Volume: 1
Price: 49.99 USD; 54.99 CAD
Pages: 224
On-sale Date: 2011-05-04
Editing: Shawna Ervin-Gore (editor)

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Title is an alternate reference written on the cover.

Issue Data

Introduction

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page


Characters:
Synopsis:
Introduction written by Jon Goldwater, Co-CEO of Archie Comics.

[no title indexed]

cartoon / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen

[no title indexed]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Just a matter of skill, that's all!
  • Keywords:circuses; taffy
Characters:
Sam Cooper (introduction); Mildred Cooper (introduction); Edna Andrews (introduction); Gramps Andrews (introduction)
Synopsis:
Archie meets Betty, a girl who has just moved into the neighborhood. He shows off for her, claiming he can do anything. At a carnival that weekend, Betty meets a man who needs a tight rope walker. Betty, remembering that Archie can do anything, volunteers Archie with humorous results.
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Indexer Notes

Only Fred Andrews is identified by name in this story. The other parents' names would change over the years.
Archie and Betty are a few years younger than usual.

First comic story of Archie. First appearance of Betty and Jughead.

Archie and his parents first appeared as a promotional advertisement cameo in Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #22 released 5 days prior per Catalog of Copyright Entries.

[Danger: Thin Ice]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, Betty Cooper, and Jughead are skating down on 'Plug Pond' in Riverdale.
  • Keywords:ice skating
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Pearl (the Andrews' maid, introduction); Fred Andrews; Sootski (a tailor); Marvo The Magician; Grandpa Andrews
Synopsis:
After Betty and Archie break the ice at Plug Pond, they go to Betty's house to warm up. When Mr. Cooper comes home, Archie hides from him upstairs. Being in his underwear, Archie puts on Mr. Cooper's suit and leaves the house. Mr. Andrews has Pearl take the suit to Sootski and when Archie picks it up, he takes Marvo The Magician's trick suit instead.
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Indexer Notes

Archie, Betty, and Jughead are no longer kids.
Possible last appearance of Grandpa Andrews.

[The Play Goes to the Dogs]

Archie / comic story / 8 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Cooper; Riverdale's mayor; Mrs. Grundy; Parson Sloan
Synopsis:
Archie, Betty, and Jughead go around town in search of a dog for the school's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". They unlock the dog catcher's car and end up with a lot of dogs. During the play, a dog spies Mrs. Grundy's hat and jumps into the audience. Chaos ensues and the Mayor falls into the "river" on stage.
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Indexer Notes

Mrs. Grundy shown to be married and principal of Riverdale High School.

The "Archie" feature already appears regularly in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 Series), and will now appear in Jackpot Comics too.

[The Basketball Blunder]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The basketball season is on and Archie Andrews promised Betty...
  • Keywords:basketball; Yorkville
Characters:
Coach; Miss Scott; Riverdale High School's basketball team
Synopsis:
The basketball coach says Archie can play in the game if he passes his history exam. Meanwhile, Jughead mixes up trunks containing basketball uniforms and ballet dresses. Archie is put in the game in the fourth quarter. He shoots, but Jughead falls into the net and catches it. Angry, Archie throws the ball down and he makes the basket, winning the game for Riverdale.
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Indexer Notes

Jughead seen holding hands with a girl.

[Archie's Taxi Service]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, Archie, you're going awfully fast!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; The Riverdale High principal (probably NOT Mr. Weatherbee)
Synopsis:
Archie's jalopy is costing too much, so Archie offers to make it a taxi service. He picks up a man at the train station and while trying to shortcut, ends up on a road to the country. Bad things happen to the man and when Archie's jalopy is hit by a train, they end up walking 17 miles to Riverdale. When Archie goes to school the next day, he finds out that the man is the new principal.
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Indexer Notes

First appearance of Archie's jalopy.

[Veronica Makes the Scene]

Archie / comic story / 5.5 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh!! Who cares about the Stamp Act when Veronica's making history right here in school.
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (introduction); Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Penny Reems; Betty Cooper (cameo); Mr. Debillsbury; Tony
Synopsis:
Archie meets Veronica and asks her out, not knowing that she's a rich girl with expensive tastes. He gets a job at the El Crocadero to get money for the date, but that is where Veronica ends up wanting to go. Since Archie wore his work uniform for the date, he has to juggle working and dating Veronica.
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Indexer Notes

First appearance of Veronica Lodge.
First view of Riverdale High School exterior.

[Trip to Bear Mountain]

Archie / comic story / 8 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Scotty; Streaky Shore
Synopsis:
Archie gets initiated into the Philomathian club but hurts Mr. Weatherbee in the process. As a result, Archie is banned from the class boat ride. Jughead persuades Archie to go because Mr. Weatherbee never goes on the boat rides. However, he does and Archie has to avoid him.
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Indexer Notes

Gives setting of New York tri-state area, with references to the Hudson River and Bear Mountain.
First appearance of Reggie Mantle and Mr. Weatherbee.
Reggie Mantle shown to be wealthy.

[Archie for Class President!]

Archie / comic story / 8 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; May Tadpole (introduction); Theodosius Tadpole (introduction); Streaky Shore; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
While at an assembly to nominate a class president, Betty yells at Archie and Archie is accepted as a nominee. Archie tells everyone not to vote for him, but Archie's psychology teacher tells him that this will only make more people vote for him. Archie has candy in his mouth during his speech, making him sound like Mr. Weatherbee. Because of this, Archie wins the election.
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Indexer Notes

Riverdale's colors are brown and gold in this story (they will eventually be established as blue & gold).

[Band of the Bland]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Benny King
Synopsis:
Archie tries to get Benny King for the school dance. After a ton of chaos, Archie resigns as class president.
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Indexer Notes

Reggie has blonde hair.

[Archie on Vacation]

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; head counselor; Jughead Jones; Miss Parker; girl campers; boy campers
Synopsis:
Archie causes trouble at his camp job, whether he's lifeguarding or horseback riding. While hiking, he gets lost and ends up at an all-girls camp. In order to go unseen by their head counselor, he must dress up as a girl and perform female activities.
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Indexer Notes

Archie has a copy of Pep Comics on his lifeguard stand.

[The Escort Agency]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie sets up an escort agency to raise money and ends up dating his teacher, Miss Grundy.
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Indexer Notes

Miss Grundy is now single and is no longer principal and her first name is Mimi.

Later swiped for the Chip Pipher story in Active Comics #19 (Bell Features).

[The Jalopy Race]

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead compete with Reggie Mantle in a jalopy race to win a new roadster.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Reggie still appears to be wealthy.

[Archie Goes to Congress]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Burton K. Lodge (introduction)
Synopsis:
Veronica takes Archie to the airport to meet her father, and through a series of mixups Archie winds up representing his state on a congressional committee.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

In this story, Burton Lodge (who would later be renamed Hiram) is an elected official who works in Washington DC.

[The Voyage of the Betty C]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
When their sailboat runs aground, Archie, Betty, and Jughead have to camp out on what they think is a deserted island.
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Indexer Notes

Still gives setting of New York tri-state area, with sailing in the Atlantic Ocean and the deserted island being Fire Island.

[Jughead's Cousin]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Streaky Shore; Mary Ann Lee (introduction)
Synopsis:
Archie brings Jughead's southern cousin Mary Ann Lee to the dance, not knowing she's unattractive and overweight.
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Archie Andrews' Christmas Story

Archie / comic story / 8 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie goes skiing with Veronica and ends up going down the slope backwards.
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[The Limerick Contest]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie spends $100, thinking he won a limerick contest. He gets into hot water when Jughead tells him it was a gag.
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Indexer Notes

Probably done by Holmdale because Montana was working on Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 seriea) #1.

[Get Your Copy of Archie Comics]

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[The School Reporter]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie accidentally publishes a story in the school newspaper saying that Mr. Weatherbee thinks tests are a waste of time. This sends the students and teachers into a state of chaos.
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Indexer Notes

Mr. Weatherbee not overweight in this story.
Second story by Holmdale due to Montana working on Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 Series) #1.

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Judge Owl (inset); Squoimy (inset); Bumbie (inset)
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Who's Who in Riverdale

Archie / character profile / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Meet… Mr. and Mrs. Andrews ——- when they were first married…
Synopsis:
Introduction to the main cast of characters.
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie fantasizes as he writes Veronica an invitation to the prom. After asking Betty to the prom, he learns that Jughead mailed the letter. Veronica accepts the invitation and Archie has to juggle two dates at the prom.
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Indexer Notes

Contradicts Veronica's origin in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #26.
Appearance of Crown Soda Shop, the precursor to Pop's.

Train Trouble

Archie / comic story / 7 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy oh boy!
  • Keywords:East Flatburg
Characters:
Elmer Q. Pluggett (introduction); Eleanore (chicken)
Synopsis:
Archie takes a train trip and causes lots of trouble for salesman Elmer Q. Pluggett.
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Pancakes in a Blackout

Archie / comic story / 2 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time!
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Indexer Notes

An Archie Short

Archie's Puzzles

Archie / activity / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
A series of puzzles surrounding Archie.
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The Case of the Missing Mistletoe!

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Crash! Eek!
  • Keywords:Christmas
Characters:
Judy Price (introduction); Jerry Price (introduction)
Synopsis:
Judy Price, a new girl in town, invites Archie to her Christmas party, but she doesn't tell him she has a twin sister, which leads to several mixups.
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Jughead's Day

Archie featuring Jughead! / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay small fry!
Synopsis:
Archie wants Jughead to substitute for an injured player in their hockey game, but Jughead just knows that he'll end up getting hurt. Jughead does it anyway and when he gets hit with hockey sticks, he has nightmares about Archie.
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Indexer Notes

title from contents page

[How To Be a Detective]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie as usual has started the day off right by getting wrong!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie gets a detective kit and searches for Mr. Weatherbee's missing envelope.
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The 3-11 Club

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Corp. Brent (introduction)
Synopsis:
After Archie catches Corporal Brent with Veronica, he is challenged to a duel at the Academy the next day.
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[Introducing Oscar]

Archie / comic story / 5 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's dog Oscar has puppies and they cause chaos around the house. Mr. Andrews forces Archie to sell the puppies but soon the family misses them and the puppies come back.
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Indexer Notes

First appearance of Archie's dog Oscar, who would be a regular character in the 1940s.

[On the Farm]

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Sam Andrews (introduction, Archie's uncle); Aggie Andrews (introduction, Archie's aunt)
Synopsis:
Archie is sent to help on his uncle's farm but only causes more trouble for his uncle.
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Archie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Bob Montana (signed)
Inks:
Bob Montana (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where were we supposed to make that turn, Veronica?
  • Keywords:automobiles; jalopies
Characters:
Bumbie (inset); Squoimy (inset); Judge Owl (inset)
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Reprint of the Archie #2 cover.

A Prevue of "Archie's Troubles"

Archie / comic story / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie and Veronica introduce the issue's stories with art from each story.
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Indexer Notes

title from contents page; preview page

Archie the Athlete

Archie / comic story / 9 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Happy birthday to you...
Synopsis:
Archie decides to join the rifle club but Betty thinks he's signing up for track. So, Archie goes to the track meet while Jughead goes to the rifle club meeting. It turns out that Jughead has excellent aim, but because he is posing as Archie, it is believed that Archie is the one with good aim.
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Indexer Notes

Mantle spelled as Mantel in this story.

Sir Archibald of the Round Table

Archie / comic story / 10 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Synopsis:
Archie goes to the history prom as a knight. He falls asleep and dreams of having to rescue Lady Veronica from the Mad Monk (Mr. Weatherbee). Archie awakes but thinks he is still dreaming and holds Mr. Weatherbee at swordpoint.
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Archie's Secret Weapon

Archie / text story / 2 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:At least once in his young life, every boy is bitten by the invention bug.
Synopsis:
Archie invents the electromagneticsupervelocitysodiumchlorideprojector and tests it on the Riverdale Chowder and Marching Society, thinking they are Nazis.
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A Hunting We Will Go

Archie / comic story / 3 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:See! See!
Synopsis:
Archie's homemade alarm wakes up everyone-except him.
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Indexer Notes

title from contents page
An Archie Short

Veronica Goes to Town

Veronica / comic story / 2 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica causes chaos wherever she goes while she shops for new nail polish, claiming that no one notices her with the polish she's wearing.
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Indexer Notes

1st Veronica solo story

Archie / comic story / 6 pages


    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oscar!
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie, Mr. Andrews, and Oscar go hunting for ducks.
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cartoon / 1 page


    Genre:humor; teen
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