PEP COMICS #108 - 1955 was a Special Time!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with cover art unknown, but my guess is Bill Vigoda)

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Imagine being Archie’s Dad… the daily hijinks you have to endure! I always felt Mr. Weatherbee deserved a lot of what he got, but Fred Andrews usually means well (even if he does jump the gun and assume a lot)…

Archie respects and loves his dad… doesn’t really fear him though…

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

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Not like he fears Veronica’s dad!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Samm Schwartz)

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And let’s face it! He has a reason to be scared!

Archie Cartoon Violence the way we like it!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by George Frese)

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Was Wilbur ever popular? It seems like they tried to get this character going for a long time and never managed to get it past the ‘looks a lot like Archie’ phase. Even down to the same style of Archie pants!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Joe Edwards)

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Katy Keene DID have a following and remain pretty popular for years… She had her own comic in the Archie line-up that lasted for ten years, eventually ending in 1961.

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Woggon)

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I normally like these type of cultural nuggets from the era to see how they viewed things… but remember, these are fashion tips from ARCHIE ANDREWS!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Samm Schwartz)

Archie's Dictionary! 

More cultural nuggets from 1955!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Samm Schwartz)

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Jughead is tricked into wearing a rabbit costume for a play put on for charity, and then they convince him the zipper is broken, forcing him to go out in public dressed that way. He’s not too happy when he finds out…!!!

Bill Vigoda channeling some Samm Schwartz type action!

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

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An Ad for Archie’s Joke Book

(PEP COMICS #108 - cover-dated March 1955, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

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 ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 

Part Two! - Things Get Violent!

Archie and Reggie try and out swindle each other…

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

Poor Betty has to withstand them always fighting over Veronica…

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

And poor Veronica has to deal with THIS…

More great physical humor!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

…which means they have to continue fighting… which leads

to something getting broken, and Veronica kicking them out…

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

And then a Happy Ending!

‘Big Screen TV’ in the Living Room?

Archie Comics was way ahead of its time!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

Wow… the way those kids talked back in the day!

It’s almost like a foreign language!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

Moose REALLY lays into Reggie here! The tattered clothes of getting beaten up? LOL

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

Last reprinted in 2016 in both Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #240 (March 2016) and Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (2016)

Archie and Reggie put on makeup to make it LOOK like they were fighting over Veronica…

hoping she’ll choose one of them to date…. 

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

It looks like the only time this has been reprinted is in the UK Edition of Archie Annual #7 

But when she rejects them both, they end up fighting each other anyway!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Unknown)

It looks like the only time this has been reprinted is in the UK Edition of Archie Annual #7 

There was always a hint of sexuality to Archie Comics when it came to women, but it really would get

ramped up a bit as Harry Lucey would slowly ascend to the #1 position of Archie artists after George Frese passes away.

You can clearly see his style beginning to show itself here… (even with Jughead’s burp!)

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Harry Lucey)

Reprinted last in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest  #242 (May 2016)

…but there was always the goofy fun as well!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

It looks like the only time this has been reprinted is in the UK Edition of Archie Annual #7 

At the carnival, Veronica enjoys getting her weight guessed, and Archie gets jealous…

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

It looks like the only time this has been reprinted is in the UK Edition of Archie Annual #7 

But when he tries to turn the tables, Veronica is having none of it!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Bill Vigoda)

It looks like the only time this has been reprinted is in the UK Edition of Archie Annual #7 

I’ll leave you with a 4 page Joe Edwards story that has it all…

Archie and Reggie in a boxing match - a sensual kiss from Veronica - more of this issues VIOLENCE, and

…even Jughead ending up with a date!

I think we're overdue for a full Joe Edwards story!

(ARCHIE’s GIRLS BETTY & VERONICA ANNUAL #3 - cover-dated 1953, on newsstands January 12th, 1955, with art by Joe Edwards)

It looks like the only time this has been reprinted is in the UK Edition of Archie Annual #7 

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