(September 1969)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.15 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
- ?
Feet Treat!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Isn't this wild, gang? I'm playing the organ while standing up!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks he's being wild by playing the organ standing up.
The Switch
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad, can I have two dollars for gas for my car?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a lecture from his father on economizing.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (May 1972) - in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #43 (1983-84)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #159 (May 2005)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Blow-Out (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49 (June 2015)
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Indexer Notes
Pencil/Ink credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49.
It's a Nice Beat!
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! It's you! You! You! When I'm blue! Blue!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge goes out on the balcony when the girls sing.
Does Not Compute
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you mean you're not going?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Ethel backs out of a computer-arranged date.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (May 1972)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #5 (August 1983)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #86 (October 1987)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #81 (June 1996)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (July 2019)
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Rattle Prattle
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! I want you to do something about the rattle in your car!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica complains about the noise of Archie's car so he stops at an auto parts store for a muffler.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)
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Duty Calls
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Archie! What are you doing?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gets distracted from his chores by Betty.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #9 (September 1971)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #44 (September 1990)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #122 (September 1995)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of Archie's TV Laugh-Out #9.
Duck Luck
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have this boomerang down pat so I never get hit with it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie is tossing his boomerang blindfolded.
Allergy
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! A fur coat! Where did you get that, Midge?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica is allergic to Midge's new fur coat.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (May 1972)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #51 (March 1984)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the index in Archie's TV Laugh-Out #12.
Turn-Down
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, Archie! I'd love to go out with you tonight, only I'm going to be baby sitting!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie can't get a date because all the girls are busy baby-sitting.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #45 (March 1983)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #37 (November 1988)
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Indexer Notes
Art credits from http://www.joesinnott.com.
Paint Can't
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi! Can I do any painting for you, lady?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose asks if he can do any painting for a woman.
Request
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead, I'm desperate! I'm broke! Busted!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to borrow money from Jughead.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #235 (August 1975)
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Indexer Notes
Art credits from http://www.joesinnott.com
Tops in Pops
The Archies / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can see it now! Our first disc will go straight to the top of the charts!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews]
- Synopsis
- Reggie and Jughead are discussing the future of their career.
Sitters Jitters
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you don't behave Dexter, I'll punish you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Dexter
- Synopsis
- Betty finally figures out what to threaten Dexter with to make him behave.
Failing to See
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't know what to do, Midge! I think Miss Grundy likes me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose thinks Miss Grundy likes him because his graded test papers are covered with X's.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #12 (May 1972)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #51 (March 1984)
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Late Trait
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie, I'd like a word with you!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge asks Veronica why Archie stayed so late the night before.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #24 (March 1983)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #14 [Newsstand] (August 1989)
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Splash Down
Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Haw haw!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Reggie splashes Hot Dog but Hot Dog gets even.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #45 (March 1983)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #37 (November 1988)
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Tiger Tale
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the trouble, Arch?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie put a tiger in his tank.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
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Indexer Notes
"Put a tiger in your tank" was an ad campaign by Esso, now Exxon, for their brand of gasoline.
Run Pun
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archie! Let's try this ride!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- A trip to the amusement park puts a run on Archie's finances.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #299 (July 2019)
- in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (Archie, 2019 series) #9 (August 2020)
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- Keywords
- amusement park
Indexer Notes
Art credits from http://www.joesinnott.com
Sand Ban
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx's dad comes up with a way to keep sand off of him while at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Li'l Jinx Giant Laughout (Archie, 1971 series) #34 (October 1971)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #29 (November 1978)
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[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Tom Sawyer?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Letters from Ken Argyle, Paul Herzig, Debbie Eyre, Karen Lowery, Cremilde Fonseca, and Kerin Henry.
Sometimes
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Jug! This way!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie searches for a nice, quiet place away from girls to think.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #9 (September 1971)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #45 (March 1983)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the index at Archie's TV Laugh-Out #9.
Note Nut
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Someone wants to return a guitar that they bought here!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wants to return a guitar he bought.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #235 (August 1975)
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Champ of Camp
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Some outdoor camping trip! We have all the comforts of home!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is annoyed that they aren't really roughing it on their camping trip.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #235 (August 1975)
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Hip Dip
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hope they gave us a room that's close to the pool!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge hopes they have a room close to the pool.
Platter Chatter
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eech!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge doesn't like The Archies new record.
The Moose Is Loose
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hear your new third baseman, Moose is a fantastic fielder!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose would be the perfect baseball player, if he wasn't absent-minded.
- Reprints
- in Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #10 (November 1971)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #33 (August 1984)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #76 (August 2003)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #20 (July 2016)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["I notice Archie hasn't thrown you into the pool in weeks!"]
Archie -
1.
["Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic"]
Olympic Sales Club -
2.
Feet Treat!
Archie -
3.
The Switch
Archie -
4.
It's a Nice Beat!
Veronica -
5.
Does Not Compute
Big Ethel -
6.
Rattle Prattle
Archie -
7.
Duty Calls
Archie -
8.
["It's not summer without it."]
Popsicle -
9.
Duck Luck
Archie -
10.
Allergy
Veronica -
11.
["Win a new 10-speed racer. Enter the Road America 200 bike ride."]
Stewart-Warner -
12.
Turn-Down
Archie -
13.
Paint Can't
Big Moose -
14.
Request
Archie -
15.
Tops in Pops
The Archies -
16.
Sitters Jitters
Betty -
17.
Failing to See
Big Moose -
18.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
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19.
Late Trait
Veronica -
20.
Splash Down
Hot Dog -
21.
Tiger Tale
Archie -
22.
Run Pun
Archie -
23.
Sand Ban
Li'l Jinx -
24.
["The look you want - when you want it!"]
Man International -
25.
["10 way hairpiece!"]
Beauty Aids Co. -
26.
["Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Tom Sawyer?"]
Archie Club News -
27.
["Hi! I'm Jeri Lawrence - Jeri of Hollywood"]
Jeri of Hollywood -
28.
["Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!"]
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29.
Sometimes
Archie -
30.
Note Nut
Archie -
31.
Champ of Camp
Betty and Veronica -
32.
Hip Dip
Veronica -
33.
Platter Chatter
Veronica -
34.
The Moose Is Loose
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35.
Flip Side!
Archie -
36.
["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
Strat-O-Matic -
37.
["Be a sales leader who picks the prizes"]
Sales Leadership Club -
38.
["Do you need extra money?"]
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