(June 1972)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.20 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]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The new three-wheel Rrrumblers are here!
Prize Problem
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Man! Every week I get into a financial pickle!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Jughead how not to get into a financial pickle every week.
- Reprints
Bright Sprite
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy, can the Archies rehearse here today?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Veronica tricks Mr. Lodge into letting the Archies practice at the mansion.
Wise Guise
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big Moose, do you think the senate foreign relations commitee will acquiece to the president's wishes?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Dilton asks Moose some intellectual questions.
Indexer Notes
Committee and acquiesce are misspelled in the first line.
Pass Gas
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pssst! Archie, pass this note to Betty!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants Archie to pass a blank note to Betty.
Reaction Faction
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, your hot pants are too short!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy thinks Veronica's hot pants are too short.
Slip Quip
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I asked you to buy a pound of bacon, but you bought a pound of flour!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie was asked to buy a pound of bacon, but he bought a pound a flour instead.
Loan Groan
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, Jughead, you're borrowing my last dollar!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead borrows Archie's last dollar.
Play Dismay
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I lost my lucky medallion!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Veronica has lost her lucky medallion at the school dance.
[no title indexed]
The Archies; Welch's Concord Grape Jelly / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Archies meet the Archies on Welch's jams and jelly glasses.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Archies [Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Sabrina Spellman; Hot Dog
[no title indexed]
Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Any 14 of these hit records for only $2.86
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, kids! Now you can make your choice between two great new Archie grab bags!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Brain Campaign
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My dad and I are going to discuss a possible allowance increase! --- Watch me use reverse psychology on him!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries using reverse psychology on his dad to get an allowance increase.
You Know You're Lucky When...
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You look for a nickel you lost behind the couch---
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #71 (April 1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Six two-panel gags about good luck.
Win Din
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Congratulations, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie was responsible for the baseball team's win.
Job Jibe
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, ma, I can't take over the sun's job!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie doesn't want to shovel the snow because it's the sun's job to melt the snow.
Talk Balk
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How come the girls in your crowd aren't gossiping about one another today?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie wonders why none of the girls in Veronica's crowd aren't gossiping about each other today.
Tape Jape
Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica, why do you put colored tape on all your gym equipment?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel wonders why Veronica puts colored tape on her gym equipment.
Mineral and Treasure Word Hunt
Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See if you can find the names of various minerals and treasures hidden in the sentences below!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #17 (July 1985)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Love is the answer
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Order form for Archie Annual #24 and a free poster.
Loan Groan
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, lend me a quarter!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie lends Archie his last quarter.
Sing Thing
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hear you Archies are auditioning for a singer!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]
- Synopsis
- Ethel tries out as a singer for the Archies.
Order Ardor
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm -- I'll have the children's lunch! It's only a dollar!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Jughead tries to order off of the kiddie menu in a restaurant.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.
Spray Away
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Which perfume do you want?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty sprays Archie to see which perfume to buy.
The Smarty Line!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello --- who is this?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Russ; Greg
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx calls Greg, but doesn't recognize his voice.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I would like to tell you about a very beautiful city which I hope to visit sometime in the future - London, England.
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Letters from Jennifer Kostura, Laurene Bradley, Willie Losinger, Janet Podolski, and Nancy Ballou.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!
Deep Sleep
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, how about giving me a hand with the cleaning?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty is too tired to get up and help her mother clean.
Inflation Revelation
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't you know the value of money, Veronica?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge wonders if Veronica knows the value of money.
Shrewd Dude
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why did you give Miss Grundy the huge bouquet?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie gave Miss Grundy a huge bouquet of flowers.
Sneer Cheer
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oops!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge insults Archie, but Archie thinks Mr. Lodge is starting to dig him.
Rock Yock
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at dad go!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge is dancing to rock music.
Lab Gab
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Flutesnoot will hit the ceiling when he hears we accidentally blew up his chem lab!
- Feature Logo
Jughead- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie is worried about what Professor Flutesnoot will say when he finds out Archie and Jughead blew up the chem lab.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #47 (April 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ---er, separate checks, please!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
[no title indexed]
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can manage in the Majors with Strat-O-Matic Baseball.
[no title indexed]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Puzzle: Find Al
- Characters
- Al
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["How did you find the questions, Archie?"]
Archie -
1.
["The new three-wheel Rrrumblers are here!"]
-
2.
Prize Problem
Archie -
3.
Bright Sprite
Veronica -
4.
Wise Guise
Moose -
5.
Pass Gas
Veronica -
6.
Reaction Faction
Veronica -
7.
Slip Quip
Archie -
8.
Loan Groan
Archie -
9.
Play Dismay
Archie -
10.
["The Archies meet the Archies on Welch's jams and jelly glasses."]
The Archies; Welch's Concord Grape Jelly -
11.
["Any 14 of these hit records for only $2.86"]
Columbia Record Club -
12.
["Hey, kids! Now you can make your choice between two great new Archie grab bags!"]
-
13.
Brain Campaign
Archie -
14.
You Know You're Lucky When...
Archie and the Gang -
15.
Win Din
Archie -
16.
Job Jibe
Archie -
17.
Talk Balk
Veronica -
18.
Tape Jape
Ethel -
19.
Mineral and Treasure Word Hunt
Dilton Doiley's Puzzle-Page -
20.
["Love is the answer"]
-
21.
Loan Groan
Archie -
22.
Sing Thing
Ethel -
23.
Order Ardor
Jughead -
24.
Spray Away
Betty -
25.
The Smarty Line!
Li'l Jinx -
26.
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products -
27.
["I would like to tell you about a very beautiful city which I hope to visit sometime in the future - London, England."]
Archie Club News -
28.
["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
29.
Deep Sleep
Betty -
30.
Inflation Revelation
Veronica -
31.
Shrewd Dude
Archie -
32.
Sneer Cheer
Archie -
33.
Rock Yock
Mr. Lodge -
34.
Lab Gab
Jughead -
35.
["---er, separate checks, please!"]
Veronica Pin Up Page -
36.
["You can manage in the Majors with Strat-O-Matic Baseball."]
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game -
37.
["Puzzle: Find Al"]
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
38.
["Dig these!"]
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- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Joey Sayer
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