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Issue: Life with Archie #136
Publication Date: August 1973
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Issues: #136 of 286 Issues (321 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Come To the Fair

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: We thought you might like a sneak preview of the beauty contest!
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Pages: 1
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First Line: Famous name prizes or cash
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Inside front cover.
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Come To the Fair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Mouthy; Mr. Grimshaw; Rudy
First Line: Cotton candy and sack races --- red balloons and pony rides --- homemade pies, jams, and jellies --- laughs, friendship, fun and games!
Synopsis: When a carnival barker announces that the Riverdale bankers will be coming to judge the beauty contest at the fair, Archie and Jughead suspect that it may be a plot to empty out the bank so it can be robbed. Betty, Veronica and Reggie think they've seen too many movies and TV shows, but Archie and Jughead go into town and find out that they were right.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
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First Line: Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the tabletop baseball game from Strat-O-Matic.
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First Line: Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any 11 tapes for only $1.97
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for records and cassettes from Columbia House.
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Feature(s): Archie Giant Series Magazine
First Line: The sun scene is a fun scene!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #212.
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A is for Archie's

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mayor Berlinski; Bob Anderson
Synopsis: Archie and his friends go to the grand opening of the first Archie's Restaurant in Joliet, Illinois, where they enlist the help of the Mayor to keep Jughead out of the way.
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Disclose Notes: This is a promotional story for the actual Archie's Restaurant in Joliet. The company hoped that this would become a chain, but it didn't.
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First Line: Own a bowlfull of happiness... Amazing live sea-monkeys
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for sea-monkeys from Transcience Corporation.
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First Line: Hot pepper gum
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following products from American Circle Corp.: hot pepper gum; 10 instruments in one; secret books safe; atom pistol; miniature camera; magic brain calculator; whoopee cushion; snowstorm tablets; sneezing powder; potato gun; atomic joy buzzer; ventriloquism instructions.
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Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Cindy Chalmers (Victoria, B.C., Canada) First prize - $5.00, Lori Granquist (Prince George, B.C., Canada) Second prize - $3.00, Steven Del Vigna (Oakland, California) Third prize - $2.00, Vera Vittoria (Los Angeles, Calif.) Fourth prize - $1.00, and Sandra Kaplan (Houston, Texas) Fifth prize - $1.00.
Includes request for readers to send in names of newsdealers who do not carry Archie Series comics.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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First Line: Reward $11,750 for this coin
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the 1973 coin catalogue from Best Values Co.
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First Line: 100 little dolls all for $1.50
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for miniature toy plastic dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
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Heavy Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Hi, Li'l Jinx! Why did you call me over?
Synopsis: Jinx calls Charley Hawse over to help her close her camp trunk.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #61 published August 1983
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Pages: 1
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The Message

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Good grief! What a mess! Archie's room looks like it's been hit by a tornado!
Synopsis: Archie gets a lecture from his dad after saying he's "too tired" to clean his room.
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Pages: 4
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First Line: 14 ways to help you earn more money
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
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First Line: Easy to sell, 'most everyone buys, it sure feels swell to earn a great prize (or cash)
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Sales Leadership Club.
Inside back cover.
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First Line: Do you need extra money?
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Cheerful House.
Back cover.

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