(July 1959)

Archie, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1959-04-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title changes to "Archie's Pal Jughead" with this issue. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Juggie, you're mean! -- Reggie is really a very absorbing person!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Reprints

Signing Off! (Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! - Big Moose is back from his tour with the wrestling team!
Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis
Reggie frames Jughead as having dated Midge while Moose was away by having Jughead unknowingly sign a love note, but the plan backfires when the girls admire Jughead's courage to stand up against Moose.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils previously credited to Harry Lucey, but they match Schwartz's distinct style.

Hats Off! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, how do I look everybody?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Everyone complains about Jughead's hat but they agree that he could choose a worse one.

Grill We Meet Again (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's stop by and see if Jughead wants to go bowling with us!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Forsythe P. Jones II
Synopsis
Jughead's new portable grill rolls away and causes havoc in Riverdale.
Reprints

Vase Versa! (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wha--?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis
Archie breaks a family heirloom.

Farewell to Arms! (Table of Contents: 5)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tell me frankly, Ronnie! What does Archie really think about me?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Veronica says Archie thinks Betty is like the Venus de Milo — beautiful, but not all there.

[Top Value in Comics!] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

This Way In (Table of Contents: 7)

Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
Synopsis
The door is locked so Jughead paints a window to get into the house.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

The Big Shot! (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haw! Haw! You missed again, Li'l Jinx!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Greg
Synopsis
Jinx and Greg argue over their badminton game.
Keywords
badminton

Flaming Youth (Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Betty! You're just in time to see me do a fire eating trick my Uncle Bobo taught me!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
Jughead demonstrates a fire-eating trick he learned from his Uncle Bobo.
Reprints
Keywords
fire eating

Indexer Notes

Pencils previously attributed to Harry Lucey, but they match Schwartz's distinctive style.

Gordon MacRae (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty Presents the Recording Star of the Month / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the fascinating world of show business, Gordon MacRae is known as a "five letter man"...
Genre
non-fiction; biography

Indexer Notes

Profile of actor Gordon MacRae.

Brakes of the Game (Table of Contents: 11)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Bill Vigoda
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ulp!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
The brakes are out on Veronica's car.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Cakes and Ail! (Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I think he's got a cold!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis
The girls are baking cakes for a charity event and Jughead is determined to eat them.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #1. Pencils previously attributed to Harry Lucey, but they match Schwartz's distinct style. In that same digest, pencils and inks are credited to Samm Schwartz.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Juggie, you're mean! -- Reggie is really a very absorbing person!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. Signing Off!
    Jughead
  3. 2. Hats Off!
    Jughead
  4. 3. Grill We Meet Again
    Jughead
  5. 4. Vase Versa!
    Archie
  6. 5. Farewell to Arms!
    Veronica
  7. 6. [Top Value in Comics!]
    Archie
  8. 7. This Way In
    Dipsy Doodles
  9. 8. The Big Shot!
    Li'l Jinx
  10. 9. Flaming Youth
    Jughead
  11. 10. Gordon MacRae
    Betty Presents the Recording Star of the Month
  12. 11. Brakes of the Game
    Veronica
  13. 12. ["These are just a few of the famous stars who will be featured in Archie Series comics..."]
  14. 13. Cakes and Ail!
    Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Weldon Adams
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)