Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1962-12-10
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Issue Data

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

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Movie Madness
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Johnson (janitor)
Synopsis:
Veronica thinks Archie should show some Old-World charm. When he does, everyone thinks he's trying to cover up some misdeed.

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Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
While it's snowing outside, Betty uses a sun lamp and travel posters to simulate being on the beach in Europe.
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Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page

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Paul Redstone (idea)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie... look at what you're missing by not being able to ski!
  • Keywords:kissing; ski lodge; skis
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
There are advantages to sitting inside at a ski resort.
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Indexer Notes

Pin-Up page suggested by Paul Redstone (Scarsdale, N.Y.).

Wildcat Joe's Weird Will!
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Fly Girl / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Fly Girl [Kim Brand]
Synopsis:
A gang concocts an elaborate plan to get revenge on Kim Brand, who they think tipped off Fly Girl to ruin their last job and send them to prison.

Indexer Notes

Kim Brand only appears in her Fly Girl uniform in a one-panel flashback.

This is the final appearance of the "Fly Girl" feature in Laugh Comics. However, the feature is still appearing regularly in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series).

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Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Can You Top This?
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Ga Ga
Synopsis:
In the winter, no matter what Jinx has, Ga Ga has something that's "bigger and better."

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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Girl Scouts...Boy Scouts and Little Leaguers praise my pen pal club once they join!
Characters:
Li'l Jinx (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 51 persons (ages 7 to 17) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Hungary, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, India, Australia, Uganda, Canada, Jamaica, and Trinidad.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages

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typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Sharon Pillsbury (Burlington, Vt.) for article on intelligence of horses. Second prize of $3.00 to Jim Fuxa (Omaha, Nebr.) for article on the praying mantis. Third prize of $2.00 to Frank Gerechter (New York, N.Y.) for article on pennies. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Nancy Isaacs (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for two jokes.

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Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Show Biz
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is the director of the school play. After he has all the parts cast, Betty and Veronica both pressure him to be cast as the lead. Archie comes up with a plan to discourage them, involving thrown pies in rehearsal.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Let's see your witch doctor mask, Reg!"]
    Archie
  2. Movie Madness
    Archie
  3. ["Daddy couldn't afford to send me to Europe..."]
    Betty Pin Up
  4. ["Archie... look at what you're missing by not being able to ski!"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  5. Wildcat Joe's Weird Will!
    Fly Girl
  6. ["Dig this crazy offer!"]
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  7. Can You Top This?
    Li'l Jinx
  8. ["Girl Scouts...Boy Scouts and Little Leaguers praise my pen pal club once they join!"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  9. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  11. Show Biz
    Archie
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