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Issue: Archie's Joke Book Magazine #3
Publication Date: January 1954
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 59 (55 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 8, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June, 1954.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched (some squarebound?)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie! You're breaking our date to go dancing?? .....Why?
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Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #14.
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews (picture); Betty Cooper
Oh, Betty! Just look at the darling photo Archie gave me of himself!
Veronica kisses her photo of Archie.
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Quite a Bite

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
I made a spongecake this afternoon, Archie.. it's on the table in the pantry.. would you like a piece?
Veronica makes a sponge cake using dish sponges.
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Acid Test

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Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
Jughead, what can you tell me about nitrates?
Professor Flutesnoot asks Jughead chemistry questions.
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A Ticklish Situation

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
There's a strange sight if I ever saw one--
Reggie suggests how to drive a baby buggy: tickle their feet.
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Balogna

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Are you Hungary, Ron?
Archie, Veronica and Pop are talking with country name puns.
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Half Baked

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
What's the movie on T.V. tonight, Pop?
The Andrews family exchanges puns about the movie "College Bred" on TV.
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Great Date

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
I tried to get you last night, Ron..
Veronica doesn't remember the name of the movie she saw because she went with Archie.
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Poor Cure

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
You got anything that'll cure hicups, Jug?
Jughead squirts Archie with soda water to cure his hiccups, but it turns out Archie was asking on behalf of Betty.
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Squares on the Diamond

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
This is the last inning - and Riverdale's still behind
Coach Kleats and Mr. Weatherbee discuss the school's baseball team.
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Archie's Almanac

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
January Icy
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Each month has a weather-related cartoon.
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Up and Atom

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Arch, I'm down at the school lab. I've just discovered a new way to make an atom bomb!! One more ingredient and I'll have it!!
Jughead thinks he's found a new way to make an atom bomb.
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Family Ties

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Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
My birthday again!! I hope I don't get stuck with another batch of monstrous ties like last year!
Fred doesn't want any more ties.
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Fowled Out

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Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
What do you mean -- we have three chickens, Archie, there's only two here!
Archie shows his dad that they have three chickens for dinner rather than two.
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Million-Error

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Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
And that, students, sums up our discussion on geology today...
Jughead is shocked when Professor Flutesnoot says geologists think the world will end in 50 million years.
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Archie's School Paper

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Editor in Chief
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Humorous depictions of newspaper terms including editor in chief, star reporter, sob sister, food fads, sports department, and comic strip.
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Non-Cents

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
That Jughead! He's got a good job -- but he never has any money!
Archie can't understand where Jughead's money goes.
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Slight Technicality

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Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
There goes Archie in the mud again
Mr. Weatherbee compares today's football players to when he was in school.
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Dew Tell

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
This corsage just arrived, Miss Veronica
Archie gets Veronica an orchid corsage for the dance.
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In-Quarry?

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Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Daddy --- where are you?
Veronica wants to bake her dad a marble cake.
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Don't Bank On It

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Boy! I'll have to call Veronica about this!
Betty think the Lodges' bank has gone broke.
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Decked Out!

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Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Students, we're privileged indeed to have been invited to tour this ship so let's be on our best behavior.
The class is on a tour of a naval vessel.
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Drowned Figures

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Goin' down to the Chok'lit Shop tonight, Arch?
Archie's grades in Miss Grundy's class are underwater.
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Shrewd Operator

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Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Jughead, the sign on the bulletin board says an experienced operator for our projector... you've had no experience
Jughead wants the job of projector operator.
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Swats My Line!

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Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
You've got a face longer than a wet rope! What cooks?
Archie is coaching a girls' softball team.
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No Kidd-ing

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
I've got to think of something to get Veronica for her birthday, Jug
Archie thinks one jeweler is a pirate.
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X-Cuse

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Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Yessir, Mr. Weatherbee, we've finally cured Jughead of copying... but he failed his test this morning
Jughead failed his algebra test.
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Archie's Puzzle Puns
Did you ever see
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Guess the puns. Includes cigar box, pencil point, rubber ball, soda pop, and book end.
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Miss Grundy; Oliva-Edouard Dionne; Yvonne Dionne; Annette Dionne; Cécile Dionne; Émilie Dionne; Marie Dionne; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
This is a general intelligence test, class! Here's the first question!
Miss Grundy asks questions and her class gives smart aleck answers.
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Hey, Bellboy!

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Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot
Hi, Ron -- gonna be busy tonight?
Veronica is asked what happens when a body is placed in water.
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Added Reinforcements

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tait [Pop Tate]; Reggie Mantle
Hey, Pop! Do you have those 10¢ boxes of notebook reinforcers?
Pop has to climb a ladder to get some boxes.
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Pop's last name is spelled Tait instead of Tate.
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Test Pest

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Boy, this'll be a rough exam Miss Grundy's giving this afternoon!
Miss Grundy gives a tough test.
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Technicolor

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Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Jughead, this story you turned in for English...
Jughead turned in a story that's too colorful.
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Daffy-Nition

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Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Doin' your homework, son?
Archie asks his dad the meaning of pedestrian.
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A Short Story

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Is that the book you're gonna report on, Reg?
Reggie tells Archie about the book he's doing his report on.
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By the Numbers

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Why Archie, I had no idea you were so talented!
Archie thinks he can paint Jughead's portrait after using a paint-by-number set.
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Saddle Scorn

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Oh, Archie.. let's rent a couple of horses!
Archie is asked if he wants a Western saddle or an English saddle.
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Obtuse Moose

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Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
Moose, I'm going to give you special tutoring since you're so far behind in your grades.
Miss Grundy asks Moose at what battle did General Wolfe say, "I die happy".
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Lady's Daze

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
See you, Ron!
Archie explains his agreement with Veronica that allows them to get along so well.
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Fishy Figuring

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Souphead; Jughead Jones
I can't figger this homework... the heck with it! I'd rather go fishin'!
Jughead tries to help Souphead with his homework.
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Milk Maid

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Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
How are you coming in "Home Ec", Veronica?
Mr. Weatherbee asks Veronica if she can name five things that contain milk.
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Sick Spell

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
There's Reggie with Veronica I'll bet he's trying to crowd me out
Archie thinks Reggie is telling Veronica about various illnesses he had, but it turns out he's describing the words on his spelling test.
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Fence Upon a Time

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
That Jughead takes his lessons seriously!
Archie misunderstands which type of fencing school Jughead is attending.
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Easel-ly Unpallette-Able

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Oh, you're painting a picture.. what fun!
Veronica is painting a picture of a cow grazing.
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Shirking Working

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Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Jughead, you seem to be having difficulty with the assignment.
Jughead is having trouble with an assignment.
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Trade Wind

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
How'd you come by this bucket of bolts, Arch?
Archie explains how he got his jalopy.
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Wrong Number

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Watch me find out who the new chick is
Reggie tries to get the new girl's name and phone number.
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Haunt Top of Ol' Smokey

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
It's fun getting out in the country once in a while
Archie tells Veronica about Mysterious Mountain.
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Fine-Ally Rich

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Jughead! You've got no ambition what so ever! How do you expect to get anywhere?
Jughead tells Reggie how he saved a hundred dollars today.
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Foggone Conclusion

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
No arguments, Archie! I'm not letting Veronica ride in that wreck of yours, tonight! The fog is settling and you haven't got any foglights!
Jughead fixes Archie's car up for fog.
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Zoo's Who?

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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Mumble mumble
Jughead was kicked out of Flutesnoot's class for cheating.
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Spring Straining

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Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
O.K. boys -- if we're gonna have a decent team this year, we gotta get in shape!
Jughead describes why his feet are stationary while doing bicycle kicks: he's coasting downhill.
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Messed To Kill!

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Cuthbert
I'm going down to the Choklit Shop, Mom! See you later!
To teach Archie a lesson in cleaning up his room, Archie's dad messes up the house.
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Winging Ways

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Don't you just adore masquerades, Veronica?
Archie is bringing the wings for Veronica's butterfly costume.
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Good Scout

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Souphead; Jughead Jones
Well, Souphead, how do you like being a Cub Scout?
Souphead tells how he and four other scouts helped a little old lady across the street.
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Absentee Ballet

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
What are you looking so gloomy about?
Jughead is upset about the answer some girls gave him when he asked them to the dance.
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Verta Bray

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Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
I'm writing a health and hygeine column for our school newspaper! What can I call it?
Jughead has a suggestion for what to call Dilton's column.
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Hygiene is misspelled in the first line.
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Put a nickel in the "Wedding March" girls! Here comes Riverdale's best man!
Reggie belittles Archie.
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Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
That Jughead is the laziest lug alive!
Jughead is annoyed that the circus came by while he was facing the wrong way in his hammock; Archie asks Jughead why he doesn't get a job; Miss Grundy asks Jughead about his career aspirations.
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Three comic strips. Back cover.

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