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Issue: Archie's Joke Book Magazine #2
Publication Date: January 1954
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/05/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 48 (47 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Archiekins? Surprise!! We're having a 'Come As You Are' Party!
Betty invites Archie to a party.
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper (cameo)
There's one thing I hate about eating!......It spoils my appetite!
Jughead quips about eating; Jughead chisels a marble statue to see if it has marble underwear; Jughead feeds an elephant mothballs; Jughead imagines Archie and Betty in a cup of tea; Jughead comments on a sad movie.
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Inside front cover; black and white; multiple joke panel.
Per Ted Miller's son Grant Miller, via Shaun Clancy on the Facebook page "Comics History Exchange", Ted Miller's last work in comic books was ghost penciling two one page stories signed by Bob Montana when Montana could not complete the work before the deadline. It is currently unknown which of the stories attributed to Montana in this issue was penciled by Miller (May 9, 2014).
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Water Ya Know!

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Archie, give me the formula for water!
Archie thinks that the chemical formula for water is the letters from H to O.
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Sing You Sinner!

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We got him Veronica ... run!
Jughead exchanges quips with Veronica's music teacher.
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Adapted from the Archie newspaper strip dated September 8, 1951. Half-page joke strip
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Meat d'Armour

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Why do you suppose Jughead hates women so?
Betty proves that she can lead Jughead around by the nose by holding a hamburger behind her back.
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Fired with Enthusiasm

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Look at that lazy Jughead!
Archie threatens to fire Jughead from shoveling snow.
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Alias Mr. Lip!

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Here comes the new history teacher!
Betty and Veronica try to remember the new history teacher's name.
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Snooty Snoot

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These flowers will make a nice present for Veronica's pop in the hospital!
Archie brings Mr. Lodge a bouquet of flowers after breaking his nose.
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Pressing Business

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Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Dilton Doiley (cameo)
I understand Mr. Flutesnoot is in the midst of the electrical course.
Mr. Weatherbee gets advice for fixing his wife's iron by quizzing the science class on how they would fix an iron.
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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones
Here's a nice hiking outfit!
Jughead tries to buy hiking clothes since he walks in his sleep.
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Grundy Punch!

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Now for oral compositions about someone we admire greatly!
Jughead gets out of staying after school to prepare an oral composition about someone he admires greatly by saying he plans to speak about Miss Grundy.
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The High Cost of Leaving

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Lend me half a buck will you pal?
Jughead complains that he eats more than he earns at his restaurant job but says he can't quit because he needs the money.
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A Nut at the Concert

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Here's the conductor now, Archie!
Archie and Veronica go to a classical concert.
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Do or Dine

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Reggie Mantle; Lotta Shekels
Pardon me, beautiful!
Reggie offers to show a new girl around town but flees when she asks to visit Riverdale's most expensive restaurant.
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No Ifs, Ands, or Bets!

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Bzzz bzzz
Jughead and Reggie conspire to win a bet with Archie that Jughead will turn down a drink offered by Reggie.
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The Jugly Duckling

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Jughead, you're a character, but you're not half bad!
Jughead claims that his mother wouldn't have him in the house when he was born - she insisted on going to the hospital.
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I Like Isaac

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Jughead, what was Sir Isaac Newton's most famous and valuable discovery?
Jughead tries to answer Miss Grundy's question about Isaac Newton's most famous discovery.
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Picture Puzzle

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Holly
Jughead! Did you say you heard Hollywood phone Archie??
Betty believes Hollywood has called Archie, but it turns out to be Veronica's cousin, Holly.
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Dependent Descendant

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Archie's Pop
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Bills, bills, bills!
Fred questions why he keeps working if he can't keep up with bills.
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Don't Ticket So Hard

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Hey, Arch, my weight-gaining campaign is paying off!
Jughead cons Archie into buying him a sundae.
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Puppet Love

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Archie just asked me for one of my "beautiful blonde curls"!
Betty and Veronica give Archie locks of their hair, not knowing he planned to sell it to Jughead for his puppets.
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half-page joke strip
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House About It?

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Don't be so darned scared of girls, Jughead!
Jughead fumbles a pick-up line.
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Archie's Pals Pop Tait, Hooky Hogan, Dilton Doyly
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate [Pop Tait]; Hooky Hogan; Dilton Doiley [Dilton Doyly]; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Put it on the cuff, Pop!
Reggie questions why Pop lets Archie eat without paying; Hooky explains how his uncle got his nickname; Pop gets angry with Dilton's order.
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Three separate three-panel joke strips.
Per Ted Miller's son Grant Miller, via Shaun Clancy on the Facebook page "Comics History Exchange", Ted Miller's last work in comic books was ghost penciling two one page stories signed by Bob Montana when Montana could not complete the work before the deadline. It is currently unknown which of the stories attributed to Montana in this issue was penciled by Miller (May 9, 2014).
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U-Buy It Diet

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What? Jughead, the Human Stomach, drinking plain water?
Jughead pretends to go on a diet to trick Archie.
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Chok'lit Shop Talk with Pop Tait
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate [Pop Tait]; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Let's see! They say fish is brain food...
Archie asks Pop what fish he should order; Pop asks if Veronica wants a soda; Archie asks how the Chok'lit Shop is under new management.
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Three separate three-panel joke strips.
Per Ted Miller's son Grant Miller, via Shaun Clancy on the Facebook page "Comics History Exchange", Ted Miller's last work in comic books was ghost penciling two one page stories signed by Bob Montana when Montana could not complete the work before the deadline. It is currently unknown which of the stories attributed to Montana in this issue was penciled by Miller (May 9, 2014).
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Neapolitan Bites

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Archie 'n' Jughead
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Boy there's a lot of stuff in these sandwiches, eh Jug?
Archie and Jughead visit Tony's Place for sub sandwiches.
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Betty's Booty

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Well, it's getting toward mealtime!
Betty works overtime since Archie is hanging out at the Chok'lit Shop.
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The Corney Cornetists

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Fluteweed
Mr. Fluteweed isn't here yet!
Mr. Fluteweed gives feedback on Jughead's cornet performance.
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PTA (Problems of Teaching Archie) Page

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Archie's Teachers
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flutesnoot
Archie! You should go to college!
Mr. Weatherbee suggests that Archie go to college; Miss Grundy speaks to "Archie's father" on the phone; Archie describes his poem; Miss Grundy discusses not punishing people for things they haven't done; Mr. Weatherbee questions Archie's math grade; Archie looks on the bright side after a science lab explosion; Mr. Weatherbee advises Archie to start at the bottom when learning.
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For the Birds

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
I could just glide forever!
Archie and Veronica have mishaps at the amusement park.
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Pass Up the Muffins

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What's cookin?
Archie and Jughead joke about Betty's baking.
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Dunce Upon a Time

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Archie and Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Sundae; Miss Grundy
Good morning, class! I am Miss Sundae, substituting for Miss Grundy who is ill!
Archie and Reggie are smitten by the substitute teacher, much to the chagrin of Betty and Veronica.
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The Dickens to Pay!

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Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
What are you boys doing?
Miss Grundy tricks Archie and Jughead into moving some library books.
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half-page joke strip
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Discharge an' Dat Charge

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Hey, Juggie, buy me a soda, will you?
Archie tries to have Jughead buy him a soda, but Jughead just saw him with money at the garage. Archie says he needed to get his battery charged, so Jughead recommends getting his soda charged too.
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The Key to Success

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Mr. Fluteweed
Jughead, that sounds awful!
Jughead explains how he has no music because he has the wrong key.
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Look the Udder Way

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Uncle Jake
You'll have to have dry oatmeal, Archie!
Archie tries to milk his uncle's cow.
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The Book Worm

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
You'll never get along with girls if you're not a gentleman, Jug!
Archie shows Jughead how to be a gentleman by carrying Betty's books.
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Water Guy

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
So you're applying for the job as life guard!
Archie tries to get a job as lifeguard.
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Guys 'n Gags
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dr. Kwako
Let's push Jughead into the pool!
Reggie suggests pushing Jughead into an empty pool since he can't swim; Archie's doctor jokes about how much money Archie has.
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A Reel Gentleman

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Will you mail this, Arch?
Jughead writes an apology letter for a nasty letter he has yet to send.
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Dirty Dog!

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Spot
It's Veronica's dog, Spot broken loose!
Jughead grabs spot remover after Veronica's dog Spot bites Archie's pants.
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Throw Out Your Chess

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Abercrombie
The kitten is for Veronica's birthday, but what's with that book?
Archie and Jughead disrupt Mr. Lodge's lawn chess game.
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A New Twist

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Hooky Hogan (cameo); Mr. Weatherbee (cameo)
Class! The school board is coming to visit us tomorrow...
Archie mistakenly bases his Oliver Twist book report on a TV parody adaptataion.
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A Gas-ly Tale

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Well, the tooth's out!
Archie runs into Veronica after getting laughing gas at the dentist.
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Suit Yourself

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica invited me to her swank birthday party and I've just gotta have a new suit!
Archie goes to get measured for a suit to wear to Veronica's birthday party.
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Strife with Father

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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Hope you don't plan to use the car tonight, Pop!
Archie gets ready for a date with Veronica with help from his father.
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
It's the latest style... Green Lipstick!
Veronica explains her choice of green lipstick; Betty makes a snide remark about Veronica's baking; Veronica uses her bathing suit as a bookmark.
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Inside back cover; black and white; three numbered three-panel joke strips.
Per Ted Miller's son Grant Miller, via Shaun Clancy on the Facebook page "Comics History Exchange", Ted Miller's last work in comic books was ghost penciling two one page stories signed by Bob Montana when Montana could not complete the work before the deadline. It is currently unknown which of the stories attributed to Montana in this issue was penciled by Miller (May 9, 2014).
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
I was here first!
Reggie and Archie vie for Veronica.
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Back cover.
Per Ted Miller's son Grant Miller, via Shaun Clancy on the Facebook page "Comics History Exchange", Ted Miller's last work in comic books was ghost penciling two one page stories signed by Bob Montana when Montana could not complete the work before the deadline. It is currently unknown which of the stories attributed to Montana in this issue was penciled by Miller (May 9, 2014).

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