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Issue: Archie #289
Publication Date: February 1980
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Issues: #289 of 565 Issues (841 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Series; Archie Comics GroupView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696502
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (7 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
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
First Line: Ronnie, I give you my word--
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The Winner

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Character(s): Josie; Alan M.; Melody
Synopsis: Alan M. wins a Roller Disco dance contest even though he doesn't know how to skate.
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad in comic format for Hostess Twinkies snack cakes.
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Boogie Buggy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Sandra; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (cameo); Pop Tate; Raul; Wilma
Synopsis: Archie wants to compete in a roller disco contest. Sandra asks him to be her partner, but he finds that she controls his life for the two weeks of training before the contest.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3.
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Don't Worry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx tries to prepare her father before telling him everything that happened in school today.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Gee! Pop's still sticking to his crash diet...
Synopsis: Two four-panel strips: Archie's father finds a way to cheat on his diet; Archie reads about a clairvoyants' convention in town.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily newspaper strips
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Pages: 0.5
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Grundy - A Historic First

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Character(s): Miss Grundy (host)
Synopsis: Word puzzle solved by blackening out letters.
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The Plane Truth

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie needs a sticky door fixed. Veronica has a fully-equipped wood-working shop as a hobby, so she comes over and fixes the door, leaving Archie's father a little bewildered.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Fantasy Island joke with a pun on wood plane and airplane on page three. Credits from the index for the digest reprint.
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Feature(s): Jughead with Archie Digest
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Abraham Lincoln
First Line: It's a mountain of laughs when you order...
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Jughead with Archie Digest #37, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art with a Mt. Rushmore theme.
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Feature(s): Archie 3 for $1.00 Checklist
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's 3 for $1.00 Checklist with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 3 for $1.00 or 40 cents each. Issues available are T.V. Laugh-Out #74, Archie and Me #117, Betty and Me #109, Reggie and Me #121, Reggie's Jokes #52, Mad House #119, Sabrina #58, Jughead's Jokes #67, Archie's Christmas Stocking #488, Betty and Veronica Christmas Stocking #489, Christmas Love-In #490, and Sabrina's Christmas Magic #491.
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The Cane Mutiny

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: After hurting his leg, Archie has to use a cane for a while. Veronica thinks he needs a more sophisticated outfit to go with the cane, so she takes him to her house and loans him some of Mr. Lodge's clothes. Archie looks more sophisticated, but is still a menace with his cane.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index to the digest reprint.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Youth Day Contest winners: first prize of $6.00 to Ann Quinn (Dorchester, Mass.) and second prize of $4.00 to Neal Atchley (Maryville, Tenn.).
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 50 cents.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Fill 'er up!
Synopsis: Archie tells the gas station attendant to fill his car up, but after he pays for the gas, he doesn't have enough money left to go on a date.
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Disclose Notes: Though it's labeled a "pin up," it's is really a three-panel story.
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Operation Imagination

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Mrs. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie is broke, but with Jughead's help and some imagination, he is able to turn a date with Veronica into a night on the town, complete with dinner and dancing at a disco.
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Pages: 5
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Character(s): James T. Kirk (cameo); Mr. Spock (cameo): Ilia (cameo)
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Movie poster for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."

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