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Issue: Pep Comics #86 Public Domain
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/19/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
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Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Archie; Betty; Veronica; Jughead
Archie Andrews!
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Schwartz's signature is disguised on the cover of Archie's book: How to Draw by Samm.
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Super Duck; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ferdie; Suzie; Wilbur Wilkin; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
This is the house that Archie built!
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Promo for Archie Comics publications featuring issues of individual series forming a house. Inside front cover.
Cups-a Daisy

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Superintendent
Golly! Tonight they present the annual cup to the school's outstanding athlete of the year!
Archie, Betty, Reggie, and Veronica compete to butter up Mr. Weatherbee prior to the awarding of the outstanding athlete cup.
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What a Kisser

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Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp
Thanks for the lift to Suzie's house, Chet!
Gregory outmaneuvers Ferdie for a date with Suzie, but Ferdie gets the last laugh when Gregory is stuck working at the church bazaar and Ferdie can patronize Suzie's kissing booth.
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The Thing

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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
What's going on out here?
Jughead attempts to help Mr. Weatherbee exterminate bats from the Riverdale High cupola.
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Hello kids! We're back with a brand new Archie Annual #3.
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Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #3. Includes calendar for pre-publication premium.
The Nature Lover

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Wilbur Wilkin; Linda Moore; Laurie Lake; Red; Miss Gargle
(Sigh!) It's too nice a day to be in school--
The class goes on a picnic.
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Archie Andrews
Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Nancy Reynolds (Bradford, CT) and second-prize report from John Cannon (Cincinnati 9, OH).
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Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis
Hello! -- Oh, Randy! What is on your mind so early this morning?
Randy takes Katy and Sis to the beach, but they're all afraid to stay in the water because of the sharks.
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Bathing suit and pin-up pose by Dee Stange (Brooklyn, NY); negligee and pose by Janice Lusk (Columbus, OH); Randy's smoking jacket by Joanne Bock (North Haven, CT); sweet dreams pajamas by Rose Killingis (New York); Sis's candy dress by Mary Jon Turnbach (South Plainfield, NJ); Katy's slip by Lenda Norcross (Snyder, TX); block long "Oldsmobubble" by boy whose name was not on drawing and Charles Blair Murphy (Roanoke, MO); candy dress by Martha Sylvester (Alplaus, NY); Katy's beach coat by Susan Biltzan (Vancouver, BC); Katy's hat, bag, and shoes by Phyllis Rolle (Clinton, IN); swimsuit by Margie White (Westfield, NJ); beach cabin by Billy Francis (San Jose 12, CA); Randy's hot-rod by Jack Wadden (Cleveland 13, OH); yacht by Elaine and Regina Michiels (Alexandria, LA); Randy's swim trunks by Leah Mae Cogan (Middletown, OH); swim suit on Sis by Docia Ferrenburg (Portland, OR); Randy's outfit by Sylvia Schulz (Sheridan, MT); outfit on Sis by Louise Jones (Williamsburg, KY).
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Katy Keene; Sis
Now! Brand new cut-out sets to fit these No. 1 and No. 2 Katy Keene pin-ups!
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Promo for two Katy pin-ups and sets of cutout outfits. Sis also notes that readers can send for pin-up and cutout set for her, too.
Katy Fashions

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Katy Keene
Katy Keene paper doll with fashion accessories.
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Swimsuit by Irene Benner (Billings, MT); dress and hat by Joyce Marie Miller (Monroe, LA); gown by Jean Ashton (Norwood 12, OH); coat and bag by Marie Hunter (Havertown, PA); blouse and skirt by Gladys Glaser (Bellmore, NY).
Betty Stoops to Conga!

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Something was wrong in Riverdale High School.
Archie wonders why Veronica isn't talking to him until he learns that Betty is in charge of the Phi Phi initiation committee and made arrangements so that Veronica wouldn't be able to take him to the sorority dance.
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Nothing But the Tooth!

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Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum [Hap Holliday]; Merry Bubblegum [Merry Holliday]; Tooth Fairy
Ow!
Li'l Jinx tries to exploit the Tooth Fairy by stealing a dinosaur tooth from the museum.
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Hi, Pen Pals: Our club now has thousands of members who have made many new friends through the mail.
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Li'l Jinx shares the names and addresses of 44 new club members.

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