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This issue has 2 variants
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
Archie Series
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: 6 times a year in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Printer: ?
The Giant Eggplant That Conquered the World
The Giant Eggplant That Conquered the World
Archie
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comic story /
11
pages
Archie
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comic story /
11
pages
| Script: | Rich Margopoulos (credited) |
| Pencils: | Rex Lindsey (credited as Rex W. Lindsey) |
| Inks: | Jon D'Agostino (credited) |
| Colors: | Barry Grossman (credited) |
| Letters: | Bill Yoshida (credited) |
- Genre:humor; teen
- Keywords:Antarctica; B movie; eggplant; UFO
Characters:
Colonel Archie Andrews (also as Archie Andrews); Commander Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dr. Dilton Doiley; Professor Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; General Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis:
- Archie falls asleep and imagines himself in a B-movie.
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in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine (Archie, 1974 series) #111 (December 1993) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #151 (June 2004), #198 (June 2009)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21 (September 2016)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Spree (Archie, 2016 series) (2016)
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Reprints (5)
Indexer Notes
In two parts.
Follow the Sign
Follow the Sign
Mr. Lodge
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comic story /
1
page
Mr. Lodge
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comic story /
1
page
| Script: | Joe Edwards (credited) |
| Pencils: | Jeff Shultz (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis:
- Mr. Lodge sees a lot of "Think Big" signs except when he's on his bathroom scale.
Candid Photos from the Riverdale High School Year Book
Candid Photos from the Riverdale High School Year Book
Archie and the Gang
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comic story /
4
pages
Archie and the Gang
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comic story /
4
pages
| Script: | George Gladir (credited) |
| Pencils: | Jeff Shultz (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs; Professor Flutesnoot; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Svenson; Miss Beazley
Ample Sample
Ample Sample
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
Archie
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comic story /
1
page
- Genre:humor; teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm gonna ask for a free sample!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis:
- Archie asks for an ice cream sample.
Nightmares
Nightmares
Archie
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comic story /
2
pages
Archie
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comic story /
2
pages
| Script: | George Gladir (credited) |
| Pencils: | Dan Parent (credited) |
| Inks: | Rudy Lapick (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: |
- Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Hot Dog
- Synopsis:
- One panel each of the character's worst nightmare. Betty's nightmare is that Archie and Veronica get married.
There's a Bee in My Salad
There's a Bee in My Salad
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
Archie
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comic story /
5
pages
| Script: | Ken Pedersen (credited) |
| Pencils: | Doug Crane (credited) |
| Inks: | Jim DeCarlo (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: |
- Genre:humor; teen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Everybody is health-conscious today, and salads are what all the kids are eating!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Waldo Weatherbee
- Synopsis:
- Archie and Jughead ruin Pop Tate's new salad bar.
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #109 (August 1999), #152 (August 2004)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #29 (September 2013) [Scripts and inks have different credits on the original story.]
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Reprints (3)
A Public Service Message from Archie Comics
A Public Service Message from Archie Comics
Health Education
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public service announcement /
1
page
Health Education
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public service announcement /
1
page
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Indexer Notes
AIDS awareness PSA.
Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race
Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race
The Flintstones; Post Pebbles cereals
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comics-form advertising /
1
page
The Flintstones; Post Pebbles cereals
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comics-form advertising /
1
page
Editing
Table of Contents
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The Giant Eggplant That Conquered the World!
Archie -
The Giant Eggplant That Conquered the World
Archie -
Surprise Ending!
Archie and His Pals; Sunkist Fun Fruits -
Mini-Letter Puzzle
Dilton's Puzzle Pals! -
Follow the Sign
Mr. Lodge -
Archie's Club News
Archie Club News -
Candid Photos from the Riverdale High School Year Book
Archie and the Gang -
Ample Sample
Archie -
Nightmares
Archie -
There's a Bee in My Salad
Archie -
A Public Service Message from Archie Comics
Health Education -
Cocoa Pebbles BMX Bike Race
The Flintstones; Post Pebbles cereals
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- Thomas Johnson
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- Keith Alan Morgan
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