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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #161
Publication Date: February 1969
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Issues: #161 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: 12/10/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1969 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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Jughead what controls the turning of Archie's head?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Merchant Princes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Upon finding Jughead severely distraught because Pop's is closed due to Pop being sick, Archie and Reggie decide to do something about it. They visit Mr. Tate at his home and get the key to Pop's, then get to work making food, while Veronica, Betty and Moose handle the tasks of getting people to come (by any means necessary, which includes physically dragging them to the shop in Moose's case). Mr. Tate suddenly has visions of Jughead eating everything in the shop and rushes down there, only to find it full of happy customers.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #92 published January 1963
was Merchant Princes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Get In The Groove For A Giant Fun-In!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad allowing the reader to order various Giant Series issues. The issues in this ad are Archie Annual #20, Archie's Madhouse Annual #6, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #50, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #153, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #155, Little Archie #51, The World of Jughead #161, The World of Archie #160, Archie's Christmas Stocking #158, Archie's Jokes #154, Jughead's Jokes #9 and Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular #139.
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Super Jug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: A strange rock falls from space during a rainstorm. Jughead picks it up and suddenly has super strength, much to the delight of the female population, and much to his own displeasure.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #99 published August 1963
was Super Jug [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing.
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Amazing $1 Art Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An ad allowing readers to purchase 4 different dog-themed oil painting for $1.
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Time Is Money

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead runs off rather than lend Reggie money, but then secretly gives Archie some money to lend to Reggie.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #95 published April 1963
was Time Is Money [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing.
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Grin and Bear It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Jughead believes the old saying "smile and the world smiles with you," but his grin is so hideous that it makes everyone angry at him.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #94 published March 1963
was Grin and Bear It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing.
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All That Glitters...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Dipsy Doodles
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead has no money except "One Yugoslavian Pfennig," so he tries to get more money by painting a rainbow with a pot of gold at the end of it.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #96 published May 1963
was All That Glitters... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Forget-Me-Not

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Merry Holliday (Li'l Jinx's mother)
Synopsis: Jinx gets in trouble for slamming the door.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #101 published October 1963
was Forget-Me-Not [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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False Lead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Cricket O'Dell; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; un-named banker; un-named clerk
Synopsis: When the Chamber of Commerce sponsors a boy-girl treasure hunt, Jughead teams up with the girl who's guaranteed to win the contest: Cricket O'Dell, the girl who can smell money. But when the head of the contest declares Cricket's powers "not legal," she and Jughead have to enter the contest with a ribbon tied around her nose.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #95 published April 1963
was False Lead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing.
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Love Starved

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: A girl suspects Jughead is just dating her to get food.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #98 published July 1963
was Love Starved [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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A Nose For News

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis: Jughead looks in a pot to see what his mom is cooking.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #98 published July 1963
was A Nose For News [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Sarcastic advice to letters looking for romantic advice.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: First letter is from "Mabel K.".
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Art For Art's Ache

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Jughead is forced to sign up for art class, and tries to get out by painting the worst stuff imaginable.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #99 published August 1963
was Art For Art's Ache [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6.75
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Where There's Smoke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason
Synopsis: Moose is asked if his parents will take a survey on chain smoking.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #99 published August 1963
was Where There's Smoke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.25
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Culture Vulture

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: While visiting an art museum, Jughead finds the guards more interested in television.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #101 published October 1963
was Culture Vulture [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing.
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A Loan and Blue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie asks Jughead to lend him a dollar. Jughead responds by acting out an elaborate scenario to prove that lending Archie a dollar would lead to disaster.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead #99 published August 1963
was A Loan and Blue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing.

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