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Issue: Archie #274
Publication Date: September 1978
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Issues: #274 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: 1978
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696509
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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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Disclose Images2
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie, are you lining up a putt or a date?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #8.
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Concrete Evidence

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead cause chaos when they are given the job of fixing a cement step.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Mr. Andrews is seen smoking on page 1. Art previously credited to Dan DeCarlo, but DeCarlo Jr. was the artist for this title at the time.
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It Leaves Me Cold

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
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is upset over what is in the refrigerator.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: What do you mean, “is my long underwear too tight?”
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip from unknown date
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two comic strips from the Archie newspaper strip are reprinted.
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Running Out of Gas Puzzle

Activity  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: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Secret code activity.
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Forgotten Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; unnamed World Adventurers Club president; Miss Sloan
Synopsis: Archie seeks an anniversary present for Mr. Lodge when the World Adventurers Club fails to honor his twentieth year since he founded it.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Art previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones
First Line: 192 pages of super adventure!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Little Archie Comics Digest Annual (Archie, 1977 series) #3.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotion for three of the month's Archie comics for $1.00.
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Can You Top This?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; "Brag" Bostwick; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: "Brag" Bostwick comes to town and brags that his town has everything Riverdale has, only better.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead and Archie Double Digest #2 [Direct Edition] published July 2014
as Can You Top This? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Writer, Penciller and Inker credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie (Archie, 2014 series) #2.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Announcement of a Space Vacation essay contest and information on how to join the club.
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Speed Demon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Merlin; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tries to impress everybody with magic shoes that a magician gave him. These shoes make him very fast, but everyone he talks to tells him to slow down and see the good things in life.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #181 published August 2001
as Speed Demon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Funhouse Double Digest #4 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as Speed Demon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Writer and inker credit from the credits listed in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #4. Art previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.

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