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Issue: Archie #239
Publication Date: November 1974
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Issues: #239 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: 08/06/1974
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1976 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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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Why don't you go outside and patch your tent?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie... Archie Andrews Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1977 series) #23.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Famous name prizes or cash
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Olympic Sales Club greeting card sales kit.
Inside front cover.
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Sandman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Eeyah! Let's hit the beaches, men! What a day for ye olde youthful horseplay and hijinks!
Synopsis: The pain of walking on a hot beach with bare feet leads Archie into even worse disasters as he tries to get some relief for his aching tootsies.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #35 published January 1979
as Sandman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Subject Matter
First Line: Meet Snoopy, my new pencil pal!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Snoopy pencil electric pencil sharpener from Kenner.
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Subject Matter
First Line: Shazam! It's socko Saturday on CBS
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the 1974 Saturday morning lineup from CBS Television, inluding: Shazam!; Partridge Family 2200 AD; Valley of the Dinosaurs; Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine; Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Comedy Show; U.S. of Archie; Speed Buggy; In the News; Scooby Doo, Where Are You; Jeannie; Fat Albert.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Magic cards
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following products: magic cards; smoke cloud; onion gum; skin head wig; weighted wristlets; pocket gym; joy buzzer; werewolf mask; surprise package; xray specs; monster ghost; jack pot bank; phony cast; karate instructions; vampire blood; ventriloquism instructions; silent dog whistle; ugly hand gloves; secret spy scope; Raquel Welch pillow; hypnotism instructions; foaming sugar; see behind glasses; money changer; 7 foot monster; whoopee cushion; moneymaker; finger chopper; secret book safe.
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Attractive Nuisance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: That big thing is a magnet?
Synopsis: Archie brings a big magnet to the beach, and while he's arguing with Jughead about who the "they" are in the term "they say," everyone's metal possessions are attracted to the magnet.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #35 published January 1979
as Attractive Nuisance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #265 [Direct Edition] published August 2010
as Attractive Nuisance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from: Joy Skelton ($6.00 1st prize); Deirdre Barry ($4.00 2nd prize); Kay Piszor ($3.00 3rd prize).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
First Line: Be an Archie Club member eligible to win cast prizes and a big byline in an Archie Series Comic!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Archie Club.
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Cool Cookie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: You are out of your tree, man! It's hot and muggy and steaming!... And look at how you're dressed up!
Synopsis: Archie has to attend an outdoor party at the Lodges' on a "hot, muggy and steaming" night, and finds that all the guests except Veronica are just as miserable in the heat as he is.
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Pages: 5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?, ? (photograph)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Super tee shirts
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for t-shirt iron-on transfers from Canyon House.
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First Line: Free album of fast selling personalized Christmas cards to show how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Youth Opportunity Sales Club Christmas card sales kit.
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First Line: Here's Love Spray Perfume
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Blair beauty products division of Chap Stick Co. sales kit.
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First Line: Make excellent extra cash...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Engravaplates metal social security plates sales kit.
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Hat Trick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: A person could burn to a crisp under this blazing sun!
Synopsis: On a hot day at the beach, Archie wears a huge sombrero to get some shade, and demonstrates that the hat can also be used to fight crime.
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Pages: 5
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: The nuttiest, most fantastic offer ever!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement, including a premium for free decals, for the Discount Super Values Catalog from Super Values.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comics
First Line: Hey, kids! Stay in the groove with Archie Series comics!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following Archie Quarter Comics: Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #29; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #37; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #41; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #31; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #89; That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #31; Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #80; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #23.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: The Winner. Built by Converse. Just for Sears.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Converse sneakers from Sears.
Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Do you need extra money?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Cheerful House Christmas card sales kit.
Back cover.

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