Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 84
On-sale Date: 1960-06-09
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor)
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date and editor credit from 1961 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

It's a Snap
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Archie / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
After watching a concert featuring Frankie Babylon and the Fabulous Flab, Archie falls asleep in the concert hall and dreams of becoming a teen idol. His appeal is his finger-snapping, and when that fails, so does his popularity.
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Indexer Notes

While auditioning, Archie sings a line from Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife." The story is a send-up of the then-current wave of manufactured teen idols.

Heavy on the History
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Betty tricks Archie into studying for his history test by reading his entire history book. When it comes time for the exam, Archie is so tired he sleeps through the exam.
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The Champ
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Moose is mad at Archie for telling Midge he's dumb. Archie gets revenge by taking advantage of Moose's fear of ghosts.
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Higher Education
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen; children
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Daphne; Bridget
Synopsis:
One of Shrimpy's friends wonders what there is left to learn after first grade.
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The Missing Date
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis:
Shrimpy wonders why there isn't a "Children's Day" holiday.
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It's a Man's World
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie takes Veronica to an amusement park, where she proceeds to best him at every carnival game.
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Here They Are!
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Archie Giant Series / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Eyes Have It!
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Archie / comic story / 3.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Synopsis:
Archie needs an advance on his allowance but is one step behind his father all day. He finally catches up to him at the eye doctor.
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Call Me Catty!
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Betty / comic story / 0.33 page

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
When Veronica brags about her beauty, Betty makes a catty remark.
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Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

That's the Ticket
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Tommy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Reggie is in charge of the dance committee. Moose wants to be on the committee, so Reggie and Archie decide to put him on ticket sales. Moose is very successful at this, mainly by threatening any boy who won't buy a ticket, but Reggie and Archie get stuck buying all the unsold tickets.
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[no title indexed]
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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The story of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Characters:
J. Edgar Hoover
Synopsis:
The history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I) and its rise to power under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
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Indexer Notes

Text with two 1/3 page illustrations.

The Eyes Have It!
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee accidentally steps on his glass and breaks them. He then embarks on a series of Mr. Magoo-style adventures before Archie brings him a replacement pair.

Indexer Notes

There are two stories in this issue with "The Eyes Have It!" title.

Father's No Fool
(Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie's father buys his mother a fur coat. Archie thinks he should buy something for Veronica, but when he makes comments about deciding on a gift, the gang thinks he's shopping for someone other than Veronica.
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Thumb Champ
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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Shrimpy; Brando
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Shrimpy is the marbles champ. He decides to pamper his thumb by resting it on a pillow while he sleeps.
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Green! Green! Green!
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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Shrimpy
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Shrimpy's friend is upset because all the plants are green and it's monotonous.
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Down Mexico Way
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Archie's father, Jughead, and Betty and Veronica all try to pressure Mr. Weatherbee so that Archie can win a trip to Mexico.

Guess Again
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
After making dates with two girls they met earlier in the afternoon, Reggie and Archie use a series of word gags to agitate Betty and Veronica so they won't believe them when they tell them they want to "play the field."

Summer Spectacle
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie gets upset when everyone interrupts him while he's talking. Veronica tells him he doesn't command people's attention, but when he tries to be more assertive, it doesn't help.
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Sleep Talker
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie complains he couldn't sleep at night because Reggie's speech put him to sleep in the daytime.

Fisherman's Luck!
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge sends Archie and Jughead to pick up 300 trout. Not realizing Mr. Lodge wants live fish to stock his pond at his cabin, the boys stop at a fish market and buy some cheap (but over-ripe) fish in an attempt to impress him by saving money.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Archie
  2. It's a Snap
    Archie
  3. Heavy on the History
    Archie
  4. The Champ
    Archie
  5. Higher Education
    Shrimpy
  6. The Missing Date
    Shrimpy
  7. It's a Man's World
    Archie
  8. Here They Are!
    Archie Giant Series
  9. The Eyes Have It!
    Archie
  10. Call Me Catty!
    Betty
  11. ["There is a Santa Claus!"]
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  12. That's the Ticket
    Archie
  13. ["The story of the Federal Bureau of Investigation..."]
  14. The Eyes Have It!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  15. Father's No Fool
    Archie
  16. Thumb Champ
    Shrimpy
  17. Green! Green! Green!
    Shrimpy
  18. Down Mexico Way
    Archie
  19. Guess Again
    Archie
  20. Summer Spectacle
    Archie
  21. Sleep Talker
    Archie
  22. Fisherman's Luck!
    Archie
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