(February 1966)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- ?
Skid Kid
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Vincent DeCarlo
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Hal installs a piece of hardware near the telephone.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969) - in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #238 (June 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits taken from reprint appearance.
The Great Grind
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hal
- Synopsis
- Archie finds a sympathetic ear.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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Sprint Stint
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie rushes to be at school on time, then falls asleep.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Pantomime gag.
Quiz Fizz
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Mr. Baxter (on television); Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- While watching television, Moose comes up with a new classroom excuse.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #13 (November 1984)
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Golf Gaff
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead comes up with a way to win a golf bet with Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
-
The Grid Kid
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- When Moose talks about a dance he went to, Veronica thinks he's talking about football.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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Fuel Fool
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead says his mower runs on orangeade.
Prize Surprise
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead; Manfred Muggs (intro?; Big Ethel's father)
Vile Visit
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a reason for visiting Archie while he's home sick.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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Dream Scheme
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tells his dad about a dream he had.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
-
Trick Shot
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Jinx plays a joke on Greg, who is practicing with a bow and arrow.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Pantomime gag.
Tube Boob
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie is skeptical of Dilton's calculation.
- Reprints
Frail Mail
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Evelyn
- Synopsis
- Archie flirts with a girl working in the school office.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie, what model do you like most?"]
Archie -
1.
Pin Fun
Archie and the Gang -
2.
Skid Kid
Betty -
3.
The Great Grind
Archie -
4.
Mail Wail
Betty -
5.
The Best Laid Plans
Archie -
6.
Sprint Stint
Archie -
7.
Danger! Thin Ice
Archie -
8.
Quiz Fizz
Moose -
9.
Golf Gaff
Jughead -
10.
Dress Mess
Veronica -
11.
Nice Advice
Archie -
12.
Whale of a Sale
Veronica -
13.
The Grid Kid
Moose -
14.
Date Wait
Reggie -
15.
The Fame Game
Archie -
16.
Fuel Fool
Jughead -
17.
Prize Surprise
Jughead -
18.
Homework Can Be Fun
Archie -
19.
Vile Visit
Archie -
20.
Dream Scheme
Archie -
21.
Trick Shot
Li'l Jinx -
22.
["Archie, as Pureheart the Powerful, appeared for the first time in the October issue..."]
Archie Club News -
23.
Tube Boob
Archie -
24.
Blunder-Buss
Archie -
25.
Girl Talk
Betty and Veronica -
26.
Frail Mail
Archie -
27.
Grub Flub
Archie
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- Chris Boyko
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Kopman
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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