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Issue: Archie #120
Publication Date: July 1961
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Issues: #120 of 565 Issues (689 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/27/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.; then Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Notation
Marked Image
Pencilling in image.
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: It's still raining, Veronica!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Pep Comics #72
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Knit Wits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: After Archie admires a tie that Midge knitted for Moose, both Veronica and Betty decide to knit Archie a tie.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires
Character(s): U. S. Royal Twins [Roy; Al]
First Line: With these U.S. Royals it's like riding on a cloud!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for U.S. Royal bicycle tires illustrated with a cartoon. United States Rubber, Indianapolis 6, Ind.
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A Pitch In Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Samm Schwartz ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Coach Kleats
Character(s): Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Moose is pitching badly in baseball practice.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The punchline: "I'm throwing as hard as ever, but the ball's not getting there as fast!" is based on a similar quote by 1930s New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez.
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Game of Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead tries to do a fancy dive into the Lodge pool, but there's a problem.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Who's Got What?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Midge Klump (cameo)
Synopsis: When Reggie is selected MVP of the school football team, the girls stop fighting over Archie and start fighting for the right to go to the prom with Reggie.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #20.
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Here Are Six Reasons Why I Know You'll Enjoy the Big, New Archie Annual #13

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #13 with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1962 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Cover is depicted, along with head shots of six characters.
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In Color

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: When her father tells Jinx that spinach will "put color in your cheeks," Jinx says she doesn't want green cheeks.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The K.O. Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie trains for a boxing match against Reggie, but the match never gets started.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This story has no dialogue.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Character(s): Archie Andrew (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Clip art with Archie, Betty, and Veronica head shots. First prize of $5.00 to Thomas M. White (Las Cruces, N.M) for article on Civil Defense. Second prize of $3.00 to Norma Steward (Rockford, Ill.) for article on the cardinal. Third prize of $2.00 to Freddie Bonner (Berkeley, Calif.) for article on the history of money. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Jane Carmichael (Los Alamos, N.M) for facts about plants.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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SSsh!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie tries to get some eggs home from the store without dropping them.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Funhouse Double Digest #5 [Direct Edition] published July 2014
as SSsh! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This story has no dialogue until the final page.

Writer credit from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #5. In that same reprint the letters are credited to Harry Lucey.

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