Dates
- Cover date
- 1952
- On sale
- August 12, 1952
- Pages
- 116
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Beach Nuts · 7 pages
Archie and the gang are at the beach on a windy day. Archie sets up a cabana from 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 sea with them still in it when the tide comes up.
- All Balled Up · 6 pages
It's the first day of spring and the guys are interested in is baseball rather than girls.
- The Net Wit · 6 pages
A lepidopterist is in town searching for a rare butterfly and takes the gang with him to try and catch one.
- Hoops My Dear · 6 pages
Mr. Lodge has a very important meeting with Mr. Richbuck with millions on the line and Archie keep disturbing Mr Lodge.
- Out in Front · 2 pages
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 · 6 pages
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. Mr. Weatherbee is also having trouble with Archie getting him wet all day.
- Fair Game or Fowl · 6 pages
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 · 5 pages
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 · 6.67 pages
Archie gets himself invited on a hike by Veronica but Reggie sabotages his plans and takes her instead.
- Never Count on a Dame! · 2 pages
- Angle With a Mangle · 6 pages
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 · 6 pages
A TV trivia show takes Jughead's picture and tells him to watch the program to see if his picture comes up. If they do show hi picture does then he can win money if he phones in and answers the question correctly and then shows up in person to prove it's really him.
- It's a Snap · 6 pages
Jughead takes up photography and Archie, Veronica and Mr. Weatherbee pose for the pictures. When Reggie develops them they get shredded by his fan and when he pieces them back together it appears to show Mr. Weatherbee hitting and kicking Archie and Betty.
- Safe on First · 6 pages
Betty buys a book on how to get to first base with a man and uses it on Archie. When he sees the title of the book he thinks its a book about baseball and tries to borrow it from her.
- How Now Brown Cow · 7 pages
Mr. Weatherbee sends Archie to pick up a scow to get rid of garbage and he comes back with a cow. The farmer doesn't want it back so he takes the cow to his parent's house and then to Veronica's house after his parents make him get rid of it.
- The Moose Trap · 6.67 pages
Jughead is tired of seeing everyone running away from Moose so he decides to use some psychology to handle him.
- Leery Theory · 3 pages
Mr. Weatherbee encourages Coach Kleats to use Archie as a pitcher in the baseball game even though he isn't very good. He says that modern psychology has proven that giving a job to someone with little talent sometimes inspires him to do better work.
- Study Buddy · 3.67 pages
Archie crams for a test that he has to pass in order to get an increase in his allowance. Reggie pretends to help him but gives him false information so Archie flunks his test.
- Caught with His Plans Down! · 6 pages
Archie's father says he can't go play golf tomorrow because he has too much to do around the house. When Archie overhears this he cancels all of his plans and tells his father that he'll do the work around the house so he can play golf. Fred thinks this must be a trick and he won't fall for it.
Characters
Reprinted in
Archie Annual (1951), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2010), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (1950), Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest (2021), Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (2019)