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Issue: Archie #272
Publication Date: July 1978
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Issues: #272 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: 0271000696507
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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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
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: But, Pop, you advertised lower prices!
Synopsis: Archie gets caught in a semantic bait and switch.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is re-drawn as cover to Archie Annual Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #43 (1983-84 edition), and the cover of Archie Comics Digest #77
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Down We Go

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie; Hostess
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis: Josie gets Valerie to toboggan down a steep hill by promising her Hostess Twinkies at the bottom.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Dark Spot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Archie's lab accident creates a black spot that hops from person to person, giving them the temporary ability to pass through solid objects.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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On Edge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis: The house is quiet and that makes Hap nervous.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
First Line: How’s Jughead?
Synopsis: Jughead has an accident. Archie borrows Miss Grundy's screen.
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Reprint Notes: from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: These are reprints of two Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
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Anchors Away

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Cindy Miller; Admiral Miller
Synopsis: Archie wants to date a new girl, if he can pass inspection from her eccentric father.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #75 published December 1985
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Top Ten

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Miss Grundy becomes incensed when she overhears Archie and Reggie assigning number values to the girls they've dated.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #75 published December 1985
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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A Workin' Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie tries to con his way out of a home maintenance job, but finds his father two steps ahead of him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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