(March 1974)
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 [circular]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is Archie's Jokebook Magazine (no space between the words joke & book).
Wrist Twist
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Geri
- Synopsis
- At Veronica's ski masquerade party, Betty attaches herself to Archie.
- Reprints
Fire Ire
Pop Tate / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate is going to give Jughead a raise, then he's going to fire him.
- Reprints
Speed Breed
Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Leroy; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- You gotta be quick when playing hide-n-seek with Moose.
- Reprints
Mouldy Oldie
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica wonder how old Miss Grundy is.
- Reprints
-
in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
-
News Cruise
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Ethel doesn't need to watch the local news.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
-
Fall Guy!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Gladys Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead catapults Archie into the football stadium as Jughead's dad watches on television.
- Reprints
Shoes Ruse
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tells Moose not to put his shoes on the desk. Not realizing the principal's lack of clarity, Moose decides to take off his shoes and put his bare feet on the desk instead.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #38 (January 1989)
-
- Keywords
- bare feet; barefoot
Lib Rib
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica have a flat tire.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
There are two stories in this issue with this title.
Girl Whirl
Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Riverdale's basketball opponents have a girl player.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #252 (January 1979) which is reprinted
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #31 (April 1984)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #12 (April 1989)
-
- Keywords
- basketball
Pop Tate's Favorite Flavor Word Puzzle
Pop Tate / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- A word search puzzle with an ice cream flavor theme.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #18 (June 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Puzzle page.
Date Strait
Big Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Ethel discusses her views on dating.
- Reprints
Cool Rule
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Freddy
- Synopsis
- Freddy discusses his views on dating.
- Reprints
Whiz Fizz
Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie has a higher opinion of his math skills than Miss Grundy does.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
-
Table Able
Coach Kleats / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- A reporter interviews Coach about the football team.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
-
Boy Joy
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
- Synopsis
- The Coopers have new neighbors.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #252 (January 1979) which is reprinted
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #38 (January 1989)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
-
Load Episode
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Ethel has found a way to get Jughead to carry her books.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #62 (January 1979)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #31 (April 1984)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #84 (April 1996)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #128 (April 2007)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #252 (January 2017)
-
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Greg
- Synopsis
- Jinx thinks Greg likes the cookies she baked.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #41 (December 1985)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #23 (February 1991)
- in Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine (Archie, 1986 series) #19 (June 1991)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #64 (March 2002)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #268 (April 2019)
-
Flub Bub
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Coach Kleats asks Miss Grundy to help Moose pass her class.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #103 (November 2020)
-
The Moose Is Loose
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Midge asks Moose to mail some letters.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #103 (November 2020)
-
Lib Rib
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The girls hold a women's lib demonstration.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
There are two stories in this issue with this title.
Sale Tale
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie's homemade snowmobile is being auctioned off.
Copy Caper
Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Helen; Arthur
- Synopsis
- Ethel takes Helen's new boyfriend to the copy center.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #255 (April 1979)
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #55 (April 1988)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #38 (January 1989)
- in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #61 (May 1993)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #74 (May 2003)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #279 (May 2020)
-
Joke of the Month
Archie / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- A gag for each month of the year.
Golf Gaff
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie forgets Mr. Lodge's golf clubs.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #47 (1985)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #137 (November 2002)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #255 (November 2014)
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Spat Chat
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee's watch takes precedence over Archie's watch.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #47 (1985)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #96 (June 1989)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #137 (November 2002)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #255 (November 2014)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- The list of winners of the Archie montage contest, letters from Kira Fokeeff (1st prize) and Maura Lee Rafferty (2nd prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.
Bump Trump
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie is renting a horse by the hour.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #28 (October 1983)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #117 (November 1993)
-
Tease Displease
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Ethel is jealous when Jughead teases the new girl in school.
A Sniff in Time
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Betty tells Veronica about a new perfume.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #50 (January 1984)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #38 (January 1989)
-
Tum Hum
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- At camp, Archie gets hungry early.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #63 (October 1993)
-
Phone Fun
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells Archie that there's a call for him.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #63 (October 1993)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, give me a definition of a miracle.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks, "Archie, give me a definition of a miracle!" Archie responds, "If I passed my English test, that's it!"
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #146 (November 2003), #192 (November 2008)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #244 (November 2013), #312 (October 2020)
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Thanks for the rides in your snowmobile jalopy!"]
Archie -
1.
Wrist Twist
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Fire Ire
Pop Tate -
3.
Speed Breed
Leroy -
4.
Mouldy Oldie
Betty and Veronica -
5.
News Cruise
Big Ethel -
6.
Fall Guy!
Archie -
7.
Shoes Ruse
Big Moose -
8.
Lib Rib
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Girl Whirl
Coach Kleats -
10.
Pop Tate's Favorite Flavor Word Puzzle
Pop Tate -
11.
Date Strait
Big Ethel -
12.
Cool Rule
Archie -
13.
Whiz Fizz
Miss Grundy -
14.
Table Able
Coach Kleats -
15.
Boy Joy
Betty -
16.
Load Episode
Big Ethel -
17.
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Li'l Jinx -
18.
Flub Bub
Big Moose -
19.
The Moose Is Loose
Big Moose -
20.
Lib Rib
Betty and Veronica -
21.
Sale Tale
Archie -
22.
Copy Caper
Ethel -
23.
Joke of the Month
Archie -
24.
Golf Gaff
Archie -
25.
Spat Chat
Archie -
26.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News -
27.
Bump Trump
Archie -
28.
Tease Displease
Big Ethel -
29.
A Sniff in Time
Betty and Veronica -
30.
Tum Hum
Archie -
31.
Phone Fun
Archie -
32.
["Archie, give me a definition of a miracle."]
Archie Pin Up
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