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Archie Giant Series Magazine #1

Archie · 1954 · on sale 1954-09-24

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Identification plate

Series
Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
1954
Key date
1954-09-24
On-sale date
1954-09-24
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Harry ShortenArchie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason
2Car Hoppy!comic story3pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
3No Buddy Loves Mecomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
4Fun Pageactivity0.5
6It Paint Necessarily So!comic story6pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Professor Formaldehyde
7The Oily Birdcomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzReggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
8Fun Pageactivity0.5
10Bearly Freezingcomic story5pencils: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
11Dream Carcomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
12Fun Pageactivity0.5
13Cabinet Fakers!comic story5pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
14Lend Ceasecomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzFred Andrews
15Dime of your Life!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
16Hairs Looking At You!comic story6pencils: Harry LuceyArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
17A Touch of Flatterycomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzGeraldine Grundy; unnamed bum
18Fun Pageactivity0.5Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
19Leaf Me Alone!comic story3.75Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
20-comic story0.25Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
21Change of Facecomic story0.5pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Fred Andrews
22Archie Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Super Duck; Katy Keene; Wilbur Wilkin
23Heads Up!comic story2.75pencils: Red HolmdaleJughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
24A Friend in Needcomic story0.25Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
25Substitute Santatext story3letters: typesetArchie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
26Messed by Testcomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
27Canvas Classiccomic story3Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
28Jughead Fun Pageactivity0.5Jughead Jones
29-activity0.5Archie Andrews
30-promo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews
31A Good Mixer!comic story2.67Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
32Fun Pageactivity0.33Souphead; Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones
33Return Malecomic story1pencils: Tom MooreJughead Jones; Pop Tate
34The Wrong and Short of It!comic story4pencils: George FreseCoach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
35Fun Pageactivity1
36Signs of the Timescomic story1Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
37No Noise Is Good Noise!comic story3.75pencils: Red HolmdaleWaldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
38-comic story0.25Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
39Tooth of the Mattercomic story1pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones
40Plague Take Itcomic story2.75pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsBetty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
41-comic story0.25pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsArchie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
42Fun Pageactivity0.5
43Fun Pageactivity0.5Souphead
44Signed, Sealed & Deliveredcomic story3.67Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy
45Fun Pageactivity0.33Jughead Jones
46Cold Shouldercomic story1pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
47Watch the Beardie!comic story2pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones
48Charge of the Light Brigandcomic story3.75pencils: Samm SchwartzWaldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
49Sour Notecomic story0.25pencils: Samm SchwartzReggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
50Fun Pageactivity0.5Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
51Fun Pageactivity0.5
52Spike Workcomic story1pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
53Of Debts or Dates!comic story3.67pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
54Fun Pageactivity0.33
55Vase the Matter?comic story3.67pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
56-comic story0.33pencils: George FreseJughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
57Weight and See!comic story1pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
58Art for Art's Ache!comic story2pencils: Red HolmdaleJughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
59Life Is Just a Bolo of Cherriescomic story3pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
60Strictly Businesscomic story1Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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