Archie Annual (1950) comic books 1950-1959

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "Notes to You!", script by Ray Gill, pencils by Samm Schwartz; When Archie passes up Betty to talk to Veronica, Betty gets mad and writes him a poison pen letter. "Gym Dandy," script by Ray Gill, art by Samm Schwartz; When the gym falls apart Archie organizes a dance to raise money to build a new gym. "The Battle of the Rattle"; Archie lets Veronica borrow his father's car. "Who's Zoo?"; Jughead's working at the zoo and accidentally lets a monkey loose. Archie Puzzle Fun. "Stop! You're Breaking My Glass"; Archie keeps accidentally breaking glasses in the Chok'lit Shop. "The Rug Cutter!", script by Ray Gill, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Betty can't go to the movies with Archie until she does some chores around the house, and Archie decides to help. "No Soap," script by Ray Gill, pencils by Samm Schwartz; Archie and Betty decide to wash and dry the clothes Archie's mom wanted taken to the laundromat. "The Pin-Up"; Jughead is babysitting and he thinks the baby has swallowed a pin. "The Bugaboo Buster!", script by Ray Gill, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica decides to hold a hard luck party for Friday the thirteenth. "No Pool Like an Old Pool," script by Ray Gill, pencils by Bil Vigoda; It's winter so Archie decides to set up an indoor pool in the attic to swim in. "The Little Squirt," script and pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie keeps accidentally squirting Mr. Weatherbee with various liquids. "What Makes Jughead Run?"; Riverdale needs to win the track meet, but the coach has to figure out what made Jughead run so fast before. "Nifty Fifty" text story by Ray Gill. "Knights to You"; Archie and Jughead go to the museum and Archie puts on a suit of armor. "Fat's the Spirit," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Archie suddenly becomes fat. "My Job Is Your Job"; Archie needs to earn five bucks to take Veronica out so he has Jughead line up jobs for him to do. "There's a Patch to It!"; There's a patch hop on tonight and Archie wants to avoid being patched by anyone but Veronica. 116 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Famous Archie Series Characters"; Portraits in an art gallery format. "A Creep in the Deep," art by Bob Montana; The gang plans to have a picnic on Archie's new boat, the Droopy Sloop. "Taking the Phone Out of Life," art by Bob Montana; Pop Tate is sick and tired of the phone booth in the Chok'lit Shop and has it removed. "Better Never Than Late"; Annoyed by Jughead's lateness, Miss Grundy wants him to check in to school using a time clock. "Indian Wear Dance"; Veronica has a party where everyone has to dress like an Indian and the best dressed wins a wooden store Indian. "Dinner at Ate"; Jughead has an eating contest with Chowhound McGuirk. Archie's Pal Jughead house ad. "Nothing but the Tooth"; Fred, Archie and Veronica all have to go to the dentist. "Country Cousin," art by George Frese; Jughead's Ozark cousin Juniper visits Riverdale. "Uses His Head"; Archie tries out for the football team, much to the Coach's annoyance. "Puck Luck"; Reggie and Betty decide to pretend to have a crush on each other to make Veronica Jealous and go with Reggie to the dance instead of Archie. Archie Puzzle Fun. Archie's Rival Reggie house ad. "Death on Wheels" text article. "Hollywood Scream Test"; Jughead's uncle Max from Hollywood is in town and Archie and Jughead have created a beauty contest. "Bustin' Out All Over"; Mr. Weatherbee hates the bust of Timothy Wiggins that's displayed on campus, but he can't get rid of it until he has a replacement, so the gang has a bust of Mr. Weatherbee made. "All in One"; Mr. Weatherbee thinks Archie is wasting his time going after girls and tries to get him a hobby. "Gals and Pals"; Jughead gets a part-time job putting letters in envelopes and mailing them. "Pane in His Neck"; Reggie buys a replacement pane of glass when he breaks one Archie and Jughead are carrying. "Pardon My Pup Tent," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie and Jughead try to put up a pup tent. Adventures of the Dover Boys house ad. "The Foul Fowl"; For their Home Economics class, Betty and Veronica must prepare a dinner for four. "All Tarred Out," art by Bob Montana; Archie and Jughead have to repair a hole in the garage roof. 116 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "Watch the Birdie"; Mr. Weatherbee is going to shoot the school class's picture. "The Male Bag"; Betty's dad gives her some hunting tips. "Ring On My Finger"; Lottie wears Jughead's fraternity ring. "Toupee Or Not Toupee"; Mr. Weatherbee's wife bought him a toupee to wear, but he doesn't want anyone at school to see him in it. "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Faked a Cake..."; Veronica has to bake a cake for cooking class and Reggie volunteers to help her. "Sun Stroke," script and art by Dave Berg; Jughead is suffering from sun stroke. "Suits Me!"; Veronica invites Archie to a swanky garden party and he down to one pair of pants. "Hollywood Tattle Tales" article. "Love Thy Neighbor," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie mistakenly thinks that Mr. Lodge has gone bankrupt and mobilizes the town to come to his rescue. "The Big Game Hunter"; Veronica wants Archie to take her to the Yarvard game but when he finally gets tickets he learns he has the wrong game. Archie's Rival Reggie house ad. "Sick and Tired," script and art by Dave Berg; Veronica keeps trying to get a handsome life guard's attention. "Sneak Snack"; Reggie forgot his lunch and takes one of Jughead's sandwiches. "Along Came a Spider"; Archie and Jughead make a trick spider. "Bear-Faced Lie"; Archie tries to impress Veronica by having Jughead dress up like a bear and shoot him. "The Big Fraudcast"; Reggie tries to cheat using a radio. "Athlete's Feat," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie and Jughead help Betty create a gym in her house. "Starve Or Bust"; Jughead competes in both a hamburger-eating contest and a pie-eating contest. "Archie Cleans Up!"; Mr. Weatherbee makes the mistake of telling Archie to spread the word about the clean-up campaign for schools. "An Old Fashioned Girl"; Betty tries to keep Archie around with a television. "A Moose Is As Good As a Mile"; Archie takes Veronica hunting. "Thar He Blows!"; Jughead goes to the beach for hamburgers. 116 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Once a Pond a Time"; Archie plans to go skinny dipping at the pond so Reggie plays a trick on him. "Battery Will Get You Nowhere"; Archie needs $17.50 for a new battery for his car. Archie Puzzle Fun. "Hits and Misses"; Archie finds out that Betty and Veronica have started a girl baseball team and he offers to teach them to play. "The Unsung Hero"; Moose beat up Jughead for talking to Lottie, but he needs Jughead to help him pass a test so he can play football. "There Is Nothing Like a Dame!"; Archie is in a slump because Veronica felt he was immature, unlike the 20 year old she's now dating. "The Finishing Touch"; Betty hears Archie is looking for her and he has an idea for a moonlight dinner. "The Urn Turns"; Archie and Jughead clean the attic and try to sell an urn for a few dollars. "Strenuos Strategy"; Betty uses the book "How To Get Your Man" by Ima Spinster to try and win Archie. "Dog Daze"; Jughead hypnotizes Archie to prove to Veronica he can do it. "Out of This Whirl"; Archie and the gang create a planetarium using golf balls, balloons and basketballs. "The Bottle Baby"; Jughead is taking some returnable bottles in a baby carriage. "Flash In the Pan"; Mr. Weatherbee's picture is accidentally put on wanted posters. "Queen of the May"; Mr. Weatherbee is under pressure from parents to pick their daughter as the Queen of the May. "New Leaf"; Reggie decides to turn over a new leaf and give up practical jokes. "Oh, Baby!"; Archie has to watch Veronica's kid cousin, Carol Ann, while she goes out. "Passing the Buck!", script by Frank Doyle, art by George Frese; Jughead tells Miss Grundy that a workman is a counter-fitter and she misunderstands. "Boast of the Town"; Archie, Betty and Jughead go to a ritzy party with upper crust snobs. 116 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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c"Poor Little Rich Whirl," pencils by George Frese, inks by Terry Szenics; Betty is jealous of Veronica's wealth; Veronica invites her for an overnight visit to emphasize her wealth and get her to give up Archie. "The Straight and Narrow"; Jughead can't paint a straight line because he has hiccups. "Watered Down"; Betty can't hear Veronica through the shower door. "Hide and Shriek"; Archie, Reggie and Jughead try to avoid three girls who want to invite them to a girls-ask-boys dance. "Lens Me Your Heart"; Archie and his friends decide to write a feature article in the school paper about Miss Grundy but they don't want her to know about it so they ask her some questions and then make up an excuse that it's just to keep on file in case they need to write her obituary. "Soil Foil"; Reggie's father tells him to move a large pile of loam around to the back of the yard but Reggie cons Archie into doing the work for him. "A Vase Daze"; Archie smashes Mr. Weatherbee's vase when he bumps into him in the hallway. "Cat Nipped"; Archie's father comes home with a good catch of fish but decides to not tell Archie's mother until after she's finished razzing him about not catching anything. "Rumors are Lying!"; Betty has a dream that Archie asked her to go steady; When she shares that dream with others it turns into a rumor. "Zoot Yourself!"; Betty and Veronica insult the clothes worn by Archie and Reggie so Reggie takes Archie to Cal's Classy Clothes where they end up buying oversized outfits. "Follow the Swallow!"; As part of her technique of dealing with boys Veronica gives Archie a hard time to keep him off balance. "Fright for Sore Eyes!"; Archie offers to look for a prowler outside the Lodge mansion. "Share Cropper!"; Mr. Lodge encourages Veronica to share Archie with Betty. "Old and New-rosis"; Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy send Jughead to a psychiatrist to see why he eats so much. "Chairful Tidings"; Archie answers the door at Veronica's house and tells Mrs. Mammoth to take a chair—meaning to have a seat. "Counter Attack"; Archie says he doesn't have to see or hear Veronica to know that she's around because she radiates magnetic influences that attract him. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. Archie Giant Series house ad. "For Betty or Worse"; Archie makes a date with Betty, but Betty thinks Veronica will make Archie cancel for a ride in her new car; Betty sabotages Veronica's car. "Scent Sore"; Veronica has an exclusive perfume made for her, which makes Betty jealous; Jughead tries to invent an insecticide for roses. "Past Performance!"; Veronica and her parents are spending the summer in a rented cabin; They find a trunk of turn of the century women's clothes that was left in the cabin. "Slap Happy"; Reggie tries to convince Archie that women like to be treated roughly; Archie and Veronica decide to trick Reggie with a stunt where Archie pretends to slap Veronica and Veronica claps her hands behind her back to provide a sound effect. House ads for Little Archie and Little Archie in Animal Land. "A Loan and Blue!"; Reggie gives a lecture every time someone wants to borrow anything. "Voice and Girls Together"; Archie and Reggie are lovesick over the new girl Vilma; Betty and Veronica try pampering the boys, but that doesn't work. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals house ad. "Man's Best Friend"; Reggie torments a dog in a pet shop window; Later Veronica buys the dog and Reggie keeps tormenting it. "Weak End"; Reggie keeps jumping to conclusions and thinks Archie is going away for the weekend and Veronica will be free to date him. "Gemini Crickets"; Jughead's horoscope says today will be his lucky day; Instead he gets caught up in a scheme by Midge to teach Moose not to be so jealous. "Mutual Aggravation Society," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica says she and Archie are compatible because of "true love"; Betty tests the theory by sending Jughead over for the afternoon. Archie's Christmas Stocking house ad. "Clothing Dummy"; Every time Betty buys a new dress, Veronica buys the same style and comes up with a scheme to make Betty takes hers back. "Mooseketeer," art by Tom Moore; Jughead convinces Reggie that Moose, like all bullies, is a coward at heart; He uses padding and makeup to make Reggie look like a thug. "Phony Pony," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Archie plans on attending a masquerade party as a cowboy riding a horse, but Jughead and Reggie don't want to play the part of his horse. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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"Popular Demand"; Is Archie popular?; Read about it in the newspapers. "Phone Loving Crowd"; Archie's friends are using his family's phone to make long distance calls. "Spanks for the Advice," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie is babysitting Veronica's little cousin Leroy, who everybody believes needs a good spanking. "Big Wheels!"; Archie gets a job at the carnival. "Who Do Voo Doo?"; Archie doesn't believe in superstitions but Betty and Reggie do. "Handball Happy," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Reggie get caught playing handball against the building, first by Mr. Weatherbee then by Miss Grundy. "Popularity Pest," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead helps Betty pick out a dress; Unfortunately, it's the same dress he helped half the girls in the school pick out. Archie's Christmas Stocking house ad. "Sailor Beware!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; The gang wants to go to a moonlight sail but they can't afford it, except for Jughead. "Just an Idea," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Reggie tries to come up with a new way to clean erasers. "Nip & Talk"; Mr. Weatherbee is for the birds. "Crate Fun!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie and his friends find a crate. When they try to open it they all get injured. "The Unkindest Cut" starring Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Don Keyhote. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.