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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #138
Publication Date: June 1966
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Issues: #138 of 332 Issues (437 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: 03/29/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cousin Leroy; Midge Klump; unidentified friends of Veronica
First Line: No wonder you females live longer.. all that paint acts as a preservative!
Synopsis: Cousin Leroy rudely intrudes on Veronica's slumber party.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pay Dates Incorporated

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Synopsis: In order to raise money to support their fashion addictions, Betty proposes that she, Veronica and Midge start charging to date one of the boys.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine #4 published January 1983
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Ice Fishing
Synopsis: The cold weather of their ice fishing date give Veronica and Archie an excuse to snuggle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Fill 'Er Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: At the movies, Jinx loads up at the concession stand.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Jughead Jones Comics Digest #22 published September 1982as "Fill Her Up"
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dread Design

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: In order to keep Archie away from Betty, Veronica goes to elaborate lengths to convince them both that the new dress Betty is wearing bears an ancient Babylonian curse symbol and that Betty is now bad luck to any male.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Get This Raincoat Free
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription solicitation for Archie Comics titles, with an added premium of a clear plastic rain poncho.
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The American Revolution - - Facts and Fallacies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Synopsis: An article disputing erroneous legends about the American Revolution.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Statement of Ownership
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Filed October 1, 1965; Owner Archie Comics Publications, Inc, officers Louis Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater, Maurice Coyne, all of 241 Church Street, New York, NY, 10013; Total paid circulation, avg previous 12 months: 256,516
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Nursery Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Someone is using altered nursery rhymes to satirize Veronica and Archie's relationship. Veronica suspects Betty, but she can't prove it.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Polka-Dot Kid

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Synopsis: No story; Betty models various fashion designs.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #14 published August 1985
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Never Kiss a Stranger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge forbids Veronica to see Archie, so she has to come up with an idea that will allow her to follow the letter of her father's demand while still keeping her date with Archie.
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In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine #4 published January 1983
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Most Challenging
Synopsis: Archie tries to keep up with Veronica on the slopes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica persists in winding Archie around her little finger, until she finally manages to push him too far.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBetty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine #4 published January 1983
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Dig This Crazy Offer
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription solicitation for Archie's Pals 'n Gals.
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Real Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica's attempt at abstract art leaves everyone cold, and to prove it to her Mr. Lodge sends the painting with Archie to a local gallery for an honest appraisal.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Jughead Jones Comics Digest #22 published September 1982
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The characters mock the old comedic plot device of having a smeared painting mistaken for great abstract art, which was already a cliché by 1966.

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