(April 1968)
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
The Fame Game
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Plunk
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Brown
- Synopsis
- The Archies audition unsuccessfully for a recording contract.
Indexer Notes
In this story, before the television cartoon and the records, the Archies are just Archie, Reggie, and Jughead.
Small Talk
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose discourages Archie from talking to Midge.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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The Bake
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doing, Betty?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty has a month to practice making Archie a birthday cake.
- Reprints
Rich Pitch
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll make a fortune with my leaf removal machine!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Dilton demonstrates his new leaf removal machine.
Monkee Business
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What?! You're hanging up more pictures of the Monkees?!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is jealous because of Veronica's wall covered with pictures of the Monkees.
First Order
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now hold on, boys! I can only hire one of you today!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Pop has one job opening and several boys wanting to fill it.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #36 (April 1996)
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Childhood Snaps of Archie and the Gang
Archie / cartoon / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie and Archie get their first kiss!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Gags based around the gang as children.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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Work Quirk
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you up to Arch?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is trying out to be the water boy for the cheerleading squad.
Pop Gets the Mop
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad! Do you want me to call a plumber?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is lacking in confidence in his dad's plumbing abilities.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #197 (December 2004)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #43 (December 2014)
- in Archie Giant Comics 75th Anniversary (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #63 (December 2016)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #323 (November 2021)
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A Principal's Principles
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie has been sent down again, Mr. Weatherbee!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee resorts to giving Archie a spanking.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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The Art Student
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, I didn't know you knew about modern art, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- In an art museum, Archie tries to show off his knowledge.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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Jest Quest
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I see your dad has suddenly decided to throw a big bash!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica needs a date for her dad's party.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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The Hero
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How'd you get the bandage on your nose, Archie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Jimmie
- Synopsis
- Archie makes up a story about why he has a bandage on his nose.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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Lap Chap
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Carol! Can I sit on your lap for a short while?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Carol; Denise; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose misunderstands an instruction from the coach.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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Slope Hope
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Betty! Isn't that an avalanche?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are bored with skiing.
All Stirred Up
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just love a good cowboy movie, don't you, Jug?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead have differing reactions to watching a western movie.
Good Stuff
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx! Come on! Help me shovel the snow off the walk!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Jinx doesn't want to help her dad shovel the walk.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1.75 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from Carol Merritt (1st prize), Sport Ponton (2nd prize), Lawrence Gerzog (3rd prize), and Sylvia Alers (4th prize), plus instructions for joining the Archie Club.
Statement of Ownership, Managment and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
Date of Filing: October 1, 1967
Average total copies printed during preceding 12 months: 483,198
Race Case
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aren't you boys ashamed? It's winter and you're still racing model cars!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- The girls try to get the boys to stop playing with slot cars.
Thrill Hill
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Steady, ol' boy! (Gulp!)
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie is learning how to ski.
Slow Woe
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Girls, as you all know, I'm letting the members of this cooking class progress at their own individual speed!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Veronica is lagging behind in cooking class.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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The Streamlined Line
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Ronnie! Go for a ride in my car!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie tries to get Veronica out of Archie's car and into his.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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Food Mood
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, you look like a pussycat!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to curb Veronica's appetite.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #174 (August 1970)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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["Hang on, gang! Here comes another bump!"]
Archie -
1.
The Fame Game
Archie -
2.
Small Talk
Archie -
3.
The Bake
Betty -
4.
Rich Pitch
Dilton Doiley -
5.
Monkee Business
Veronica -
6.
First Order
Archie -
7.
Childhood Snaps of Archie and the Gang
Archie -
8.
Work Quirk
Archie -
9.
Pop Gets the Mop
Archie -
10.
A Principal's Principles
Mr. Weatherbee -
11.
The Art Student
Archie -
12.
Jest Quest
Archie -
13.
The Hero
Archie -
14.
Lap Chap
Big Moose -
15.
Slope Hope
Betty and Veronica -
16.
All Stirred Up
Archie -
17.
Good Stuff
Li'l Jinx -
18.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
19.
Statement of Ownership, Managment and Circulation
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20.
Race Case
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Thrill Hill
Archie -
22.
Slow Woe
Veronica -
23.
The Streamlined Line
Archie -
24.
Food Mood
Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Katy Hayhurst
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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