Issue Details

Issue	#74
Published	May-June 1955
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36

Cover Details

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica
Genre	teen

4 page Archie story "Forgive and Forget"

Characters	Archie; Reggie; Moose; Betty; Veronica; Jughead
Synopsis	After walking with Moose's girlfriend Lottie, Reggie fakes amnesia to keep Moose from beating him up.
Genre	teen

1 page [Red Ball Jets] advertisement "Super-Sonic Simmons..."

Genre	sports
Notes	Ad in strip form for Red Ball Jets athletic shoes.

2 page Archie story "Notes to You!"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	Archie sends a paper airplane note to Veronica but it is intercepted by Mr. Lodge.
Genre	teen

1 page Katy Keene filler "Katy Keene"

Characters	Katy Keene; Sis
Synopsis	Sis can't fall asleep in school when her desk is changed.
Script	Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils	Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks	Bill Woggon (signed)
Notes	Ideas from Karen Krasnoff; Mary Mack; Geraldine Miller.

2 page Archie's Pal Jughead story "Nothing But the Tooth!"

Characters	Archie, Archie's father; Jughead
Synopsis	Jughead tries to find a way to get Archie's sore tooth pulled for free.
Genre	teen

1 page Archie filler "Safety Last!"

Characters	Archie; Jughead
Synopsis	Archie's car backfires and he is stopped by a cop.
Genre	teen

1 page Sport Tips from Coach Frank Leahy advertisement "When Split Seconds Count"

Characters	Former Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy
Genre	sports
Notes	Multi-panel ad for U.S. Keds athletic shoes featuring sports tips from former Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy.

1 page Archie filler "No Miss-Tree; Leaps and Bounce; It's For the Birds"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Veronica; Reggie
Genre	teen
Notes	Three one-half page gag strips.

Half page Archie Club promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Club"

Notes

One-half page promo for the Archie Club. Contest winners are Sandra Romain, $5; and Elizabeth Labine, $3.

Half page Archie's Pal Jughead filler "Pound Foolish"

Characters	Jughead
Genre	teen
Notes	One-half page gag strip.

Half page Archie's Rival Reggie filler "Shoe-per Salesman"

Characters	Reggie
Genre	teen
Notes	One-half page gag strip.

2 page [Archie] text story "Game Girl"

Characters	Archie; Veronica
Synopsis	Archie tries to explain the game of baseball to Veronica.
Genre	teen; sports
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with two 1/8 page panel illustrations.

3 page Archie story "Matinee Idol"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Reggie
Synopsis	Archie is usher at a movie theater and Reggie and Jughead try to get past him to get in free.
Genre	teen
Notes	Bottom 1/4 of last page is separate "Reggie" gag strip.

2 page Archie story "I Love You Sow Much"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Veronica
Synopsis	Archie returns from two weeks at his Uncle's farm.
Genre	teen

Half page Fun Page activity "Masks from Paper Bags"

Notes

1/4 page feature on how to make a mask from a paper bag.

Half page Fearless Fosdick advertisement "Fearless Fosdick"

Characters	Fearless Fosdick; Prudence Pimpleton
Genre	parody; detective
Pencils	Al Capp?
Inks	Al Capp?
Notes	Four panel comic strip for Wildroot Cream Oil hair tonic featuring Fearless Fosdick from the Li'l Abner comic strip. Byline is by Al Capp, but it isn't likely his work.

2 page Archie story "Buttered Toast"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Reggie; Veronica; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Reggie uses flattery to get a good grade from Miss Grundy.
Genre	teen

1 page Archie filler "A Pair of Sneakers"

Characters	Archie; Miss Grundy
Synopsis	Archie and Miss Grundy are both late to school.
Genre	teen

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Archie Annual No. 7"

Characters	Archie; Betty; Veronica
Notes	Illustrated promo for Archie Annual 7 with cover repro. Mail orders receive the annual and a 1956 Archie Calendar for 25¢.

2 page Archie story "Jealously Yours!"

Characters	Archie; Veronica; Jughead; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis	Archie tries to get other girls to ignore him after Veronica becomes jealous.
Genre	teen

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Parents, Teachers, Pupils..."

Characters	Jughead
Notes	One-half page promo for the Archie Comics line. Ten 10¢ titles and seven 25¢ titles are listed.

1 page Archie filler "Reversed Psychology"

Characters	Archie; Jughead; Archie's father
Synopsis	Archie tries to butter up his father to get an advance on his allowance.
Genre	teen

4 page various advertisement "ads"

Notes

Ads for selling White Cloverine Brand Salve (Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.) inside front cover; U. S. Royal bicycle tires (U.S. Rubber Co., Indianapolis, Ind.); Scripto pens and pencils (one-half page); Hit Parade Records -- 18 songs for $2.98 (Better Values Co., Newark, NJ) inside back cover; Baby Ruth Candy Bars (Curtiss Candy Co.) back cover.