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CATALOG RECORD

Archie Comics #80

Archie · Series began 1942 · May-June 1956

Dates

Cover date
May-June 1956
On sale
March 19, 1956
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: George Frese, Al Fagaly, Samm Schwartz, Dan DeCarlo, Joe Edwards, Tom Mooreinks: Joe Edwards

Stories

  • Brawn Yesterday · 5 pages

    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.

  • See You in My Screams! · 4 pages

    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. When Miss Grundy calls, Reggie and Jughead disguise their voices to make her think she has a wrong number. When it's Archie's turn, Miss Grundy lets him know nobody has fooled her.

  • Essay Come, Essay Go · 4.67 pages

    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.

  • Water Proof · 0.33 pages

    Jughead says he dropped his watch in the river two years ago and it's still running - the river, that is.

  • Is That a Fact? · 2 pages

    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 · 0.5 pages

    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.

  • Timber Time · 0.5 pages

    Pat decides to use an axe to chop down a huge tree that is in the way of their ball field.

  • Big Push · 0.5 pages

    Betty is all excited to hear that Jughead saved Reggie when he fell in the lake.

  • Once a Pond a Time! · 1 pages

    When an old lady criticizes Archie for putting worms on a hook while fishing, Archie shows her that his bait is a plastic worm.

  • Sinker Swim! · 4 pages

    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.

  • Trying Time! · 0.5 pages

    Veronica tries on many pairs of shoes, only to leave the shoe store without buying once it stops raining.

  • Father Glows Best! · 4 pages

    Archie is embarrassed when his father tells stories of his youth when his friends are over. He complains to his mother and his father overhears and has his feelings hurt. He goes to his lodge. Archie's friends come over, but Archie is upset. His friends tell him they liked listening to his father's stories, and a surprised Archie rushes to the phone and calls his father at the lodge, asking him to come home.

Characters

Archie AndrewsVeronica LodgeBetty CooperJughead JonesReggie MantleHiram LodgeMiss GrundyDilton DoileyFred AndrewsMary AndrewsPat the Brat

Reprinted in

Archie (1955), Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2011), Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (2014), Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest (2021)

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