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Issue: Archie #148
Publication Date: August 1964
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Issues: #148 of 565 Issues (689 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: 07/20/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1964 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.
Disclose Images1
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: As I was saying, Jug... sometimes these drag races turn out to be real drags!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Litter Perfect!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews sends Archie to the store to buy a new garbage can. But when Reggie teases Archie about his car, Archie throws the new trashcan over Reggie. Reggie gets stuck in it and dents it a few times getting out, much to Mr. Andrews' dismay.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #27 published January 1975
as Litter Perfect! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Sign Savvy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie playfully buries Veronica in the sand while at the beach. He then puts a "No Trespassing" sign near her while he gets her an ice cream cone.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #31 published January 1977
as Sign Savvy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.66
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Some Old Steps

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's father [Hap Holliday]
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is practicing some loud dance steps, to her father's annoyance.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Some Old Steps [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bendix Corporation
First Line: You called for a piano tuner?
Synopsis: A boy calls a piano tuner to help him fix all the cables on his bicycle. The piano tuner recommends replacing the cables with the Bendix automatic bike axle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Bendix Automatic bicycle axles. The Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y. Art style is very much influenced by Peter Max.
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Footsore and Weary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie decides to make a plaster mold of his foot for a speech. But Reggie substitutes cement for the plaster, unbeknowst to Archie.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #27 published January 1975
as Footsore and Weary [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Here It Is! Your Archie Annual

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Midge Klump; Mr. Lodge; Dilton Doiley
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #16 with mail-in coupon. 25 cents for comic and free 1965 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Original art with parade theme.
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Measure Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie needs to cut a piece of wood to a specific size to fix his stereo cabinet. He can't find a ruler, so he measures the space with his hands. He then races to the school shop to cut a piece of wood. He falls, goes on an elevator and hits a tree, but still has the measurement as the space between his hands.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Measure Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Americana Series #8 published January 2008
as Measure Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #[1] published August 2011
as Measure Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This is the exact same page count, title and plot as the story "Measure Up" in Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #561. The story in #561 has new artwork and script.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling
Inker(s): Jack Sparling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Patty & Andy, The Popsicle Twins; Popsicle
Character(s): Popsicle Twins [Patty; Andy]
First Line: Say Andy, it says on TV we can win a trip by Trailways "Silver Eagle" to the N. Y. World's Fair.
Synopsis: The twins enter the Popsicle Safety Contest to try to win a trip to the New York World's Fair.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Popsicle frozen treats with mail-in coupon to send for an entry blank for the contest.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Michele] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Michele] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Ronnie M. Bull (Long Beach, Calif.) for a description of the Naples Christmas Pageant parade. Second prize of $3.00 to Kay Dee Rivard (Detroit, Mich.) for an article on her vacation to Texas.
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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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Just For Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Archie wears a funny wig to the Lodge's house.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Just For Fun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Harry Lucey #1 published August 2011
as Just For Fun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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