Archie (1943 Archie Comics) comic books 1958

Add to cart FR 1.0 $10.00 View scans 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Harry Lucey. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Dan DeCarlo, Tom Moore and unknown. The school is planning to have an auction to remove surplus and unclaimed items, but Reggie puts the sign on the wrong door in "Auctions of Love"! Plus: Archie needs a photograph of Veronica to enter a contest in "Censor-Snip"; the boys believe the girls are trying to trade them away, so they try to trade themselves in "Don't Barter Me!"; Archie calls the weather bureau before they go out on their picnic in the 1-pager "Sores of Information"; what to do on a dull Saturday in "Nothing Doing!"; the dance committee needs folks to help in the 0.75-pager "Muscle Head"; Moose was standing by the refreshment table in the 0.25-pager "What happened?"; Pat needs 50 cents to join his parents in the Pat the Brat half-pager "Cent-imental Journey"; Pat gets a bow and arrow from his dad in the Pat the Brat half-pager "Bows and Errors"; Archie seeks advice from Betty on what a woman wants in a man in the half-pager "Putty Good"; Jughead's car has a lot of trouble in the half-pager "Hood-Winked"; and Veronica uses the scale at Pop Tate's and discovers that she is now ten pounds overweight in "Never Say Diet!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Cops and Robbers!"; The gang plans to have a surprise party for Veronica; They get Betty to keep her occupied, but her absence from home, along with some confusing phone calls, have Mr. Lodge convinced that Veronica has been kidnapped. "Oh Sleigh, Can You See!"; When he's running late for school, Archie borrows Murgatroyd's sled to gain some time. "Counter Spy"; Archie gets a part-time job at Pop Tate's; Reggie tries to get Archie fired by ordering an improbable sandwich of "cucumbers, chopped liver, hard-boiled eggs, tuna fish, chopped walnuts, and a slice of salami." "Whine, Swimmin' and Song"; Coach Kleats can't get the girls in his swimming class to get in the water; They gossip and swoon over a crooner named Elvis Boone. Archie Giant Series ad. "A Vicious Cycle"; Reggie has a new Italian motorcycle and has Veronica's attention; Archie tries to counter by building a homemade scooter of his own. Archie Club News. "Share Nonsense!"; A business client arrives at the Andrews' home a half-hour early; Archie must entertain him, but a garbled telephone conversation makes him think the client enjoys practical jokes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Joe Edwards and unknown. Archie takes pride in being a news reporter -- even if it's only for the school newspaper. But Reggie takes glee in sending "Scoop" Andrews on false leads, especially if it frees up Veronica for the night, in "Stop the Presses"! Plus: Veronica is on a diet and is walking to lose weight in "Fallen Arch's"; Archie learns that Veronica is sick and races to her side, barreling into Betty in the process in "The Old Bawl Game"; Jughead gives Archie a math puzzle to work out in "Sorry, Wrong Number"; Li'l Jinx chases after a man's hat that blew off his head on a windy day in the Li'l Jinx 1-pager "In a Breeze!"; and someone is writing anonymous poison pen letters to the students at Riverdale High, signing them 'The Phantom,' in "Poison Pen Pals"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $289.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: White Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #3726266001

Cover by Harry Lucey & Terry Szenics. Stories by Frank Doyle, Tom Moore and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey & Terry Szenics, Samm Schwartz, Tom Moore, Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick and unknown. Archie returns from a trip to the South, sporting a Southern wardrobe, a Southern accent, and courtly Southern manners that the girls all swoon over in "Southern Exposure!" Plus: Jughead eats twelve rubber hot dogs Reggie brought to a party as a gag in "Man Bites Dog!"; there's a prize being offered to the student who's most helpful to the teachers in "Award To the Wise"; in a fishing competition, Archie uses heavy fishing equipment, while Reggie uses scuba gear to dive in after the fish in "Reel Anglers"; Archie asks us to guess the "stones" associated with different jobs in the activity page "Stone Query"; Archie taking up boxing in the 1-pager "Punch Lines"; and after Veronica says she admires men with poise, Reggie and Betty try to break up her and Archie by causing Archie to have a lot of accidents in "Poise Will Be Poise"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Fred tries to shame Archie into helping Mary with the housework only to find out that the new club that Archie has started is cleaning the homes of all its members in "Half a Loafer"! Plus: Mr. Weatherbee sends Miss Grundy off on a three-day leave before he realizes just how much she does at the school in "Wish You Were Here"; Coach Kleats is upset when Jughead decides to try out for the track team in "What Makes Juggie Run?"; Archie tells Betty about how he argued with Reggie over which one of them would take Betty to the dance in "Right Makes Fight"; Reggie in the 1-pager "Help Wanted"; Archie in the 1-pager "Degrading"; and Reggie gets Archie to watch Tommy's parakeet in "Bird Watcher!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "Counselor at Lore," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Weatherbee tells Archie that he wants to see Archie's father and Archie imagines the worst. "The Punishment Fits the Crime"; Archie's parents are upset when they find their kitchen and workshop in a shambles, but get a surprise when they see what Archie was working on. "A Helping Hand," pencils by Dan DeCarlo (?);Archie and Veronica have to break their date to work in their parents' gardens; Betty volunteers to do the work, but after being kissed by Archie in appreciation, is so lovesick that she butchers both gardens. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Cool Column and Collected"; Archie is gossip columnist for the school newspaper, but has nothing to write about; Jughead volunteers to come up with a juicy item, but manages to get Archie in trouble with both Betty and Veronica. "Royal Bust," script by Frank Doyle, art by Harry Lucey; Mr. Weatherbee has a contest; Whoever can sculpt the best clay bust of him will be named King (or Queen) of the School for a day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Dates the Limit," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie manages to make homework study dates with Betty and Veronica for the same night; By using friend Tommy's motorcycle to commute back and forth he almost gets away with it. "Bitter Batter"; After watching his team struggle to hit the ball in batting practice, Coach Kleats steps in to show them how it's done. "Father Knows Best"; When Archie's father complains that Archie spends too much time at Veronica's, Archie decides to spend the day at home. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "That's My Baby," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica has two tickets for the bowling match at the Sports Palace; When she suspects Betty has a date with Archie, she phones the Better Baby-Sitters' Bureau and sets up a baby-sitting job that Betty has to honor. Archie Club News. "The Tender Trap," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Jughead's mother tells Betty that she can get Archie's attention by pampering him; After an afternoon of having his every wish granted, Archie asks Betty to repeat the performance at his house. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Frank Doyle and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey & Terry Szenics, Bill Vigoda, Bob White, Samm Schwartz and unknown. Fred thinks Archie is spending $100 on Veronica's Christmas present and almost nothing on a present for his own parents in "Dad's Dilemma!" Plus: It's a half-hour until lunch time and everything in class reminds Jughead of hamburgers in "Burgers On the Brain"; Jughead offers to help Archie mow the lawn in "Live and Lawn"; Mr. Lodge doesn't care for Ronnie's taste in music in "Musically Yours"; Archie and Jughead try to install a state-of-the-art hi-fi sound system in Mr. Lodge's house in "High Fie"; Mr. Weatherbee gives Archie some pointers on fencing in "Don't Fence Me In"; and after Veronica vows to be more decisive, her father bets her that she can't go into a store and pick a dress in less than two minutes in "For Bet Or For Worse"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.