Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1956-02-08
Editing: John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Harry Shorten (credited) (managing editor); Maurice Coyne (credited) (business manager)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Happy birthday, Veronica!
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Reprints (1)

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series [banner]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

Last issue with the word "Comics" on the cover. Laugh Comics remains the official title in the indicia until issue #100. On-sale date from copyright registration.

Brakers Ahead!
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty! Have you seen this?
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Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead rebuild Archie's jalopy but they forgot one detail.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Story listed on cover.

Signs of Tomorrow
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What do you think of these signs, Archie?
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Synopsis:
Archie says he'll put up Mr. Weatherbee's anti-procrastination signs next week.

Headstrong
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, haven't you got that door open yet?
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Synopsis:
Moose uses his head to ram open a door.

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Katy Keene / comic story / 4.5 pages

Script:
Bill Woggon (signed)
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Bill Woggon (signed)
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  • Genre:fashion; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Many of our fans ask for more cowgirl pin-ups...
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Synopsis:
Katy and Sis introduce the readers to a collection of Western-themed pin-ups.

Indexer Notes

Lettering, Katy's pose, horse, etc. by William Hannan (Moline, IL); cowgirl outfits by Linda Jane Bradley (New York 72, NY) and Elizabeth Ann Hosch (Richmond, IL); horse and pose by Millie Griffith (Brighton 35, MA) and Linda Logan (Vallejo, CA); black horse pin-up by Rasma Niedra (Beaver Falls, PA) and Barbara McGowan (Santa Barbara, CA); white horse pin-up by La Mera Herbick (Chicago 30, IL) and Jane Casler (Panama, NY); rope lettering, horse, and Katy's outfit by Janice Hocking (Banks, OR); Sis's pose, outfit, pony, etc. by Sandra Marquard (Paradise, MT); Lucki Red pin-up by Margaret Wykoff (Peoria, IL); pose and horse by Mary Dean Turner (Folly Beach, SC); horse's pose also by Marguerite Umscheid (Omaha, NE); horse, colt, title, etc. by June Miyakawa (Reedly, CA); Randy's cowboy outfit by Aubrey Ray Seals (Abilene, TX).

Randy's Horse Cars and Trailer
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Randy Van Ronson / illustration / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; fashion

Indexer Notes

Designs by Lynn Downey and Donald Bailey (Frost, TX); James Griffith (Lincoln, IL); Ernest Mauthe, Jr. (Kittaning, PA); and Georgette Haines (El Paso, TX).

Katy Cowgirl and Indian Fashions
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Katy Keene / illustration / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

Tomahawk dress by Frances Riik (Shrewsbury, MA); other designs by Sally Turner (San Diego, CA); Ella Koitz (Englewood, NJ); Patsy Ann Johnson (Hermleigh, TX); Barbara Morawski (Detroit 11, MI); and April Steiner (Lyndhurst, NJ).

Treat or Treatment
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'd like some peach face powder, please
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Synopsis:
A salesman comments on the beauty treatments being purchased by Betty.

About Face!
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's a good movie .. Debbie Palmer is in it!
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Synopsis:
Veronica has negative things to say about actress Debbie Palmer until Archie says they look alike.

When and Wear!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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Betty says Veronica's method of applying lipstick is less important than the location where she applies it.

Foiled
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:En guarde!
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Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica practice fencing without swords.

Red Faced
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Betty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Night, Archie!
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Synopsis:
Betty's mother says that dating Archie every night is leaving its mark on her. Betty replies that she should see the marks left on Archie.

Polished Off
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy, look at the nail polish I bought at a bazaar for only five cents!
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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge commends Veronica's thrifty purchase of 5-cent nail polish until she reveals the $75 dress she bought to match.

Nose for News
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, did you see that Jughead is the new gossip columnist in the school paper?
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Synopsis:
Jughead gets his gossip column material by eavesdropping under the hair dryer at the salon.

A Day to Remember
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Wilbur / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There we were --- the biggest basketball game of the year and I had the ball when---
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Synopsis:
Wilbur remembers the date of his anniversary with Laurie because it's the day he was the highest scorer in a basketball game.

One for the Books
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Wilbur / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, my pop has been blowing his top!
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Synopsis:
Linda offers to tutor Wilbur in French, but the plan backfires when his grades improve and he's free to date Laurie every night.

Wedding Bells!
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You can wear my school pin Veronica!
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Synopsis:
Jughead warns Archie that giving his school pin to Veronica is a slippery slope to a wedding ring and marital troubles.

Stew Brew
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee whiz, Jug! Everytime I eat at your house you serve the same old thing -- stew!
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Synopsis:
Jughead serves a surprise stew in which he accidentally spilled an entire box of pepper.

Always a Winner!
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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:Hey, Mom! Look what I won in a raffle!
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Synopsis:
Pat trips and breaks his piggy bank.

A Just Dessert
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay, Patty ... dinner's ready ... hurry to the table!
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Synopsis:
Patty slips on a roller skate en route to the dinner table.

Weiner Lose!
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Abun my word, Reggie, lettuce get a hot dog!
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Archie and Reggie speak in hot dog puns.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look kids! Here's what you get by joining the Archie Club as an official reporter.
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Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Scott McNabb (Brecksville, OH) on playing Little League baseball and second-prize report from Jerry Franklin (Portland, OR) on publishing his own newspaper.

The School Picnic (It's All in the Mind!)
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comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How it seems to Archie...
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Synopsis:
The school picnic from the perspectives of Archie, Veronica, Betty, Reggie, Jughead, and Miss Grundy.

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Well, Whadda Ya Know / text article / 1.8 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Lightning With a Sense of Humor
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Collection of unusual anecdotes.

[no title indexed]
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statement of ownership / 0.2 page

Script:
Louis H. Silberkleit (credited) (publisher)
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typeset

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Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.67 page

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Indexer Notes

Includes corn off the cob, Veronica coloring page, word ladder, rebus crossword puzzle, riddles on parade, and drawing head. Corn off the cob submitted by Marie Dubonski (Dearborn, MI).

Season Reason
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hiya Moose! How's the boy?
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Moose sells mosquito repellant in the winter because there's no competition.

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

Pill Power
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Reggie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ugh! Ptooey!
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Synopsis:
Reggie passes off some foul-tasting candy to Dilton as muscle pills, but then believes they actually work when he finds Dilton next to a bent metal fence.

This Little Piggy
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, this is some party you're throwing Veronica!
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Synopsis:
Veronica puts Archie and Jughead in charge of watching the refreshments while she gathers more.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Happy birthday, Veronica!"]
    Archie
  2. Brakers Ahead!
    Archie
  3. Signs of Tomorrow
    Archie
  4. Headstrong
    Moose
  5. ["Many of our fans ask for more cowgirl pin-ups..."]
    Katy Keene
  6. Randy's Horse Cars and Trailer
    Randy Van Ronson
  7. Katy Cowgirl and Indian Fashions
    Katy Keene
  8. Treat or Treatment
    Betty
  9. About Face!
    Veronica
  10. When and Wear!
    Betty and Veronica
  11. Foiled
    Betty and Veronica
  12. Red Faced
    Betty
  13. Polished Off
    Veronica
  14. Nose for News
    Betty and Veronica
  15. A Day to Remember
    Wilbur
  16. One for the Books
    Wilbur
  17. Wedding Bells!
    Jughead
  18. Stew Brew
    Jughead
  19. Always a Winner!
    Pat the Brat
  20. A Just Dessert
    Pat the Brat
  21. Weiner Lose!
    Archie
  22. ["Look kids! Here's what you get by joining the Archie Club as an official reporter."]
    Archie Club News
  23. The School Picnic (It's All in the Mind!)
  24. ["Lightning With a Sense of Humor"]
    Well, Whadda Ya Know
  25. [no title indexed]
  26. [no title indexed]
    Archie Fun Page
  27. Season Reason
    Moose
  28. ["Here they come again!"]
    Betty and Veronica; Jughead
  29. Pill Power
    Reggie
  30. This Little Piggy
    Archie
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