Archie Giant Series Magazine #2 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: 1955
Key date: 1955-09-16
On-sale date: 1955-09-16
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Archie's Christmas Stocking	cover	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason, Mr. Weatherbee
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
2	Mother Glows Best	comic story	2	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge
3	The Flight Before Christmas!	comic story	2	pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
4	Cheep Gift	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Betty Cooper
5	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
6	Who's Got the Button?	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
7	Boot the Works	comic story	4	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
8	Guest Pest	comic story	4	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Samm Schwartz; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Uncle Squattley; Pop Tate
9	Bus Flop	comic story	0.5	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
10	Jughead Fun Page	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
11	Who's Sick Now	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
12	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration)	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
13	Jet-ter Bug	comic story	3.5	pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
14	What's Cooking?	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; letters: Bob Bolling	Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Frizzle [Miss Beazley]
15	Pane Piker	comic story	0.5	script: Bob Bolling; pencils: Bob Bolling; inks: Bob Bolling; letters: Bob Bolling	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
16	Lens Me Your Heart!	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
17	Hiccup Happy	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
18	Fun Page	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (Illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)	Archie Andrews
19	Color Blind	comic story	2.75	pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
20	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
21	A Three-Way Partnership That Benefits Everybody	public service announcement	1	script: George Humphrey
22	Lola-Bye	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Lola Brigida; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
23	Juice in Time!	comic story	4	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
24	Gift of Gab	text story	3	pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob White	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
25	Tooth Delay	comic story	2	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
26	-	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (Illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
27	Jughead Fun Page	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (Illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
28	For Goodness Sake!	comic story	4	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
29	Archie the Football Player	comic story	1	pencils: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mr. Weatherbee, Betty Cooper
30	Brain Storm	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
31	Board Stiff	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
32	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
33	Here Comes the Bribe	comic story	2.75	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
34	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
35	Girl Hazy!	comic story	4	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
36	Car Stop	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm Schwartz	Hiram Lodge
37	-	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (Illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
38	Eggs-Asperation	comic story	2	pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Hal Cooper; Pop Tate
39	Bull's-Eye Baloney	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
40	Under Wraps	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
41	The Soda Jerk	comic story	0.5	script: Joe Edwards	Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
42	-	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (Illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
43	In and Outer	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Smithers the butler
44	Skinned Deep!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
45	-	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (Illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
46	Music Hath Charms	comic story	3	pencils: George Frese; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Prof. Flutesnoot; Superintendent
47	Flatly Miss-Taken	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
48	Steer Crazy	comic story	2	pencils: George Frese; inks: Vincent DeCarlo; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
49	All His Marbles	comic story	3.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
50	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
51	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration)	Jughead Jones
52	Fun Page	activity	0.5	pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)	Veronica Lodge
53	Car Careless	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones
54	The Big Story	comic story	0.5		Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle
55	Knick Knack Knots	comic story	2.75	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
56	Pass Master	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
57	Mess Up!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Cousin Leroy, Veronica Lodge
58	Patchwork!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper
59	Spaghetti Twister!	comic story	0.75	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
60	Heads I Win, Tails You Lose!	comic story	0.25	pencils: Red Holmdale	Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews
61	It's Elementary, Archie	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Mary Andrews
62	Fresh Hair Fiend	comic story	3	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: George Frese; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

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