(October 1963)

Archie, 1949 Series
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0.12 USD
Pages
36
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monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This year's award for the best movie popcorn-eater goes to Jughead P. Jones!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones
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Keywords
Academy Awards; formal wear; Oscars; popcorn

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 1)

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for selling Christmas cards for Cheerful Card Company, White Plains, N. Y.

Joker's Wild! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Terry Szenics
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Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead; Archie; Betty; Veronica; Pop Tate
Synopsis
First Archie and Jughead pull a practical joke on Pop Tate; then later Betty and Veronica do another practical joke on him. Pop eventually gets his revenge.
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Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credit changed from Samm Schwartz on 12-19/2011, per credits in IDW collection Archie: The Best Of Samm Schwartz.

Billy Wins with Bendix (Table of Contents: 3)

Bendix Bicycle Transmission / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
children

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Ad in comic format for Bendix automatic bicycle transmissions. Bendix Corporation; Elmira, N.Y.

Forget-Me-Not (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Merry Holliday (Li'l Jinx's mother)
Synopsis
Jinx gets in trouble for slamming the door.
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Culture Vulture (Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bill Vigoda
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead; Archie; Veronica; Betty
Synopsis
While visiting an art museum, Jughead finds the guards more interested in television.
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Indexer Notes

No credits, but the art style appears to be Vigoda's.

Task Force (Table of Contents: 6)

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Task Force ($1.00) simulates WW II Pacific island battles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Convoy Terror ($1.50) is a "nuclear naval battle game" sold by Helen of Toy Co., Commack, N. Y.

A Bum Steer (Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
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Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead; Archie (cameo); Betty (cameo); Big Moose (cameo)
Synopsis
Jughead has to warn Riverdale that Gibbsville students are planning to swipe the Riverdale "good luck charm", the school bell. He gets an unexpected assist from the Gibbsville mascot, a cow.
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Indexer Notes

Shadow figures of Samm Schwartz (with his trademark glasses) and the historical Paul Revere are shown in the final three panels of the story.

Writer credit changed from Sy Reit on 12-19-2011, per IDW collection credits on Archie: The Best Of Samm Schwartz. Inker and Letterer credit changed from Samm Schwartz, per same reason.

What a World! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews (cameo)

Indexer Notes

House ad for Archie Giant Series Magazine #24-The World of Jughead. Cover repro is shown. Coupon for ordering directly from the company for 25 cents (cover price).

Return of Big Ethel (Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead; Archie; Big Ethel
Synopsis
Big Ethel kidnaps Jughead for a "romantic" ride in a rowboat.

Indexer Notes

On the first page, Archie's legs stretch out of the splash panel and into the panels below, a favorite Samm Schwartz technique.

Nylon Means Strength (Table of Contents: 11)

U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Archie (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated ad for U.S. Royal Bike Tires with head shot of Archie. U. S. Rubber Tire Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

The "Popsicle Kids" Play It Safe! (Table of Contents: 12)

Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
children

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Ad in comic format for the "Popsicle" Safety Club. Coupon to become a member of the club requires three red "sicle" balls from wrappers plus 10 cents for handling.

Archie Club News (Table of Contents: 13)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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Archie (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Three articles by members of the Archie Club: Kevin Bigelow, Milwaukee, Wis.; Brenda Gormley; Vallejo, Calif.; and Margaret Jeung, Denver, Colo. Bottom half of second page is ad for joining the Archie Club with coupon. Cost is 15 cents.

Premiums or Cash Given (Table of Contents: 14)

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ad for selling White Cloverine Brand salve, illustrated with premiums. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Illustrated ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers for $1.25. Company not designated.

Hoop-de-do (Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Terry Szenics
Colors
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Letters
Terry Szenics

Genre
humor; sports; teen
Characters
Jughead; Archie; Reggie
Synopsis
Archie tries to teach Jughead how to play basketball.
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Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credits changed from Samm Schwartz on 12/19/2011, per credits published in the IDW collection Archie: The Best Of Samm Schwartz.

If You Know Just 20 People... (Table of Contents: 17)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Illustrated ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc., New York, N.Y.

Archie Says - Get Lucky! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Characters
Archie

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover, black and white. Promo for subscriptions to various Archie titles. Ten issues for $1.00.

Give Me Just One Evening... (Table of Contents: 19)

Guide to Hypnotism / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Back cover; color. Mostly text ad for the 25-lesson "Guide to Hypnotism" illustrated with a drawing and a photo of the unnamed "author." Cost $1.98. Palmer-Jones Publishers, Newark, N. J.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This year's award for the best movie popcorn-eater goes to Jughead P. Jones!"]
    Jughead
  2. 1. Do You Need Extra Money?
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  3. 2. Joker's Wild!
    Jughead
  4. 3. Billy Wins with Bendix
    Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  5. 4. Forget-Me-Not
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. Culture Vulture
    Jughead
  7. 6. Task Force
    Task Force
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  9. 8. A Bum Steer
    Jughead
  10. 9. What a World!
    Jughead
  11. 10. Return of Big Ethel
    Jughead
  12. 11. Nylon Means Strength
    U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  13. 12. The "Popsicle Kids" Play It Safe!
    Popsicle Products
  14. 13. Archie Club News
  15. 14. Premiums or Cash Given
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. Hoop-de-do
    Jughead
  18. 17. If You Know Just 20 People...
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. Archie Says - Get Lucky!
  20. 19. Give Me Just One Evening...
    Guide to Hypnotism
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman
  • Gregg Whitmore