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Pages: 52
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It serves us right for making the beach hire female lifeguards!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Giant Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., March, April, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. & Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Word of Mouth
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doily
Synopsis:
Veronica's message to Archie gets more garbled the more it passes from person to person.
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Breaking the News
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Jinx can't wait to tell her dad she hit a home run, but not so anxious to tell him where it landed.
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For the Betterment of Mankind
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Dilton / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Dilton tries different methods of picking up girls at the beach.

Claw Awe
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen; humor
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica judge a fishing contest.
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Lib Rib
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie points out a drawback in co-ed lifeguards.
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Miscue Rescue
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie witnesses a lucky lifeguard.
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Mad Mood
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica decides not to talk to Archie anymore.
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Spy Spoof
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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Synopsis:
Archie tries to explain listening devices to Moose.
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[no title indexed]
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Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:WOW!!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead reacts to something other than what Reggie thinks.
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Ketching Up
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Charley's sandwich is incomplete.
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Weighty Matter
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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?
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Someone steals the food supply on a camping trip.
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Smog Dialogue
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica criticizes her father as a serial polluter.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But Ronnie - - I told you I was going to do some body painting
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Veronica have two different interpretations of the term "body painting".

Beautiful Day
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is trying to clean the pool with Archie around.
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Date Fete
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Cathy Sumchick; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily
Synopsis:
Archie wins a date with an Olympic athlete, but finds her more focused on training than romance.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["It serves us right for making the beach hire female lifeguards!"]
    Archie
  2. Word of Mouth
    Archie
  3. Breaking the News
    Li'l Jinx
  4. For the Betterment of Mankind
    Dilton
  5. Claw Awe
    Betty and Veronica
  6. Lib Rib
    Archie
  7. Miscue Rescue
    Archie
  8. Mad Mood
    Veronica
  9. Spy Spoof
    Moose
  10. ["WOW!!"]
    Jughead Pin Up
  11. Ketching Up
    Li'l Jinx
  12. Weighty Matter
    Archie
  13. Smog Dialogue
    Veronica
  14. ["But Ronnie - - I told you I was going to do some body painting"]
    Archie Pin Up
  15. Beautiful Day
    Archie
  16. Date Fete
    Archie
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