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Issue: Archie Comics #51
Publication Date: July 1951
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Issues: #51 of 101 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An Archie MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/19/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate (hand with bill)
First Line: Jughead, you dope. I told you to tell the girls I wanted to date them for Sunday not sundaes!!
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Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Little Archie #100.
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Character(s): Super Duck; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ferdie; Suzie; Wilbur Wilkin; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: This is the house that Archie built!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics publications featuring issues of individual series forming a house. Inside front cover.
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Cops and Ribbers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Come on, Veronica! We'll be late for school!
Synopsis: Archie tries to get on Mr. Lodge's good side by buying him a birthday present, which Reggie swaps for a box of exploding cigars.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Art previously credited to George Frese; it bears a closer resemblance to Vigoda's art.
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First Line: Hey, Kids, I'm Roady Roadmaster.
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Love's Labor Lost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones; Pop Tate
First Line: No!
Synopsis: Archie becomes frustrated when Jughead falls in love with a girl.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This story uses the modern character model of Pop Tate as tall, heavyset, and balding. Script recycled with minor modifications as "Hearts and Foulers" in Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #107.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hello kids! We're back with a brand new Archie Annual #3.
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #3.
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The Name Game

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: A brand new paint job!
Synopsis: Archie gets in trouble for naming his car both Betty and Veronica.
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Marooned in the Temple of Death

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Synopsis: Arch-Gard by Ball-Band shoes
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Dressed to Kill

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: I'm anxious for Archie to see me in my new dress!
Synopsis: Jughead attempts to get a mud stain out of Betty's dress.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First panel has a poster advertising Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #3. Jughead is revealed to have a closet full of his trademark "S" sweater and beanie.
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First Line: Wonder why we aren't catching any fish?
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Pat Freehill (Fort Wayne, IN) and second-prize report from Carryl Harriet Waltzer (Kew Gardens Hills, NY).
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The "Popsicle Kids" at Los Alamos

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Disclose Notes: Bottom half of as is "Get Swell Gifts --- save Bags with Polka Dots!" for Popsicle brand items.
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Act Your Age

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Mr. Twimbly
First Line: Oh, look! It says that participants in the Dramatic Club presentation will be excused from the last class each day for rehearsals!
Synopsis: Archie becomes the wardrobe manager for the Dramatic Club's production.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This story uses the modern character model of Pop Tate as tall, heavyset, and balding.
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Road Shmo

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Hey, Reggie, when you're walking along a country road where there are no sidewalks...
Synopsis: Reggie ignores Archie's admonition to walk on the left side of the road to face oncoming traffic and gets hit by a car as a result.
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Disclose Notes: Art previously attributed to George Frese; Berg's signature is disguised in the "For Sale - Berg & Co." sign in the first panel.
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"Get a Schwinn!"

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It's a Sad Whirl!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
First Line: Archie was busily engaged at his usual Saturday morning chore of mowing the lawn...
Synopsis: Archie rushes off to confront Reggie after Mrs. Andrews says she saw Reggie and Veronica while out shopping.
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Feature(s): Jughead Sez Don't Let It Puzzle You
Character(s): Jughead Jones
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes rebus for car part (steering wheel), copying design without lifting pencil, rebus for familiar phrase (stop your clowning), and counting boxes in drawing.
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Character(s): Suzie
First Line: Suzie is choosey!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) featuring Suzie trying on a pile of hats. Choosy is misspelled in the promo.
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Do or Dive

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jeepers [Smithers]
First Line: Yow ...... cut it, Arch! What's the big idea?
Synopsis: Jughead reluctantly attends another Lodge lawn party, where he accidentally helps Mr. Lodge win a diving contest against J.P. Moneybags.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Lodge butler Jeepers appears to be a prototype for Smithers.
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First Line: Plastic picture rings
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Captain Tootsie and the Dangerous Buggy Ride

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Character(s): Joe; Leigh; Linda; Neil; Larry
First Line: Nice riding Joe!
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie has to stop some runaway horses.
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Pay Less-Get the Best!

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Feature(s): Plastic Seat Cover Company
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