Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1955-11-18
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #78 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Guess you've got the working of the brake and the accelerator down pat, Betty!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Hit Parade Records / advertisement / 1 page

Grin and Hare It!
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've got an ominous feeling this is going to be my unlucky day!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Jughead gives Archie a lucky rabbit's foot and Archie has bad luck.
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Listed on cover.

Writhe and Shine
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Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That does it, 'Astaire'! --You've got all the grace and rhythmic flow of a pogo stick!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica is upset that Archie can't dance the mambo. Jughead dresses up like a famous mambo champion to convince Veronica that she's actually the bad dancer.
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Indexer Notes

Listed on cover.

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Reggie / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy!-- If I had to spend much time with that jerky Jughead, do you know what I'd do?
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie says what he'd do if he spent too much time with Jughead.
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Method in His Gladness!
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty? Doing anything tonight? Thought I'd drop over for awhile...
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie comes over to Betty's and Betty thinks it's to spend time with her.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Nativity Set / advertisement / 1 page

Mask Me No Questions
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is Jughead--- eep!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent
Synopsis:
Archie intentionally misdirects a man looking for the school to the wrong end of town, and the man turns out to be the new district school supervisor.
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Snow Fun
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Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! I'm glad you're the one who is doing the steering!!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica go sledding; Archie literally falls for Veronica; Archie makes a move during checkers; Veronica says Betty's jacket is loud; Betty digs out of a snowstorm to visit Archie.
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Indexer Notes

Four one panels cartoons and one three-panel comic.

Zoo's Who?
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Archie / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Of course, Archie!! Come right over! Daddy would love to buy some from you!!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge [J. P. Lodge]; Smithers
Synopsis:
When Mr. Lodge hears Archie is coming over he has the staff move all the breakable items so Archie won't cause a disaster.
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Archie's Riddle Diddle / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:See if you can find in the panels 1-4, another animal in the word "zebra" before Jughead does!
Characters:
Jughead Jones
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Indexer Notes

Take away one letter from zebra to come up with three words that fulfill the hints.

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Scripto Pens and Pencils / advertisement / 0.5 page

Our Obligation to Parents
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text article / 0.25 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Archie Series Emblem has been, is, and always will be an absolute guarantee that the material it represents is wholesome teenage entertainment
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Indexer Notes

Archie Comics pledge to present wholesome teenage entertainment.

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Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page

Let's Face It
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Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did that mudpack I suggested improve your aunt's appearance?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica discuss a mudpack; Veronica says beauty is skin deep; Betty refuses an offer for non-smear lipstick; Betty dyes her hair; Veronica refuses a soda; Betty compliments Veronica's skin.
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Indexer Notes

Five one-panel cartoons and one three-panel comic all revolving around beauty and makeup jokes.

Head Man
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Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look Arch! You always wanted to get a head in the world!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
When Archie and Reggie get a box of wigs, Reggie suggests a way for Archie to make Veronica jealous.
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Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Our job applicants have to take a small oral test! Are you ready?
Characters:
Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead has to explain what electrolysis means.
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Drum Sum
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sounds great, Pat!
Characters:
Blinky; Mr. Collins
Synopsis:
Pat gets a quarter for his drum playing - specifically, to stop.
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Grub Flub
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pat, here's a list, go give it to the grocer and he'll give you some food to take home!
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Synopsis:
Pat's mom gives Pat a list to take to the store for the store keeper to fill out.
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Tricks of the Trade!
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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Magic Ruler
Characters:
Archie Andrews
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Indexer Notes

How to perform various magic tricks.

The Mad Hatter
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh dear, Archie and Reggie are pelting all the girls with snow balls! How am I ever going to get by them?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Betty borrows Jughead's hat to avoid being hit by Archie and Reggie's snowballs.
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Seat-u-ation
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hurry, Reggie, the school play is about to start!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Haggly; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie seats Reggie between the school's two most popular girls.
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Counter Jerk!
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh boy! My first customer and a chance to make good at this drug store job!
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie gets his first customer as a soda jerk.
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Four O'Clock Shadow!
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fred! Just look at your face! You need a shave!
Characters:
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
After hearing that beards grow faster in hot, Archie hops under the sun lamp.
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Night Work!
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Archie's Mom / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:(Whew!) What a day! I haven't been off of my feet since I got up this morning!
Characters:
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Mary takes a break from ironing for a nap and dreams about ironing.
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Labor Days!
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Archie's Dad / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pop
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I have a couple things I'd like you to do for me over this weekend, Fred!
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Mary gives Fred a lot of work to do on the weekend.
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Sugar Cured
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey Moose! How's your pet pig?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Moose gave sugar to his sick pet pig.
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Imported Whine
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Jughead has an uncle who makes wines in his basement.
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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In school our art teacher taught us how to make dishes and vases out of plaster and clay.
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Roberta Rydberg (Madison, WI) on her art class and second-prize report from Dorna Edson (West Bridgewater, MA) on her hobby's club lawn party to raise money for polio.

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Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Plenty of Action
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Rival Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Remember we need some exciting football pictures to dress up our front page!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie sends out Reggie to snap pictures of the football game for the front page of the school newspaper.
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Edition and Subtraction
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wanted! Girl assistant to editor of school newspaper. Archie Andrews editor.
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee administers a psychology test to help Archie select an assistant for the school newspaper.
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Betty and Veronica; Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Alway Kicking!
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's a field goal!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie kicks the football out of the stadium.
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Indexer Notes

The title in the book has Always misspelled.

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Guess you've got the working of the brake and the accelerator down pat, Betty!"]
    Archie
  2. ["91 hit parade songs only $2.98"]
    Hit Parade Records
  3. Grin and Hare It!
    Archie
  4. Writhe and Shine
    Archie
  5. ["Boy!-- If I had to spend much time with that jerky Jughead, do you know what I'd do?"]
    Reggie
  6. Method in His Gladness!
    Archie
  7. ["Nativity set in glorious, natural colors glows in the dark!"]
    Glow-in-the-Dark Nativity Set
  8. Mask Me No Questions
    Archie
  9. Snow Fun
    Betty and Veronica
  10. Zoo's Who?
    Archie
  11. ["See if you can find in the panels 1-4, another animal in the word "zebra" before Jughead does!"]
    Archie's Riddle Diddle
  12. ["School home work"]
    Scripto Pens and Pencils
  13. Our Obligation to Parents
  14. ["That record'll repeat itself forever!! - It'll drive Fosdick stark, raving mad!!"]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  15. Let's Face It
    Betty and Veronica
  16. Head Man
    Archie
  17. ["Our job applicants have to take a small oral test! Are you ready?"]
    Jughead
  18. Drum Sum
    Pat the Brat
  19. Grub Flub
    Pat the Brat
  20. Tricks of the Trade!
  21. The Mad Hatter
    Betty
  22. Seat-u-ation
    Reggie
  23. Counter Jerk!
    Archie
  24. Four O'Clock Shadow!
    Archie
  25. Night Work!
    Archie's Mom
  26. Labor Days!
    Archie's Dad
  27. Sugar Cured
    Moose
  28. Imported Whine
    Jughead
  29. ["In school our art teacher taught us how to make dishes and vases out of plaster and clay."]
    Archie Club News
  30. ["Ho! Ho! Ho! That Archie! He's funnier than ever in his new Christmas Stocking #2! I've spent the whole year laughing and now it's your turn!"]
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  31. Plenty of Action
    Reggie
  32. Edition and Subtraction
    Archie
  33. ["Here they come again!"]
    Betty and Veronica; Jughead
  34. Alway Kicking!
    Archie
  35. ["Do you need extra money?"]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  36. ["The hummingbird has a "sweet tooth""]
    Baby Ruth
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