Price: 0.75 USD
Pages: 36
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:They should trade Pedersen!
  • Keywords:baseball; television
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
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This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., March, May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 027100069676 07

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Mickey Mouse; Oreo Cookies / advertisement / 1 page

On the Ball!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
A fortune-teller tells Archie he'll be taking a girl to the concert tonight. Reggie doesn't believe her.
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Solve the Kool-Aid Caper
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Kool-Aid / advertisement / 1 page

Pop Tate's - For "Sail" Ads
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activity / 1 page

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Characters:
Pop Tate (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Word puzzle with letters assigned numbers to fill in the blanks.

Checklist
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Zoom Broom
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Sabrina / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda is wearing a bicycle jersey since she was given a broom with handlebars and a seat.
Reprints (1)

Can We Talk
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Dilton / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Mrs. Doiley; Mr. Doiley
Synopsis:
Dilton is lonely and wants to talk to his parents, but they are so busy with other things that they are never home.
Reprints (1)

Double Your Fun!
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Archie Digests / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

On Second Thought
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrew; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead want to organize a game of touch football, but can't get any boys to play. After Betty and Veronica decide to play, all of a sudden there is a crowd of boys wanting to play.
Reprints (5)

Fans! Now You Can Join the Brand New Archie Fan Club
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions
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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Indexer Notes

First prize of $6 to Russell Blake (Atlanta, Ga.) for an article on bowling. Second prize of $4 to Stephen Hunter (Millville, N.J.) for a poem.

Subscribe and Save $1.75 on Each Five-Issue Subscription
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Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

You Don't Need Drugs...
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Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Anti-Drug message in comic format.

Packs of Fun for Everyone!
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M&M's / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["They should trade Pedersen!"]
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  2. ["Let Oreo Cookies put you in the Mickey Mouse Club!"]
    Mickey Mouse; Oreo Cookies
  3. On the Ball!
    Archie
  4. Solve the Kool-Aid Caper
    Kool-Aid
  5. Pop Tate's - For "Sail" Ads
  6. Checklist
  7. Zoom Broom
    Sabrina
  8. Can We Talk
    Dilton
  9. Double Your Fun!
    Archie Digests
  10. On Second Thought
    Archie
  11. Fans! Now You Can Join the Brand New Archie Fan Club
  12. Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions
    Archie Comics
  13. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  14. Subscribe and Save $1.75 on Each Five-Issue Subscription
    Archie Comics
  15. You Don't Need Drugs...
    Archie
  16. Packs of Fun for Everyone!
    M&M's
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