(December 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
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty is going to give us a speech on what she considers the most vital question of the day!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Light Sight
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do these projectors and slide machines have to do with playing rock n' roll?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; The Archies [Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]
- Synopsis
- Veronica explains to her father that The Archies are a "mixed media bag."
Shirk Quirk
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at Reggie use those chopsticks!
- Feature Logo
Reggie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie uses chopsticks.
The Grid Kid
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh! The opponents defensive star is scoring a touchdown!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie gets intercepted in a football game.
The Fortune
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What does your fortune say, Arch?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie gets conflicting fortunes from a scale.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #177 (September 1970), #222 (August 1974) - in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #92 (October 1988)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #109 (August 1999)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #278 (June 2017)
-
Heart Chart
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Our record made the chart!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica tells Archie he's made her "top 40 chart of boyfriends."
Coy Boy
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've never met anyone as shy as Dilton!
- Feature Logo
Dilton Doiley [stacked; upper case]- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Helen; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Dilton gives a bouquet of flowers to Helen.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
-
Bat Chat
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oof!
- Genre
- humor; sports; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is holding her bat wrong.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #5 (August 1983)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #86 (October 1987)
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Battle Report
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where did the boys disappear to?
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- The girls wonder if the boys are raiding the refrigerator.
Leave Heave
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is my Archie over at your at your place, Veronica!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Andrews calls Veronica to see if Archie is at her place.
Indexer Notes
Typo in the first line.
Comic Critic
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx Malloy; Mr. Malloy
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx is not impressed by the comedian she's watching on TV.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
-
The Aim
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at that!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Andrews complains that the newsboy has bad aim.
Mad Lad
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've decorated my room entirely in black and yellow!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge redecorates her room.
Free Spree
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yippie! My first vacation in five years!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge celebrates that Archie is going on vacation.
Shades
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't believe it!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty asks why Archie is wearing sunglasses.
Beware!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Jug, you want a laugh?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie misreads a sign.
He's Outasight!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where's Archie? He was just here!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica wonders where Archie went.
Diet Riot
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look a all those scrumptious goodies!
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie reminds Veronica about her diet.
Rare Pair
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's odd!
- Feature Logo
- Betty and Veronica
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica can't figure out what to talk about.
Screen Scream
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have 8 more reels of vacation film!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Uncle Emil; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie ruins Uncle Emil's presentation of his vacation reels.
Can't Do!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Arch! Where are you going with that camera?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead are planning to make an underground movie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #60 (June 1983)
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Gym Whim
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Would anybody like to set a new school record by chinning 50 times?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead set the school record for pull-ups.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #110 (November 1993)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #214 (February 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #64 (January 2017)
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- Keywords
- gym class
Game Aim
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, this should be fun!
- Feature Logo
Big Moose- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose signs up for a bridge game at Veronica's.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #60 (June 1983)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #110 (November 1993)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #15 (June 2012)
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[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Letters from Jackie Rady, Stephen Rogers, Pat Cladas, Ellen Wilson, Elizabeth Yodice, and A. Lewis.
Freeze Tease
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, how about us going down to the beach?
- Feature Logo
Betty- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie invites Betty to the beach but she wants to go to the movie theatre.
Hair Flair
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't stand these slick-haired types!
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica express their distaste for slick-backed hair.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #222 (August 1974)
- in Jokebook Comics Digest Annual (Archie, 1977 series) #12 (1983)
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Quick Quiz
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, do you know what time it is?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge tries to hint to Archie that it's getting late.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #208 (March 1973), #222 (August 1974)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #182 (May 2003)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #62 (October 2016)
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Super Blooper
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's wrong with Midge?
- Feature Logo
- Big Moose
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Marilyn Mason
- Synopsis
- Midge thinks Moose is a dull dancer.
Real Surprise
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a great idea, Ronnie!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica plans a surprise party for Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #186 (August 1971)
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Indexer Notes
Archie Andrews does not appear in this story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Betty is going to give us a speech on what she considers the most vital question of the day!"]
Archie -
1.
Light Sight
Mr. Lodge -
2.
Shirk Quirk
Reggie -
3.
The Grid Kid
Archie -
4.
The Fortune
Archie -
5.
Heart Chart
Archie -
6.
Coy Boy
Dilton -
7.
Bat Chat
Coach Kleats -
8.
The Adventures of Tigerboy and His Real Tiger Paws
Uniroyal -
9.
Battle Report
Betty and Veronica -
10.
Leave Heave
Archie -
11.
Comic Critic
Li'l Jinx -
12.
The Aim
Archie -
13.
Mad Lad
Moose -
14.
Free Spree
Mr. Lodge -
15.
Shades
Archie -
16.
Beware!
Archie -
17.
He's Outasight!
Archie -
18.
Diet Riot
Veronica -
19.
Rare Pair
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Screen Scream
Mr. Lodge -
21.
Can't Do!
Archie -
22.
Gym Whim
Coach Kleats -
23.
Game Aim
Moose -
24.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
25.
Freeze Tease
Betty -
26.
Hair Flair
Moose -
27.
Quick Quiz
Archie -
28.
Super Blooper
Moose -
29.
Real Surprise
Archie
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- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Taylor Rutstein
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