(July 1982)

Archie, 1953 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000695907
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-stitched (some Squarebound?)
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Son, how about breakfast?
Genre
teen
Characters
Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
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Mail Wail (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen

Sub Bub (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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Indexer Notes

substitution; waiter; waitress

Green Scene (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Link Lunk (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie tries to teach Betty to play golf and is his usual clumsy self.
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Attraction Dissatisfaction (Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews
Synopsis
A girl tries some perfume from her friend and is dismayed when it attracts Archie.
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Clean Scene (Table of Contents: 6)

Betty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Nancy Dakesian
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
teen

Split Bit (Table of Contents: 7)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle

Girl Whirl (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Chasing girls is fun; catching them is painful.

Singer Zinger (Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis
Mr. Lodge is grateful that Archie's singing drowns out his guitar.

Wheel Zeal (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Big Moose; Archie Andrews; Midge
Synopsis
Archie tells Moose how girls like their boyfriends to have wheels; he tries to accomodate Midge.

Second Place! (Table of Contents: 11)

Mort / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
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Letters
Joe Edwards
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Mort
Synopsis
Mort just took second place in a race.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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Pencils
Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ronnie, where's the top of it?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Reprints
  • from Archie daily (King Features) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Happy Birthday (Table of Contents: 13)

Miss Beazly / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Miss Beazly

Woe Show (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Archie shames Betty for watching soap operas.

Nutty Note (Table of Contents: 15)

Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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humor; teen
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Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Dilton plays piano.
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Slick Pic (Table of Contents: 16)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Reggie wants a picture of Archie next to Reggie's girlfriend.
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Wrangle Angle (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Veronica has a date with Archie even though they aren't on speaking terms.

Music Mad (Table of Contents: 18)

Dilton Doiley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Dilton listens to Beethoven while skating.
Keywords
roller skating

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Snaps From Jughead's Photo Album / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie always gets into jams and I always have to help him...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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A Smash Hit (Table of Contents: 20)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie gives a speech about why he should be elected class president.
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File Trial (Table of Contents: 21)

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

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Big Moose; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Miss Grundy asks Moose to file papers.

Video Game Acclaim (Table of Contents: 22)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Big Moose; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Archie and his pals appear as characters in video games.

Mow Woe (Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead agrees: the lawn needs to be mowed.
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Dream Drama (Table of Contents: 24)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Jughead has a nightmare about government milkshake rationing.
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Face Farce (Table of Contents: 25)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Reggie wears a mask to a party; Archie always thought he was two-faced.
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Brag Gag (Table of Contents: 26)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
It's easy for Archie to be humble: he has nothing to be conceited about.
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Gnome Home (Table of Contents: 27)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis
Sabrina recounts that witches have gnome houses instead of dollhouses.
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Keywords
gnomes

Beam Esteem (Table of Contents: 28)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Sabrina is good at the balance beam due to her practice balancing on a broom.
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Keywords
balance beam; gymnastics

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Draw Drama (Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
A misinterpreted phrase lands Archie in detention.
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Read Deed (Table of Contents: 31)

Big Moose / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Big Moose
Synopsis
The little boy Moose is babysitting reads Moose a bedtime story.

Sheer Fear (Table of Contents: 32)

Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Prince
Synopsis
Hot Dog hopes stories about frogs turning into princes aren't true.

Cuisine Scene (Table of Contents: 33)

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

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Veronica takes Home Economics.
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Gory Story (Table of Contents: 34)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Miss Grundy thinks it's a crime what the band has done to Beethoven.
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Test Request (Table of Contents: 35)

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

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose Mason; Coach Clayton; Miss Grundy
Synopsis
Miss Grundy gives Moose an easy math test.
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Birth Mirth (Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie confuses Betty and Veronica's birthdays.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Son, how about breakfast?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Mail Wail
    Archie
  3. 2. Sub Bub
    Archie
  4. 3. Green Scene
    Archie
  5. 4. Link Lunk
    Archie
  6. 5. Attraction Dissatisfaction
    Archie
  7. 6. Clean Scene
    Betty
  8. 7. Split Bit
    Reggie
  9. 8. Girl Whirl
    Archie
  10. 9. Singer Zinger
    Archie
  11. 10. Wheel Zeal
    Big Moose
  12. 11. Second Place!
    Mort
  13. 12. ["Ronnie, where's the top of it?"]
    Veronica's Gag Bag
  14. 13. Happy Birthday
    Miss Beazly
  15. 14. Woe Show
    Archie
  16. 15. Nutty Note
    Big Moose
  17. 16. Slick Pic
    Reggie
  18. 17. Wrangle Angle
    Betty and Veronica
  19. 18. Music Mad
    Dilton Doiley
  20. 19. ["Archie always gets into jams and I always have to help him..."]
    Snaps From Jughead's Photo Album
  21. 20. A Smash Hit
    Reggie
  22. 21. File Trial
    Big Moose
  23. 22. Video Game Acclaim
    Archie and the Gang
  24. 23. Mow Woe
    Jughead
  25. 24. Dream Drama
    Jughead
  26. 25. Face Farce
    Reggie
  27. 26. Brag Gag
    Reggie
  28. 27. Gnome Home
    Sabrina
  29. 28. Beam Esteem
    Sabrina
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  31. 30. Draw Drama
    Archie
  32. 31. Read Deed
    Big Moose
  33. 32. Sheer Fear
    Hot Dog
  34. 33. Cuisine Scene
    Betty and Veronica
  35. 34. Gory Story
    Miss Grundy
  36. 35. Test Request
    Big Moose
  37. 36. Birth Mirth
    Archie
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