(March 1970)

Archie, 1953 Series
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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
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Issue Notes

Sequences 32 and 35 are different stories with the same title.

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Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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This symbol lets you know if a hill is good for skiing!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Keywords
snow

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wayne School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Good Sign (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're quite a guy, dad! I'll bet you could do about anything!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie asks his dad if he can write in the dark.

Get the Point (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Moose, bring your homework up here and I'll check it!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
Miss Grundy is checking Moose's homework and wonders where his pencil is.

Chemical Reaction (Table of Contents: 4)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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And so... that concludes my lecture on the chemical make-up of man!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica finds it hard to believe Professor Flutesnoot's lecture on the chemical makeup of man.

Pin Pun (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Girls, in bowling it's the little things that count!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Archie is explaining bowling tips to the girls.

A Real Case (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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It's awful, I'm sixteen and never been kissed!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Ethel is sad that she's sixteen and never been kissed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Well, it's that time again!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture)
Synopsis
Betty can't think of anything to write in her diary.

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Colonial Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Short Career (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Blahpf!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Archie tries playing the trumpet at the Lodges'.

Shape Jape (Table of Contents: 10)

Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Blood pressure normal!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Dilton is being checked out by a doctor.

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Colonial Studios / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Honor House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Throw Woe (Table of Contents: 13)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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No! Not that way, Moose!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Coach wants Moose to bank the ball.

Bath Wrath (Table of Contents: 14)

Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Everywhere I go today I see dogs getting a bath!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Hot Dog; Al
Synopsis
Hot Dog gets the creeps seeing all the dogs getting bathed today.

Getting the Point (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Go to the principal's office! At once!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie is tired of people pointing where he should go.

Error Terror (Table of Contents: 16)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Moose has speed!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica lists all of Moose's pluses as a hockey player.
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Old Fashion (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Here you are, Daddy! Dinner is served!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty fixes her father a T.V. dinner.

Phone Tone (Table of Contents: 18)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Veronica, you better get your princess phone repaired!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge tells Veronica to get her Princess phone repaired.

Read Deed (Table of Contents: 19)

Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Look how eagerly Leroy reads!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Leroy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica wonders what classic book Leroy is reading.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Figure That Out? (Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hmmmm!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie is looking at a good-looking girl.

Non-Scene Nonsense (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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Big Ethel, what are you doing?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
Ethel is getting ready to date the richest and handsomest boy in town.

News Blues (Table of Contents: 23)

Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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...the Federal Reserve Board has formulated the fiscal policy for the coming year and...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead run from Dilton as he's telling them what's new.

Mud Bud (Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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My uniform is spotless! Everyone will know I haven't been in today's game!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie gets a chance to get his football uniform dirty.
Reprints

Good Food (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Li'l Jinx! I tell you this cereal is good for you!!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Li'l Jinx's dad tries to convince her that her cereal is good for her.

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Beauty Aids Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your show is just the most, and your songs and dances are groovy.
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog

Indexer Notes

Letters from Lisa Brady, Alison Ford, Hermann Wegener, Walter David Cunningham, and Veronica Loveall.

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Honor House Product Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Less Mess (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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We're all familiar with objects that grow in an upward direction!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Professor Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Flutesnoot asks the class if anyone knows of anything that grows downward.

Mark Lark (Table of Contents: 31)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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I see you got the class sweaters with your graduating year!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis
The kids got class sweaters with their graduating year on them.

Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 32)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Betty, can you run an errand for me?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Betty is preparing to do her homework.

Modern Science (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews! What are you doing back here at science class?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Professor Flutesnoot is wondering what Archie is doing back in science class.

Rare Flair (Table of Contents: 34)

Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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I'm going to have my hair done at Michael's!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Ethel is having her hair done at Michael's rather than Henri's.

Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 35)

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

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Tsk! Tsk! They're all wearing miniskirts!
Genre
humor
Characters
Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis
A fellow teacher thinks this is the age of conformity.

Almost Fearless (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hi, Midge!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Midge brags that Moose is not afraid of anything.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This symbol lets you know if a hill is good for skiing!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. ["Sorry, we hire only high school graduates"]
    Wayne School
  3. 2. A Good Sign
    Archie
  4. 3. Get the Point
    Big Moose
  5. 4. Chemical Reaction
    Veronica
  6. 5. Pin Pun
    Archie
  7. 6. A Real Case
    Big Ethel
  8. 7. ["Well, it's that time again!"]
    Betty's Diary
  9. 8. ["Amazing $1 art offer 4 irresistible wide eyed puppies in full color for your home"]
    Colonial Studios
  10. 9. Short Career
    Archie
  11. 10. Shape Jape
    Dilton Doiley
  12. 11. ["Amazing $1 art offer 4 irresistible wide-eyed kittens in full color for your home"]
    Colonial Studios
  13. 12. ["Monster size monsters"]
    Honor House
  14. 13. Throw Woe
    Moose
  15. 14. Bath Wrath
    Hot Dog
  16. 15. Getting the Point
    Archie
  17. 16. Error Terror
    Moose
  18. 17. Old Fashion
    Betty
  19. 18. Phone Tone
    Veronica
  20. 19. Read Deed
    Leroy
  21. 20. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
  22. 21. Figure That Out?
    Archie
  23. 22. Non-Scene Nonsense
    Big Ethel
  24. 23. News Blues
    Dilton Doiley
  25. 24. Mud Bud
    Archie
  26. 25. Good Food
    Li'l Jinx
  27. 26. ["Sea horse 'ranch' only $2.98"]
  28. 27. ["10 way hairpiece!"]
    Beauty Aids Co.
  29. 28. ["Your show is just the most, and your songs and dances are groovy."]
    Archie Club News
  30. 29. ["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Product Corp.
  31. 30. Less Mess
    Archie
  32. 31. Mark Lark
    Moose
  33. 32. Work Quirk
    Betty
  34. 33. Modern Science
    Archie
  35. 34. Rare Flair
    Big Ethel
  36. 35. Work Quirk
    Miss Grundy
  37. 36. Almost Fearless
    Archie
  38. 37. ["Girls! Now you can have a fabulous figure the 6 second way!"]
  39. 38. ["If you missed this get this"]
    International Correspondence Schools
  40. 39. ["Do you need extra money?"]
    Cheerful Card Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard