Archie (1943 Archie Comics) comic books 1956

"How're You Fixed for Blades," pencils by Harry Lucey (?);Archie talks Mr. Weatherbee into having the faculty attend an ice-skating get-together on Saturday, not realizing that Archie's ulterior motive is make the faculty so tired and sore from skating that they won't be able to come to school on Monday. "Takes Two to Tangle," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie and Reggie have a fight to decide to who will take Veronica to the dance; Reggie wins easily, which causes Archie to practice boxing with Jughead; At the dance, Archie tries to take Veronica home, thinking he can now beat Reggie. "Anty-Social!", script by Frank Doyle (?), art by Bob Montana (?);Jughead spends weeks teaching an ant to do tricks, but when he and Archie take the ant to the booking agent, things go badly. Archie Fun Page. "A Cool Out"; Pat gets in trouble when he hits a boy with a snowball. "Hidden Assets"; Archie is complaining to Betty about the money Veronica spends on beauty treatments. "Dots a Plenty"; Veronica and another girls talk about liking a polka-dot dress they just saw; However, when Betty comes in the Choklit Shoppe wearing that dress, the two decide they don't like it. "Stutter Nonsense"; Reggie makes fun of Sam, who stutters, but Sam gets the last laugh. "Fit to Be Tied!"; Somebody swipes Archie's jacket at the Chocklit Shoppe; After describing the jacket, Archie doesn't get much sympathy from Pop. Archie Giant Series ad. "Phone Flub"; Archie tries to make Veronica jealous with a fake phone call, but is exposed when a repairman comes to fix the pay phone, which has been out of order all day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Brawn Yesterday," pencils by Harry Lucey (?);After reading the book "Mind Over Matter," Archie convinces himself that he can beat up Reggie (and proceeds to demonstrate on poor Jughead); However, when he confronts Reggie with his positive outlook, he finds that Reggie hasn't read the book. Super Duck ad. "See You in My Screams!", pencils by Harry Lucey (?);When Archie gives a smart-aleck answer to Miss Grundy in class, she says she will phone his father that night; Reggie comes up with a plan to get Archie's parents out of the house. "Essay Come, Essay Go"; While baby-sitting for Mr. and Mrs. Smedley, Archie tries to write an essay for school; A radiator keeps making noise, but when Archie goes to get a screw to fix it, he gets his hand stuck in a jar, leading to a series of mishaps. Is That a Fact? article; A series of factual anecdotes about Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, oxidation of iron, fish diseases, the worth of a minerals in a human body; and the size of mice and whales at birth. "A Square"; When Pat drops a box of doughnuts and they all roll away, he returns to the baker and asks if he has any square ones. "Once a Pond a Time," pencils by Harry Lucey (?);When an old lady criticizes Archie for putting worms on a hook while fishing, Archie shows her that his bait is a plastic worm. Archie Annual ad. "Sinker Swim"; To keep Archie and Reggie from fighting to see who gets to take Veronica to a Jimmy Clax dance, Mr. Lodge offers to officiate a trout fishing contest between the two. Wilbur ad. Archie Club ad. "Father Glows Best"; Archie is embarrassed when his father tells stories of his youth when his friends are over. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Tom Moore? and unknown. Art by Tom Moore? and unknown. Archie gives Betty a "dime and clip" in "Gem Dandy"! Plus: Reggie believes Jughead is girl crazy in the half-pager "Like A Fox"; Archie and Reggie are going spear fishing, while Jughead remains on the pier in "The Wrong Spear-It!"; Midge tells Big Moose to count to ten before he loses his temper in "Lost And Pound"; they have real tasty dishes at the drive-in the Reggie half-pager "Chow Chuckle" by Tom Moore?; Mr Lodge likes to go diving and thinks that he's an expert in the 1-pager "Lookouts Below"; Archie tells Betty that he gets sleepy in a warm room, so she turns the thermostat up to 90 in "Kiss-Spoof!"; Mr Lodge thinks he sees a sea monster in the 1-pager "See Monster!"; and Archie invites Veronica to the dance, and then hears he has to know how to dance the Mambo in "Ankles Away"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Samm Schwartz (?). "Toney Phonies!"; When Veronica sees Archie helping Betty and Jughead tidy up the yard to prepare for next week's barbeque, Veronica suddenly reveals that she has a catered affair scheduled for the same night. "Fit to Be Tried," script by Frank Doyle (?), pencils by Bob Montana (?);Veronica knits a sweater for Archie; Betty overhears Veronica tell Archie that she put the sweater in a locker she shares with Betty; After a battle with her conscience, Betty douses the package in water, then dries it out on a hot radiator. Katy Keene ad. "Buddha Pest," pencils by Harry Lucey (?); Archie admires a small statue of Buddha; Veronica says it's been in the family for years, but is one of a pair and is practically worthless without its mate. "Chip Off the Old Back!", pencils by Harry Lucey (?);Archie's father injures his back while playing ball with Archie in the backyard. "Fashion Passion," pencils by Samm Schwartz (?);Veronica has a crush on fashion plate Lucius Peeby, whose father is editor of "Young Squire," which sets the tone for new teen boy styles. Little Archie ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.