(October 1976)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1976-07-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [vertical]
- Barcode
- 0271000695910
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On sale date from the Comic Reader #134.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, sugar! What's your name?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Indexer Notes
The image of Archie next to the title is from the story Paint Plaint.
Art credits from Nick Katradis from the original artwork, submitted via the GCD Error Tracker.
Kit Bit
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Archie! You picked a perfect day to go to the beach!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty thinks it's a perfect day to go to the beach and then Archie shows her all the safety equipment he brought.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
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- Keywords
- swimsuit
On the Beam
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are things about Einstein's theory of relativity I don't quite fathom!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Moose throws some light on the discussion of Einstein's theory.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #110 (October 1991)
-
Key Spree
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cranking up the ol' jalopy is a drag!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge loans Archie his car keys until September.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #102 (September 1998)
-
Fate Strait
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I'm worried about mankind's fate!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton is worried about mankind's fate.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6 (August 2014)
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Paint Plaint
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you want me to paint a sign for you?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants Archie to paint a sign, but she can't remember what kind.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6 (August 2014)
-
Hip Tip
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This book tells you how to keep your date from looking at other girls!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Veronica has a book that tells you how to keep your date from looking at other girls.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #11 (September 1994)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (October 2004), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21 (September 2016)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Summer Bummer
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at the school of fish!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Archie is looking at a school of fish.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #495 (August 1980)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #11 (September 1994)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #87 (October 2004), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21 (September 2016)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Rid Bid
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm taking twenty boys out of our camp for a long hiking trip!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie accidentally hits Mr. Weatherbee in the head with a baseball while at camp.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #95 (September 1994)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #104 (September 2006)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #9 (September 2011), #69 (July 2017)
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Josie Eats Her Words
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Valerie, he's dreamy! I'm signing up! It's the only way to meet Guru Manysayings!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Valerie; Guru Manysayings
- Synopsis
- The guru gives Josie words to meditate on.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He practices every day for the school recital!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Fluteweed
- Synopsis
- Archie practices music in an odd position.
- Reprints
- from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) 1961-03-13
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's that, mom? A laundry list for the British Navy?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie's mom makes up a list of chores for Archie's dad to do.
[The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac']
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo); Mac; Grace
Delightful Sightful
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, there are some fantastic shapes and colors underwater!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton tells Archie there are delightful shapes and colors underwater.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Lack O'Luck
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have two passes for today's ball game!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jinx Malloy
- Synopsis
- Archie has two passes to today's ball game, but Jughead can't go, so he asks Jinx.
Nifty Lifty
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie, it's been a lovely Bicentennial party!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Archie can't get close to kiss Veronica because of her poofy dress.
All Tale
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This summer my daughter has poison ivy on the leg!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge and two friends are discussing their various daughters afflictions.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #272 (September 1980)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
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Trash Bash
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy, I'd like to have my garage sale antiques appraised!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica wants her garage sale antiques appraised.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #272 (September 1980)
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
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Meter Matter
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They'll be introducing the metric system soon!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose tries to understand the metric system changing feet to meters.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Time Tome
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moose, did you know that Los Angeles is three hours behind New York?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Dilton asks Moose if he knows that Los Angeles is three hours behind New York.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuit
Guess Which One..
Archie and the Gang / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...is really racking up the points?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #85 (August 1987)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #60 (August 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Four one panel gags.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thicker, stronger, longer hair in 5 to 10 days!
Dark Lark
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm so bushed from hiking I could sleep on the ground!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead set up two hammocks for when he and Archie got back from hiking.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
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Scamp Champ
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My nephew is always doing something to annoy me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Roger
- Synopsis
- Betty's nephew Roger is causing trouble at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
-
- Keywords
- swimsuits
Sun Fun
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Someday, the sun will burn itself out!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose is worried about what will happen when the sun burns itself out.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (October 2000), #104 (September 2006)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #7 (September 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #111 (September 2021)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Link Lunk
Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, what's the first thing I do in golf?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose wonders what is the first thing he should do playing golf.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #52 (October 2000), #104 (September 2006)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #7 (September 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #111 (September 2021)
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Laugh Gaff
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When I retire from being a principal, I think I'll run for Congress!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee thinks he will run for Congress after retiring as a principal.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #310 (July 2020)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Short Retort
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Lodge, can I borrow one of your cars?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie asks to borrow a car from Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #310 (July 2020)
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Flip Quips
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, your infatuation with Archie is just puppy love!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #162 (August 2005)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #8 (October 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel gags.
[no title indexed]
Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Frankenstein's monster; Boney
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today I want to tell you about my favorite hobby.
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
Indexer Notes
Letters from Ronald Fullerton, Susan Adams, and Suzanne Yanc.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 7
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Keywords
- swimsuit
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pick a winner every time!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 little dolls all for $2.00
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world famous New American Physique chest developer
Dip Trip
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Holy cow! Look at the crowd! It'll take us hours just to get to the water!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks it'll take hours to get to the water.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
-
- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Aim Game
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ball four!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (picture); Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee can't pitch right until Professor Flutesnoot gives him the right incentive.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #60 (June 1992)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #44 (June 1997)
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- Keywords
- baseball
Bail Tale
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poor Archie! He's been bailing water all day!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie has been bailing water out of Reggie's boat all day.
- Reprints
- in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #76 (September 1986)
-
Bargain Buy
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Those dinner prices are outasite!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie go to a restaurant with a cheap children's plate.
[no title indexed]
Archie and the Gang Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't mind sharing our food with the animals --- I just hope they leave us some!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Animals ransack the picnic.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #40 (August 1986)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #143 (October 1996)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #86 (August 2002)
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[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing $1 offer 10 super great iron-on transfers
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Very Very Special People
Indexer Notes
Ad for the book Very Special People.
[The Bionic Battle]
The Six Million Dollar Man / Bionic Man / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Oscar Goldman; The Six Million Dollar Man [Steve Austin]; Maskatron
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Hi, sugar! What's your name?"]
Archie -
1.
["Super ring thing"]
-
2.
Kit Bit
Archie -
3.
On the Beam
Moose -
4.
Key Spree
Archie -
5.
Fate Strait
Archie -
6.
Paint Plaint
Archie -
7.
Hip Tip
Veronica -
8.
Summer Bummer
Moose -
9.
Rid Bid
Mr. Weatherbee -
10.
Josie Eats Her Words
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie -
11.
Bye Bye!
Li'l Jinx -
12.
["He practices every day for the school recital!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
13.
["What's that, mom? A laundry list for the British Navy?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
14.
[The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac']
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
15.
["Longer nails in minutes!"]
-
16.
Delightful Sightful
Archie -
17.
Lack O'Luck
Archie -
18.
Nifty Lifty
Archie -
19.
All Tale
Mr. Lodge -
20.
Trash Bash
Mr. Lodge -
21.
Meter Matter
Moose -
22.
Time Tome
Moose -
23.
Guess Which One..
Archie and the Gang -
24.
["Thicker, stronger, longer hair in 5 to 10 days!"]
-
25.
Dark Lark
Archie -
26.
Scamp Champ
Betty -
27.
Sun Fun
Moose -
28.
Link Lunk
Moose -
29.
Laugh Gaff
Archie -
30.
Short Retort
Mr. Lodge -
31.
Flip Quips
Archie and the Gang -
32.
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products -
33.
[no title indexed]
Monster Size Monsters -
34.
["Today I want to tell you about my favorite hobby."]
Archie Club News -
35.
["It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 7"]
-
36.
["Pick a winner every time!"]
-
37.
["100 little dolls all for $2.00"]
-
38.
["The world famous New American Physique chest developer"]
-
39.
Dip Trip
Archie -
40.
Aim Game
Mr. Weatherbee -
41.
Bail Tale
Archie -
42.
Bargain Buy
Archie -
43.
["I don't mind sharing our food with the animals --- I just hope they leave us some!"]
Archie and the Gang Pin Up -
44.
["Amazing $1 offer 10 super great iron-on transfers"]
-
45.
["Very Very Special People"]
-
46.
[The Bionic Battle]
The Six Million Dollar Man / Bionic Man
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Thomas Johnson
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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