(September 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
- ?
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- David McCallum (Illya) life size pin-up... only $1
- Characters
- David McCallum (photo)
Beach Banter
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go surfing, gang!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- As Archie and the gang relax on the beach they discover they have done just about everything you can do at the beach, except swim.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #165 (September 1969)
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Crash Crisis
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll never catch me without a safety helmet!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie always has a safety helmet.
Walk Balk
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Jug! You really know how to maneuver on a skateboard!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead has become very good at doing tricks on a skateboard.
Math Wrath
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy, oh boy! I've finally mastered long division!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose has finally mastered long division.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #67 (July 2002)
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Diamond Doings
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whee! The baseball season is here!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie's enthusiasm for baseball season is short-lived.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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Rave Wave
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go surfing, Arch!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants to go surfing.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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- Keywords
- pool; swimsuit; tennis
Cry Crisis
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I tried pretending I was drowning so Juggie would rescue me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Ethel is having trouble getting attention from lifeguard Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #177 (October 2002)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #250 (September 2016)
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[no title indexed]
Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey kids! Here are just a few of the great gifts you can get by saving "Popsicle" coupons or wraps!
- Characters
- Patty; Andy
[no title indexed]
Honor House Product Corp. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Treasure chest of fun
Laff Gaff
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why does a fireman wear red suspenders?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead practices his comedy act at the zoo.
Girly Guile
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, are you patriotic?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica wonders if Archie is patriotic.
Live and Learn
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How was the lecture you went to, Veronica?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is asked about the lecture she attended.
A Little Hitch
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Going to school, Betty?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie offers Betty a lift to school.
Sign Up
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Surfing taught in 5 lessons
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is giving surfing lessons.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Don't Call Me!
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, Archie wants to talk to you! This is the tenth time he's called!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is answering Archie's phone calls because he accused her of dating Reggie.
Talk Terror
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, this is absolutely the noisiest car in town!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica is complaining about how noisy Archie's car is.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be careful when you open this giant side-splitter it's loaded with laughs!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie's Jokes #139.
Rock 'n' Roll
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! There's a stream to cross!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Greg; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- Greg and Li'l Jinx come to a stream and argue who is going to cross the stones first.
Date Dilemma
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've dated a different boy every night this week!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica has dated a different boy every night, but she's getting tired of playing the field.
Horsing Around
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie, I thought you said this horse was very gentle!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is having a tough time riding a horse Veronica said was gentle.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #165 (September 1969)
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Surf Saga
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you so happy about, Moose?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- After three years of bad breaks surfing Moose had a good break this year.
Prize Praise
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you like my new swimsuit, Ronnie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty shows off her new swimsuit to Archie and Veronica.
- Keywords
- beach
Tale of Wail
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A penny for your thoughts, Juggiekins!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead doesn't think his thoughts are worth a penny.
Archie Brakes Up An Argument!
Archie; Bendix / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I still say my Bendix coaster brake is best for a bike!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty, Jughead and Veronica are disagreeing over which Bendix brake is better.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form.
[no title indexed]
Ed Sale / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Play guitar in 7 days or your money back
[no title indexed]
letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to tell you about my experiences as a horsewoman.
Indexer Notes
Letters from Patricia Beyers, Wendell Cobb, Jill Dougall, Daved Noh, and Lea Goodland.
[no title indexed]
J. L. Industries / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's new pussycats??? A go go tail only $1.00
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $1.00
Beach Bu Bu
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I told you to rent a beach umbrella, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Instead of renting a beach umbrella, Archie borrowed his uncle Joe's umbrella.
- Keywords
- swimsuits
Groovy Movie
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So long, daddy! I'm going with Tommy to see Stage Rage!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is going on another date to the same movie.
Some Sports
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You just missed a great tennis match!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells a passerby about the tennis match he just missed.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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The Early Bird
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fred, what time will you be home tonight?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred explains why he needs to call Mary before three o'clock.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
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Topsy-Turvy Survey
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My father says boys are getting more and more girl-crazy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel doesn't believe that boys are getting more girl-crazy.
Brag Gag
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, how do I like the way I dance the Jerk and Duck?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie wants to know what Betty thinks of his dancing "The Jerk" and "Duck".
Money Honey
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sigh! Here's the dollar I owe you, Pop!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty wishes Archie's picture was on money.
Run Fun
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Reggie! What happened?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie is a hit-and-run victim.
Face Fantasy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boo hoo!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to cheer up a crying baby.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #163 (August 1969)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #102 (June 1990)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #161 (July 2005)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #219 (August 2011), #288 (June 2018)
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[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Personalized identification rings
[no title indexed]
Spy See Enterprise / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Secret spy camera
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["How square can you get?! Dilton actually uses his glasses to read with!"]
Archie -
1.
["David McCallum (Illya) life size pin-up... only $1"]
-
2.
Beach Banter
Archie and the Gang -
3.
Crash Crisis
Archie -
4.
Walk Balk
Jughead -
5.
Math Wrath
Moose -
6.
Diamond Doings
Archie -
7.
Rave Wave
Archie -
8.
Cry Crisis
Big Ethel -
9.
["Hey kids! Here are just a few of the great gifts you can get by saving "Popsicle" coupons or wraps!"]
Popsicle -
10.
Dull Day
Archie -
11.
["Treasure chest of fun"]
Honor House Product Corp. -
12.
Laff Gaff
Jughead -
13.
Dream Drama
Jughead -
14.
Girly Guile
Archie -
15.
Live and Learn
Veronica -
16.
A Little Hitch
Betty -
17.
Sign Up
Archie -
18.
Don't Call Me!
Veronica -
19.
Talk Terror
Archie -
20.
["Be careful when you open this giant side-splitter it's loaded with laughs!"]
-
21.
Rock 'n' Roll
Li'l Jinx -
22.
Date Dilemma
Betty and Veronica -
23.
Horsing Around
Archie -
24.
Surf Saga
Moose -
25.
Prize Praise
Betty and Veronica -
26.
Tale of Wail
Jughead -
27.
Archie Brakes Up An Argument!
Archie; Bendix -
28.
["Play guitar in 7 days or your money back"]
Ed Sale -
29.
["I'd like to tell you about my experiences as a horsewoman."]
-
30.
["What's new pussycats??? A go go tail only $1.00"]
J. L. Industries -
31.
["100 little dolls all for $1.00"]
-
32.
Beach Bu Bu
Archie -
33.
Groovy Movie
Veronica -
34.
Some Sports
Archie -
35.
The Early Bird
Archie -
36.
Topsy-Turvy Survey
Big Ethel -
37.
Brag Gag
Reggie -
38.
Money Honey
Betty and Veronica -
39.
Run Fun
Reggie -
40.
Face Fantasy
Archie -
41.
["Personalized identification rings"]
-
42.
["Secret spy camera"]
Spy See Enterprise -
43.
["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
Junior Sales Club of America -
44.
["Do you need extra money?"]
Cheerful Card Company
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- John DiBello
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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