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Issue: Archie Comics #60
Publication Date: January 1953
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Issues: #60 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: 11/10/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (7 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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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Where's that swell dish you said was in this place, Archie? I don't see it!
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Pages: 1
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Call Me Mister!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: Yes, Archie, yes! I believe I do see it now!
Synopsis: Archie starts growing a peach-fuzz mustache and thinks he's a man. His parents become sad about him growing up and then relieved when Miss Grundy stops by to tell them about Archie's childish behavior at school.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: One of Miss Grundy's examples of Archie's childish behavior is that he reads issues of Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series).
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Join the big parade to our brand new comic magazine...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad to pre-order the first issue of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #1 for 25 cents and get it "as soon as it comes of the press" and get a 4-color pin-up picture Archie's Pals 'n' Gals.
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Monkey Seize

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Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Hi Anvil-Head! How did you make out on your birthday?
Synopsis: Reggie receives a pet monkey for his birthday and dresses him up to look like Jughead.
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Pages: 5.67
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Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Ickky Jones; Tommy Turner; Patsy; Bunny Clarke
First Line: If you knew Ginger, like we know Ginger
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for Ginger Comics (Archie, 1951 series) featuring Ginger and her friends.
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A Good Skate

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: Say fellows! Are you coming down to the lake to cheer us on to victory?
Synopsis: At the Ice Queen contest, Jughead falls through the ice while attempting to retrieve Mr. Weatherbee's glasses. Jughead changes into a woman's skating outfit, and the glasses-less Mr. Weatherbee unknowingly selects him as the winner.
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First Line: Kids! Would you throw your money down the drain?
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring a child with an issue of Just Any Comics throwing a dime into the storm sewer.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Gee, I've just got to drive down to see Veronica.
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead get trapped in a blizzard in Archie's car.
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Disclose Notes: A PSA, although not listed explicitly as such, on what to do if trapped in your car in a blizzard.
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On the Ball

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Coach Kleats; Mr. Fluteweed
First Line: Pooh! Missed me!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee accidentally starts a snowball fight with the faculty after admonishing Jughead and the gang for throwing snowballs on school property.
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Disclose Notes: Final panel is Mr. Weatherbee addressing the readers about snowball fight safety.
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All Steamed Up

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats
First Line: My lodge uniform feels a trifle snug ... how does it look?
Synopsis: Mister Weatherbee tries to lose weight in order to fit into an old lodge uniform.
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Dubble Bubble Gum

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Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum. Features a stagecoach robbery.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Includes rebus for famous American (Woodrow Wilson), word ladder, riddles, optical illusion, and drawing Archie's face inside head.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): From Hollywood
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Brod Crawford Best Vest Man at Studio
Synopsis: Blurbs about Hollywood
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Pages: 2
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Personalized Wallet!

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Feature(s): Smith Brothers
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Disclose Notes: Ad to get a gold lettered personalized wallet for 35 cents and a front cover of 1 Smith Brother box of any kind.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership with press card and button featuring first-prize report from Roberta Jacobs (University City 5, MO) on Cancer Carnival and second-prize report from Ronald Harro (Wildwood, NJ) on his pet chameleon.
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An 'Ice Time Was Had By All?

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Come on, you gay blades! Did you forget we have a skate date?!
Synopsis: Archie makes a homemade ice boat to compete with Reggie's flashy new ice boat.
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Pages: 6
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No Foil Like an Old Foil

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Genres: humorous, sports
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Well, what have we here? Are those targets for Cupid's arrows?
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica take fencing lessons. Archie and Reggie fool around with the swords.
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Pages: 5
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Suzie; Ginger Snapp; Super Duck; Wilbur Wilkin; Katy Keene
First Line: You can always judge a person by the company he keeps, kids!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad for Archie comics titles. Inside back cover.

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