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Archie Comics #18

Archie · Series began 1942 · January-February 1946

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Dates

Cover date: January-February 1946
On sale: November 23, 1945
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Al Fagaly, Bill Vigoda, Al McLean, Bill Woggon, Bob Montanainks: Al Fagaly, Bill Vigoda, Al McLean, Bill Woggon

Stories

The Frog Catcher · 6 pages
Archie catches some frogs for a jumping contest and puts them in a casserole dish. Later, Mrs. Andrews mistakes the dish for food and serves it when Judge Morrow comes to visit.
The Lucky Coin · 6 pages
Archie is convinced that his lucky coin works until it causes him bad luck at Pop Tate's.
The Soda "Jerk" · 2 pages
Archie gets a job at Pop Tate's and accidentally puts castor oil in all of the sodas he sells.
The Dummy · 8 pages
Archie and Jughead create a dummy Archie for the murder scene in the school play. This causes chaos when people mistake the dummy for the real Archie.
Untitled · 7 pages
After a cooking class mishap, Betty and Veronica bake a cake to practice their skills. However, the cake causes more chaos than the cooking class.
Negative Psychology · 8 pages
While at an assembly to nominate a class president, Betty yells at Archie and Archie is accepted as a nominee. Archie tells everyone not to vote for him, but Archie's psychology teacher tells him that this will only make more people vote for him. Archie has candy in his mouth during his speech, making him sound like Mr. Weatherbee. Because of this, Archie wins the election.

Publisher’s description

"Negative Psychology." The students of Riverdale High are nominating worthy class presidents -- so how did Archie's name get into the mix? He's stuck running for election despite the overwhelming disdain for his nomination. Now Jughead has to work overtime to stop his best pal from receiving any votes! Can they put a halt to his unwanted campaign? As an added trivia bonus, this is the final comic under the MLJ banner. Be sure to keep a lookout for the first appearance of the company as Archie Comics!

Characters

Archie AndrewsVeronica LodgeBetty CooperJughead JonesReggie MantleMr. WeatherbeeMiss GrundyPop TateMary AndrewsAlice CooperHal CooperDittoDottyStreaky Shore

Reprinted in

Archie Archives (2011), Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2011), Archie (2015), Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (2015), Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest (2019)