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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #16
Publication Date: January 1961
 
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Sorry I'm late, Archie! Hope you didn't get bored waiting!
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Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #25
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The Commuter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle ?
Harry Lucey
Marty Epp ?
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Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie gets into a familiar jam, arranging dates with Betty and Veronica for the same night. This time he has to keep running back and forth from Betty's house to Veronica's house (and vice versa) to try to keep up the charade.
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Kid Stuff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle ?
Harry Lucey ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Betty tricks Archie into coming with her on a picnic as a "Big Sister" with the Riverdale Boy Sprouts. When it starts to rain, Betty finds the competition indoors for Archie from the other "Big Sisters" is more than she can take.
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Hat's the Stuff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
In a fancy restaurant, Moose gives a checkroom girl a big tip when she gives him a fancy hat (that's not his.)
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Tell-Tale Test

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo)
After observing the reaction of her students, Mr. Weatherbee tells Miss Grundy she must have given them a tough test.
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Make a Date

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
Betty and Veronica Spectacular
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Promo with new framing art for Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11, with cover depicted. Mail-in coupon to receive the issue for 25 cents from Room 603, 241 Church St., New York 13, N.Y.
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Ladies Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica says that the most attractive thing about Archie is that the other girls want him, too. Betty sees if she can take advantage of this situation.
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Credits
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Subject Matter
Veronica's Fashion Page
Veronica Lodge
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Paper-doll fashions by Steffie Kendall, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Fashions

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Credits
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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Paper-doll fashion page designed by Audrey Zelvin, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Lesson Learned

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
After Miss Grundy takes her class to a TV studio where they see the announcer using cue cards, Archie decides he should use cue cards for his classroom speech.
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The Helping Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Full of love for his fellow man, Archie decides he will do everything he can to help Mr. Weatherbee. The result is the usual disaster.
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Day and Night!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy
Shrimpy wonders which came first: night or day?
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Reading Tree Leaves!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy
After watching a leaf fall, Shrimpy makes a philosophical comment.
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The Heritage of Man

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Article on the origins of man.
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1.75
One-third page illustration on first page.
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Louis H. Silberkleit (publisher)
typeset
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Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1960. Average number of copies in the past 12 months distributed through mail subscriptions was 270,213.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead's Daffy-nitions
Jughead (cameo)
Anatomy...
Definitions of anatomy, desk, coach, and bachelor girl.
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The Critic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones
Jughead heckles a juggler.
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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
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with 5 for 4 offer mail-in coupon. Five issues for $1.00 to Room 603, 241 Church St., New York City 13, N.Y.
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Le Left Jabbe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle ?
Bill Vigoda
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Vince DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Archie and Jughead insult Reggie in French. Unfortunately, they are unaware that Dilton is translating it all for Reggie.
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Model Child!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Merry Holiday
Jinx's mother has her balance a book on her head to keep her from running around the house.
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The Angry Young Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Danny Dean
Veronica is hanging around with a new boy and Archie keeps trying to work up the courage to fight him, egged on by Jughead and Reggie.
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Sign of the Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Gladys
Gladys' father sends Reggie a message via some toy soldiers.
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Big Game Hunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Leroy
LeRoy; Archie Andrews (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Archie and Veronica are snuggling and Leroy is outside the window with a tape-recorder, looking for some blackmail material.
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Holding the Bag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason (cameo)
Veronica has Archie carry her purse while she is shopping and Archie gets teased unmercifully.
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All Aboard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Knowing the school gives toys to orphanages, a company gives Mr. Weatherbee some to test, provoking a surprised reaction from Miss Grundy.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
Betty's Pin-Up Page
Betty Cooper
To Archie, with love. Betty
Betty in slacks, sitting on the side of a set of brick steps.
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Betty the Cow-Girl

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
Betty's Pin-Up
Betty Cooper
Betty in a cow-girl outfit with pop-guns.
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Pose by Doris Frutcher, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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A Day to Remember

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica posts a lot of hints about her birthday.
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Frat Brat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Reggie participates in a silly fraternity initiation, while making fun of the practice.
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Bad Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Miss Grundy; Jughead; Archie Andrews (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo)
Miss Grundy asks Jughead how the Egyptians built the pyramids without modern tools.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead's Daffy-nitions
Luxury
Definitions of luxury, winter resort, bunkhouse, and vacation.
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Definitions are portrayed by anthropomorphic insects.
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The Play is the Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Dilton Doily [Dilton Doiley]
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley (as Dilton Doyle)
Dilton makes the football team because he's the only one who can understand the coach's plays.
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Dilton is called "Dilton Doyle" in this story.
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Music Appreciation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Reggie likes opera on television, as long as the singer is young and shapely.
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Vicious Cycle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Moose
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Moose tries to get a round-trip ticket at a train station, but won't tell the clerk where he wants to go.
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Redskin Ritual

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie father brings him to an Indian reservation to study different cultures, but Archie and an Indian girl end up dancing to modern records instead.
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Business Methods!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Hap thinks his wife should make two pies--one for her club and one for him.
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Cornered

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Perky
On a cold day, Veronica leaves Archie standing on the corner for a long time. After Archie has left, Veronica calls from home and pretends to have arrived later. Archie rushes over to apologize.
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Loafer Laugher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo ?
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie complains that Jughead is taking a coffee break, even though he doesn't have a job.
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Good Skate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie is trying to learn how to ice-skate.
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Fill 'er Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones (in disquise)
At a masquerade party, Jughead, disguised as a horse, is drinking all the punch.
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A Matter of Opinion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Archie goes with Veronica to the Lodges' ski lodge, but quickly ends up on the couch with a cast on broken leg.
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Guess Who

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (disguised); Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Veronica gives a costume party where everyone is supposed to represent a holiday.
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