(November 1977)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.35 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 [vertical]
- Barcode
- 0271000695911
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title: Archie’s Jokebook Magazine.
Hurry Flurry
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, there's only one empty picnic bench left!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and Betty arrive at the park to see there's only one empty park bench left and a man is heading for it.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002) - in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #262 (August 2015)
-
Meal Zeal
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm going to surprise the Bee by bringing him lunch!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Archie is making lunch for Mr. Weatherbee.
- Reprints
- in The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #84 (October 1993)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #54 (October 1998)
-
Tent Taunt
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is where Veronica's group is camping!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead try to find Veronica's tent amongst a group of tents.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #49 (1986)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #106 (October 2004)
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Dire Ire
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! There's no campfire!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Seeing no campfire, the boys realize Betty and Veronica didn't cook their meal.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #49 (1986)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #106 (October 2004)
-
Glow Woe
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh, how come Midge's garden doesn't glow in the dark?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose wonders why Midge's garden doesn't glow in the dark.
Swing King
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poor Moose! Look where his ball is located!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose's ball has landed behind a tree.
Summer Simmer
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dilton, maybe you could serve as a good example for Archie!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mary Andrews; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Andrews asks Dilton to be a good example for Archie.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- 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) #87 (October 2004)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (September 2015)
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Fight Right
Li'l Jinx's Pal Greg / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just figured out how to lick, Fat Charley...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charley Hawse; Greg; Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- After being beat up by Charley, Greg has figured out how to lick him.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead isn't coming to my prime beef barbeque??
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie explains why Jughead can't make the barbeque.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is Mr. Wheeler... he sells cars!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Wheeler; Archie Andrews; Mr. Fastbuk; Mr. Sharke; Mr. Ball
- Synopsis
- Archie makes fun of various party guests names.
Tower of Power
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We don't think this Moose is as strong as you say he is!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose shows some kids how strong he is.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #110 (August 2021)
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- Keywords
- beach; swimsuits
Can Elan
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Lodge's aren't in their cabin!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The Lodge's aren't at their cabin when Archie and Jughead arrive so they open an unlabeled can and start eating.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #91 (October 2000)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #110 (August 2021)
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Good News and Bad News
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On a rainy day you find a dry cave...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel gags.
Boat Note
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, just feel the breeze in your hair!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The breeze in her hair, the spray in her face, the ship's wheel in her hands, but there's just one thing Betty is missing.
Map Flap
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, are you sure we should take this short-cut of yours?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie reassures the gang that they can trust his short cut and Reggie agrees they can trust him.
Ring Thing
Veronica / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica loves rings - especially when it's her phone.
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #30 (June 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
Fill in the words ending with ring.
Resort Report
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Son, how was camp the first week?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- The birds chirping while Archie was at camp made an impression on him.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (August 1987)
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Golf Gaff
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Lodge, I found your ball!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie found Mr. Lodge's golf ball.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #2 (August 1987)
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The Moose Is Loose
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie wants a bacon and tomato sandwich on toast!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose's job is to make a sandwich and hold the mayo.
Snooze Ruse
Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My foot feels like it has needles in it!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Moose's foot feels like it has needles in it, but he doesn't think it's asleep.
Male Travail
Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two hours on the beach and not a single boy has shown up!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Ethel has been on the beach for two hours and not a single boy has shown up.
- Keywords
- swimsuits
Shy Guy
Dilton Doiley / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gulp! I can't ask Cecilia for a date!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Cecilia
- Synopsis
- Dilton is worried that if he asks Cecilia for a date she'll turn him down.
Quiver Fliver
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie is riding a ski boat for the first time!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie can't figure out why Archie isn't shaking after spending all day on a ski boat.
- Reprints
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #143 (October 2008)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #322 (October 2021)
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Archie Club News
Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The way I earn money to help my family's money crunch is by doing odd jobs for other people.
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Letters from Bryant Golden, and Angela Fennicks.
Archie's Mouthful
Archie / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica invited Archie over for dinner with Veronica doing the cooking!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Figure out what Archie's thinking.
Spiel Deal
Big Moose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- D-uh! Jug! This watch you sold me for a dozen burgers isn't running!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Jughead sells Moose a broken watch.
- Reprints
- in Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #63 (August 1989)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #66 (June 1995)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #137 (November 1995)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #133 (September 2009)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #15 (July 2015)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #13 (August 2015)
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Tale of Wail
Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie, I just lost something very valuable!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to help Dilton get back something he lost.
- Reprints
- in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #49 (1986)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #46 (September 1997)
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Golf Gaff
Betty [Archie] / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ronnie and I are going golfing!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica are going golfing and Betty wants to come along.
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Semic, 1982 series) #5/1986 [Three of five panels reprinted.] - in Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #507 (August 1981)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #85 (August 1987)
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Ill Spill
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie doesn't have any transportation!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks if anyone at the party can drive Archie home.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["I give up! I just can't crack this coconut!"]
Archie -
1.
["Fan Club Corporation of America announce the official Farrah Fawcett Fan Club"]
-
2.
Hurry Flurry
Archie -
3.
Meal Zeal
Archie -
4.
Super Stupor
Betty and Veronica -
5.
Tent Taunt
Veronica -
6.
Dire Ire
Archie -
7.
Glow Woe
Big Moose -
8.
Swing King
Big Moose -
9.
Summer Simmer
Dilton -
10.
So Spoiled
Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie -
11.
Fight Right
Li'l Jinx's Pal Greg -
12.
["Jughead isn't coming to my prime beef barbeque??"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
13.
["This is Mr. Wheeler... he sells cars!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
14.
["Get rich and famous."]
Clark Bars -
15.
["Monster ghost"]
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16.
["100 little dolls all for $2.50"]
-
17.
["Strong arms make all the difference!"]
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18.
Tower of Power
Big Moose -
19.
Can Elan
Archie -
20.
Good News and Bad News
Archie -
21.
Boat Note
Betty [Archie] -
22.
Map Flap
Archie -
23.
Ring Thing
Veronica -
24.
["One Jughead Digest coming up!"]
-
25.
["Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!"]
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26.
Resort Report
Archie -
27.
Golf Gaff
Archie -
28.
The Moose Is Loose
Archie -
29.
Snooze Ruse
Big Moose -
30.
Male Travail
Big Ethel -
31.
Shy Guy
Dilton Doiley -
32.
Quiver Fliver
Archie -
33.
["Buy any t-shirt $4"]
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34.
Archie Club News
Archie Club News -
35.
Archie's Mouthful
Archie -
36.
[Personalized Metal Social Security Plates]
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37.
["I'll pay you $9,785.01 for this penny!"]
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38.
Spiel Deal
Big Moose -
39.
Tale of Wail
Dilton -
40.
Golf Gaff
Betty [Archie] -
41.
Ill Spill
Mr. Lodge -
42.
["Uh oh --- I've gotta go! I guess mom needs her ironing board!!"]
Jughead Pin Up -
43.
["TV star t-shirts"]
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44.
["Longer nails in minutes!"]
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45.
["Join the Youth Opportunity Sales Club! It's easy to earn super prizes"]
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