Price: 0.35 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1977-08-02
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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[no title indexed]
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Betty and Veronica / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:These surplus traffic signs we bought really come in handy!
  • Keywords:beach; swimsuits
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Veronica has found a new way to attract attention to herself and Betty.

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series [vertical]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000696210

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #146.

One Hot Dog to Go
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
In spite of Veronica's warning, Jughead brings Hot Dog to the pool party at the mansion and the dog manages to aggravate Mr. Lodge.

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

Job Snob
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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?
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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead get jobs assigned to them by an employment agency's computer, based on their aptitude tests.

Can Goodies
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica gets revenge on Archie and Jughead for bad-mouthing her cooking.

Indexer Notes

Betty Cooper, though mentioned in the story, does not appear.

[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Gag Bag
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you sure, Veronica?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica goes to bail out Archie; Mary serves dinner.
Reprints (0)
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

These are reprints of two Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

That's the Way the Yo-Yo Bounces
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Mort / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Mort the Worry Wart; Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis:
Mort searches for something he can be better at than Charley.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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?
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?
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?
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?
Letters:
typeset

Veronica's Know-It-All Puzzle
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Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Substitute a letter for the corresponding number to find out what Veronica is thinking.
Reprints (1)

Muscle Beach
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Thelma Tearsworth; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
While waiting for Veronica at the beach, Archie gets accused of harassing another woman.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["These surplus traffic signs we bought really come in handy!"]
    Betty and Veronica
  2. One Hot Dog to Go
    Archie
  3. So Spoiled
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Josie
  4. Job Snob
    Archie
  5. Can Goodies
    Betty and Veronica
  6. ["Are you sure, Veronica?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  7. That's the Way the Yo-Yo Bounces
    Mort
  8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  9. Veronica's Know-It-All Puzzle
    Veronica
  10. Muscle Beach
    Archie
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