(January 1971)
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
- John Goldwater
Counter Move
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take it easy, Big Moose, there are three of us and only one of you!
- Feature Logo
Archie- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose doesn't care that the odds are against him.
Familiar Guy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That guy over there looks familiar! I'm sure I know him!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie is sure he recognizes a guy, until he learns why he recognizes him.
Short Trip
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, this is good-bye, Archie!
- Feature Logo
Betty- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty wants to kiss Archie goodbye every day.
Error Terror
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm about to give you one of the most important principles in chemistry!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to follow Miss Grundy's advice.
The Cook Look
Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Girls, cooking is an art!
- Feature Logo
Miss Grundy- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Veronica makes a comment on the number of electric devices required for home ec class.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a little snack I love to eat when I do my homework!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Indexer Notes
A recipe for french fries.
"Wash" and Wear
Archie Teach-In / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Soul stirring! That's what it is! Soul stirring! The capitol of our great nation!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The gang visits Washington, D.C.
About Face
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I know I'm not the best looking guy in the world Veronica, but I'm sure you've been out with worse looking guys than me!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries to think of someone she's dated who was worse looking than Archie.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #247 (August 1976) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #50 (January 1991)
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #38 (August 1997)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #321 (August 2021)
-
Late Date
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, I think I'll take you out tonight! Where would you like to go?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Betty out at the last minute.
Wishful Thinking
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, sometimes I envy you kids!
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee's idea of what it's like to be young bears little resemblance to Jughead.
Belles' Bells
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The girls have really flipped their lids over the new bell fad!
- Feature Logo
Betty and Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's favorite bell is the school dismissal bell.
Accused
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- CRASH
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie confesses to breaking a dish.
Indexer Notes
The poster offering "Crawfish Pie" in panel 1 is a reference to Hank Williams' song, "Jambalaya".
It's a Gem
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Would you like to order now, Miss?
- Feature Logo
Veronica- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- A waiter gets angry with Veronica's demands.
Trap Flap
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is that motorcycle policeman hiding behind that sign?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel gets a new idea for trying to trap Jughead.
The Art of Being Smart
Big Moose / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh! I'm a pretty brainy guy but some people don't realize it...like Veronica says I don't use my head!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump (in photograph); Reggie Mantle (in flashback)
- Synopsis
- Moose explains directly to the reader that he is actually very smart.
Show and Tell!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ooooh... I feel bad!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx has a nervous stomach ahead of her performance in a play.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #247 (August 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Archie, My special interest is very important to me and maybe to other people who care.
- Feature Logo
Archie Club News
Indexer Notes
Letters from Maria Rodriguez (1st prize), Anne Boone (2nd prize), Jill Scott (3rd prize), and Diana Thistle (4th prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.
Guessing Game
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, what day is this?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica terrorizes Archie by asking him what day it is.
Bad Twist
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got a date with Archie!
- Feature Logo
- Betty
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is so excited to be going out with Archie that she injures herself.
[no title indexed]
Archie Coloring Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Color this green!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #10 (September 1975)
-
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is Veronica in, Mr. Lodge?
- Feature Logo
- Archie
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Mr. Lodge talk about how much Veronica likes to talk.
The Hair Affair
The Archies / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gang, I have a dynamite gimmick for our "Red Sunset" number!
- Feature Logo
The Archies- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Archie gets red wigs for the band.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Care for some sap, Mr. Lodge?"]
Archie -
1.
Counter Move
Archie -
2.
Familiar Guy
Archie -
3.
Short Trip
Betty -
4.
Error Terror
Big Moose -
5.
The Cook Look
Miss Grundy -
6.
["This is a little snack I love to eat when I do my homework!"]
Archie -
7.
"Wash" and Wear
Archie Teach-In -
8.
About Face
Archie -
9.
Late Date
Archie -
10.
Wishful Thinking
Archie -
11.
Belles' Bells
Betty and Veronica -
12.
Accused
Archie -
13.
It's a Gem
Veronica -
14.
Trap Flap
Big Ethel -
15.
The Art of Being Smart
Big Moose -
16.
Show and Tell!
Li'l Jinx -
17.
["Dear Archie, My special interest is very important to me and maybe to other people who care."]
Archie Club News -
18.
Guessing Game
Archie -
19.
Bad Twist
Betty -
20.
["Color this green!"]
Archie Coloring Page -
21.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Archie -
22.
The Hair Affair
The Archies
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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