Price: 0.15 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1969-06-03
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: nine times a year: in February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November and December
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Big Hit
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Tony
Synopsis:
Veronica brags about going to a ball with her date Tony and rubs it in that Archie and Betty can't come.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

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Bob Montana ? (Archie images on a club press card and a club button)
? (vignettes)
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typeset
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Indexer Notes

Letters from Patricia Tarmey, Alicia Davis, Susan Woods, Linda Woyt, Mary Hall, Margaret Matassa, and Gail Cohen

Stamp Out Archie
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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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When Archie gets Veronica a stamp for a letter, he grabs a rare stamp valued at a $1000. The stamp was part of Mr. Lodge's collection and was sitting on his desk.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

The first and last line of this story, "What we have here is a failure to communicate," is a quote from the then-recent movie "Cool Hand Luke."

A Mouthful
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Greg gives L'il Jinx a dozen packs of bubblegum. Then, when she has several pieces in her mouth and can't talk or scream, he gives her the bad news about a radio he borrowed from her.

Who Is the Stranger in Town
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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the stranger [The Spoiler]
Synopsis:
A stranger comes to Riverdale, but Archie and the gang refuse to let him introduce himself, as doing so would invalidate the story title.
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    Table of Contents
  1. ["Crowds are a drag! Let’s look for some privacy!"]
    Archie
  2. The Big Hit
    Archie
  3. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  4. Stamp Out Archie
    Archie
  5. A Mouthful
    Li'l Jinx
  6. Who Is the Stranger in Town
    Archie
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