Price: 0.20 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1972
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series) #262 Edit Cover
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I forgot who I sent into the detention room!?!
  • Keywords:high school; humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee can't remember whom he sent to detention, until a paper airplane sailing out the door reminds him that it was Archie.

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Sears Free Spirit Bicycle / advertisement / 1 page

The Children's Hour
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you ever feel depressed Arch? I feel depressed!
  • Keywords:Chok'lit Shop
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Betty and Veronica are seething because Reggie and Jughead are always childishly trading insults. The boys resolve to insult each other like adults, until Betty and Veronica lose their tempers. Reggie and Jughead smugly regard them as childish and juvenile.
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Indexer Notes

Includes indicia on bottom of first page.

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Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, well --- Betty! Veronica is going to be surprised to see you --- she's still talking to you on the phone!
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Betty arrives at the Lodge home while Veronica is still talking to her on the phone.
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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Time for a Change
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Archie / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee! I'm so bored, I can't even sleep!
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Archie decides to stave off boredom by doing things differently. He gets up earlier than usual on Saturday, but only annoys his parents and friends. He kisses Midge, but incenses Moose. He runs from Moose, but causes Reggie to lose control and wreck his new sports car. With Moose and Reggie both after him, he gets bored hiding in a tree.

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Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 2 pages

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Superstar Records / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

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Includes letters from Cathy Caton (Corona, Calif.) First prize - $5.00, Lara Iglitzin (Seattle, Wash.) Second prize - $3.00, Samantha Amarli (New York, New York) Third prize - $2.00, Lisa Scarangella (Lake Hiawatha, N.J.) Fourth prize - $1.00, and Joanne Sciotti (Albany, New York) Fifth prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

Mail Wail
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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Li'l Jinx unknowingly uses a rare and valuable stamp to mail a letter.
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:'35!' '25!' '16!' That how many new friends some of our members have made since they joined our pen pal club!
  • Keywords:pen pal
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Names, addresses and ages of 48 fans seeking pen pals.

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Archie at Riverdale High / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Cadence-Castle Art Prints / advertisement / 1 page

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

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Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I forgot who I sent into the detention room!?!"]
    Archie
  2. ["The new Free Spirit. It looks like it's moving even when it's standing still."]
    Sears Free Spirit Bicycle
  3. The Children's Hour
    Archie
  4. ["Boy! Sounds like they're really smashing 'em up!"]
    Kenner Toys
  5. ["Well, well --- Betty! Veronica is going to be surprised to see you --- she's still talking to you on the phone!"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  6. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Comics
  7. ["Never finished high school?"]
    Wayne School Courses
  8. Time for a Change
    Archie
  9. ["Any 14 of these hit records for only $2.86."]
    Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club
  10. ["Introducing for the first time on long playing records.."]
    Superstar Records
  11. ["110 foreign stamps .. only 10ยข"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  13. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  14. Mail Wail
    Li'l Jinx
  15. ["'35!' '25!' '16!' That how many new friends some of our members have made since they joined our pen pal club!"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  16. ["It's all new and made just for you! So don't miss out on my brand new action packed mag... Archie at Riverdale High"]
    Archie at Riverdale High
  17. ["Amazing $1 Art Offer"]
    Cadence-Castle Art Prints
  18. The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  19. ["Here they come!"]
    Mattel Toys
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