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Issue: Archie Comics #57
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #57 of 101 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An Archie MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/14/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: There goes Veronica with another box of candy, Archie! She certainly has a sweet tooth!
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Super Duck; Jughead Jones; Katy Keene; Wilbur Wilkin; Reggie Mantle; Red Wilson; Fauntleroy; Ginger; Suzie
First Line: It isn't raining rain yuh know, it's raining Archie comics!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics magazines parodying the 1921 song "April Showers" and featuring Archie singing the song over a shower of comic books.
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Fine Feathered Friends

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate
First Line: Yes sir, Jughead! Veronica and I have put it off long enough! I got her father's permission... and tomorrow is the day!
Synopsis: Archie builds an elaborate combination bird house and feeder for Veronica, but the seed proves too tempting for Jughead.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This story was later remade with the same script with new art by Harry Lucey in Archie's Pals and Gals #15, this time called "Birds of a Feather". Art previously credited to Bill Vigoda; it matches Montana's distinct style.
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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Curtain going up!
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Disclose Notes: Order form for Archie Annual #4 and a pin up picture.
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Watch My Dust

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Archie! Help me straighten up the house a bit, will you?
Synopsis: Mary is suddenly in a big hurry to clean the house.
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Feature(s): Columbia
First Line: Columbia's 75th anniversary contest win prize bikes-cash!
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Patch Me If You Can!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantel [Reggie Mantle]; Jughead Jones; Bedelia Glutenschnable [Ophelia Glutenschnable]; Chuck; Miss Grundy
First Line: It's spring! And, each year at Riverdale High School, the first spring dance is called the "Patch-Hop"!
Synopsis: Riverdale's annual Patch Hop returns with a new twist that patches must be sewn during school hours and on school grounds. Archie tries to meet up with Veronica to get her patch sewn while avoiding Bedelia Glutenschnable, while Reggie tries to get Veronica's patch and Betty tries to sew her patch on Archie.
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Disclose Notes: Reggie's last name is spelled Mantel in this story. Pencils previously thought to be Joe Edwards; they match Frese's stories of the period.
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The "Popsicle" Kids Capture a Bandit

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Genres: childrens, crime
Feature(s): Popsicle
Character(s): Tim; Tess; Bad Bill; Popsicle Pete
First Line: Tess and Tim stymie a stick-up
Synopsis: Tim foils a robber by using a realistic looking water pistol.
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It's a Gift

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: I've been working after school down at Grose's grocery store for the last few weeks and I've saved up twenty dollars to buy Veronica a birthday present.
Synopsis: Archie buys Veronica a present and leaves it with Betty's mother for safekeeping. But when Betty finds it, she thinks the present is for her.
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Feature(s): U. S. Royal
First Line: "Chain reaction" with U. S. Royal chain tires!
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Anyone who thinks hobbies are boring should try raising small animals as I do.
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Jack Martin (Pigeon Cove, MA) and second-prize report from Marilyn Brown (Birmingham, AL).
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Pep Comics is clean fun for the whole family!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) featuring each member of a family reading an issue of Pep.
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Eager Beaver

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Jones
First Line: Hi, kids! Here's that big surprise I promised you!
Synopsis: Jughead brings a live beaver to school with the hopes of making the animal the school mascot.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: On page six, Reggie asks Archie if he's read the new Archie's Pals 'n' Gals comic book yet; Archie replies "It's terrific!" Pencils and inks previously credited to Harry Lucey; they match George Frese's stories of the era.
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Feature(s): Schwinn
First Line: More fun for your money! Get a Schwinn!
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Feature(s): From Hollywood
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Marines put on a show for film troupe
Synopsis: A collection of anecdotes from Hollywood.
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Boy! He's excited!
Synopsis: The kids are at the zoo looking at the monkeys.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Love will find a way!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) featuring Archie climbing a cliff to reach Veronica as Betty watches.
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Feature(s): Fun Page
First Line: Change positions game
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Disclose Notes: Includes change positions game, three connect-the-dots, optical illusion, and finding hidden animal names in sentences.
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Feature(s): Roadmaster
First Line: Seen any of these rough riders lately?
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Stop Look and Lesson

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Forsythe P. Jones II; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie
Synopsis: Fred pays Jughead's dad to write a composition for school for Archie. When the composition is discovered to be plagiarized, Archie takes the rap to protect his father's reputation.
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Feature(s): Hit Tunes Company
First Line: Amazing! At tremendous savings!
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First Line: Look-kids 14 Cracker Jack party balloons only 25¢ and 2 labels
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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