Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1953-11-10
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #66 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That Reggie is a meatball!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Archie 1000 Page Comics Explosion (Archie, 2014 series).

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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advertisement / 1 page

To Have and to Hold!
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Archie / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ever notice how silly Archie looks whenever he's near Veronica?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead tells Betty about an old trick women use to get a man to put his arms around her.

A Colorful Situation!
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Suzie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here I am Ferdie! All set to help you paint your wagon!
Characters:
Suzie; Ferdie
Synopsis:
Suzie is here to help Ferdie paint his car, but he only has a half-can of yellow and a half-can of purple.

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advertisement / 1 page

Strange Things
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey Pop! Take off the cherries... I like my sundaes with olives on top!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead likes olives on his sundaes.

Snap Happy
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How's this, Archikins?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Upset by the attention Veronica is giving to Archie's new camera, Reggie buys a trick camera that shoots out a cloud of soot with plans to switch the trick camera and Archie's camera. Unfortunately, he runs into Mr. Weatherbee, who wants a photo, before he has the chance.

Indexer Notes

Pencils previously thought to be Joe Edwards; they match Frese's work.

Shoe Styles Story
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Katy Keene / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks:
Bill Woggon (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sis, I'm going downtown to buy a new pair of shoes -- I'll stop at the delicatessen to buy some spaghetti sauce for dinner!
Characters:
Katy Keene; Sis
Synopsis:
Sis accidentally confuses deliveries of Katy's spaghetti sandals and spaghetti from the grocer and boils the shoes.

Indexer Notes

Katy's outfit by Jean Polston (Whiteville, NC); Katy's pose, shoe store, etc. by Beverly Hultman (Highmore, SD); Sis's outfit by Ethel Kura (Los Angeles, CA); sandals by Sylvia Brown (Hawkesbury, Ontario).

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advertisement / 1 page

One Man'$ Opinion!
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey Arch, wait for me!
Characters:
Hooky Hogan; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Hooky Hogan wants to pay back the 50 cents he owes Archie.

Too Fresh
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
Joe Edwards (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh stop complaining, Archie!! ...This restaurant doesn't look like much but the food is fresh... ...and cheap!!!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead and Archie order hot dogs at a cheap, grimy restaurant and leave when they hear barks from the kitchen.

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Betty and Veronica; Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Prom Here to Eternity
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text story / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:From the moment Jacqueline walked into the classroom and set eyes on him, she was gone.
Characters:
Jacqueline; Mr. Johnson; Janice; Snorky; Jimmy
Synopsis:
Jacqueline has eyes for the new biology teacher and she wants him to take her to the prom.

Indexer Notes

Similar plot to "Smellbound" in Ginger (Archie, 1951 series) #1.

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

[A Simple Drawing Lesson]
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Pencil Fun / activity / 0.5 page

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Indexer Notes

How to draw a rabbit, and a connect the dots puzzle.

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Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How many objects starting with C can you find?
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Three activities: Find the objects beginning with C, help Archie find Veronica's tent, what does the message say?

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

The Plight That Failed!
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How does our football team look for this year Coach?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Stromboli; Cziziak; Pasternik
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee tells Coach a few tricks his old coach used to use to get the clunkers to avoid trying out for the team.

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advertisement / 0.5 page

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Super Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Off the Cuff!
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Jughead / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Go on up, Jug! He's looking for a stooge! Don't be scared Juggie!
Characters:
Marvo; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead volunteers to go onstage with Marvo the Magician.

I A-Door You!
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh dear! I must hurry! I have a skating date with Reggie!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Archie is in trouble with Veronica's dad, so Betty invites him over to her house.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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typeset
  • 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 Carmina Dellundi (Vedado, Habana, Cuba) about donating Archie Comics to the Habana Invalid Children's Hospital and second-prize report from Darryl Bulzomi (Lorain, OH) on raising money for new municipal youth center.

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

A Fool and His Honey
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why Veronica! Fancy meeting you here! This is my lucky day!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie meets Veronica at the carnival and is thrilled when she wants to kiss him.

A Good Buy
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A birthday gift for a friend! What did you have in mind, sir!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie looks for a birthday gift for Jughead in a music shop.

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advertisement / 1 page

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Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's a trick historical question
Characters:
Paul Revere; Wilbur Wilkin

Indexer Notes

A historical question about Paul Revere, a dot-to-dot puzzle and name the figure from the drawings.

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

A Sign of the Times
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Class, I'm putting up this sign...
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy tells the class to think and Archie thinks of Veronica.

Archie Returns
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If Veronica refuses you the date, you're gonna pretend to jump, huh?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
When Veronica refuses to save every dance for Archie he jumps off Lover's Leap.

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advertisement / 1 page

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advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["That Reggie is a meatball!"]
    Archie
  2. ["Premiums or cash commission"]
  3. To Have and to Hold!
    Archie
  4. A Colorful Situation!
    Suzie
  5. ["This Christmas ask mom and dad for a Shelby, the winner's bike"]
  6. Strange Things
    Archie
  7. Snap Happy
    Archie
  8. Shoe Styles Story
    Katy Keene
  9. ["Look! Merry Christmas to me!"]
  10. One Man'$ Opinion!
    Archie
  11. Too Fresh
    Archie
  12. ["Repeat performance"]
    Betty and Veronica; Jughead
  13. Prom Here to Eternity
  14. ["Let's hurry - we'll make the native village by nightfall -"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  15. [A Simple Drawing Lesson]
    Pencil Fun
  16. ["How many objects starting with C can you find?"]
    Fun Page
  17. ["Suzie "the dreamboat special" is docked again at your favorite newsstand!"]
    Suzie
  18. The Plight That Failed!
    Archie
  19. ["Make your own oil painting on canvas!"]
  20. ["Out of this world!"]
    Super Duck
  21. Off the Cuff!
    Jughead
  22. I A-Door You!
    Archie
  23. ["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
    Archie Club News
  24. ["What's the recipe for Ginger Comics?"]
    Ginger
  25. A Fool and His Honey
    Archie
  26. A Good Buy
    Archie
  27. ["AMF Roadmaster gives you extra features... extra fun... extra Merry Christmas!"]
  28. ["Here's a trick historical question"]
    Fun Page
  29. ["How's your arithmetic, gang? Well you don't have to be an Einstein to come up with the correct answer on this one!"]
    Wilbur
  30. A Sign of the Times
    Archie
  31. Archie Returns
    Archie
  32. ["Draw Bob Hope!"]
  33. ["Good kids with smart dads get Santa's finest bikes - Schwinn!"]
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