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Issue: Archie Comics Super Special #4
Publication Date: December 2013
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/02/2013
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Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 76281644166700411
Price: $9.99 USD
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Content Items: 19 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Paper Stock: Matte paper
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Fall Spectacular

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie Comics Super Special
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Miscellaneous
1
High School Switcheroo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Rich Koslowski
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ginger Lopez; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Adam Chisholm (?); Chuck Clayton; Cheryl Blossom; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Frankie Valdez; Pop Tate
Wanting the students to try something different, the faculty switch the students' first period elective to something they're unfamiliar with. Veronica is enrolled in "Domestic Living" while Betty is signed up for "Corporate Business". Both girls struggle in their assigned electives: Betty has to make hard business decisions including layoffs, presentations and mergers, while Veronica deals with carpentry, cooking and car engine repair.
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Miscellaneous
12
Luck Is Where You Find It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Jughead
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Miscellaneous
6
Snooze Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
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Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Miss Grundy
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy finds too many people sleeping in school.
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Miscellaneous
1
Foot Sore

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Reggie is going on a little too much about how good he looks in his new shoes, so Jughead takes him down a peg by spilling a beaker full of liquid from the chemistry lab on his shoes.
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Miscellaneous
6
Reference to Gravel Gertie from the Dick Tracy newspaper strip.
Tree Stooges

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Pellowski
Doug Crane
Pat Kennedy
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Mr. Dobbs; Nicky Dobbs; Billy Dobbs
Betty's neighbor keeps allowing his kids to jump in and scatter the pile of leaves Betty keeps raking up. Then she gets an idea to teach the oblivious neighbor a lesson in respect for others.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Wonder Workout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Jeff Shultz
Rich Koslowski
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Frou Frou; Pop Tate
Frou Frou needs some exercise.
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Miscellaneous
5
Testing 1-2-3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Archie & Friends
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Miscellaneous
5
All in a Day's Work

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Archie speculates on why Mr. Lodge dislikes him.
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Miscellaneous
6
Credits from reprint.
For Every Man . . .

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica try to prove who is better for Archie by trying in their own unique ways to get him elected Class President.
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Miscellaneous
6
Model Mania!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Rod Ollerenshaw
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
When Archie and Reggie are drooling over women's fashions in a magazine, Betty and Veronica decide to try to imitate the poses of the models in the magazine.
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Miscellaneous
6
Credits in this story are different from reprints.
Measure Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Marty Epp
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Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie needs to cut a piece of wood to a specific size to fix his stereo cabinet. He can't find a ruler, so he measures the space with his hands. He then races to the school shop to cut a piece of wood. He falls, goes on an elevator and hits a tree, but still has the measurement as the space between his hands.
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Miscellaneous
5
This is the exact same page count, title and plot as the story "Measure Up" in Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #561. The story in #561 has new artwork and script.
You Came A Long Way, Baby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Betty and Veronica are amused by the selection of Miss Grundy to give a lecture on women's rights. It takes Mr. Weatherbee, outlining all the pioneering gains Miss Grundy fought for in her past, to change the girls' opinion.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Governor’s Gig

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Stan Goldberg
Stan Goldberg
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Cheryl
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Miscellaneous
11
Out of Print

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie James; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III; Alan Mayberry
Alexander gets a print shop for his birthday.
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Miscellaneous
5
Though Josie's last name has varied between "James" and "McCoy" depending on the writer and the era, in this story she is identified as "Josie James".
Wild, Wicked Ways

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
fantasy, teen
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina; Principal Hexley; Gretchen; Helga
Sabrina helps out at a school for young witches.
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Miscellaneous
5
Screen Saver Lost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb
Dan DeCarlo
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica freak when they spot the pin-up model picture Archie uses as a screen saver.
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Miscellaneous
5
Suit Yourself

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kathleen Webb
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Pushups; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
A fire emergency at the school forces everyone to evacuate the building, including Betty, who is wearing Veronica's new designer bikini and nothing else.
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Miscellaneous
5
When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #248, inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.
Nothing but the Tooth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; un-named spoiled brat; un-named brat's mother
Jughead practices his part as a vampire in the school play and scares a little child into doing what his mother tells him.
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Miscellaneous
5
Transylvania is a historic region in Romania. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania for more information.

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