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Issue: Archie #142
Publication Date: December 1963
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Issues: #142 of 565 Issues (841 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: 10/08/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1963 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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: It's the toughest initiation we've ever given anybody!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Trouble Spot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Resenting the teachers' belief that accidents naturally happen when he's around, Archie tries to prove that trouble can happen when he's not around.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #1 published August 1973
as Trouble Spot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #249 [Direct Edition] published April 2014
as Trouble Spot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
as Trouble Spot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie; U. S. Royal
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires with Archie head shot. U. S. Rubber Tire Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: You girls ever play golf before?
Synopsis: Two-panel gags with Archie, Betty and Veronica.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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No Match!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx knew the right answers, but the teacher didn't ask the right questions.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Gloom Chaser

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Everything Archie does brings a little more hilarity into Mr. Lodge's life.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #4 published October 1982
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #1 published August 1973
as Gloom Chaser [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Open Before Christmas (and Long After)

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #25, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted along with original art with a Christmas theme.
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Get the Message!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie bends down to read a message on the sidewalk, only to discover that it's part of another Reggie prank.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #2 published October 1973
as Get The Message! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Sandra Jadlowski (Oklahoma City, Okla.) for article about herself. Second prize of $3.00 to Gayland Jones (Galena Park, Texas) for article about his friend Shelby. Third prize of $2.00 to Michelle Rosenthal (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for eight jokes. Fourth prize of $1.00 to James Summers (Evanston, Ill.) for article about his dog.
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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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Reprint Notes:  
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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Fly-Over Chicane

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in panel format for the Fly-Over Chicane of Gilbert Auto-Rama model racing set. The A. C. Gilbert Company, New Haven, Conn.
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Hate Affair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie isn't too worried when Reggie takes Veronica out driving; she appreciates him more after a date with Reggie.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #1 published August 1973
as Hate Affair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Get a Lucky Piece...Free When You Join the Archie Comic Book Club

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comic Book Club
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie series titles. Cost is 10 issues for $1.00 with premium of Kewanee Lucky Penny Piece with each subscription.

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