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Issue: Archie #254
Publication Date: July 1976
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Issues: #254 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Er, I'll call you back later, Betty! I have to take an eye test!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Comics Digest #85.
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Writer Wrong

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Chic Stone
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge reluctantly agrees to let Archie write his biography.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This was the last new Harry Lucey story to appear in "Archie." Lucey, who had been drawing for MLJ/Archie since the '40s and drew most issues of the Archie flagship title from the late '50s on, retired suddenly due to being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. His first replacement on the title was his inker, Chic Stone.
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He-Saw

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Greg
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: Heh, heh! I haven’t been on a merry-go-round since I was a kid!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two daily newspaper strips with color added.
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Poetry In Motion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom DeFalco
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Chic Stone
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: The story of a typically bad day for Archie, told entirely in rhyme.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #497 published September 1980
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits officially added in the 1980 reprint in "Archie Giant Series."
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The Go-Go Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Chic Stone
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Feeling unwanted and disrespected, Archie announces his intention to leave town.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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I.Q. Miscue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: A computer mix-up causes Archie to be classified as a gifted student.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Double Digest #236 [Direct Edition] published February 2013
as I.Q. Miscue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed with the credits listed in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #236.

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