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CATALOG RECORD

Archie Comics #81

Archie · Series began 1942 · July-August 1956

Dates

Cover date
July-August 1956
On sale
May 7, 1956
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Harry Lucey, George Frese, Joe Edwards, Bill Woggon

Stories

  • Gem Dandy · 5.66 pages

    Archie gives Betty a "dime and clip", but when word travels to Veronica, she believes Archie gave her a diamond clip.

  • Like a Fox · 0.33 pages

    Reggie believes Jughead is girl crazy.

  • The Wrong Spear-It! · 2 pages

    Archie and Reggie are going spear fishing, while Jughead remains on the pier.

  • Lost and Pound · 6 pages

    Midge tells Big Moose to count to ten before he loses his temper.

  • Chow Chuckle · 0.5 pages

    Reggie takes Archie to a drive-in with real tasty dishes - and the food is good, too.

  • Lookouts Below · 1 pages

    Archie and Jughead help Veronica dissuade her father from trying a forward backward triple somersault high dive.

  • Kiss-Spoof! · 2 pages

    Archie tells Betty that he gets sleepy in a warm room, so she invites him over and turns the thermostat up to 90.

  • See Monster! · 1 pages

    Mr. Lodge thinks he sees a sea monster.

  • Ankles Away · 4 pages

    Archie has Betty teach him the mambo so he can take Veronica to the dance.

Characters

Archie AndrewsVeronica LodgeBetty CooperJughead JonesReggie MantleMoose MasonHiram LodgeMidge KlumpHermione Lodge

Reprinted in

Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954), Archie (1955), Archie Comics Digest (1973), Jughead with Archie Digest (1974), Archie Annual Digest (1975), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (1992)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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