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Issue: Archie #186
Publication Date: November 1968
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Issues: #186 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: 08/20/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Arch, what's the most difficult thing about the sitar?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Folks, you got trouble! Trouble in Riverdale City!
Synopsis: In a parody of "Trouble" from THE MUSIC MAN, the narrator explains that Archie has got trouble with a capital T, and that rhymes with P, and that stands for Pool -- that is, the pool in Veronica's house, which tempts Archie to try and live a life of luxury he can't afford.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #8 published October 2011
as Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: At one point the narrator gets mixed up and says "She'll nurse him, rehearse him, and give out the news that the Southland gave birth to the blues!" This ("sorry, wrong song") is a quote from the song "Birth of the Blues."

Inker credit changed to match the credits listed in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #8.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Teresa Myers (1st prize) and Susan Acampora (2nd prize), a one-page hand-lettered note from Archie about the new Archie cartoon show and the Archies musical group, plus instructions for joining the Archie Club.
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Paint by Number

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pop
First Line: Ask not what the establishment's done for you!...Ask what you have done for the establishment!
Synopsis: When Fred makes Archie paint the house, the girls rush over to help Archie, and they mostly succeed in doing physical harm to Fred.
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In Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #H7450 published March 1973
as Paint by Number [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #8 published August 2011
as Paint by Number [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Lest You Forget

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper
First Line: I'll bet you're doing homework with Veronica today! Yesterday Betty was in this frame!
Synopsis: Archie has images of Betty and Veronica on everything, including a reversible picture that allows him to display either one of them depending on who's there. Meanwhile, Betty has pictures of Archie all over the house, including an Archie tie, an Archie coffee cup, and an Archie pin-up calendar.
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In Issue: FlagJughead's Double Digest #14 [Newsstand] published December 1992
In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #6 published September 1976
as Lest You Forget [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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On the Spot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
First Line: Daddy, I found a good spot!
Synopsis: At the beach, Jinx is most interested in the snack bar.
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Pages: 1
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Root of Evil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Sigh! It's a long, hot summer when you're broke!
Synopsis: Archie is despondent about being broke. Knowing that he's too proud to accept money from her, Veronica arranges for him to find a lot of money "accidentally." But his new-found wealth turns him into a miser.
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Pages: 6

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