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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #18
Publication Date: September 1962
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Issues: #18 of 332 Issues (502 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: 06/22/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover title is Betty and Veronica Summer Fun. On-sale date from 1962 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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Offhand, I'd say Veronica caught the bigger fish!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #[nn] published January 1991
as Betty and Veronica Summer Fun [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Grand Hotel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Bobby Barren; Clyde; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Singer Bobby Barren and his manager, Clyde decide to stay at the Lodge mansion, which they mistake for a hotel.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The singer's name is a takeoff on that of pop singer Bobby Darin.
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Art Treasures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's dad)
Synopsis: Jinx's father takes her to an art museum.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Holdout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica try to get Archie to come to Veronica's pool instead of going to the beach.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2 published March 2011
as The Holdout [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Summer Camp Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jeeves; Susan Johnson
Synopsis: While cleaning out Betty's garage, Veronica finds Betty's diary from the time they went to summer camp together.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The first story to combine the characters from "Little Archie" with the regular Archie versions.
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The Smoke Of Progress

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article on the locomotive named Rocket.
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Pages: 1
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Skin Deep

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is asked to judge whether Betty or Veronica has the better tan.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #[nn] published January 1991
as Skin Deep [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as Skin Deep [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #18 on the cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Cupid Calls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cupid
Synopsis: Veronica scoffs at Betty's claim of "love at first sight" after seeing a handsome boy on the beach.
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Pages: 2
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Muscle Hustle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Susan
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are drawn to a lifeguard's muscled body.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as Muscle Hustle [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #18 on the cover
In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2 published March 2011
as Muscle Hustle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Boat Builder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie makes improvements to his boat.
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In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as The Boat Builder [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #18 on the cover
In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2 published March 2011
as The Boat Builder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Gatling Gun

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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One-Way Streets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Shrimpy
Synopsis: While roller-skating, Shrimpy wishes all streets ran downhill.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Wading Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie can't decide if he'd rather play tennis or swim.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBetty & Veronica Summer Fun #1 published January 2003
as The Wading Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]original comic is titled Betty & Veronica Summer Fun #18 on the cover
In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2 published March 2011
as The Wading Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Jughead's Passion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Brunhilda
Synopsis: Jughead attempts to save Brunhilda from drowning.
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Pages: 3
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Your Money Buys More

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for back issues of Archie Giant Series comics available from the publisher for 25 cents each. Some covers are depicted in monochrome.

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