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Issue: Archie Comics #80
Publication Date: May 1956
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Issues: #80 of 101 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (11 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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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Archie! Must you kiss Veronica like that in front of me!
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Brawn Yesterday

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jeeves (the butler); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: After reading the book "Mind Over Matter," Archie convinces himself that he can beat up Reggie (and proceeds to demonstrate on poor Jughead). However, when he confronts Reggie with his positive outlook, he finds that Reggie hasn't read the book.
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Character(s): Super Duck
First Line: Kids! Don't be stung by imitations or inferior comics...
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See You in My Screams!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: When Archie gives a smart-aleck answer to Miss Grundy in class, she says she will phone his father that night. Reggie comes up with a plan to get Archie's parents out of the house. When Miss Grundy calls, Reggie and Jughead disguise their voices to make her think she has a wrong number. When it's Archie's turn, Miss Grundy lets him know nobody has fooled her.
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Essay Come, Essay Go

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mrs. Smedley; Mr. Smedley; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: While baby-sitting for Mr. and Mrs. Smedley, Archie tries to write an essay for school. A radiator keeps making noise, but when Archie goes to get a screw to fix it, he gets his hand stuck in a jar, leading to a series of mishaps.
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Water Proof

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Is That a Fact?

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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: A series of factual anecdotes about Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, oxidation of iron, fish diseases, the worth of a minerals in a human body; and the size of mice and whales at birth.
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A Square

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: When Pat drops a box of doughnuts and they all roll away, he returns to the baker and asks if he has any square ones.
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Timber Time

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Mophead
Synopsis: Pat decides to use an axe to chop down a huge tree that is in the way of their ball field.
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Big Push

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty is all excited to hear that Jughead saved Reggie when he fell in the lake.
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Once a Pond a Time

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: When an old lady criticizes Archie for putting worms on a hook while fishing, Archie shows her that his bait is a plastic worm.
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Hurry! Hurry! Don't Be Late for Your Copy of Archie Annual #8

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Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #8, with mail-in coupon. Premium is a free 1957 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Cover and calendar are depicted, along with original art.
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Sinker Swim

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Brewster (the butler)
Synopsis: To keep Archie and Reggie from fighting to see who gets to take Veronica to a Jimmy Clax dance, Mr. Lodge offers to officiate a trout fishing contest between the two.
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Feature(s): Chicago Roller Skates
First Line: What's the matter, boy?
Synopsis: A father gives his son Chicago Roller Skates and the boy forms a skating club.
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Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Chicago Roller Skates, with mail-in coupon for skate club pins for 10 cents each.
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Wilbur Is Always in Season

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Character(s): Wilbur
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"Now for the $50,000 question."

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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
Synopsis: A quiz show contestant is asked a question about Wildroot Cream-Oil.
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Trying Time

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Synopsis: Veronica tries on many pairs of shoes, only to leave the shoe store without buying once it stops raining.
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Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Disclose Notes: Promo for joining the Archie Club, with mail-in coupon. Cost is 10 cents. Also first prize of $5.00 to Betty Ketchen (Princeton, Ind.) for paragraph about putting on a minstrel show to raise funds for charity. Second prize of $3.00 to Regina Reid (Franklin Square, N.Y.) for paragraph about her art class making cook books for their mothers on Mother's Day.
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Father Glows Best

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is embarrassed when his father tells stories of his youth when his friends are over. He complains to his mother and his father overhears and has his feelings hurt. He goes to his lodge. Archie's friends come over, but Archie is upset. His friends tell him they liked listening to his father's stories, and a surprised Archie rushes to the phone and calls his father at the lodge, asking him to come home.
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