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Issue: Archie Annual #1
Publication Date: January 1950
 
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Rating: [no rating]
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 116
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Wilbur #28.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Bob Montana (signed)
Bob Montana (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
To read this letter...
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
It's a great thrill for me to write you this personal letter, because I feel that I know a great many of you.
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Miscellaneous
1
Notes to You!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Cooper; George Cooper
Hi, Archie! Going to the dance, tonight?
When Archie passes up Betty to talk to Veronica, Betty gets mad and writes him a poison pen letter.
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Miscellaneous
6
Betty's father is named George in this story.
Gym Dandy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Lodge [John Lodge]
You wanted to see me, Mr. Weatherbee!
When the gym falls apart Archie organizes a dance to raise money to build a new gym.
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Miscellaneous
9
The Battle of the Rattle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
May I borrow your car, Archiekins? I'm supposed to pick up my little cousin today and both our cars are busy--
Archie lets Veronica borrow his father's car.
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Miscellaneous
6
Who's Zoo?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
You? A job at the zoo?
Jughead's working at the zoo and accidentally lets a monkey loose.
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Miscellaneous
7
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
What makes Archie lead the field?
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Miscellaneous
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Puzzle Fun
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Can you arrange the digits 1 through 9 in the empty squares shown above so that the combined numbers will add to exactly 15 in the six rows indicated by the arrows.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Three activities, arrange the numbers, connect the dots, and turn lead into gold.
Stop! You're Breaking My Glass

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie, would you ask Pop Tate to add a little more soda water in here? It's too sweet.
Archie keeps accidentally breaking glasses in the Chok'lit Shop.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Rug Cutter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
Bill Vigoda
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Fred Andrews
Let's go for a little ride, Betty! We can decide which movie we want to see tonight!
Betty can't go to the movies with Archie until she does some chores around the house, and Archie decides to help.
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Miscellaneous
5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Oh boy! Will you have extra pep if you read Pep Comics
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Miscellaneous
0.5
The Mystery Finger

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Puzzle Page
Archie Andrews
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Miscellaneous
0.5
An illusion, and a word building puzzle.
No Soap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
I hate to interrupt you, children with your homework -- but is the new laundromat open in town? -- I have two huge bundles to go on the back porch--
Archie and Betty decide to wash and dry the clothes Archie's mom wanted taken to the laundromat.
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Miscellaneous
4
The Pin-Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Mr. Brown; Mrs. Brown; Charles Augustus Brown; Archie Andrews
That's what I said, Archie -- I'm baby-sitting at the Browns' tonight!
Jughead is babysitting and he thinks the baby has swallowed a pin.
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Miscellaneous
6.33
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Andrews; Santa Claus
Hey, kids! Look!
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Miscellaneous
0.67
Promo for the Archie Annual.
The Bugaboo Buster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
Bill Vigoda
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Hi, Veronica!
Veronica decides to hold a hard luck party for Friday the thirteenth.
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Miscellaneous
6
No Pool Like an Old Pool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
Bil Vigoda
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Cooper
Hi, Archie! Want to go for a swim?
It's winter so Archie decides to set up an indoor pool in the attic to swim in.
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Miscellaneous
4
The Little Squirt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Hey, Egghead! Want to see my new picture ring?
Archie keeps accidentally squirting Mr. Weatherbee with various liquids.
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Miscellaneous
8
What Makes Jughead Run?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Coach -- do you mean to say our track team doesn't stand a chance in tomorrow's inter-high school half mile race?
Riverdale needs to win the track meet, but the coach has to figure out what made Jughead run so fast before.
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Miscellaneous
7
Nifty Fifty

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
"Hi, Archiekins!" Veronica called.
Archie finds a wallet with a fifty dollar bill in it.
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Miscellaneous
2
Knights to You

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge
This museum is too spooky, Arch... what are we hanging around all this dead stuff for?
Archie and Jughead go to the museum and Archie puts on a suit of armor.
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Miscellaneous
6
Fat's the Spirit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred F. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
Hey, Archie, look! A new kid -- just moved in next door!
Archie suddenly becomes fat.
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Miscellaneous
6
"Samm's Furniture Moving" logo on truck in splash page, a reference to artist Sammy Schwartz.
My Job Is Your Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Best; Mrs. Jones; Mrs. Sullivan; Mrs. Holley; Fifi; Mrs. Lee
Jughead! I've been looking all over for you! Lend me five bucks!
Archie needs to earn five bucks to take Veronica out so he has Jughead line up jobs for him to do.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Mrs. Jones in this story is not Jughead's mother.
There's a Patch to It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Gill
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilbert Doiley [Dilton Doily]; Mr. Weatherbee
Well girls, the Patch Hop is here again! As you know the rules are that a girl has to put a patch on the boy she wants to take her to the dance!
There's a patch hop on tonight and Archie wants to avoid being patched by anyone but Veronica.
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Miscellaneous
8
Dilton is called Dilbert in this story.

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