(March 1973)
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]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Congratulations, Reggie! Except for the landing that was a perfect jump!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Tree Trauma
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Klunk
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie gets a tree dropped on him.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #36 (April 1996) - in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #261 (April 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #265 (February 2016)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
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- Keywords
- skiing
Short Changed
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, Moose! Grab a sign and get in line!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Moose joins a protest for shorter hours.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- picket line; protest
Indexer Notes
The signs the protesters are carrying are completely generic: "Student Demands," "Now or Never," and "Strike."
Something Fishy
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good grief! Look at the time! I've been waiting twenty minutes already!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Beazley; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee is shocked by how long it's taking to cook his lunch.
- Reprints
Wile Style
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, Daddy, you said I could buy this dress for special occasions!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica buys a dress for a special occasion.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #102 (June 1990)
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Talk Balk
Betty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry!---I---can't talk---Ronnie!---Laryngitis!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty has laryngitis.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #102 (June 1990)
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Sour Note
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you playing, Moose?
- Feature Logo
Big Moose- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose plays the piano.
- Keywords
- ski lodge
Kettle Kitten
Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tweeee
- Feature Logo
Big Ethel- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel is flattered to be whistled at by a kettle.
- Keywords
- ski lodge
Spry Reply
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The gang is going bowling, Veronica!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
- Synopsis
- Archie phones Veronica to see if she can go bowling; when Hot Dog growls into the phone Archie thinks her dad just said 'no'.
Indexer Notes
Why is Hot Dog at the Lodge estate while Jughead is out with Archie?
The Archies Meet the Archies on Welch's Jams and Jelly Glasses
Archie; Welch's / advertisement / 1 page
Lib Rib
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is always putting girls down!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to defend his stance on women.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Essentially the same joke as sequence 18.
Club Flub
Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dilton, is this your new clubhouse?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- No one can meet Dilton's standards for club membership.
- Reprints
Time Chime
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey. Moose! Got a minute?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Moose if he has a minute.
Quiz Dizz
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many months in the year have twenty eight days?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy wants to know how many months have 28 days.
Praise Daze
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! The principal just paid me an outasite compliment!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee says nothing to Archie; Archie is flattered by the compliment.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #88 (November 2004)
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Now That I Think of It!
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You know I really have to admire you, Moose!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Midge notes Moose doesn't act like Reggie on a date; come to think of it, she wonders what Reggie is doing.
- Reprints
Dollar Holler!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy, may I have a dollar to buy something for school?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
- Synopsis
- Jinx buys chocolates for school.
- Reprints
Fight Plight
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop!! If you're going to fight with snowballs, do it properly!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie teaches the neighborhood children how to have a snowball fight.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #195 (March 2003), #251 (April 2009)
- in Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11 (February 2015)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #317 (April 2021)
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Hip Lip
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chicks are not the equal of boys!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie thinks boys are superior to girls.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Essentially the same joke as sequence 10.
Motor Matter
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think it's a very clever idea to have the motor in the back of a car!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Dilton remarks that having the engine in the back of a car is a good design.
- Reprints
Male Wail
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica thinks I'm made of money!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to put his foot down.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #38 (February 1999)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49 (June 2015)
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Round Sound
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chug! Chug! Is that Archie's jalopy?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Hiram knows that the car they hear can't be Archie's car because it is too quiet.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #38 (February 1999)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #49 (June 2015)
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Wait Fate
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Channel 9 Please Stand By
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose's television tells him to 'stand by'. He phones the station to find out if he can sit down.
- Reprints
- in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #23 (January 2020)
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Phone Groan
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, dearest! Yes, Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (in dream)
- Synopsis
- Veronica's phone call wakes Betty from a dream about Archie.
- Reprints
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #124 (July 2004), #272 (June 2019)
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Knit Fit
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, everybody!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty knit her own poncho, to Veronica's irritation.
[no title indexed]
Archie Fan Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Archie, I've been reading your comics for a long time!
Indexer Notes
Letters from Amy Homer (1st prize), Andrea Tolchinksy (2nd prize), David Franklin (3rd prize), and Janice Bodnarchuk (4th prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.
Enough Is Enough
Mister Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't know if I can stay on this diet any longer, Miss Grundy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee can't stay on his new diet.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #38 (February 1999), #92 (May 2005)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #48 (May 2015)
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Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprinting in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #48.
Election Selection
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
Beau Woe
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Daddy, doesn't that horror show frighten you?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- No horror movie is as terrifying to Mr. Lodge as Archie is.
- Reprints
Ski Spree
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bruno, I want you to help Archie with his skiing!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Bruno
- Synopsis
- Archie needs help with his skiing.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #195 (March 2003), #261 (April 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #247 (February 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #275 (February 2017)
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- Keywords
- skiing
Candid Comment
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've known each other for a week, Nancy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Nancy
- Synopsis
- Archie asks Nancy what she doesn't like about him.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #195 (March 2003), #261 (April 2010)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #247 (February 2014)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics-Palooza (Archie, 2014 series) ([February] 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #275 (February 2017)
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Spell Spiel
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh! Hey, good-looking! How about a date?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A female skier rejects Moose by telling him 'N-O'. Moose has no idea what she's spelling.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- skiing
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This hat lets you change glasses whenever you want!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica tries on a hat big enough to hold multiple sunglasses.
- Reprints
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #225 (September 2014)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Congratulations, Reggie! Except for the landing that was a perfect jump!"]
Archie -
1.
Tree Trauma
Archie -
2.
Short Changed
Big Moose -
3.
Something Fishy
Mr. Weatherbee -
4.
Wile Style
Veronica -
5.
Talk Balk
Betty -
6.
Sour Note
Moose -
7.
Kettle Kitten
Ethel -
8.
Spry Reply
Archie -
9.
The Archies Meet the Archies on Welch's Jams and Jelly Glasses
Archie; Welch's -
10.
Lib Rib
Archie -
11.
Club Flub
Dilton -
12.
Time Chime
Big Moose -
13.
Quiz Dizz
Big Moose -
14.
Praise Daze
Archie -
15.
Now That I Think of It!
Big Moose -
16.
Dollar Holler!
Li'l Jinx -
17.
Fight Plight
Archie -
18.
Hip Lip
Reggie -
19.
Motor Matter
Jughead -
20.
Male Wail
Archie -
21.
Round Sound
Mr. Lodge -
22.
Wait Fate
Moose -
23.
Phone Groan
Betty -
24.
Knit Fit
Betty and Veronica -
25.
["Dear Archie, I've been reading your comics for a long time!"]
Archie Fan Club News -
26.
Enough Is Enough
Mister Weatherbee -
27.
Election Selection
Archie -
28.
Beau Woe
Mr. Lodge -
29.
Ski Spree
Archie -
30.
Candid Comment
Archie -
31.
Spell Spiel
Big Moose -
32.
["This hat lets you change glasses whenever you want!"]
Betty and Veronica Pin Up
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