Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1962-06-22 ?
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh, Ronnie!
  • Keywords:circus; elephant
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Veronica watch two elephants perform The Twist at a circus.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Jalopy Jitters
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Archie / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Unable to afford the upkeep, Archie decides to sell his jalopy. His friends show up and fix the car up while he's gone, not knowing that Archie has already closed a deal for it.
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Rogue Male
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie decides to ask Moose for permission to date Midge, incurring not only Moose's wrath, but that of Betty and Veronica as well.
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Can't Sand It
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Merry Holiday
Synopsis:
Jinx's day in the sand box is very tiring - - for her mother.
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[Hawaiian Coloring Page]
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Betty / activity / 1 page

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Coloring page; Betty does the hula in a grass skirt while Archie plays the ukelele and Veronica does a slow burn.
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Veronica's Fashion Page
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Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:fashion; teen
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Paper doll page with a Veronica doll and two changes of clothing.

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The fashions were designed by Lorraine Lapick, probably a relative of inker Rudy Lapick.

Roll 'Em
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Veronica gets Archie, Jughead and her father involved in an old-time slapstick pie fight while Reggie surreptitiously films it for a class project.
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Good Sport
(Table of Contents: 7)

Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Shrimpy; Bridget
Synopsis:
Bridget consoles Shrimpy after beating him at checkers.
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What Comes Natural
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy debate whether the presence of girls in school drives the boys to act immaturely or whether it's just innate in boys regardless of the circumstances.
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The Waiting Game
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Veronica endure long lines to sample the new roller coaster at the carnival.
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The Gold Bug
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie thinks he has a magic Egyptian scarab. But a series of misfortunes he suffers makes him think that the scarab is cursed.
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The Lover
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie convinces Moose that he's a great lover who should play the field, in order to get a clear path at Midge. But his plan backfires when Moose makes a play for Betty and Veronica - - and every other girl in Riverdale.
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Finders Keepers
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
The string on Veronica's pearl necklace breaks, scattering pearls into a bushy area of the park. Archie and Reggie compete to see who can retrieve the pearls first.
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Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page
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Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:fashion; humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Coloring page; Betty and Veronica trade anecdotes of their meeting pop singer Bobby Barren.
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The Age of Progress
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Little Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Little Archie; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
How an electric toy train set goes from design to production to distribution to Little Archie's hands.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Gosh, Ronnie!"]
    Archie
  2. Jalopy Jitters
    Archie
  3. Rogue Male
    Betty and Veronica
  4. Can't Sand It
    Li'l Jinx
  5. [Hawaiian Coloring Page]
    Betty
  6. Veronica's Fashion Page
    Veronica
  7. Roll 'Em
    Archie
  8. Good Sport
    Shrimpy
  9. What Comes Natural
    Mr. Weatherbee
  10. The Waiting Game
    Archie
  11. The Gold Bug
    Archie
  12. The Lover
    Archie
  13. Finders Keepers
    Archie
  14. Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page
    Betty and Veronica
  15. The Age of Progress
    Little Archie
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