(May 1978)

Archie, 1953 Series
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36
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Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [vertical]
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0271000695905
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Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
For two weeks we've been collecting to buy the Bee a birthday present!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Ad Fad (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Keywords
advertising; jalopy

Girl Whirl (Table of Contents: 2)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie promises Veronica he will not go out with other girls while she is away.
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Noise Counterpoise (Table of Contents: 3)

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Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly
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Airplane noise drowns out the students.
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Jog Agog (Table of Contents: 4)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Veronica can't jog with Archie because their jogging suits clash.
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Keywords
jogging

Mail Travail (Table of Contents: 5)

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Archie tells Veronica about the new postal worker.
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Fare Despair (Table of Contents: 6)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Fashion Passion (Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
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Racquet Racket (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie likes watching the girls play racquetball.
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Dollar Holler (Table of Contents: 9)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
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Moose doesn't think the bank grew his money like they promised.
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Loon Tune (Table of Contents: 10)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge is not impressed with Archie's singing.
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Getting the Point! (Table of Contents: 11)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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children

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Betty! We just need one more player!
Genre
teen
Synopsis
Betty doesn’t know how to play hockey; Archie has a job flipping pancakes.

For the Birds Puzzle (Table of Contents: 13)

Miss Grundy / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Miss Grundy
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Connect the dots puzzle.

Prom Preem (Table of Contents: 14)

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Shower Power (Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Keywords
Baseball; rain

Board Reward (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Synopsis
When he learns that his car hasn't been repaired yet, Fred finds an alternate way to get to work.
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Keywords
skateboard

Money Honey (Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Veronica admits that money isn't everything...sort of.
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Work Quirk (Table of Contents: 18)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis
Archie asks Betty to do his French homework for him.
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Bump Thump (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie has built his own snowmobile.
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snowmobile

File Style (Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee has a file cabinet on Archie.
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Goof Gaff (Table of Contents: 21)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Superintendent Hassle
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Heap Deep (Table of Contents: 22)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead discuss last night's snowstorm.
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Jump Thump (Table of Contents: 23)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Reggie jumps eight barrels on ice skates.
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Cool Tool (Table of Contents: 24)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis
The girls prepare to play the boys in broom hockey.
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Rube Boob (Table of Contents: 25)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Midge asks Moose to play country music on his guitar.
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Cheer Sphere (Table of Contents: 26)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis
Betty's mom wants her to clean her room.
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Biz Tiz (Table of Contents: 27)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis
Betty tries to run a student council meeting.
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Donation Hesitation (Table of Contents: 28)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge wants to donate Archie to charity.
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Divine Dine (Table of Contents: 29)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Beazly
Synopsis
Archie and Betty wonder why the cafeteria food has been yucky.
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Sub Snub (Table of Contents: 30)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips; Svenson
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee asks Miss Phlips to get faculty to fill in for him.
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Decoy Ploy (Table of Contents: 31)

Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Ethel offers Jughead multiple hamburgers.
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Worry Bird (Table of Contents: 32)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Miss Grundy asks Dilton to tell Reggie the meaning of fastidiousness.
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Absurd Bird (Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie's mom wants him to run an errand in a snowstorm.
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Banner Manner (Table of Contents: 34)

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humor; teen
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Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie has Dilton, Ethel and Jughead carry banners professing his love for Veronica but Mr. Weatherbee changes the last banner.
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Split Bit (Table of Contents: 35)

Betty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
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Archie and Jughead think Betty is inviting them over for banana splits, but instead she wants them to split wood.
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Miss Grundy -- do you have to come to school on a moped
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humor; teen
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Moped; motorcycle
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["For two weeks we've been collecting to buy the Bee a birthday present!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Ad Fad
    Archie
  3. 2. Girl Whirl
    Archie
  4. 3. Noise Counterpoise
    Miss Grundy
  5. 4. Jog Agog
    Archie
  6. 5. Mail Travail
    Archie
  7. 6. Fare Despair
    Archie
  8. 7. Fashion Passion
    Betty and Veronica
  9. 8. Racquet Racket
    Archie
  10. 9. Dollar Holler
    Moose
  11. 10. Loon Tune
    Mr. Lodge
  12. 11. Getting the Point!
    Li'l Jinx
  13. 12. ["Betty! We just need one more player!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  14. 13. For the Birds Puzzle
    Miss Grundy
  15. 14. Prom Preem
    Archie
  16. 15. Shower Power
    Betty and Veronica
  17. 16. Board Reward
    Archie's Dad
  18. 17. Money Honey
    Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. Work Quirk
    Betty
  20. 19. Bump Thump
    Archie
  21. 20. File Style
    Archie
  22. 21. Goof Gaff
    Mr. Weatherbee
  23. 22. Heap Deep
    Archie
  24. 23. Jump Thump
    Reggie
  25. 24. Cool Tool
    Betty and Veronica
  26. 25. Rube Boob
    Moose
  27. 26. Cheer Sphere
    Betty
  28. 27. Biz Tiz
    Betty
  29. 28. Donation Hesitation
    Archie
  30. 29. Divine Dine
    Archie
  31. 30. Sub Snub
    Mr. Weatherbee
  32. 31. Decoy Ploy
    Big Ethel
  33. 32. Worry Bird
    Reggie
  34. 33. Absurd Bird
    Archie
  35. 34. Banner Manner
    Archie
  36. 35. Split Bit
    Betty
  37. 36. ["Miss Grundy -- do you have to come to school on a moped"]
    Miss Grundy Pin Up
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen