3)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Dilton and Moose try to teach a lesson in non-violence to some neighborhood kids.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #5. That digest also credits Henry Scarpelli with the inking on this story.

Splashy Sports (Table of Contents: 4)

Professor Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Bob Bolling
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Jughead demonstrates the various toys one can use to enjoy the water.
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Shutter Shudders (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jealous of Betty occupying Archie's time with her new camera, Veronica buys a Polaroid to one-up her.
Reprints

Going Bats (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Russ
Synopsis
Jinx asks Russ for advice on why she's not hitting.
Reprints

You Know You're Really Popular When... (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
Gus Lemoine
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Series of one panel examples of fortune smiling on someone.
Reprints

Spare That Strike (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie takes Archie onto the water to show him a surfing trick, and only then informs him of the hazards of the trick.
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Flag Wave (Table of Contents: 9)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Gus Lemoine
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie gets Moose a diving marker so people will know where Moose is diving - - like Reggie.

A Fool and His Money (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
After being lectured on his extravagant spending habits by his father, Archie allows Jughead to talk him into swearing off dating.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Arch, you and Reg should study rock formations!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Monkey Business
    Archie
  3. 2. Forked Tongue
    Teach In
  4. 3. On the Road to Reason
    Dilton
  5. 4. Splashy Sports
    Professor Jughead
  6. 5. Shutter Shudders
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Going Bats
    Li'l Jinx
  8. 7. You Know You're Really Popular When...
    Archie
  9. 8. Spare That Strike
    Archie
  10. 9. Flag Wave
    Reggie
  11. 10. A Fool and His Money
    Archie
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