Volume:
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-07-11
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #81 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do you believe kisses speak the language of love, Archie?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Famous Archie Series Characters
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Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Crank Turns
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Archie / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's a hit!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mr. Floogle
Synopsis:
Mr. Floogle starts out not wanting to let the gang play baseball in the empty lot next to his house. After he becomes ill, the gang nurse him back to health and he joins their baseball game.
Reprints (1)

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

The Good Skate
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But, Weatherbee!! I think it's a terrific idea!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats starts the first high school roller derby team in the country. The first game is against Hilltop. Riverdale wins, thanks to Jughead's skating skills.

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Archie Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Includes word ladder and maze.

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Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

It's a Rugged Life
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Suzie / comic story / 4.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's up, Suzie?
Characters:
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father; Uncle Blunderbuss
Synopsis:
Suzie's father needs help getting a new rug onto the floor. She tries to help him by getting Ferdie and Uncle Blunderbuss to help.

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Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Reggie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Mower the Merrier
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Wilbur / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All set for the dance tonight, Laurie?
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Commodore Lake; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin
Synopsis:
Wilbur offers to help Laurie get her yard work done so they can go to the dance together.

Death On Wheels
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text article / 2 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:One of the sorriest symbols of our times is America's automobile accident record.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look what you'll get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Ronald Demares (Stevens Point, WI) and second-prize report from Patricia Barrett (Fall River, MA).

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Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
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Bill Woggon (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Our scene opens in the wee hours of the morning and Randy is giving Katy riding lessons...
Characters:
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis; Marian Moreno (photograph)
Synopsis:
Jealous that Katy went horseback riding with Randy during his Chicago fight, K.O. decides to get riding lessons from Marian, who Katy assumes is another woman.

Indexer Notes

Katy's outfit by Carol Lee Hucke (Baltimore, MD); K.O.'s outfit by Cherokee Lane; Katy's riding outfit by Marguerito Umscheid (Omaha 22, NE); Randy's outfit by Joyce Peabody (Wellington, OH); fried egg P.J.'s by Lorraine McCool (Winnipeg, Manitoba); owl P.J.'s by Marthena Pence (Jonesboro, IN); Katy's nightgown by Louise Massoni (Tampa, FL); Katy's dress by Agnes Yodelis (Chicago, IL); K.O.'s suit by Patty Wilkinson (Baton Rouge, LA).

Moreno was a real rancher in Santa Barbara, CA.

Katy Fashions
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Katy Keene / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; fashion; teen
Characters:
Katy Keene
Synopsis:
Katy Keene paperdoll. Katy is riding a horse and has six different riding costumes.

Indexer Notes

Designs by Sally Hancock (Sandusky, OH); Marie Leech (Cambridge, NE); Sonia Emery (Milton, Ontario); June McCray (Waynesville, MO); Joyce Kerhin (Brewster, OH); Brenda Bolling (Brockton, MA); Marlene Morgen (Rosedale, NY); Jean Bowman (Langley Field, VA); and Shirley Jo Greene (Crawford, CO).

The Trade Whims
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy!! Daddy! Look what I've got!
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum [Hap Holliday]; Mrs. Bubblegum [Merry Holliday]
Synopsis:
Jinx keeps making bad trades and it frustrates Bill. She tries to make a good trade and gets falsely accused of theft at a department store. To make her go away quietly the store gives Jinx a pony. When she shows up at home, with the pony, Bill goes into shock.

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.33 page

Script:
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Pen Pals: Our club now has thousands of members who have made many new friends through the mail.
Characters:
Li'l Jinx

Indexer Notes

Li'l Jinx shares the names and addresses of 28 new club members.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Do you believe kisses speak the language of love, Archie?"]
    Archie
  2. The Famous Archie Series Characters
    Archie
  3. The Crank Turns
    Archie
  4. ["Ready soon - the new 2nd edition of the Archie Annual"]
    Archie
  5. The Good Skate
    Jughead
  6. [no title indexed]
    Archie Puzzle Page
  7. ["Archie's pal Jughead is out in another comic book of his own!"]
    Jughead
  8. It's a Rugged Life
    Suzie
  9. ["Hey kids! Did you know that Veronica and I are out in our own comic book?"]
    Betty and Veronica
  10. ["Wha' hoppen? Why is everybody running? Reggie is back!"]
    Reggie
  11. The Mower the Merrier
    Wilbur
  12. Death On Wheels
  13. ["Look what you'll get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
    Archie Club News
  14. ["Our scene opens in the wee hours of the morning and Randy is giving Katy riding lessons..."]
    Katy Keene
  15. Katy Fashions
    Katy Keene
  16. The Trade Whims
    Li'l Jinx
  17. ["Hi, Pen Pals: Our club now has thousands of members who have made many new friends through the mail."]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
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