Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1955-06-27
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That was a nice picture we just saw, Betty!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Reprints (1)

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.

Sleepless Knights

Jughead; Reggie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie, Jughead, and Reggie trade quips about their insomnia.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Goose-Egg Grumble

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, Arch, that sure was a tough exam we had this morning!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie explains that he's worrying over nothing: the mark he got on his exam.
Reprints (1)

Sleepy-Time Sap

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Uh oh, looks like Moose will be late again!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Moose doesn't wake up when the alarm clock rings because it goes off while he's sleeping.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh ... tomorrow is Betty's birthday and I'm flat broke!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Archie tries to get $5 from Jughead.
Reprints (2)

The Weigh of All Flesh

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty recommends a weight loss exercise to Veronica.
Reprints (2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, give three collective nouns?
Characters:
Moptop
Synopsis:
Archie names three collective nouns; Moptop asks if there any questions about the final exam; Archie explains why he's late; Archie thanks Mr. Weatherbee for what he's learned this year.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Collection of one, two, and three-panel gags.

Home of the Brave

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, isn't this the day you're supposed to bring home your report card?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred commends Archie's courage for bringing home such a poor report card.
Reprints (1)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My pop used to get insomnia from over-eating but now he goes to sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead comments on over-eating.
Reprints (2)

Hypnotic Hokum

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Moose, where've you been all morning?
Characters:
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Moose watches a hypnotist.
Reprints (2)

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Archie's Teachers / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, what great law is Newton credited with discovering?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Moptop; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie answers a question about Newton's law; Moose submits his math assignment; Mr. Weatherbee calls an early dismissal; Betty names a time-saver; Jughead answers chemistry questions.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 0.75 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey kiddo ... would you like to make an easy five bucks?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie's new ear plugs work so well that he can't hear anyone else on the beach.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Archie's Dad / comic story / 0.25 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pop
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Weren't you going to mow the lawn today Fred?
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Mary reminds Fred of her rule: no whodunits until he's done it (mowing the lawn, that is).
Reprints (1)

Archie's Platter Quiz

activity / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Name these song titles..
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Includes name the song title, rearranging records to spell a crooner, picking which word isn't a dance, guess this song, and identify pop singers.

Baseball Bats

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Our pitcher is off today!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Veronica comments on the pitcher; Archie shares the score of the game before it starts; Archie's team has a man on every base; Veronica asks why the batter is running; Coach Kleats asks his team to show life; Archie yells at the umpire.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Collection of one, two, and three-panel gags.

Fisherman's Folly

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! You've got a whopper, Reg!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie accidentally asks the game warden what type of fish he caught.
Reprints (1)

Archie's Witty Wizardry

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Moose, I'm glad to see you're finally taking a book home!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Hortense; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Moose uses a book as an umbrella; Hortense reminds Reggie of the sea; Veronica's father doesn't let her go to the dance; Archie goes shopping for greeting cards.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Collection of two and three-panel gags.

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, that's terrific! You're half way to the green!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie gives golf lessons to Veronica.
Reprints (1)

Fine Hamburgers

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where you headed for Archie?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie gets fined for parking next to a hydrant while waiting for Jughead to buy hamburgers.
Reprints (1)

Comic Concerto

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, what does HNO3 stand for?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Moose answers a chemistry question; Reggie sits in Archie's spot; Jughead goes home in the rain to get his pajamas; Archie comments on Reggie's performance in the school play.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Four short gag-strips.

Archie's School of the Future

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
A look at the school of the future including its buses, textbooks, desks, schedule, and cafeteria.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Gag Bag / text story / 2 pages


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Thayer's "Casey at the Bat" is printed verbatim, along with a few jokes.

Dot's Tough Work

Moose / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, this is going to be some picnic!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Moose dices the potatoes as if they were board game dice.

Archie and His Pals / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How did you like my marble cake, Archie?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie comments on Veronica's marble cake; Betty comments on Jughead's voice; Reggie uses the word "denial" in a sentence; Betty gives her opinion on Kipling; Archie gives his opinion on Veronica's new gardener.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Five one-panel gags.

To Each His Own

Archie and Company / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The gang uses different variations on counting sheep to fall asleep: sheep (Archie), sheepskin diplomas (Moose), wool coats (Veronica), Archie (Betty), and lamb chops (Jughead).
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll bet you a nickel I can kiss you without touching you...
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie bets Veronica that he can kiss her without touching her and intentionally loses.
Reprints (2)

Bred and Buttered

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Try some of my bread, Veronica .. it's fresh out of the oven
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica says she'll make bread like Archie's mother does if her husband makes dough like her father does.
Reprints (2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That knife thrower sure was good, eh Jug?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead attempts to prove he could be a knife thrower using a rock and a tin can on Archie's head.

[no title indexed]

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Do you think Reggie is two-faced, Ron?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica doesn't think Reggie is two-faced; Archie confronts Reggie about calling him a tight-wad; Veronica drops her watch; Archie and Jughead name a profession you have to take your hat off to.
Reprints (1)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say, Jug .. what's the date today?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead says he doesn't know today's date because he's reading yesterday's newspaper.
Reprints (2)

Giving Advice

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So, you had a date with Veronica last night, eh?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie asks Jughead if he should have kissed Veronica good night.
Reprints (2)

Professor Jughead's Teachin's

Jughead / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

Includes a lesson in geography, riddles, rebuses, linear measure, and astronomy.

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Veronica comments on how nature knew humans would need glasses by placing the ears near the eyes.
Reprints (2)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Er .. hi! How 'bout joinin' me in a soda with two straws?
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie has to pick up his date on the corner of 5th and Elm.
Reprints (2)

How to Do Homework

Prof. Jughead's Educational Corner / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The best way to handle the homework problem my dear kiddies, is to use "Professor Jughead's Do-It-Yourself Homework Kit"!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead unboxes his Do-It-Yourself Homework Kit.
Reprints (1)

Test-Tube Terror

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's up, Arch?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead helps Archie with his chemistry test.
Reprints (2)

Sweepy Time Gal

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Arch, the fortune teller told me I'd be swept off my feet by a man in uniform!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica is swept off her feet by a public works employee.
Reprints (2)

Betty and Veronica / activity / 0.66 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Find the hidden Archies and Jugheads in the picture.

[no title indexed]

Archie Sports Quiz / activity / 0.33 page

Indexer Notes

Name the five sports from the rebuses and riddles.

Confucius Confusion!

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pop
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ooops!
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred's Confucian advice to Archie backfires when he tells Mary he'll buy toothpaste tomorrow.
Reprints (1)

The Corn Is Green

Archie / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead trade one-liners.
Reprints (1)

Check and Double Check

Archie's Mom / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, where's your mother?
Characters:
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred talks to Mary about a returned check.
Reprints (2)

High Cough of Living!

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ulp! (Gasp!) I swallowed a nickel!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie complains about the medical bill for getting a nickel removed.
Reprints (2)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How about a goodnight kiss, honey-bun?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Veronica kiss over the phone ... literally.
Reprints (2)

Mr. Weatherbee Forecasts

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose will serve the government as a sanitation engineer in thoroughfare maintenance.
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee forecasts the futures of Moose, Jughead, Reggie, and Archie.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Jughead's advertisement for "John and Louie's" at 241 Church Street is a reference to Archie Comics publishers John Goldwater and Louis Silberkleit, as well as the address of the company offices.

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica complains about the price of hats; Betty offers to remove her hat in a theater; Jughead accidentally eats Veronica's fruit bowl hat.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Three three-panel gags.

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