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Issue: Archie #110
Publication Date: June 1960
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Issues: #110 of 565 Issues (998 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/20/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1960 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
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Mama's Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: It's Archie!
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Disclose Notes: Symbolic cover for the story "Mama's Boy" inside.
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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First Line: Bike speedometer reads up to 50 m.p.h.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the the following products: bike speedometer; jiu-jitsu instructions; joy buzzer; ventriloquism instructions; miniature radio; surprise package; foaming sugar; whoopee cushion; miniature radio; rubber snake; pharaoh serpents; electric motor; black eye joke; atomic smoke bomb; snow storm tablets; bitter cigarette; pocket gym; shrunken heads; auto breaker; black chewing gum.

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Mama's Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Archie, it looks like rain!... You'd better wear your rubbers!
Synopsis: Archie thinks his mother is babying him too much. Archie's father tells his wife to lay off the sentiment, but when she does, both she and Archie are unhappy.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Sportiest! Speediest! Shiniest!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the new Columbia Fire Arrow bicycle from the Westfield Manufacturing Company.
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Just Add Water...

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Whoa! You can't come into the house with that box of dirt!
Synopsis: Jinx invents an "instant mud pie" mix.
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A Man's Intuition

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Isn't it romantic? We're all alone! Just you and I!
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica are all alone--except for cousin Leroy.
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Safety First!

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Psst! Jug,have you heard? The girls have chosen today as Leap Year Day!
Synopsis: On Leap Year Day the girls can kiss boys, so Jughead wears a catcher's mask as protection.
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[untitled]

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First Line: TV Booster makes all TV sets work better
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for television signal boosters from TV Booster Co.
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Cookie Crumble

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: A fool and his money are soon parted!
Synopsis: When Archie sees Jughead with a big stack of Girl Scout cookies, he wonders why Jughead is buying so many. He and Reggie figure Jughead has a money-making angle, so they offer to buy all his boxes of cookies.
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They Said It Couldn't Be Done!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Annual
First Line: They said you couldn't make an Archie Annual that would deliver more laughs than ever before!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #12 with mail-in coupon. Premium is a free 1961 Archie Pin-Up Calendar. Cover and calendar are depicted, along with original art.
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Paging Houdini

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: This guy's the greatest, Juggie! Absolutely endsville!
Synopsis: After Archie talks about how great an escape artist Harry Houdini was, Reggie claims to be an escape artist, too. Archie gets some chains and padlocks, but his father, a big Houdini fan, interrupts and has Archie put the chains on him instead.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Skeleton -- a bony person with his inside out and his outside off
Synopsis: Humorous definitions for skeleton, buffet supper, bride, puppy love, and transparent.
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First Line: America's fastest selling bicycle tire...
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for U. S. Royal bicycle tires.
Ad runs across the bottom third of two facing pages.
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First Line: 8 latest hit records $1.00
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for records from Rembrandt Co.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Life with Archie
First Line: "This might be your life"
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Disclose Notes: Promo ad for Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #3. (Issue number taken from indicated on sale date of on or about May 15, 1960.)
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Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters

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First Line: Here's an assignment that presents a special opportunity for you to win a deluxe American-made bicycle merely for writing on one of the most popular participant sports in the country -- bicycle riding.
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Disclose Notes: Contest calling for 100 word essays on "Why I Like to Ride a Bike." Best eight entries will win a bicycle. Includes information on how to join the Archie Club.
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First Line: Safety deposit bank vault
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for combination lock safes from Honor House Products.
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First Line: 14 sure-fire party tricks
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for party novelties from Griffin Products.
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Sauce for the Goose

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jug! Cover for me! I do't want Ronnie to see me!
Synopsis: Veronica wants Archie's help with a meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon Ladies Guild, so Archie is hiding from her. Jughead makes a flowery speech about Archie snubbing Veronica when she needs help, which makes him feel ashamed and he goes to see Veronica. It turns out Veronica wants Jughead to speak before the group, so Archie makes the same flowery speech to Jughead to get his cooperation.
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First Line: Don't be half a man!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the dynamic-tension bodybuilding system from Charles Atlas.
Inside back cover.
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First Line: Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Cloverine Brand salve sales kit from Wilson Chemical Co., offering signet rings as premiums.
Back cover.

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