(February 1956)
Archie,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1955-12-09
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series [banner]
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
To Ring or Not to Ring!
Jughead / comic story / 3.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah! So still! So quiet!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Moose wants Jughead to find out if Midge likes a ring on display at the local jewelers. Midge ends up thinking Jughead is proposing.
- Reprints
-
in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #11 ([June 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Juggie! What beautiful packages!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead gets so wrapped up in wrapping presents that he forgets something.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #11 ([June 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Test Case
Jughead / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well doctor, today is the day I give my annual special general exam to my students!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- With finals looming, the school administration waits to see what dread disease Jughead suddenly contracts.
[no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reggie is down Main Street, sketching!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead tells Archie about Reggie's embarrassment.
Cellar Sailor
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey Jughead, it's a swell day for rowing on the lake!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead builds a rowboat in his basement, but neglects one detail.
Question Lark
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yuk! Yuk! That's a terrific idea, Arch!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie comes up with a plan to leave Miss Grundy with no time to assign homework.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #8 ([March 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Answering Service
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie!! Phone!!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie has to get out of his bath to answer the phone.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #8 ([March 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
[no title indexed]
Jughead Fun Page / activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Includes alphabet of secret code and message to be decoded.
Smile
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You know I've just discovered something! I've got pictures of the whole gang---
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Pal Jughead
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get Jughead to smile for a photo.
Trance-posed
Jughead / comic story / 2.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, Arch! - You been noticing Jughead lately?
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Pal Jughead
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- With Jughead not sleeping, and gaining weight from excess eating, Archie and Reggie hire a hypnotist to help him.
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arch, I can't seem to sleep anymore!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie jokingly tells Jughead how to fix his insomnia.
- Reprints
Jughead's Do It Yourself Page
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Series of nine gag inventions (axe as a can opener, Betty's biscuits as paper weights, etc.).
Poppin' Up Trouble
Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat the Brat
- Synopsis
- Pat bedevils a department store Santa.
Wishing!
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look fellows! The cook in the cafeteria just gave me this wishbone!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie scoffs at Jughead's enthusiasm over a wishbone.
No Sale
Wilbur / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What? Money for a new hub cap? No sir, Wilbur!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Slats Morgan
- Synopsis
- Wilbur's dad orders him to sell his car.
Hat Happy!
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead, you know better than to wear your hat in school, remove it this instant!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- A frog helps scare Miss Grundy.
Simple Addition
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archie! That's a beautiful figure eight!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie and Veronica combine their figure skating.
Art Game!
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, look at Jughead!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- The girls want to see what Jughead is painting.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #8 ([March 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Candy Dandy!
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at all the candy left over from the party last night Jug!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie eat more candy than they should.
- Reprints
- in Archie (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #8 ([March 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Car Load!
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just how many passengers does Archie expect to put in his car?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy is amazed by the number of passengers Archie is picking up in his car.
Time Out!
Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's ten o'clock, where is Veronica?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge isn't happy about when Veronica arrives back from a date.
Father William
Wit and Without / text story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Series of six written jokes, including a reprint of Lewis Carroll's "You Are Old, Father William," only two of which feature Archie characters.
Snow Job
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee whiz, Dad! Do I have to shovel snow right now?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to get out of shoveling snow.
The Cat's Meow
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yipes! Here comes Moose to your house and he looks ready to kill some one!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead is hiding out from Moose.
Surprise Package
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No Jug! You can't keep it here!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead and Archie get into a squabble over a package Jughead brought to school.
Indexer Notes
Pencils previously credited to Dan DeCarlo, but they match Schwartz's distinct style, not DeCarlo's.
Horse Cents
Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nuts!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Reggie's short on cash.
Indexer Notes
Pencils previously credited to Dan DeCarlo, but they match Schwartz's distinct style, not DeCarlo's.
Snack Quack
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you like my chocolate cream pie, Archie?
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Pal Jughead
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead spoils dessert.
Shear Nonsense
Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead's been working for me for a month now and so far he hasn't tried to sneak any time off!
- Feature Logo
- Archie's Pal Jughead
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Jughead leaves work in the middle of his shift.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Down by the old mill stream..."]
Jughead -
1.
To Ring or Not to Ring!
Jughead -
2.
["Juggie! What beautiful packages!"]
Jughead -
3.
Test Case
Jughead -
4.
["Reggie is down Main Street, sketching!"]
Jughead -
5.
Cellar Sailor
Jughead -
6.
Question Lark
Archie -
7.
Answering Service
Jughead -
8.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Fun Page -
9.
Our Obligation to Parents
-
10.
Smile
Jughead -
11.
Trance-posed
Jughead -
12.
["Arch, I can't seem to sleep anymore!"]
Jughead -
13.
Jughead's Do It Yourself Page
Jughead -
14.
Poppin' Up Trouble
Pat the Brat -
15.
Wishing!
Archie -
16.
["Here they come again!"]
-
17.
No Sale
Wilbur -
18.
Hat Happy!
Jughead -
19.
Simple Addition
Betty and Veronica -
20.
Art Game!
Jughead -
21.
Candy Dandy!
Jughead -
22.
Car Load!
Jughead -
23.
Time Out!
Veronica -
24.
Father William
Wit and Without -
25.
Snow Job
Archie -
26.
The Cat's Meow
Jughead -
27.
Surprise Package
Jughead -
28.
Horse Cents
Reggie -
29.
Snack Quack
Jughead -
30.
Shear Nonsense
Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Peter Croome
- John DiBello
- Igor Dybzinski
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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