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Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inker(s): Rich Koslowski (signed)

Colorist(s): Glenn Whitmore (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

First Line: Lifeguarding at the beach

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Pages: 1

Summer Blues

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inker(s): Allison Flood (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie and the Gang

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: After learning that Betty despises summer, Archie and Veronica set her up as the judge of the "Mr. Sandman" contest.

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Pages: 5

Vacation Vexation

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie becomes a lifeguard at the beach where Mr. Weatherbee is spending his summer.

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Pages: 6

Missing the Kiss (Instead of Kissing the Miss!)

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Kathleen Webb (credited)

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): John Lowe (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Midge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis: Archie and Betty try to get some alone time at a party.

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Pages: 5

Mr. Lucky

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Malmgren (credited)

Penciller(s): Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie becomes a caddy for Mr. Weatherbee, but as usual, causes more harm than help.

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Pages: 5

New Girl in Town

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Betty and Veronica

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Pierre; Gloria

Synopsis: A girl from Hawaii fascinates all the boys with her exotic dishes and dances, making all the girls jealous -- except Veronica.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Dan Parent is erroneously credited with the art of this story.

Water Boy

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Edwards (credited)

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards (credited)

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee attends a barbecue at the Lodge mansion and Archie is there to wreak havoc.

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Pages: 5

Fall Brawl

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Reggie

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis: Reggie laughs at Archie, who has tripped over a kiddie pool.

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Pages: 0.5

Chop Chap

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Reggie

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis: Reggie talks to Rhonda.

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Pages: 0.5

She's Josie

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Smith (signed)

Colorist(s): Rosario Pena (signed)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): She's Josie

Character(s): Josie; Pepper Melody

Synopsis: Introduction to the "She's Josie" section.

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Pages: 1

Sock It To Who?...(Whom?) (Part 1)

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Clyde Didit; Archie Andrews (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)

Synopsis: Meet Clyde Didit (also known as "Orbit"), a guitar-playing musician with sunglasses and hideous fashion sense. He starts to make advances to Josie, encouraged by Josie and discouraged by Pepper. But every time Clyde or anyone else sings his signature song "Sock It To Me," someone socks it to him.

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Pages: 8

Notes: This story is full of references and homages to the TV series "Laugh-In," which was popular at the time of this story's original printing, including the catchphrase "Sock It To Me."

Bottoms Up (Part 2)

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Clyde Didit; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)

Synopsis: Alexandra kicks her brother in the behind; Melody arrives with a message for Alex, written down in a place she can't forget. Josie and Alex get into a taxi and chase a stolen hearse. Archie and Jughead, in a cameo, don't care for Clyde Didit's singing.

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Pages: 6

Notes: The writing on Melody's body is another "Laugh-In" reference; on that show, Goldie Hawn had messages painted on her body.

Endsville (Part 3)

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Clyde Didit; Sock; Miss Primrose

Synopsis: Melody sees a religious fanatic's sign and becomes convinced that the world will come to an end soon. Pepper is upset that Sock doesn't take her seriously as a woman.

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Pages: 5

On Wings of a Song (Part 4)

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Clyde Didit; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis: Josie convinces Melody that the world isn't coming to an end. Clyde Didit borrows Alex's rocket belt so he can sing his song without being clobbered.

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Pages: 5

Beach Fashions

Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Albert

Synopsis: Josie models outfits to wear at the beach.

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Pages: 1

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Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Pop Pin Up

Character(s): Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews

First Line: I don't know why I watch these soap operas...

Synopsis: Mrs. Andrews is distracted while watching soap operas and burns Fred's shirt while ironing.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Craig Boldman (signed)

Penciller(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

First Line: That couch looks inviting...

Synopsis: Jughead tries to get Archie off of the couch.

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Pages: 1

Association Situation

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead look at the animal heads in Mr. Lodge's den.

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Pages: 0.5

Thrift Gift

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob Bolling

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews

Synopsis: Archie visits an expensive shop.

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Pages: 0.5

Teen Tycoon

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Angelo Decesare (credited)

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Bob Smith (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Jack Morelli

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Lodge

Synopsis: Mr. Lodge dreams about what it would be like if Archie became rich.

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Pages: 5

Science Friction

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Edwards (credited)

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards (credited)

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Flutesnoot

Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Professor Flutesnoot has an encounter with aliens.

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Pages: 6

Sand Blast

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Betty and Veronica

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Bert Summersong

Synopsis: Betty and Archie recruit volunteers to build a sand sculpture in the Riverdale Mall to raise money for charity.

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Pages: 5

The Best Men

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton

Synopsis: When Archie and Chuck take part in a basketball tournament, they play with something better than skill: honesty.

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Pages: 5

Someday My Prince Will Come

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Betty Cooper

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Cooper

Synopsis: Betty's fairy godmother stops by for a visit, but finds Betty's taste in Archie disgusting.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Credited to Kathleen Webb, but this story predates her hiring and features Doyle's distinct jokes and humor.

Stuffed!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Jim Ruth (credited)

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis: When Mrs. Andrews has Archie bring some items to the flea market, Archie ends up coming home with more stuff.

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Pages: 5

Mr. Softie

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Malmgren (credited)

Penciller(s): Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie takes Mr. Weatherbee away from his relaxing hammock to go fishing, but all doesn't go as planned.

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Pages: 6

Now and Then

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey (credited)

Inker(s): Marty Epp (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis: Fred tags along with Archie to the beach.

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Pages: 5

Classified Information

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Credits

Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)

Penciller(s): Jeff Shultz (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Veronica becomes attracted to Glenn Smith who, unbeknownst to her, is related to Jughead.

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Pages: 6

Flower Power

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Malmgren (credited)

Penciller(s): Dick Malmgren (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie and Reggie go to a flower show with Mr. Weatherbee and find that flowers aren't the only beauties there.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Unusual for an Archie comic, this story has 2 to 3 panels per page.

Not a Happy Camper

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)

Penciller(s): Rex Lindsey (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis: Archie camps out to be the first at a Ungrateful Leadheads concert.

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Pages: 5

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): From the Vault of Archie Comics

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: I can't wait to show you the gift...

Synopsis: Introduction to the Archie Vault section, which reprints stories from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Rex Lindsey

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): From the Vault of Archie Comics

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

First Line: Welcome to the Nifty Fifties...

Synopsis: Introduction to the Archie Vault section.

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Pages: 1

Fountain of Youth

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Archie continually gets Mr. Weatherbee wet during a school day, and to top it off, the Superintendent is coming for a visit.

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Pages: 6

Fair Game or Fowl

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

Synopsis: A duck follows Jughead to school and wreaks havoc on Mr. Weatherbee.

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Pages: 6

The More The Merrier

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis: When Veronica tells Betty that Mr. Lodge forgot her birthday, Betty overhears one of Mr. Lodge's conversations, wrongly assumes he is holding a surprise party, and invites everyone she sees.

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Pages: 5

Angle With a Mangle

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge

Synopsis: When Moose and Midge break up, Archie tells Moose that Betty is his secret admire to get her off his hands. However, Betty wises up to the trick and tells Moose that Veronica, Archie's date, is the one who likes him.

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Pages: 6

It's A Snap

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Frese (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Synopsis: Jughead takes some action shots of Mr. Weatherbee and the gang and has Reggie develop them. But when the negatives rip and Reggie puts them back together, he does it incorrectly, resulting in fake shots of Mr. Weatherbee abusing the teens.

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Pages: 6

Starry Eyed

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Writer(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis: An action movie causes Betty, Veronica, and Archie to daydream.

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Pages: 1

Save Our Trees

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot

Synopsis: When the gang learns that Lodge Industries plans to build an industrial complex on Riverdale's last remaining forest, they fight for the cancellation of the project.

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Pages: 6

Devil Disc

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

Synopsis: Jughead and Reggie toss a frisbee around on the beach. But whenever Jughead throws it, the frisbee inevitably lands on or near a gorgeous girl.

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Pages: 5

Surf Saga

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Archie brings a surfboard to the beach to impress girls, even though he can't surf. The plan backfires when Archie says the waves are too low and a Hawaiian shows him where the waves are highest.

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Pages: 5

Quote and Unquote

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Ulga fills in for Smithers and fights with Archie to keep him out.

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Pages: 6

Short Cut!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Archie goes to borrow the Jones' riding mower, but gets caught up helping others while riding it home.

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Pages: 6

A Fool for School

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: While at the beach, Jughead misses the school lunches.

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Pages: 1

The Keys to Approval

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead try to help Veronica prepare for a party celebrating the debut of her new piano composition, but everything goes wrong.

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Pages: 5

Back Talk

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis: The guys help Mr. Weatherbee put shingles on the roof when his back hurts.

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Pages: 6

Mallet Heads

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Archie and Reggie play a game of croquet to see who gets to teach Veronica how to surf the next day.

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Pages: 5

Friendly Persuasion

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

Synopsis: Archie is abandoned by his friends when he has to paint the garage on a hot summer day.

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Pages: 6

Love in Bloom

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis: Archie buys Veronica a tree for their anniversary.

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Pages: 5

Notes: This reprinting lists George Gladir as the writer but the index of the original printing of this issue lists Mike Pellowski.

Twisted Sitters!

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Veronica tries to take over Betty's babysitting job when she thinks the kid's older brother is a handsome hunk.

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The Fiend

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Jughead has a black eye and a jacket that Reggie gave him. When the girls ask about the black eye, Jughead makes it sound like Reggie gave it to him.

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Well-Suited

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: As Veronica brags about her swimsuit collection, which contains 24 different varieties, she can't seem to stop ruining each suit.

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Pass the Ketchup

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: When Archie hears Jughead muttering Veronica in his sleep, he explains that he was dreaming of a meat statue named Veronica. However, the real Veronica finds out about the dream and chases down what she thinks is her secret admirer.

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Summer Scenario

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Archie tells Jughead why summer is the best season of the year, without once mentioning girls.

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Good Day, Good Knight

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Sabrina Spellman

Synopsis: The gang attends a medieval fair.

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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Craig Boldman (signed)

Penciller(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

First Line: I think your dad's starting to like me!

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Pages: 1

Serve Verve

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Archie demonstrates his sky high serve.

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Take My Son!...Please!

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (credited)

Inker(s): Allison Flood (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis: Archie seems to be going through a phase of being accident-prone.

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Pages: 6

Spit To Be Tied

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Writer(s): Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Penciller(s): Fernando Ruiz (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Archie goes to a farmer's fair and enters a watermelon seed spitting contest to impress the girls.

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Backpack Knack

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Gus Lemoine (credited)

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie and the Gang

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: When the gang goes backpacking, Veronica decides to bring Smithers to carry her supplies.

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The Finer Things!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)

Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis: Veronica tries to get Archie to enjoy some upscale activities, such as dining on sushi and playing polo, but it appears they are too rich for his blood.

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Chore Galore

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Bob Bolling (credited)

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis: The gang works at Lodge Dairy Products for two weeks to prove to Mr. Lodge that teens can be good workers.

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Weary Theory

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Archie theorizes that exercise can curb a person's appetite.

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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Craig Boldman (signed)

Penciller(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

First Line: I'm ready for the beach!

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Pages: 1

The Rule

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Hartley

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Archie tells Jughead why you shouldn't talk when someone is about to swing on a golf course.

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Repeat Performance

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg

Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Reggie

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis: Reggie asks Mr. Lodge how he threw Archie out of the house.

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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Orlando Busino (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: horror, humorous

Feature(s): Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats

First Line: My husband says we'll take it!

Synopsis: Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.

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Phil the Fly

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Writer(s): Joe Edwards (signed)

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Edwards (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: horror, humorous

Character(s): Phil the Fly; Freddie

Synopsis: Phil the Fly is a lonely, mocked monster until he meets a girl and gets a job.

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Rocky the Stone Man

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob White

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Rocky; Judy; Freddie

Synopsis: A stone man is constantly shaped to fit the likes of his girlfriend until he becomes so skinny that the change is permanent.

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The Mole Man

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): Bob White (credited)

Inker(s): Bob White (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bob White

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Mole Man

Synopsis: Mole Man tells of his adventures in digging.

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A Little Bugged!

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Credits

Writer(s): Mike Pellowski (credited)

Penciller(s): Pat Kennedy (credited)

Inker(s): Ken Selig (credited)

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (credited)

Letterer(s): Jack Morelli (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Archie gets fed up with insects.

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Turnabout

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Credits

Writer(s): George Gladir (credited)

Penciller(s): T. J. Kirsch (credited)

Inker(s): Rich Koslowski (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Jack Morelli

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Adam Chisholm

Synopsis: Archie faces some trouble with his fake surfing stories when Adam Chisholm and The Duke, real surfers, show up at the beach.

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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): Phil Jimenez

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Archie

First Line: Think you know your Archie characters?

Synopsis: Can you name all the characters on Phil Jimenez's Life With Archie #30 variant?

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Everything's Archie

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Synopsis: Information on the month's Archie comics.

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