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Pages: 36
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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?
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

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

Some Days You Just Can't Win
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Reggie tries pulling pranks on his friends but they all backfire.
Reprints (2)

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Archie / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cross out all of the odd numbered boxes...
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

word puzzle

Space Dolls
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Dilton / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Alpha; Beta
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie feel sorry for Dilton, who spends all of his time doing experiments instead of meeting girls, but after they're gone Dilton meets two beautiful alien girls from space.
Reprints (5)

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page

Chore Score
(Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Gaston
Synopsis:
Veronica's dad wants her to start saving money, but her economical ideas cause more trouble than they're worth.
Reprints (2)

Drugs Are Uncool!
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Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Letters:
  • Genre:non-fiction; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

Pencils:
Ellen Leonforte (illustrations) (signed)
Inks:
Ellen Leonforte (illustrations) (signed)
Colors:
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters from: Neil Sahota, Fredrica McCoy

Communication Frustration
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Hot Dog / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Hot Dog wants to write the Great American Novel but he can't do it with paws.
Reprints (4)
Editing
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Duh-h... I know football and I know cookies, and this is no football!"]
    Archie
  2. Some Days You Just Can't Win
    Reggie
  3. ["Cross out all of the odd numbered boxes..."]
    Archie
  4. Space Dolls
    Dilton
  5. ["As you may already know..."]
    Editor's Notebook
  6. Chore Score
    Betty and Veronica
  7. Drugs Are Uncool!
    Archie
  8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  9. Communication Frustration
    Hot Dog
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