Price: 0.30 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1976-02-03
Editing: John L. Goldwater (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited) (managing editor)
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The Man Who Never Was?
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Life with Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Watch out!!!
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Editorial credits taken from statement of ownership.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #127.

The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Man Who Never Was!!
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Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Life with Archie [skinny 'Life with']
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie my boy, think nothing of it! It's merely a priceless heirloom! Egad! It could happen to anybody! Don't you give it a second thought!
  • Keywords:robot
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Hawkins
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is kidnapped by the general manager of his corporation and replaced with a robotic double, who fools everyone, including Mr. Lodge's own daughter. But the robot can't fool Archie, who suspects that the real Mr. Lodge could never be so nice to him.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Story is told in two parts. Logo is only featured on page one of the second part.
Indicia included on bottom of first page.

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Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Fooling Around
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Come on, Greg! What's the answer? Why are you hesitating so long?
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Synopsis:
Greg admits he's a fool.

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've been pouring at the PTA and the Women's Club. I'm exhausted!
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Archie's parents are exhausted after long days.
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  • from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) XX-XX-19XX

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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

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Actual number of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date: 169,008.

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ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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Universal Bodybuilding Program / advertisement / 1 page

Bi-Centennial Quiz
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Archie / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here are some interesting facts concerning the U.S.A. See how many you can answer correctly!
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Synopsis:
Questions about American history.

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20 Vials of World-Famous Perfumes / advertisement / 1 page

Wheels of Fortune
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Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:drama; humor; teen
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Mrs. Trimble; Orson Wales
Synopsis:
An old woman is being kicked out of her home by her landlord, Orson Wales. Archie manages to turn the table on Wales when it turns out that one of her few possessions is his beloved childhood wagon, "Thunderbolt."
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Indexer Notes

A take-off on the movie "Citizen Kane."

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Canyon House Dog Tags / advertisement / 1 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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Includes letters from Kris Thompson (Mpls., Minn.) First prize - $6.00 and Carsten Gursche (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) Second prize - $4.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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Laugh Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Super Values Products / advertisement / 1 page

Book of Secrets
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Life with Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Miss Carlson; Boris
Synopsis:
Archie takes out a very obscure book, "The History of Shoelaces." It turns out a spy stashed his microfilm in that book, figuring no one would ever take it out.
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Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Kellogg's Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Man Who Never Was?
    Life with Archie
  2. The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  3. The Man Who Never Was!!
    Life with Archie
  4. ["Josie and the Cup Cakes"]
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  5. Fooling Around
    Li'l Jinx
  6. ["I've been pouring at the PTA and the Women's Club. I'm exhausted!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  7. [no title indexed]
  8. ["If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  9. ["Impossible? Not for the super bodybuilding system!"]
    Universal Bodybuilding Program
  10. Bi-Centennial Quiz
    Archie
  11. ["Scent-sational $1. perfume offer"]
    20 Vials of World-Famous Perfumes
  12. Wheels of Fortune
    Life with Archie
  13. ["Dog tags"]
    Canyon House Dog Tags
  14. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  15. ["It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No. 4"]
    Laugh Comics Digest
  16. ["Pick a winner every time!"]
    Archie Comics
  17. ["Amazing $1 offer"]
    Super Values Products
  18. Book of Secrets
    Life with Archie
  19. ["Enter the wonderful world of super sea-monkeys"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  20. ["The prizes are coming... the cash is coming"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  21. ["Win $5 a week for a whole year!"]
    Kellogg's Cereals [multiple varieties]
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman
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