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Pages: 36
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, you're about to get a tremendous charge from this new record!
  • Keywords:power drill; record player
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is about to get it in the end.

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: ?

Wheel of Fortune
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty, and the inventor of the wheel, get a little payback on Archie for his single-minded attention to Veronica.
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Bendix; Archie / advertisement / 0.5 page

Veronica's Fashions for Spring
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Veronica / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:fashion; teen
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Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica models five fashions for spring. There's a fountain in the background.

Betty's Spring Fashions
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Betty / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:fashion; teen
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Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty models five fashions for spring.

The Butt of the Joke
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie wins a goat in a farmer's market raffle on the way to school and must hide the animal on school premises without Mr. Weatherbee finding out.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 the story is signed by Bill Vigoda.

Here Comes Summer Fun #34
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Betty and Veronica Summer Fun / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Hello Dolly!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Hap buys Jinx a new doll in an attempt to get her old, disintegrating doll away from her. Jinx is excited about her new doll, but that night Hap is dismayed to find Jinx has the old doll in bed with her.
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stamp collectors are having a ball with a my pen pal club!
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Indexer Notes

List of 44 persons (ages 9 to 14) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Australia, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Guam, Trinidad, and West Pakistan.

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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 Diana Barkley (Middletown, N.Y.) for article on teenage fads. Second prize of $3.00 to Sandra Houston (Odessa, Texas) for article on the Taj Mahal. Third prize of $2.00 to Pat Oliemuller (Wayne, N.J.) for article on her trip to Europe. Fourth prize to Pandy Riddle (Taylors, S.C.) for article on her trip to Pawley's Island. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Bobby Hart (La Marque, Texas) for two jokes.

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

Wrong Calculations
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie compete for basketball team captain and a promised date with Veronica. But the winner looks like it might be Dilton.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie, you're about to get a tremendous charge from this new record!"]
    Archie
  2. Wheel of Fortune
    Archie
  3. ["Dig this, Gang"]
    Bendix; Archie
  4. Veronica's Fashions for Spring
    Veronica
  5. Betty's Spring Fashions
    Betty
  6. The Butt of the Joke
    Archie
  7. Here Comes Summer Fun #34
    Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
  8. Hello Dolly!
    Li'l Jinx
  9. ["Stamp collectors are having a ball with a my pen pal club!"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  11. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  12. Wrong Calculations
    Archie
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