Dates
- Cover date
- May-June 1947
- On sale
- March 21, 1947
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Patch Hop · 7.33 pages
Archie tries to escape an ugly girl named Esmerelda, who wants to sew her patch on him to take him to the Patch Hop.
- The Play's the Thing · 6 pages
Archie takes a skull from the school science room to practice his role in Hamlet, but causes chaos when he wears it to avoid Mr. Weatherbee.
- The Vanishing Act · 6.67 pages
Archie buys some invisible ink, but lands himself in hot water when his father mistakes it for real ink.
- Untitled · 6 pages
Betty and Veronica try out a ski slope inside Jonamaker's Department Store and end up wrecking the store.
- Hollywood Tattle Tales · 1.75 pages
- There Oughta Be a Law · 8 pages
Archie and his father set up burglar traps around the house, just in time for rich Uncle Titus to visit.
- Untitled · 9 pages
Archie accidentally ends up on a ski trip that Mr. Weatherbee forbade him from attending.
Publisher’s description
"The Patch Hop." The most dangerous day in Riverdale High history has arrived -- Patch Day! Girls grab their running shoes in hopes of catching a handsome young man and sewing her patch into his pants! Once branded, the boy must take his seamstress to the dance. The male students are ducking and hiding, with the ultimate wish of not getting caught! Following Jughead's capture, Archie tries to avoid the grasp of his admirer Esmerelda. How long can he avoid his biggest fan?
Characters
Reprinted in
Archie Archives (2011)