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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #197
Publication Date: June 1972
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Issues: #197 of 332 Issues (437 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 2 covers)
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Betty, is there anything you have trouble sewing up?
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Angel Have Mercy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
First Line: Where's your good buddy, Archie, Jug?
Synopsis: When Jughead tells Betty that Archie isn't feeling well, Betty and Veronica get into a battle on who can make him feel better first.
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Some Poor Soul

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton
First Line: Isn't there an old saying, Archiekins, that "two is company and three is a crowd"?
Synopsis: Betty is told by Veronica that two is company and hints that she shouldn't be there and Betty ends up in tears. Chuck tries to console her.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
First Line: I've got to hang up now, Archie! There's a beautiful blonde boy here who wants me to share his ice cream with him!!
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Pressure Group

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: I don't want to lean on you too much, darling, but I want Archie for the nautical ball and he dated you for that night!
Synopsis: Veronica pressures Betty to give up her date with Archie by threatening to get her kicked out of her sorority if she doesn't.
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A Small Problem

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
First Line: Hyuk! Man! Look at that! She's as cute as a button!
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are jealous of the new girl in town who uses her small size to wrap all the boys around her little finger.
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Cycle Saga

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Ronnie, our bike club leader wants to know if you'd like to join our outing!
Synopsis: Veronica fakes an injury on a bike outing but it backfires on her.
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Synopsis: Betty and Veronica answer readers' questions.
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Pages: 1.75
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Statement of Ownership

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Disclose Notes: STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Act of Aug. 12, 1970: Section 3685, Title 39, United States Code).

1. Title of publication: Archie Giant Series.
2. Date of filing: Oct. 1, 1971.
3. Frequency of issue: Twelve times a year.

6. Names and addresses of publisher, editor, and managing editor:
Publisher: Archie Comic Pub., Inc., 1114-16 First. Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021.
Editor: John L. Goldwater, 1114-16 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021.
Managing editor; Richard H. Goldwater, 1114-16 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021.

11. Extent and nature of circulation:
A. Total no. copies printed:
Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months, 420,531.
Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date, 487,446
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A Matter of Manners

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
First Line: Uh, oh! Those two boys look like trouble to me!
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica get followed by two guys while they're out walking. Veronica gets Moose to scare them and then asks Moose to introduce her and Betty to the guys.
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