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Issue: Archie #260
Publication Date: March 1977
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Issues: #260 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696503
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
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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): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Sally; Coach Kleats (above title)
First Line: Archie, you were supposed to bring something twenty years old!
Synopsis: Archie is dating a twenty year-old.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appropriately for a '50s nostalgia party, Archie is wearing his classic outfit with the bow tie and checkered pants (though they are mistakenly colored blue instead of the original orange).
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The Inferior Decorators

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: The day before Veronica's living room is due to be re-decorated, Archie gets Mr. Lodge's permission to throw a "graffiti party," where everyone is free to paint messages that will be covered up by the new paint job.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: One of the messages on the wall is "Rudy Loves Mary," referring to inker Rudy Lapick and his wife. Other names include "Vic" (art director Victor Gorelick) and "Barry Baby" (colorist Barry Grossman).
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Family Pride

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li’l Jinx’s Pal Gigi
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie’s Gag Bag
First Line: Yes, when Archie and Jughead stay after school they fool around!
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Pages: 0.5
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It's a Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Slim
Synopsis: Coach Kleats desperately wants a tall new student for the basketball team, but the boy is only interested in poetry.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #35 published December 1984
as It's a Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #233 [Direct Edition] published November 2012
as It's a Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed against the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest (Archie, 1984 series) #233.
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Bills Can Be Beautiful

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Fred won't give Archie more money because first priority is paying the bills. But Fred is late paying the electric bill, and the lights go out just as Archie and Veronica are sitting on the couch together.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #236 [Direct Edition] published February 2013
as Bills Can Be Beautiful [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits changed to match the credits printed in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #236.
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Instant Reaction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom DeFalco
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie makes an old-fashioned silent comedy film, and the girls supply lots of custard pies for the big slapstick scene.
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Pages: 5

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