Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1955) comic books 1955 or before

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.

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"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.

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"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.