Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1955) comic books 1950-1959

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "Beach Nuts"; Archie and the gang are at the beach on a windy day; Archie sets up a cabana fro Veronica which blows away so Archie nails it down to some wood; They start playing canasta but the wind blows the cards away so they decide to finish play in the cabana but it gets washed out to see with them still in it when the tide comes up. "All Balled Up"; It's the first day of spring and the guys are interested in is baseball rather than girls. Archie Fun Page; Indian war paint designs, how to make Indian rattles, coloring activity and connect the dots. "The Net Wit"; A lepidopterist is in town searching for a rare butterfly and takes the gang with him to try and catch one. "Hoops My Dear"; Mr. Lodge has a very important meeting with Mr. Richbuck with millions on the line and Archie keep disturbing Mr Lodge. "Out in Front"; Archie and Reggie are waiting in line for the school supplies store to open and Reggie hits a guy who he thinks is cutting in line. "Fountain of Youth"; The new fountain that Mr. Weatherbee got school funds for is broken in half on the day that the superintendent is coming to do an inspection. "Gun Fun" public service announcement; Jughead gives Archie gun safety tips. "Fair Game or Fowl"; Jughead is followed by a duck after he feeds him at the pond; The duck then follows Betty into school and goes into Mr. Weatherbee's office. "The More the Merrier"; Mr. Lodge is planning a Founders Day Celebration but when Betty overhears the plans she thinks he's planning a surprise birthday party for Veronica so she invites everyone over to his house. "Babes in the Woods"; Archie gets himself invited on a hike by Veronica but Reggie sabotages his plans and takes her instead. "Never Count on a Dame!" text story. "Angle With a Mangle"; Moose and Midge break up so Archie tries to get Moose to go out with Betty to keep her from getting in between him and Veronica. "Face Your Face"; A TV trivia show takes Jughead's picture and tells him to watch the program to see if his picture comes up. "It's a Snap"; Jughead takes up photography and Archie, Veronica and Mr. Weatherbee pose for the pictures. "Safe on First"; Betty buys a book on how to get to first base with a man and uses it on Archie. "How Now Brown Cow"; Mr. Weatherbee sends Archie to pick up a scow to get rid of garbage and he comes back with a cow. "Leery Theory"; Mr. Weatherbee encourages Coach Kleats to use Archie as a pitcher in the baseball game even though he isn't very good. "Study Buddy"; Archie crams for a test that he has to pass in order to get an increase in his allowance. "Caught with His Plans Down!"; Archie's father says he can't go play gold tomorrow because he has too much to do around the house. 116 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $41.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split, markings on front cover.

"Wax Works"; Veronica thinks Archie is very low brow after criticizing her classical records. "A Current Love"; Betty and Reggie try to get Archie and Veronica to themselves by using the baseball game to get Archie away from Veronica so Reggie can move in. "Old Soldiers Never Die!"; Mr. Weatherbee gets a letter from the draft board to report for a physical. "Pop's Prize Surprise"; Archie enters his mother into a Mother of the Year contest with a trip to Bermuda for the winner. "Battle Up"; Veronica picks a fight with Archie because it's fun making up afterwards. "Beaux 'n' Arrows" text story. "Mantle of the Majors"; Reggie keeps bragging about his baseball skills when Jughead insults him. "No Ifs, Ands or Boats!"; Jughead and Archie build a boat and take it out onto the water but at first it takes on water and then after fixing that problem Archie crashes it into a garbage scow. "Wrong Whey"; Jughead is babysitting a girl for the afternoon and Archie asks if he could borrow some money since he's getting paid for it. "Dance Bait"; When Betty tells Reggie that Archie and Veronica had a quarrel he runs over to her house to take advantage of the situation. "Suit--Yourself"; A department store is having an event at the school to give new outfits to the best dressed students and faculty. "Reggie Makes History"; Mr. Weatherbee promises to prevent Reggie from going to the school dance unless he passes a history test. "Moose Taken Identity"; Midge is tired of Moose's jealousy ruining her life. "Confidentially It Shrinks"; Archie and the gang watch a film on black magic and shrinking heads. "Short but Sweet"; Betty buys a cheap dress and Veronica says it's too cheap and it won't last. "The Dumb Clock"; Archie is late for class and Mr. Weatherbee calls him into his office. "Swollen Profits"; Business has been slow for Pop Tate so Jughead suggests a gimmick to bring people in. "All Unstrung"; The guys are using yo-yos and the girls tell them it's childish but then take the yo-yos and do their own tricks. "Allergy for Algy"; Veronica sends a letter writing about Algernon the 5th, a champion boxer who she's wild about and has become inseparable from. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $17.00 View scans Water saturation.

"Quit Your Kitten"; Veronica's kitten Gallahad runs away so the gang all try to find cats to replace it. "From Pillar to Post!"; Betty and Veronica criticize Moose's English and when he explains what he's doing for Mr. Weatherbee they tell him that he's obviously misunderstood what Mr. Weatherbee was asking him to do. "Station Break!"; Veronica calls Betty to tell her that she's coming into town and that she should tell Archie to pick her up. "Mixed Fix"; Mr. Lodge has a bet with Mr. Moneybags that whoever loses will have to sell the other one their factories. "Ankles Away!"; Jughead goes on a date with Brunhilda because she's cooking a turkey but he fakes a sprained leg so he won't have to dance with her. "String You Sinner"; Reggie tries to cheat on his chemistry test by attaching a book of formulas to a string outside the window but is caught by Mr. Weatherbee. "From Rags to Switches"; Mr. Weatherbee doesn't like the sloppy ways that the kids dress at schools and it's made worse when he hears the superintendent—who also hates sloppy dress—is coming to inspect the school. "It's a Drawl"; A southern girl is in town and has Archie infatuated. "Truce Is Stranger than Fiction!"; Archie let's Mr. Lodges parakeet out of its cage and smashes his plants and knock over his butler while trying to catch it. "Pie in Her Eye!" text story. "Starry Eyed"; After watching a movie about a hunter killing a leopard Archie, Betty and Veronica all have different dreams about it. "Rise 'n' Sign!"; Reggie sticks a sign on Archie's back that says "Midge Loves Me" in order to get Moose mad at Archie. "Oyster Stew"; Jughead gets some oysters and invites Archie and Reggie to share them if they'll help shuck them but they refuse and devise a plan—by buying a few pearls and hiding them in some of the oysters—to get Jughead to shuck them all. "From Hot to Cooler"; Archie gets a job at the car wash wiping down cars by Betty mishears it as swiping cars and thinks that Archie has joined a car theft gang to get enough money for prom tickets. "Trapped"; Reggie tries to borrow money from Archie and Jughead to buy traps for muskrat. "An Explosive Situation"; In order to get back at Reggie for putting a lizard down his back Jughead puts a gadget with an exploding cap under the lid of Reggie's desk so that when Reggie opens it the cap will explode. "There Oughta Be a Law"; Archie thinks there should be a law where kids run things instead of parents. "Special Delivery"; Betty and Veronica create a fictitious personal ad to see who will respond. "Tooth or Consequences"; Jughead has to mow the lawn of one of his father's friends. "Good Losers"; Coach Kleats' team loses the baseball game and his team isn't upset and doesn't make excuses. "Three Must-Get-Theirs"; The guys try to stay out of trouble at school and it makes Mr. Weatherbee nervous that they're hatching some diabolical plan. "Oven Lovin"; Betty wonders why Archie fawns over Veronica but barely notices her. "Plug Ugly"; Reggie insults Moose after he's finished swimming and gets away with it. "Ship Shape"; Veronica has some studio pictures made of herself and gives one to Archie to stop from feeling lonely. "Double Trouble"; Jughead has a new girlfriend Gloria who has a twin. "Top Secret"; Mr. Weatherbee's wig comes off and Archie catches it. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

"The Student Wince!", script by Frank Doyle, art by George Frese; Archie is doing so poorly in school that they call in his father to speak to all of the teachers. "Fan-Dangle," art by Harry Lucey; Veronica is the president of the Danny Downbeat fan club and it's taking up all of her time so Archie makes her quit and Betty takes over as president. "Buss Ride," art by George Frese; Archie makes a deal with Veronica that every time a car with one headlight passes by he would get to kiss her. "Popular Poll," art by Bob Bolling; Archie agrees to take out whoever is voted as as the most popular girl in school. Untitled story, pencils by Harry Lucey; Moose is ineligible to play sports because he got a minus five on his English exam. "Meddle of Honor," art by Bill Vigoda; When Jughead shows Veronica a picture of a handsome war hero who's staying with Betty Veronica demands to take him to the dance. "Native Dancer," art by Samm Schwartz; The guys tries to convince Jughead he's a good dancer so he'll agree to take them all out that night. "Gallant Fox," art by Samm Schwartz; After hearing Archie talking about what he would do if someone made a pass at Veronica she falsely claims that big Moose whistled at her. "Everything's Oak!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Terry Szenics; Reggie is taking care of Mr.Lodge's plants when Archie comes along with an oak tree sapling in a pot. "The Big Charade," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Terry Szenics; The gang play charades. "Daze-y Chain," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie and Jughead go out to find daisy plants because he thinks that's Veronica's favorite flower. Archie Annual ad. "Footloose and Fancy," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Reggie and Jughead are varnishing the gym floor when Reggie deliberately paint Jughead into a corner. "The Rose Achoo," script by Frank Doyle, art by Tom Moore; Archie invites Betty to the festival of roses because Veronica is allergic to them. "Snob Appeal!", pencils by Bill Vigoda; Reggie wants Jughead to introduce him to a posh girl. "Omission of Guilt," art by Joe Edwards. Betty and Veronica Puzzle Fun. "Kickoff," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Reggie asks for Jughead's help in avoiding being beat up by the boyfriend of a girl he dated. "Tracked Down!"; Archie makes a bet that he can take down Moose and devises a way to make it look like Moose is running away from him. Archie's Christmas Stocking ad. "What the Heckle," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Jughead acts as M.C. at Pop Tate's to try and draw in a crowd. "Once A-pond a Time," script by Frank Doyle, art by George Frese; Miss Grundy relays her suspicions about Archie planning to skip school the next day to go fishing so Mr. Weatherbee goes to the pond the next day to watch for him. "Hopping Mad," script and pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Terry Szenics; Coach Kleats tried to show the proper way to catch a ground ball but Jughead brought in a trick ball. "Label Fable," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick and Joe Edwards; Betty buys a dress that's an genuine copy of an original by Pierre of Paris. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $35.00 View scans

Add to cart GD 2.0 $24.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scan 3" spine split from bottom.

"Balance of Power"; Moose shows off his strength at the beach and impresses the girls; Veronica refers to Archie as scrawny. "Bride and Gloom!"; Mr. Weatherbee wants Betty to take some school records to Central City and to take another student to help her. "Hare Brained Scheme"; Archie' mother left in a hurry and didn't prepare any food; Archie's father doesn't have any money with him so they can't go out to eat. "Two for the Money"; Dilton and Moose decide to enter a TV game show as a ventriloquist and a child genius but Archie and Reggie manage to replace Dilton on the show. "Groomed for Doom"; The girls give Jughead a manicure. Reggie takes photos of it to blackmail Jughead. "Clothes Call"; Betty sees a beautiful sweater in a shop windows but it's already been ordered by Veronica. "Rapid Turnover"; Veronica forgot to plant the tulips in the garden so Dilton arranges for Moose to plant them. "Sportin' Spartan"; After listening to a lecture on Spartan courage and their tests of pain endurance Reggie tries to use it against Archie with the winner getting Archie's date. Betty and Veronica Funland activity page. "The Phtt-ographer"; Archie wants to take photos of Veronica for an amateur photo competition but Reggie has already arranged to take pictures of her. "Light Fright"; Archie and Jughead are collecting rocks in a cave when they hear a growl. "Hats Off!" text story. "A Stitch in Time"; Jughead takes up knitting. "The Thing"; Archie gives an ugly vase to Mr. Lodge. Veronica tries repeatedly to get rid of it but Archie keeps bringing it back. 100 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $68.00 View scans

"Fatal Fascination"; The superintendent of schools visits to identify trouble magnets. "Once in a Whirl"; Archie tries to get a record number of spins on the hula-hoop because Reggie suggests there might be a prize for whoever can do the most. "Collector's Item"; Reggie is president of the student council and it's his job to raise money for the school dance refreshments but he doesn't like collecting money from people so Jughead demonstrates how easy it is. "Music Maestro Please!", script by Joe Harold; Shrimpy tries to play the violin. "Right Cross"; Archie and Reggie say there's no point arguing with females because they always think they're right. "Two Seconds to Go"; Archie and Reggie box each other in the ring. "Betty and Veronica Presents the Recording Star of the Month!" article about Tommy Sands. "Chirp Skate"; Archie and Reggie try to believe they have a bird that uses Morse code to predict the winning scores of ball games. "Risky Business"; Archie's father tries to sell insurance to Mr. Lodge. "Speech Deficiency"; Mr. Weatherbee is practicing a speech and gets locked in a clothes closet while trying to hide from Miss Grundy. "Making the Headlines"; Li'l Jinx and Roz check the newspaper to see if Jinx is in there. "Rubber Ribber"; Reggie tries to play a trick on Arch by putting rubber cheese in his sandwich but Archie gives hi sandwich to Moose. "For Debt or for Worse"; Fred can't resist purchasing items from door-to-door salesmen. "Heavy Date"; Archie is broke and has a date with Veronica who wants to go to a fancy restaurant. "Alaska" American Heritage article. "Handy Man"; Archie gets a black eye from opening his locker and tries to hide out at home while it heals; Reggie tries to take advantage of the situation by making it look like Archie is being a coward and is hiding from someone who threatened him. "Snowed In"; Betty and Veronica try to butter up Archie's parents. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $145.00 View scans

Giant-Sized Summer 1959 issue. Cover art by Harry Lucey. Chance Encounter, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie avoids a new girl in town because he doesn't want Veronica to think he's dating the girl. Habit Foaming, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica argue about breaking bad habits. Evil Eyeful, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead pretends to have an evil eye and practices on his friends. Article about Buffalo Bill. Advertisement for Archie Giant Series Magazine #6. 84 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $26.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $25.00 View scans

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.00 View scan Staple rust.

Cover art by Harry Lucey. Ship Shake, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Marty Epp; Mr. Lodge's quiet day on his yacht is repeatedly disturbed by Archie's innocent antics with a miniature speed boat. The Lid's Off; After watching Veronica swoon over an expensive hat in a shop window, Jughead makes a duplicate of it out of seventy-nine cents worth of material. Net Result, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica agrees to train Betty for a match that afternoon for the school tennis championship, but not out of the kindness of her heart. Sock Finish, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead has made grape juice using his grandmother's "old-fashioned recipe"; So Reggie convinces the gang he made the juice by crushing the grapes with his unwashed bare feet. Boarder Line Case, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Lodge tries to pressure Veronica into quitting the job she's taken, using advice Archie has given him. 84 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.