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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #11
Publication Date: June 1961
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Issues: #11 of 332 Issues (390 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/30/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 31 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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: perfect bound; later saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: He's dating me tonight!
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Disclose Notes: Cover is the same as the splash panel for the first story.
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The Shadows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie can't remember if he asked Betty or Veronica for a date, though both claimed he did. He flips a coin and Betty wins. Veronica stalks them all evening. After Archie takes out another girl, Betty and Veronica declare a truce, but when Veronica has a date with Archie, Betty is back in stalking mode.
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Call Me Mister

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Veronica has a pet rabbit. When it gets loose, everyone keeps bringing Archie to Veronica, thinking he's the "cuddle bunny" she's missing.
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Tiger-striped Slacks

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Veronica's Pin-Up Page
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica in tiger-striped slacks, sitting on a couch and talking on the telephone. Framed pictures of Archie on the wall behind her.
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Betty Playing a Baritone Horn

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty's Pin-Up Page
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Betty practicing the Riverdale school song on a baritone horn.
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Believe It or Not

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead are annoyed by the girls' habit of answering a statement with a question like "It didn't!"
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A Burst of Freedom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Synopsis: Shrimpy's friend's balloon gets loose and bursts against a tree. She says it was a "case of too much freedom!"
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A Sport Record

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Character(s): Shrimpy; Daphne
Synopsis: Shrimpy wants to borrow one of Daphne's records. Daphne thinks he's developing an appreciation of music, but Shrimpy just want to use it to replace his broken ping pong paddle.
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The Robot's Revolt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica takes credit for molding Archie into the perfect boyfriend. Betty tells Veronica she's stifling Archie's personality. At the same time, Jughead is lecturing Archie on not agreeing to everything Veronica tells him. When Archie and Veronica next meet they both try to change their ways, but end up falling back into the same pattern.
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Betty Paper Doll

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, teen
Feature(s): Betty's Fashion Page
Character(s): Betty Cooper
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Disclose Notes: Paper doll of Betty with five fashions to cut out, "designed by Simone Anskens, Mont Sur Marchienne, Belgium."
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Veronica Paper Doll

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, teen
Feature(s): Veronica's Fashion Page
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
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Disclose Notes: Paper doll of Veronica with three outfits to cut out.
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The Oldest Sport

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Synopsis: History of wrestling from its early days in ancient times to the modern scripted version.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text with two 1/4 page illustrations.
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Spellbound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis: While out on a drive with her father, Jinx is spelling all the signs out loud, including one on a car that says p-o-l-i-c-e.
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Kitchen Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Gaston the chef; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica decides she's going to bake muffins, which sends everyone into a panic.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #212.
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Change for the Better

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vince DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica wants to break her date with Archie so she can date a major from the exclusive Milltown Military Academy. Nobody wants to help her do it.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer, Inker and Letter credit from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #62.
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In Command

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Character(s): Shrimpy; Daphne
Synopsis: Shrimpy is allowed to give orders to the other baseball players because it's his baseball.
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Here They Are!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Giant Series
Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series comics with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available are Archie Annual #12, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #8, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #15, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #7, World of Jughead #9, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #13, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #10.
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Free Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Wrapped Up by Poodles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Veronica's Coloring Page
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica in the park on a breezy day with the leashes of three toy poodles wrapped around her legs.
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Disclose Notes: Black and white drawing to color.
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Betty as Majorette

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty's Pin-Up Page
Character(s): Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Betty high-stepping in a red drum majorette's uniform and holding a baton.
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Rumor at the Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty made two New Year's resolutions: "not to gossip" and "to share things with others." When she hears a juicy rumor she doesn't know which resolution to keep.
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Speak Your Mind

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie can't understand why Betty lets Veronica insult her. Betty says that friends can be honest with each other. Archie decides to try it on Veronica, who becomes irate.
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Kool Kitten

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: While watching a movie in a theater, Veronica tells Archie that she's cold.
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Cheaper by the Gross

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica needs a wheelbarrow to carry all the records she buys.
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Disclose Notes: Gross in the title refers to the definition of twelve dozen (or 144).
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Customer's Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: After the salesman shows Veronica nearly all the shoes in the store, she finds a pair she likes--except for one thing.
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Bum Steer

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie is teaching Veronica how to drive.
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Youthful Eyefull

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie says rock and roll artists are getting younger all the time.
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We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 with a free bonus issue.
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Measure for Measure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Lodge
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge measures how much taller Veronica has gotten. He also measures how much wider Mrs. Lodge has gotten.
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Surprise Package

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: It's Veronica's birthday, and Archie gets her a present from a cereal box.
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Love Struck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Betty has her arm in a sling after spraining her wrist playing field hockey. Everyone asks what happened, except for Archie, who ignores Betty entirely to tend to Veronica, who has a tiny cut on her finger.
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