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Issue: Archie #129
Publication Date: July 1962
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Issues: #129 of 565 Issues (998 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: 04/16/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved By The Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: How are we supposed to butter up these TV teachers?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Money Talks (Too Much)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge [Hiram]; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie shows off his new jacket to Jughead at Pop's. Reggie comes in doing the same thing, but his jacket is obviously more expensive. Archie buys some flowers for Veronica, and Reggie does too, only bigger and better ones. Feeling outclassed, Archie gives up. But Reggie's ego gets the better of him at Veronica's house.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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My Un-fair Lady

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica asks Archie to go to a fashion show with her, and needs a Yes or Yes answer from him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.34
Disclose Notes: Appears on the same page as the next two sequences.
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Ladies Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie discusses his first memory of girls.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Appears on the same page as the previous sequence and the next sequence.
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Quiz Quazy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Big Moose Mason; Miss Grundy [Geraldine]; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Synopsis: Moose takes a first aid quiz.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Appears on the same page as the previous two sequences.
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Read and Right!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis: One of Shrimpy's friends learns two words that helps him finish reading any book.
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Pages: 0.5
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Fun with the Popsicle Kids

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle Kids; Popsicle
Character(s): Popsicle Kids
Synopsis: The kids show off the baseball glove and gold chain necklace that they received by sending in Popsicle wrappers.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Popsicle frozen treats.
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Killjoy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo; the Bee]; Miss Grundy [Geraldine]; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee decides that passive-resistance is the best way to handle the boys breaking the school rules. Since getting the Bee upset was half the fun, the boys give up their antics and attend class.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie! How can you possible be in love with Betty and Veronica?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #14, with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1963 Archie Pin-up calendar. Cover to annual and calendar are depicted, along with an interior panel from the annual.
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Push-Button Peace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews [Mary]; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead has a spray that kills anything that bugs him. He tests it on Reggie with spectacular results. Archie decides to test it on Moose by hugging Midge. Again it works well, but Archie forgets to use it on a jealous Veronica, who catches Archie and Midge kissing.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: A few of Midge's faces in this story appear to be redrawn by Dan DeCarlo. Jughead's spray is called a "wild animal tranquilizer."
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Special Assignment for Archie Club Reporters

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
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Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Request for stories of 100 words or less on "Why My Bike is Important to Me." The 12 best will each receive a new bicycle.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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The Little Black Book

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo]
Synopsis: Everyone thinks that Archie is writing about them in his little black book, and conspire to get it from him.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The last panel advises us to "Watch for more ..." about Archie's Black Book. There are at least two sequels: "The Black Book Returns" in Archie #132 (November 1962) and "Black Book Bluff" in Laugh Comics #149 (August 1963).

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