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Issue: Archie #281

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Publication Date: June 1979

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Issues: #281 of 565 Issues (689 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: Archie Series; Archie Comics Group

Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0271000696506

Price: $0.40 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Richard H. Goldwater

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Format

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:

Reprinted In3

2 Content Items
- The Sellout [Story on Interior Page(s)]0
- Girl Whirl [Story on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted 2 times as/in other Issues.

1 Content Item
- Luck Struck [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.

Reprinted From0

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Adult Image

Title Page

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Content Items (8 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Er -- what's the cheapest thing in this place?

Synopsis: Once again Archie finds that treating Veronica in the manner to which she is accustomed is beyond his financial means.

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Cover is redrawn as the cover of Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #83.

Going, Going, Gone

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; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown

Synopsis: After attempting to have a coherent conversation with Melody, Valerie finds she needs the help of some Hostess Twinkies.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

The Sellout

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews

Synopsis: Fred is transferred to another city and the Andrews' family must sell their home. Not wanting to move, Archie tries to sabotage the sale.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Archie Comics Digest #75 published December 1985

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Down and Up

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

Synopsis: Jinx gets a first hand lesson in supply and demand.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

[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): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly

First Line: I will not wear that pink bunny suit in the Easter play!

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee meets a parent, then asks the cafeteria to serve him breakfast in his office.

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Reprint Notes: from ?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: These are reprints of two mid-seventies era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.

Luck Struck

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Pop Tate

Synopsis: Archie's obsessive observance of various superstitions bring him nothing but bad luck.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #76 published October 1991
as Luck Struck [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Teamwork

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; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Archie starts bringing Jughead along with him to the Lodge Mansion with the sole mission of catching every priceless object Archie accidentally knocks over.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Girl Whirl

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

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Floyd Clayton; Miss Grundy

Synopsis: Females are encroaching into every one of Archie's all-male interests and he doesn't know how to handle it.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Jughead with Archie Digest #71 published November 1985

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5