(September 1979)
Archie,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.40 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000695909
Strange Change
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica thinks Archie's behavior is disrespectful and she doesn't want to speak to him, at least until Betty shows up.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #191 (October 2008)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #253 (September 2014)
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Split Bit
Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge has a tv monitor at the front gate so he can see who is there.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991) which is reprinted
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002) which is reprinted
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #274 (August 2019)
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The Bear Facts
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- A bear steals the girls' picnic basket, and then brings it back.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991) which is reprinted
- in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #107 (August 2002)
- in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (July 2019)
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Cake Flake
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty offers Jughead a piece of cake.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991) which is reprinted
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #160 (July 2010)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #106 (October 2004)
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Board Bard
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Jughead thinks his skateboard is beautiful.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991) which is reprinted
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #160 (July 2010)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #106 (October 2004)
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- Keywords
- skateboard
Heart Art
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- Archie tells Cynthia she is the only girl in the world for him.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)
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Flame Aim
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead can't start a campfire.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #135 (September 2002)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #263 (September 2015)
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Worry Flurry
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- The girls lament over Archie knocking down their sand castle.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #96 (September 2003)
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Net Results
Li'l Jinx's Pal Gigi / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gigi; Charley Hawse
- Synopsis
- Charley and Gigi play tennis.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #134 (October 2009)
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Boat Goat
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll win the race!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica are in a boat race.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
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View Crew
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a delightful sight!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie and Reggie admire a beach beauty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
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Ride Chide
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a scarey ride!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica are scared to ride in Archie's car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
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Lifeguard Lament
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Betty observes Archie save a swimmer.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
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Aid Charade
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Will
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy tries to make Veronica more self-reliant.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch this, Arch!
- Genre
- teen
Description Conniption
Midge / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duh, you're beautiful, Midge!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Moose describes Midge's beauty.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
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Tall Order
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie wins a prize for most unusual sandwich at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (September 2015)
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[Roller Derby; Tennis Courts; Auto Mufflers]
Open the Door, Dilton / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton opens three doors titled "Roller Derby", "Tennis Courts" and "Auto Muffler".
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #80 (January 2004)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #11 (February 2015)
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Deep Sleep
Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee puts Archie and his gang to sleep with his lecture.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #213 (October 1975)
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Lass Pass
Betty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And how many girls did you wink at while I was away?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty and Archie spend time at the beach.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #270 (August 2016)
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Lip Quip
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm spending too much of my pocket money on food!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Jughead quips about spending too much money on food.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
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Short Retort
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie, I'm gonna give you a piece of my mind!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Reggie insults Moose and pays for it.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
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Misdo Miscue
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
- Synopsis
- Ethel gave Jughead money to buy hot dogs.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #105 (September 2004)
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Chore Score
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead has to do chores while his mother is away.
- Reprints
- in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #59 (October 1991)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #105 (September 2004)
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A Smash Hit
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- A song on the radio reminds Archie of Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #211 (August 1975)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Watch me catch one with my foot!"]
Archie -
1.
Strange Change
Archie -
2.
Split Bit
Mr. Lodge -
3.
The Bear Facts
Betty and Veronica -
4.
Cake Flake
Jughead -
5.
Board Bard
Jughead -
6.
Heart Art
Archie -
7.
Flame Aim
Archie -
8.
Worry Flurry
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Net Results
Li'l Jinx's Pal Gigi -
10.
Boat Goat
Archie -
11.
View Crew
Archie -
12.
Ride Chide
Betty and Veronica -
13.
Strike Three
Archie -
14.
Lifeguard Lament
Betty -
15.
Aid Charade
Veronica -
16.
["Watch this, Arch!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
17.
Description Conniption
Midge -
18.
Tall Order
Archie -
19.
[Roller Derby; Tennis Courts; Auto Mufflers]
Open the Door, Dilton -
20.
Gentleman Moose
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21.
Deep Sleep
Mr. Weatherbee -
22.
Lass Pass
Betty -
23.
Lip Quip
Reggie -
24.
Short Retort
Reggie -
25.
Misdo Miscue
Jughead -
26.
Chore Score
Jughead -
27.
A Smash Hit
Archie -
28.
["I don’t know how to make a strawberry banana split with pecans and wow!"]
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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