Price: 2.19 USD
Pages: 48
On-sale Date: 2005-04-13
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We also throw in a box of bandages free!
  • Keywords:Skateboard
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; skateboard sales clerk
Synopsis:
The skateboard shop includes bandages with every sale.
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Comics
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Feb., Mar., May, June, July, Aug., Sep., Nov., and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816467476 55611

Indexer Notes

Includes eight-page comic book insert on glossy paper.

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Campbell's Soup / advertisement / 1 page

The Study Buddy
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Vickie Williams (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Doiley; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Michelle
Synopsis:
Since Archie's grades are poor, he resolves to work with and learn from school genius Dilton Doiley. This improves Archie's grades, but Dilton picks up Archie's habit of being badly distracted by girls.
Reprints (1)

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Big League Chew / advertisement / 1 page

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Nintendo Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Kellogg's Scooby-Doo Berry Bones Cereal / advertisement / 2 pages

Clothes-Minded!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate; Pat Allison
Synopsis:
Hoping to impress a pretty girl who is conducting a clothing drive, Archie throws himself into collecting old clothes. When he mistakenly donates some of the Lodges' best dress clothing, the newspapers humiliate Mr. Lodge as a millionaire apparently snatching castoff clothes meant for the poor.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from GCD record at Archie Double Digest # 250.

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Nintendo Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Bandai Video and Card Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Heroscape / advertisement / 1 page

HeroScape # 3 The New Recruit
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Heroscape / advertisement / 1 page

[HeroScape # 3 The New Recruit]
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Heroscape / comics-form advertising / 6 pages

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Heroscape / advertisement / 1 page

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Heroscape / advertisement / 1 page

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Kellogg's Fruit Snacks / advertisement / 1 page

Dog Daze!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Golliher (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Officer Nelson
Synopsis:
Archie gets stuck in the school's mascot costume, and causes an uproar when he drives through town in the guise of a dog.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from GCD record at World of Archie Double Digest # 27

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Wizards of the Coast Games and Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Cartoon Network shows / advertisement / 1 page

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Cartoon Network shows / advertisement / 1 page

Paper Chase
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews
Synopsis:
Mr. Andrews suffers many indignities while taking a walk to buy his newspaper.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Color and lettering credits from World of Archie Double Digest # 29.

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Bandai Video and Card Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Post Pebbles cereals / advertisement / 1 page

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Nintendo Game Boy / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["We also throw in a box of bandages free!"]
    Archie
  2. ["You can win your own private island!"]
    Campbell's Soup
  3. The Study Buddy
    Archie
  4. ["Big League Chew"]
    Big League Chew
  5. ["Yoshi Touch & Go"]
    Nintendo Games
  6. ["Looks like bones..."]
    Kellogg's Scooby-Doo Berry Bones Cereal
  7. Clothes-Minded!
    Archie
  8. ["Pokémon Dash"]
    Nintendo Games
  9. ["Teen Titans Go!"]
    Bandai Video and Card Games
  10. ["See your idea come to life in a comic book & mini movie!"]
    Heroscape
  11. HeroScape # 3 The New Recruit
    Heroscape
  12. [HeroScape # 3 The New Recruit]
    Heroscape
  13. ["In the world of HeroScape, what role will you play?"]
    Heroscape
  14. ["'HeroScape Writer Search: Who is the Shadowed Figure?' contest 2005 official rules."]
    Heroscape
  15. ["There's a new snack in Gotham City."]
    Kellogg's Fruit Snacks
  16. Dog Daze!
    Archie
  17. ["Danger on the High Seas!"]
    Wizards of the Coast Games and Cards
  18. ["You pick the shows!"]
    Cartoon Network shows
  19. ["Are you ready for more excitement?"]
    Cartoon Network shows
  20. Paper Chase
    Archie
  21. ["Digimon 4"]
    Bandai Video and Card Games
  22. ["New Post Marshmallow Mania Pebbles"]
    Post Pebbles cereals
  23. ["Who are you?"]
    Nintendo Game Boy
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