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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Collects all Archie appearances from Pep Comics #39–#45, Jackpot Comics #9, and Archie Comics #3–#6.

credits, title page / 1 page

[no title indexed]

illustration / 1 page


Characters:
Whirladay

[no title indexed]

credits, title page / 2 pages

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Table of Contents

table of contents / 2 pages


Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Introduction

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie has survived for seventy years as the uncontested king of teenage comics.
Characters:

[no title indexed]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You no forget-a Archie to deliver dat-a fish for me! I already pay you for it!
Characters:
Tony; Elmer; Lizzie
Synopsis:
Archie has a job to deliver a barrel of fish to Tony, but he waits till morning, then has to drive his dad to work.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is me, Jughead!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Betty run a booth at a war stamp rally where kids can throw baseballs at a Hitler dummy. Unfortunately, Jughead ends up in the booth.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sorry...you'll have to get out of this jam yourself, Archie!
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Archie the Magician

Archie / comic story / 9 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now, my greatest feat of magic, ladies and gentlemen! I shall make Oscar talk! Say something, Oscar!
Characters:
Zogi the Yogi; Oscar; Joe
Synopsis:
Archie and Oscar cause Zogi the Yogi a lot of trouble when Archie volunteers to be Zogi's assistant and Oscar is outside the theater.
Reprints (1)

Jughead At the Dentist

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wonder how Hector is! He might be hungry!
Characters:
Hector; Mrs. Gildenglove; Dr. Molar
Synopsis:
Archie has Jughead go to the dentist and pretend that he is Archie. Jughead ends up getting a tooth pulled.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

illustration / 1 page


Characters:
Whirladay

[no title indexed]

Archie Fun Page / activity / 1 page


  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty has just solved the problem above!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Archie At the Bat

Archie / comic story / 11 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie... puleeeze.. anything but a strike out!
Characters:
Aloyisius Q. Spitball; Coach Squeegee; Joe
Synopsis:
Mr. Spitball just might donate a nice sum of money to Riverdale High School. Unfortunately, Archie's playing on the baseball team when Mr. Spitball goes to a game.
Reprints (1)

Dead Storage Blues

Archie / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yes, dear, I've decided to put my car in storage for the duration!
Characters:
Sam Andrews [Fred Andrews]; Joe
Synopsis:
Mr. Andrews decides to put his car in dead storage.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Title from the reprinted contents page.

Archie's dad is called Sam in this story.

Welcome Soldiers

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:According to facts and figures there are supposed to be two females for every male in the United States!
Characters:
Matilda; Danny Woodwin; Mark Lodge [Hiram Lodge]; Linda
Synopsis:
With all the boys working on farms, Betty and Veronica hold a dance and invite soldiers.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Lodge's first name is Mark in this story.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now, now mother! That's no way to start your vacation! Everything will be all right I tell you!!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Mr. Andrews run the house while Mrs. Andrews is on vacation. Unfortunately, the guys are not the best housekeepers.
Reprints (1)

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illustration / 1 page


Characters:
Whirladay

[no title indexed]

Archie; The Shield / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
Characters:
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh, coach, I'm sure glad you're going to use me in the big game to-night! Watch this trick shot! Oops!
Characters:
Coach Hoops; Bobby
Synopsis:
Archie causes chaos when he signs up for the basketball team.
Reprints (1)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Quiet!! On the Air!]

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


table of contents / 1 page


Indexer Notes

A typeset table of contents for the issue. Features a small poem about the troubles the editors went through to bring the reader laughs.

What's Cooking In This Issue

Archie / comic story / 1 page


Indexer Notes

Archie is drawn as a comic book artist holding up the preview page.

Circus Serenade

Archie / comic story / 9 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly, Gumbo! You shouldn't have done that to Mr. Bungling! Now, I'll lose my job for sure!
Characters:
Gumbo; Bingle B. Bungling
Synopsis:
Archie wreaks havoc on Bingle B. Bungling's circus.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy! Was that a keen picture, Jug! And it give me an idea on the hike we're takin', too!
Characters:
Smith; Mr. Curdle
Synopsis:
Mr. Andrews forecasts the weather and Jughead and Archie end up in swimming trunks during a snowstorm.
Reprints (1)

Oscar the Watchdog (?)

Archie / comic story / 3 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jumpin' Jezebel! What's this! A meat bill or an income tax report? Five dollars to feed that overstuffed mammoth?
Characters:
Oscar; Ringo
Synopsis:
Mr. Andrews wants Archie to sell Oscar because he eats too much.
Reprints (1)

[Archie Talks!]

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Jughead and Souphead

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, do you think Jughead will be convicted?
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead plays cops and robbers with Souphead and his friends.
Reprints (1)

Glamour in White

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I don't care about what you say, Veronica Lodge! Archie is my boyfriend!
Characters:
Nurse Grady; Dr. Cueball
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there.
Reprints (1)

Birthday Blues

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Surprise!
Characters:
Oscar; Officer Casey; Sergeant Malkin; Mulligan; Eustace
Synopsis:
Mr. Andrews goes to the department store to find out how to unfold his folding chair.
Reprints (1)

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illustration / 1 page


Characters:
Whirladay

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Archie; Shield; Hangman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Clem Weisbecker (credited)
Inks:
Clem Weisbecker (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
Characters:
Shield [Joe Higgins]; Archie Andrews; Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Jughead Jones
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Cover plugs the Archie radio show.

The Dark Horse collection credits Clem Weisbecker, not Bob Montana as the artist.

Archie the Jockey

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yeeow! He did it! Archie won!
Characters:
Whirladay; Lodge Lodge III [Mr. Lodge]
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding. Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Archie brings Jughead, and Jughead shows Archie how to ride in the early morning hours. Veronica mistakes Jughead for Archie and when Mr. Lodge's jockey gets ill, Archie is picked to step in.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Lodge is called Lodge Lodge III in this story.

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Archie; Jughead; The Shield / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Cover plugs the Archie radio show.

The Dark Horse collection credits Clem Weisbecker instead of Bob Montana.

[Archie Talks!]

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Archie the Jockey Part 2

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Relax, Archie, relax!
Characters:
Whirladay; Dr. Breakbone
Synopsis:
When Jughead mentions that jockeys have to be a certain weight, Archie stuffs himself in hopes of becoming overweight. Archie gets sick and is visited by Dr. Breakbone. Dr. Breakbone gives Archie a vigorous exercise routine and Archie breaks his arm. When he tells Mr. Lodge of the incident, Mr. Lodge says picking Archie to be a jockey was only a joke.
Reprints (1)

A Preview of This Issue of Archie Comics

Archie / illustration / 1 page


Indexer Notes

Assorted panels from the various stories.

Second Childhood

Archie / comic story / 12 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Veronica! This is Debbie -- I just got in town -- wait'll I tell you what happened on the train!
Characters:
Debbie; Jasper Punchticket
Synopsis:
When Archie and Jughead pay more money than they expected for a record, they dress up as children so they can ride the train home for half-price.
Reprints (1)

Oscar the Prize Package

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I still think, we should have put Oscar in her doghouse, before we left!
Characters:
Oscar; Strongheart
Synopsis:
Archie enters Oscar in a dog show. When some toothpaste makes Oscar look like a mad dog, the other contestants leave and Oscar wins the contest.
Reprints (1)

Jughead the Cheer Leader

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ha, cha, cha, hip, yip, hah! Riverdale! Riverdale! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Characters:
Pee-Wee; Mickey Ryan; Dr. Zilch
Synopsis:
Jughead tries out to be a cheerleader due to the good meals the cheerleaders get.
Reprints (1)

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No, no, Veronica!
Characters:
Leona; Mr. Smudge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica keep encountering a man named Mr. Smudge while flying to the Lodge estate.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Reprint credit is Harry Sahle but Sahle did not sign the story and Betty and Veronica look different than other Sahle work.

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Archie; The Shield / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I always get a big kick out of Archie!
  • Keywords:football
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Archie the Pug

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Betty! Just look at that gorgeous hunk o' man! What shoulders, what a chest! What a man!!
Characters:
Oscar; Coach Leftjab; Joe
Synopsis:
Archie takes his father's eyeglass prescription uptown where he is challenged by Reggie to a boxing match.
Reprints (1)

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Archie; The Shield / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie sure is flying high!!
  • Keywords:kites
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Archie the Painter

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:C'mon Jug, let's paint th' rooms while th' folks are away!
Characters:
Oscar
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead paint the floors while Archie's parents are away.
Reprints (1)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

illustration / 1 page


Characters:
Whirladay

Sincerely Archie Andrews

illustration / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Halloween Hi-Jinx

Archie / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Poor principal Weatherbee! Even when he's asleep, his dreams are haunted, by thoughts of Archie, eh, Betty?
Characters:
Homer
Synopsis:
After being yelled at by Mr. Weatherbee, Archie is banned from the Halloween dance. Archie goes anyway because Mr. Weatherbee never attends the dances. When Mr. Weatherbee ends up going to the dance, Archie tries to avoid him.
Reprints (1)

Oscar Joins the Wags

Archie / comic story / 4 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In these times, all of us should try n' do something for our country, Oscar!
Characters:
Oscar
Synopsis:
Archie contributes to the war effort by lending Oscar to the Wags.
Reprints (1)

Nominate a Drum Majorette

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Of course you want me to be the drum majorette, don't you, Archie???
Characters:
Beefy
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica compete to be drum majorettes at a football game.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah! You are going to meet a handsome gentlemen with red hair! Very soon --- I hope!
Characters:
Georgene; Mr. Tidwinkle
Synopsis:
Archie works a fortune booth at a carnival and tells a pretty girl that she will meet a handsome young man on the golf course with red hair the next day. The following day, Archie becomes a caddy and tries to find the girl.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All right, folks, who's going to be the first lucky person to kiss this lovely Hollywood actress? A kiss with every purchase! (O.K. Jughead, look glamorous!)
Characters:
Lana Lamarr
Synopsis:
Archie tries to get Lana Lamarr attend the bond rally, but she refuses. Jughead then dresses up as Lana Lamarr to fulfill Archie's promise that Lana would appear.
Reprints (1)

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Li'l Souphead and Jughead / comic story / 5 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead! Oh, Jughead! Help!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Souphead reads about Native Americans and then dreams of being one.
Reprints (1)

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illustration / 1 page


Characters:
Whirladay

[no title indexed]

credits, title page / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Characters:
John L. Goldwater (photo); Bob Montana (photo)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. Archie
  3. [no title indexed]
  4. [no title indexed]
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. ["You no forget-a Archie to deliver dat-a fish for me! I already pay you for it!"]
    Archie
  8. ["This is me, Jughead!"]
    Archie
  9. ["Sorry...you'll have to get out of this jam yourself, Archie!"]
    Archie
  10. Contents
  11. Archie the Magician
    Archie
  12. Jughead At the Dentist
    Archie
  13. [no title indexed]
  14. ["Betty has just solved the problem above!"]
    Archie Fun Page
  15. Archie At the Bat
    Archie
  16. Dead Storage Blues
    Archie
  17. Welcome Soldiers
    Betty and Veronica
  18. ["A smashing success! The new Archie Comics"]
  19. ["Now, now mother! That's no way to start your vacation! Everything will be all right I tell you!!"]
    Archie
  20. [no title indexed]
  21. ["Archie, you're always a knockout!"]
    Archie; The Shield
  22. ["Gosh, coach, I'm sure glad you're going to use me in the big game to-night! Watch this trick shot! Oops!"]
    Archie
  23. ["Hey Ed! Get a load of Veronica Lodge in the latest issue of Archie Comics! Boy! Ain't she sumpin'!"]
  24. [Quiet!! On the Air!]
    Archie
  25. Contents
  26. What's Cooking In This Issue
    Archie
  27. Circus Serenade
    Archie
  28. Spring Fever
    Archie
  29. Oscar the Watchdog (?)
    Archie
  30. [Archie Talks!]
  31. Jughead and Souphead
    Archie
  32. Glamour in White
    Betty and Veronica
  33. Birthday Blues
    Archie
  34. [no title indexed]
  35. [no title indexed]
    Archie; Shield; Hangman
  36. Archie the Jockey
    Archie
  37. ["Jughead! C'mon over here, quick! It's a matter of life and death!"]
    Archie; Jughead; The Shield
  38. [Archie Talks!]
  39. Archie the Jockey Part 2
    Archie
  40. Halloween
    Archie
  41. Contents
  42. A Preview of This Issue of Archie Comics
    Archie
  43. Second Childhood
    Archie
  44. Oscar the Prize Package
    Archie
  45. Jughead the Cheer Leader
    Archie
  46. ["No, no, Veronica!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  47. Great News
  48. ["I always get a big kick out of Archie!"]
    Archie; The Shield
  49. Archie the Pug
    Archie
  50. ["Archie sure is flying high!!"]
    Archie; The Shield
  51. Archie the Painter
    Archie
  52. ["Thanks a million for that shower of letters to WJZ, the Blue Network, N.Y.C., gang, telling 'em how much you enjoy listening to Archie Andrews!"]
  53. ["The Black Hood wants you to tune in on WOR Mutual Broadcasting System every night 5:15 EWT"]
  54. [no title indexed]
  55. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  56. Sincerely Archie Andrews
  57. Introductory Page
  58. Halloween Hi-Jinx
    Archie
  59. Oscar Joins the Wags
    Archie
  60. Nominate a Drum Majorette
    Betty and Veronica
  61. The Caddy
    Archie
  62. The Big Shot
    Archie
  63. ["Jughead! Oh, Jughead! Help!"]
    Li'l Souphead and Jughead
  64. [no title indexed]
  65. [no title indexed]
  66. [no title indexed]
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