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Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

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

First Line: Boy, medical science is wonderful! Here's a case of a doctor who operated on someone's heart and turned it completely over!

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New Arrow Grad Shirts

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Card Sharps

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley

First Line: Your going to the Saturday night dance depends on your report card! Bad report card -- no dance! Understand?

Synopsis: Whether Archie goes to the Saturday dance depends on his getting a good report card, so he has to figure out some way to avoid getting his report card.

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Ring That Bell!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Ho-hum!

Synopsis: Veronica finds Archie's kisses boring because when he kisses her she doesn't hear bells.

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No Butts About It!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: You can't come over tonight, Archie?

Synopsis: Archie is forbidden from going out at night until his grades improve, and when he stops at Veronica's while buying cigars for Pop, he does impressions on the phone to try and fool his father that he's not there.

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The Spoken Word!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Gee, Pop! I guess you're really a big wheel after all!

Synopsis: Archie's dad is asked to talk at Archie's school and he asks Archie what word teenagers use for drive or ambition.

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The Driving Rain Lashed at Bike and Rider...

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Feature(s): U.S. Royal bicyle tires

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Better Oily, Than Late!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews

First Line: Archie, what's your mother been sulking about?

Synopsis: Fred forgot Mary's birthday and he has to figure out a way to calm her down.

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Genres: childrens

Character(s): Pud

First Line: He's the first snake charmer we've seen in India -

Synopsis: Pud and the gang are in India watching a snake charmer.

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Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Our school is trying to raise enough money for a gymnasium

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Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Linda Pritchett (Kenbridge, VA) on raising money for new school gym and second-prize report from Elaine Larisey (Somerville, MA) on writing to pen pals.

The Split Decision!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: How many beans do you think are in that jar, Arch?

Synopsis: Pop Tate is running a contest to guess the number of beans in a jar.

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Sock Full of Troubles

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Ferdie; Suzie

First Line: Hi, Suzie!

Synopsis: Suzie can't smell anything, but she has to make spaghetti and meatballs for supper because her dad is bringing his boss over.

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Hollywood Reporter

First Line: Debbie Reynolds smoked her first cigarette recently.

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Statement of Ownership

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, As Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) of Archie Comics, published bi-monthly at St. Louis, Mo., for October 1, 1953.

1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, Louis H. Silberkleit, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.; Editor, John L. Goldwater, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.; Managing Editor, Harry Shorten, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.; Business Manager, Maurice Coyne, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.

2. The owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address, as well as that of each individual member, must be given.) Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.; Louis H. Silberkleit, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.; Maurice Coyne, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.; John L. Goldwater, 241 Church Street, New York 13, N.Y.

3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None.

4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner.

5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (This information is required from daily, weekly, semiweekly, and triweekly newspapers only.)

LOUIS H. SILBERKLEIT, Publisher

Sworn in and subscribed before me this 29th day of September, 1953.
MAURICE COYNE, Notary Public (Commission expires March 30, 1954.)

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Genres: humorous, informational, teen

Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis; Bertha Bumples

First Line: Hello, Bertha! What? You have a mouse in your house?

Synopsis: Bertha has a mouse eating her reducing wafers.

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Notes: Lettering and dress by Pat Strickland (Coolidge, AZ); Katy's pose by Donna Boultinghouse (Galena, KS); Bertha and Sis's aprons and Katy's heart lamp by Elaine Perricone (Brooklyn, NY); Sis's lamp, curtain, and picture of candy tree by Kenneth Poindexter (Stephens, AR).

Neat But Not Gaudy!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper

First Line: How do you like it, Midge? - Pretty neat, eh? Weatherbee isn't going to jump on me for being sloppy!

Synopsis: When Archie loses a button off his jacket, Midge offers to repair it and accidentally sews her skirt to his jacket, just as Moose shows up.

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Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Tommy Turner; Patsy; Bunny Clarke

First Line: If you knew Ginger, like we know Ginger you'd run to your nearest newsdealer and get the latest copy of Ginger Comics!

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Notes: Promo for Ginger Comics (Archie, 1951 series) featuring Ginger and her friends.

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Feature(s): Fun Page

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy

First Line: How quickly can you match these designs?

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: Includes matching designs, two rebuses, unscrambling letters on price cards, drawing eyes and mouths on faces, and joke submitted by Anna Horio (Baltimore, MD).

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Wildroot Cream Oil

Character(s): Fearless Fosdick; Anyface; Irving

First Line: I'm Fosdick!

Synopsis: Anyface has disguised himself as Fearless Fosdick.

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Notes: Ad in comic form.

The Lie Diver

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Slats Morgan; Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake

First Line: Hey Laurie, watch this fancy dive!

Synopsis: Wilbur says he can dive off a fifty foot ladder.

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Stop Paying 89¢ Each for Song Parade Records!

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Character(s): Dean Martin (caricature)

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Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for "closer grooved" 78 rpm records.

Arbi-traitor!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Ahah! Now the week is officially started! What are these miserable miscreants charged with this time, Miss Grundy?

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is wondering what keeps causing Archie and Reggie to fight and Jughead thinks he knows how to stop it.

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

First Line: Hey gang! Send in for your copy of the brand-new Archie Annual #6...

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Notes: Order form for Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #6 and a 1955 Archie calendar. Annual was estimated to be ready in June.

Call Me Hero!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Archiekins, did you read about this high school boy who captured a bank robber? Isn't he utterly wonderful?

Synopsis: Archie needs to show Veronica he's a hero so he gets Jughead to dress up like a burglar and show up when he's at Veronica's.

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Caught Short!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: No kidding, Betty? That luscious actress, Marylyn Russell? She's coming here! In person?

Synopsis: Archie asks Betty to iron his pants so he looks nice for a visiting celebrity.

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The Ties of Friendship

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

First Line: Happy birthday Jughead... and many more!

Synopsis: Jughead is upset at the cheap tie Archie gave him for his birthday.

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Free! While They Last! 10 "Hitler Heads"

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Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.

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For that Trip into Space...

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Feature(s): Curtiss Baby Ruth

Synopsis: Baby Ruth Candy takes a trip into space.

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