Dates
- Cover date
- September 1959
- On sale
- June 29, 1959
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Capitol Facts · 1 pages
Information about Washington D.C. and facts about notable buildings.
- Friday Afternoon "Father Knows Least!" · 6 pages
Mr. Andrews reads an article in the newspaper about teenagers eloping. When he overhears Archie talking to Veronica about going on a trip and having his bags packed, Mr. Andrews assumes the worst.
- Friday Evening "Washington Bound!" · 4 pages
Jughead convinces the bus driver to stop at the White House -- a drive-by diner. Finally, after a long bus ride, everyone arrives safely in Washington, D.C.
- Saturday Morning "All Around The Town!" · 10 pages
The Riverdale crew spend the day touring all the sites in Washington, D.C., including the White House, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. As they tour the Capital Building, Dilton tries to get away from the tour so he can address Congress. He then runs into an official carrying classified documents. Dilton's speech and some of the documents get mixed up and Dilton is arrested as a spy.
- Sunday Morning "Flyin' High!" · 4 pages
The gang goes to the Smithsonian Institute. Chaos follows as Archie tries to keep Dilton out of trouble. But when the two boys struggle, Archie falls into the Wright Brothers' plane that's hanging from a ceiling wire. The wire snaps and Archie glides the plane through the Smithsonian Institute.
- Sunday Afternoon "All's Well That Ends!" · 5 pages
The gang tours the Declaration of Independence then returns home.
Publisher’s description
*Notes:* The cover is a homage of the cover of Archie Annual #4.
Characters
Reprinted in
Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954), Archie Takes a Holiday (1972), Archie Comics Digest (1973), Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (1982), Archie's Double Digest Magazine (1984)