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Issue: Archie Comics #53
Publication Date: November 1951
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Issues: #53 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: 09/11/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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Cover, Front
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Dear diary...
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Pages: 1
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Obey That Impulse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: Please hurry with my fountain pen, Archie - the first bell has already rung!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee institutes Dilton's "obey your impulse" mantra throughout the school, to disastrous results.
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Pages: 5.67
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Laugh Comics
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Think of how much fun you can have!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series).
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Stamp Vamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Say, Betty-
Synopsis: Betty takes up stamp collecting when Archie shows an interest.
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Pages: 3
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The Drawback

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
First Line: --And there I was -- charging down the open field for a touchdown...
Synopsis: Archie is roped into joining the football team.
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Pages: 7
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Double Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Who's taking you to the country club dance tomorrow, Betty?
Synopsis: Archie balances simultaneous dates with Betty and Veronica.
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Pages: 6
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes drawing pelican, maze to help Archie find Veronica, and riddles on parade.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pep Comics
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
First Line: Let's have a little pep talk, gang!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) featuring Coach Kleats talking to his football players.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Jimmie Hobson (Trenton, NJ) and second-prize report from Barbara Stark (Allentown, PA).
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Slump Chump!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Let's see now ... good ladies and evening gentlemen of the audio radience.
Synopsis: Nervous before a radio speech, Mr. Weatherbee takes tips on how to relax from Jughead.
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Pages: 7
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hollywood Tattle Tales
First Line: Stick Trick Fails Star
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: "Archie Andrews" reports on movie news.
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What's Cookin?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: I don't know why I bother to cook anymore.
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews cooks a meal for Archie.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art previously credited to George Frese, but it matches Schwartz's art elsewhere in the issue.
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Sew What

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archiekins! I want to show you something!
Synopsis: Archie tries to clean and repair Veronica's torn dress before a party.
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Pages: 7
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Includes puzzle to help blind bunny reach carrot and connect-the-dots.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Ho! Ho! Ha! Ha!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring explorer about to be boiled alive by stereotypical African tribe while reading an issue of Wilbur.

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