Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1952-09-12
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #94 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inks:
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You rehearsed that love scene beautifully, Betty. Your acting is getting better!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Redrawn for the cover of Archie's Joke Book Magazine #54

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Reel Fun
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Archie / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica, quick! I just found out the boys are going fishing!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Forsythe P. Jones [Jughead Jones]
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica find out Archie and Reggie are going fishing and decide they want to go along. The only problem is the boys don't want to take them fishing and they leave the girls behind. The girls don't give up that easy and follow the boys to the lake. Taking a row boat to the boys' fishing spot the girls drop anchor and start diving in the water, making a lot of noise and scaring off the fish.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Swell-Head
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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:Mister, why is that funny-looking man wearing a crown?
Characters:
Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones]; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Charlie; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
In class Miss Grundy has Jughead remove his hat and put it on a hook in the back of the room. She then asks him a question which he answers correctly. Jughead smiles proudly and she tells him not to get a swelled head. On the way home Jughead starts to wonder if a person's head really could swell up with knowledge. Archie tells Charlie he has a idea. The next day Archie reminds Jughead to hang up his hat. After another correct answer Jughead asks Archie if his head is swelling. Then he puts on his hat to find it is now too small.

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

Two Way Stretch
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Suzie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, well, if it isn't Ferdie, the idiot's delight who let you out of your cage?
Characters:
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp; Angela; Suzie's father
Synopsis:
Suzie wants Ferdie and Gregory to learn how to get along with each other so the three of them pull taffy together.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #45.

I Love Me
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Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Laurie, don't you just get the biggest kick out of the worried look the boys have been wearing since the Leap Year dance was announced?
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkins; Linda Moore; Laurie Lake; Slats; Hortense Blooper
Synopsis:
It's the leap year dance and Linda asks Wilbur to be her date, Laurie isn't happy about that. Slats is afraid he's Hortense's type and runs off when she arrives. Slats then tells Wilbur he's holding out for Laurie. When Slats run into Linda later he asks her when her friend is going to ask him to the dance. Linda asks out Slats on her friend's behalf. It isn't until the night of the dance that Slats finds out it's Hortense she was speaking for, not Laurie.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (2011 series) #261, pencils and inks are erroneously credited to Bill Vigoda. They match Edwards' artwork, and Vigoda was no longer the primary Wilbur artist by this time.

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From Hollywood / text article / 2 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Picture Stars Must Shine Day and Night
  • Keywords:gossip
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Ten articles about Hollywood stars.

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Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Bill Woggon (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen; fashion
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My horoscope says today is to be my lucky day
  • Keywords:horoscope
Characters:
Katy Keene; Sis; Danny O'Connel; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt
Synopsis:
Katy reads her horoscope and it says "today will be your lucky day." But on her way to accept a movie role she gets arrested. Arriving late she loses the part and on her way off the lot she hits her face on the studio gate and gets a black eye. When she gets home she realizes she was reading yesterday's newspaper.
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Indexer Notes

Evening gown, pose, etc. by Sylvia Boblitt (Philadelphia, PA); Katy's lounging pajamas by Patty Walters (Macksburg, OH); Sis's P.J.'s by Barbara Runalls (San Diego 16, CA); Sis's blouse, skirt, etc. by Robert Peterson (Gowanda, NY); Sis's candy lamp by Betty Jean Wetzsteon (Corvallis, MT); Katy's bracelets by Betty Anne Pollock (Brooklyn 10, NY); Katy's pose and suit by Yvonne Champion (Granite City, IL); Gloria's dress by Peggie Hall (Oneonta, NY); pinafore by Nadine Webb (Clute, TX); shoes by Ola Mae Mathis (San Bernardino, CA); Katy's love seat by Eileen Hurley (Minneapolis, MN).

Katy Fashions
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Katy Keene / activity / 0.8 page

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  • Genre:fashion; teen
Characters:
Katy Keene
Synopsis:
Katy Keene paper fashion doll.

Indexer Notes

Cowgirl outfit by Dee Williamson (Vancouver, WA); heart dress by Verne Kendall (Rochelle, IL); sewing dress by Sandra Lindenmuth (Wichita, KS); other designs by Nancy Ventura (Chicago 9, IL), Barbara Edward (Norfolk 4, VA), and Mary A. Kegarise (Everett, PA).

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Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership with first-prize report from Helen Maikson (Downey, CA) on pen pal hobby and second-prize report from Daleta White (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) on picnic.

Down to Earth
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5.33 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mommy!!! I want some jelly ... quick!
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum [Hap Holliday]; Merry Bubblegum [Merry Holliday]
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx helps her father with a landscape project.

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page

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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.

Indexer Notes

Li'l Jinx shares the names and addresses of 44 new club members.

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Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page

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Characters:
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Includes rebus for famous person (Christopher Columbus), magic square, riddles on parade, decoding message, learn to draw, and word ladder.

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

I'd Dye for You
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Dorthy!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty dyes her hair black and Veronica dyes her hair blonde.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["You rehearsed that love scene beautifully, Betty. Your acting is getting better!"]
    Archie
  2. ["These are the stars of the Archie Comic Group!"]
  3. Reel Fun
    Archie
  4. ["Scientists claim there is nothing new under the sun!"]
  5. Swell-Head
    Jughead
  6. ["Join the big parade to our brand new comic magazine, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals starring Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and Reggie!"]
    Archie
  7. Two Way Stretch
    Suzie
  8. I Love Me
    Wilbur
  9. ["Picture Stars Must Shine Day and Night"]
    From Hollywood
  10. ["My horoscope says today is to be my lucky day"]
    Katy Keene
  11. Katy Fashions
    Katy Keene
  12. ["Don't forget! Katy stars in these 5 magazines..."]
    Katy Keene
  13. ["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
    Archie Club News
  14. Down to Earth
    Li'l Jinx
  15. ["Hi, Pen Pals: Our club now has thousands of members who have made many new friends through the mail."]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  16. [no title indexed]
    Archie Fun Page
  17. ["Monkey business!"]
    Jughead
  18. I'd Dye for You
    Betty and Veronica
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