Archie Annual (1950) comic books 1958-1960

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.

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"A Star Is Born"; Mr. Lodge's friend swindles him out of $2,000 with a worthless painting. "Date Deflate"; Betty's new friend sees Archie and Veronica together and wants an introduction; Betty stalls because she doesn't want her gorgeous friend to catch Archie. "So's Your Aunt Mathilda," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty can't get her handsome new neighbor to notice her; She tells Jughead her problem and he suggests that she write to "Aunt Mathilda's Advice to the Lovelorn" column. "What's the Pitch?", script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; No one on the baseball team can pitch. Coach Kleats wanders the hallways and finds a tall boy who is great throwing an apple core. Archie Giant Series ad. "Scalp-Treatment!", pencils by Bill Vigoda; sAll the boys are wearing Mohawk-style wigs as a fad; Archie shows up with a Mohawk, too; but nobody told him about the wigs. "Calm and Collected," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead wants Reggie to help him clean out a garage for half of $10; Reggie refuses, saying he needs to rest up for the party he's hosting that evening. "Stars and Gripes," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie wins a contest and gets a date with movie star Jane Bustle; He doesn't know who she is, but Mr. Weatherbee does, and says she was quite a beauty--after World War I. "An Ear for Music!"; Reggie tries to pull a mean trick on the new kid, Tuffy, when he thinks Jughead told him Tuffy was "stone deaf." "Diet Riot," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Weatherbee is ordered to go on a diet, with Miss Grundy in charge of seeing he stays on it. "No Help Wanted; Archie's father gets two tickets to the boxing match; Archie already has a date with Veronica for that night. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.