Dates
- Cover date
- Winter 1961-62
- On sale
- December 28, 1961
- Pages
- 84
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #19 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition25¢ coverSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- School Pigeon · 5 pages
Archie and Jughead send Prof. Flutesnoot's robot to Mr. Weatherbee's office, intending to scare him. Instead the robot turns out to be an electronic tattletale, relating all the misdeeds that Archie and Jughead have done lately.
- Sweat Shirk · Archie's Pal Jughead · 0.5 pages
Jughead gets a job that pays a dollar an hour, much to the surprise of Pop Tate.
- Merry Old Mobile · 0.5 pages
Archie gives Miss Grundy a ride in his jalopy, prompting a comment by Mr. Weatherbee.
- Like Real Gone · Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica · 5 pages
While visiting her father's top-secret government plant, Veronica gets a mild dose of radiation that causes her to become temporarily invisible, in bits and pieces.
- Archie Presents the Riverdale High School Opera Workshop (or Carmen Through the Wry) · 2 pages
Riverdale High puts on an opera, with predictable results.
- Big Shot · 1 pages
The doctor asks Jinx where she'd like to get her shot (injection).
- The Cowboy's Horse · 1 pages
Article on horses used by cowboys.
- The Siren · 6 pages
Jughead spills a liquid he made in chemistry class on his hamburger and the reaction with the hamburger and pickle juice turns it into a potion. He accidentally spills it on Miss Grundy's hair, and she spends the rest of the story fighting off the amorous attentions of all males she meets.
- Seeing Stars · 2 pages
When Reggie flirts with Midge, Moose sends him to dreamland where he has visions of snuggling with popular movie stars.
- Snowbound · Archie · 6 pages
Archie gets stuck in a deep snow drift. Everyone tries to take advantage of the situation instead of helping him get out.
- Concerned! · 1 pages
Greg worries about Jinx when she's gone on vacation.
- Haste Space · Archie · 6 pages
Archie and Jughead convince each other that Dilton is a space alien in disguise.
- Giving an Old Gag New Tracks · Betty and Veronica · 1 pages
Betty and Veronica share a pair of skis and in avoiding a tree repeat an old magazine cartoon gag.
- Archie's Riverdale High Bulletins · 0.5 pages
Humorous notices in a bulletin board format.
- Weather or Not! · 0.5 pages
Miss Grundy said her class would have a test, rain or shine; but the class is overjoyed when it is snowing.
- Mad Hatter · 0.5 pages
Betty tries to get Archie to notice her new hat.
- Litter-Bugged! · Souphead · 0.5 pages
Souphead put up signs advertising free kittens. As the seasons roll past, there are more and more cats to give away.
- A Pinch of That... · 0.5 pages
Shrimpy catches falling snowflakes on his tongue, but decides they need a little sugar.
- Western Style! · 0.5 pages
Shrimpy's western friend already knows the "Three R's" -- Roping, riding and roundup.
- Choose Your Channel · 5 pages
Mrs. Lodge and Veronica do their morning exercises while watching the "Buddy Bicep" TV show. They nag Archie and Mr. Lodge into exercising, too; but the men find the "Sandra Shapely" exercise show more to their liking.
- The Trapper · 1 pages
Article about early 19th century fur trappers in the western United States.
- Brush Off! · Dilton Doily [Dilton Doiley] · 1 pages
Dilton decides to become an abstract art painter.
- Stair-Brained · Moose · 1 pages
After reading a sign that says "Dogs must be carried on escalator," Moose is stuck on the first floor, because he doesn't have a dog.
- Child's Play · 6 pages
Archie and Jughead build a snowman that looks like Mr. Weatherbee. Mr. Weatherbee changes it to look like Miss Grundy, who then changes it to look like Prof. Flutesnoot. The Professor ultimately gets revenge on Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy.
- The Passion Potion · 7 pages
Professor Flutesnoot invents a potion that makes Archie irresistible to Betty and Veronica, at least until it is washed off.
- The Hole Truth! · 0.5 pages
Jughead falls into a manhole and Moose asks him a dumb question.
- Shower Stalled · Archie's Folks · 0.5 pages
When it starts to rain while Mrs. Andrews is downtown, Mr. Andrews is afraid she'll step inside a store and do some shopping.
- Class to Spare · 0.5 pages
Veronica's new car has a compact car in the trunk as a spare.
- Horse Operator · Archie's Pal Jughead · 0.5 pages
Jughead and Souphead watch a western on TV.
- Watched Dog · 0.5 pages
Veronica's new puppy doesn't pass the test as a guard dog.
- Bum Start · 0.5 pages
Jughead applies for an after-school job, but isn't very interested in taking it.
- Psycho Logic! · Archie's Folks · 0.5 pages
Archie's mother reads a psychologist's column in the newspaper that says teenagers should treat their parents with awe.
- Miss Deal · 0.5 pages
Veronica gets upset when Archie won't let her win at cards.
- If Teen-Agers Ran Cape Canaveral · 3 pages
Parody of what would happen in teenagers were in charge of the space program.
- The Little Man Who Wasn't There · 1 pages
Jughead makes a sculpture called "The Martian." It helps that a Martian comes in a flying saucer to pose for him each day.
Characters
Reprinted in
Jughead with Archie Digest (1974), Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (1974), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2010), Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (2021)