GCD :: Issue :: Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #85

Volume: 1

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 36

Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (credited) (managing editor); Maurice Coyne (business manager)

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Archie / cover / 1 page

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Letters:	?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie Andrews! I wouldn't kiss you if you were the last man on earth!
Keywords:formal wear

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Micro-Phoneys

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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Genre:teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers

Synopsis:: Veronica thinks that Archie and Betty are engaged to be married so she decides to steal their thunder and get engaged to the first boy she sees, which turns out to be Jughead.; in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #12 (June 1975)

The Faring of the Green

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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Reprints (1)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Forget-Me-Not

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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 4 pages

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Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Reprints (3)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #9 (July 1975)
in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #6 (May 1983)

[no title indexed]

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Archie Club News / activity / 1.75 pages

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Letters:	? typeset

Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Prize-winners and membership application form.

[no title indexed]

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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Script:	Louis H. Silberkleit (credited) (publisher)
Letters:	typeset

Invitation To a Dance

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Archie / comic story / 4.75 pages

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Genre:teen

Reprints (2)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #13 (August 1975)

[no title indexed]

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Jughead / comic story / 0.25 page

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Colors:	?
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Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Think you'll ever be as rich as Mr. Lodge?

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:: Jughead doesn't think Mr. Lodge's wealth is that far ahead of his own.; in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #13 (August 1975)

Wife Strife

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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Synopsis:: Archie wants to know which boy at the military academy she didn't go out with.; in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55 (February 2016)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55.

Negative Response

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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	Samm Schwartz
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

Characters:

Synopsis:: Jughead asks Reggie about his romance with Veronica.; in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55 (February 2016)
in Archie 1000 Page Comics Shindig (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #55.

Pearls of Wisdom

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Jughead / comic story / 2 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Reprints (1)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Spring Shower

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Archie / comic story / 2.67 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Samm Schwartz
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Reprints (2)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #13 (August 1975)

[no title indexed]

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Jughead / comic story / 0.33 page

Script:	?
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Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm worried about Reggie! He's been keeping bad company!

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:: Jughead is worried about the company that Reggie has been keeping.; in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #13 (August 1975)

Labor Slaving

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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
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Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Reprints (3)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Jokebook Comics Digest Annual (Archie, 1977 series) #1 (October 1977)
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #71 (November 1985)

His Merry Old Mobile

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Archie / comic story / 0.75 page

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Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:teen

Reprints (2)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Jokebook Comics Digest Annual (Archie, 1977 series) #1 (October 1977)

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Betty / comic story / 0.25 page

Script:	?
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Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, are you ok?

Reprints (2)

in Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #18 ([August 1958]) [Reprinted in black and white.]
in Jokebook Comics Digest Annual (Archie, 1977 series) #1 (October 1977)

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Table of Contents

["Archie Andrews! I wouldn't kiss you if you were the last man on earth!"]
Archie
Micro-Phoneys
Archie
The Faring of the Green
Archie
Forget-Me-Not
Betty and Veronica
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News
[no title indexed]
Invitation To a Dance
Archie
["Think you'll ever be as rich as Mr. Lodge?"]
Jughead
Wife Strife
Archie
Negative Response
Reggie
Pearls of Wisdom
Jughead
Spring Shower
Archie
["I'm worried about Reggie! He's been keeping bad company!"]
Jughead
Labor Slaving
Jughead
His Merry Old Mobile
Archie
["Betty, are you ok?"]
Betty

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Nigel Fletcher
Merlin Haas
Katy Hayhurst
Michael Hoskin
Bob Kopman
Keith Alan Morgan
Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
Mike Nielsen
Eric Rom
Tony R. Rose
Len Wolinsky

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