(May 1968)

Archie, 1953 Series
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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
John L. Goldwater
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-stitched (some Squarebound?)
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's right, Mr. Lodge! We guarantee to get rid of all types of pests!
Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Cover Thumbnail for Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #124
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Noise Annoys (Table of Contents: 1)

Archies / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Share Pair (Table of Contents: 2)

Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Mario Acquaviva
Genre
teen
Characters
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Ethel asks Veronica for advice on attracting a man.
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Tough Stuff (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino
Genre
teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
As an economy move, Fred starts wearing some of his older clothes, only to find that they're back in fashion.
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Quick Trick (Table of Contents: 4)

Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Paper Caper (Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Veronica goes to a party in a dress made of dollars.

Fancy Footwork (Table of Contents: 6)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

The Big Truth! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
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Genre
children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx thinks her mother is going to buy an elephant.
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Go Go Woe (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Sassy Lassie (Table of Contents: 9)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen

Lucky Day (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; teen

Plane Facts (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Archie demonstrates great tricks with his paper airplane.

Mad Mod Mood (Table of Contents: 12)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Veronica opens a very exclusive dress boutique.
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Who's Zoo? (Table of Contents: 13)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Phone Moan (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty leaves some obvious clues to how she spent her day.
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Date Fate (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie sets Archie up on a blind date.
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Open Sesame (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie applies for a job at Lodge Enterprises.
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Rain Reign (Table of Contents: 17)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Knight Plight (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Skirting the Issue (Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
The boys are taking a poll on the mini-skirt.
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Father Knows Best (Table of Contents: 20)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica and Archie are dressed up for an "old-fashioned" party.
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Room for Improvement (Table of Contents: 21)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Flower Power (Table of Contents: 22)

Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Hartley ?
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Ethel tries to rig the results of a love test.
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Flick Kick (Table of Contents: 23)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Veronica has a unique way of augmenting the ambiance of Archie's home movies.
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The Last Resort (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis
Archie tries to talk his way out of a beating from Moose.
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Pie Patter (Table of Contents: 25)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie endures more of Veronica's cooking.
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Car Care (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica doesn't understand the automotive advice Archie gave her.
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Short Retort (Table of Contents: 27)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
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Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Miss Grundy wants to ban mini-skirts.
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Whistle Fizzle (Table of Contents: 28)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Jon D'Agostino
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Passing wolf whistles have different effects on Betty and Veronica.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["That's right, Mr. Lodge! We guarantee to get rid of all types of pests!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Noise Annoys
    Archies
  3. 2. Share Pair
    Big Ethel
  4. 3. Tough Stuff
    Archie's Dad
  5. 4. Quick Trick
    Leroy
  6. 5. Paper Caper
    Betty and Veronica
  7. 6. Fancy Footwork
    Big Moose
  8. 7. The Big Truth!
    Li'l Jinx
  9. 8. Go Go Woe
    Archie
  10. 9. Sassy Lassie
    Betty and Veronica
  11. 10. Lucky Day
    Betty
  12. 11. Plane Facts
    Archie
  13. 12. Mad Mod Mood
    Veronica
  14. 13. Who's Zoo?
    Moose
  15. 14. Phone Moan
    Betty
  16. 15. Date Fate
    Archie
  17. 16. Open Sesame
    Archie
  18. 17. Rain Reign
    Veronica
  19. 18. Knight Plight
    Archie
  20. 19. Skirting the Issue
    Betty and Veronica
  21. 20. Father Knows Best
    Mr. Lodge
  22. 21. Room for Improvement
    Betty and Veronica
  23. 22. Flower Power
    Big Ethel
  24. 23. Flick Kick
    Veronica
  25. 24. The Last Resort
    Archie
  26. 25. Pie Patter
    Veronica
  27. 26. Car Care
    Betty and Veronica
  28. 27. Short Retort
    Miss Grundy
  29. 28. Whistle Fizzle
    Betty and Veronica
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