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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #17
Publication Date: January 1961
 
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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
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 48 (36 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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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie, you must be allergic to hot dogs!
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The Fighter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Archie plans on trying out for the boxing team, but is so clumsy that his training leaves him in bad shape.
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6
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Danger at Cobb's Cavern

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica decide to explore Cobb's Cavern, a local cave. Jughead advises them against it because of possible landslides. The landslide happens, trapping the four in the cavern and it's up to Jughead to find a way to rescue them.
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Mostly serious story, like those in the Life with Archie series.
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The Nervous Ones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Jughead intentionally twists Reggie's comments to annoy him. When he's finished with Reggie, he does the same with Archie.
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5
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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
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. Mail-in coupon for five issues for the price of four ($1.00) to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals 5 for 4, Room 603, 241 Church St., New York City 13, N.Y.
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The Crusader

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Mr. Lodge (cameo, flashback)
Betty decides she's going to be helpful, which sends the others into a panic, since her attempts to be helpful always backfire. The gang decides to be mean to Betty, hoping that would keep her from trying to do favors for them.
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6
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Betty's Fashion Page
Betty Cooper
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Paper doll fashions by Victor Gorelick, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Credits
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Veronica's Fashion Page
Veronica Lodge
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Paper doll fashions by Tom DeRosa, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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A Time for Everything

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
Jinx spends her "rest hour" doing everything but resting.
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Certified Service

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Smithers
Smithers the Butler; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Poopsie (dog)
Smithers helps every member of the Lodge family with their coat, including the dog.
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Taking No Chances

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reggie and Midge plan on swimming together while Moose is getting ice cream. Moose torpedoes that plan by burying Midge in the sand.
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Messenger Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Reggie has a job delivering telegrams and packages. When he delivers candy and flowers from Archie to Veronica, he adds an extra helping of kisses.
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Loco Motion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Moose carts his injured foot around in a wheelbarrow. Archie tells him he should use a crutch. Moose takes his advice and now uses both the crutch and the wheelbarrow to get around.
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Cool School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Nufangel; Archie Andrews (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Miss Grundy complains that the new teacher lacks discipline. She and Mr. Weatherbee check her classroom to find that the ice cream vendor has stopped in for a visit.
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Party Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle, Betty Cooper (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo)
Veronica thinks Archie is taking her for granted. So she throws a party that he has no chance of attending. (It's girls only.)
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The Healer!

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 employes the "kiss it and make it better" remedy when the girls get hurt.
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The New Archie Giant Series Magazines

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie Giant Series Magazines
Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Promo for Archie Giant Series Magazines with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available, with covers depicted whole or in part, are Archie Annual #13, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #13, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #16, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11, The World of Jughead #14, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #15, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #12, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #10.
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Dash It All

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie gets a slow start in a track race.
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0.5
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Vow Row

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Moose
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Moose catches Reggie and Midge together at Midge's house.
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The Handout!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Archie borrows a lifelike model of a human hand from the art department and uses it to play pranks.
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Jealous Joker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Moose
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump (obscured)
At the beach, Archie keeps Veronica away from the other boys. Moose carries an umbrella to make sure nobody even sees Midge.
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Wanted; Swim Trunks; Think

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Short Shorts!
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Three three-panel silent strips: Jughead defaces a "Wanted" poster; While fishing, Archie catches Reggie's swim trunks; Mr. Weatherbee uses a "Think" sign to fan himself.
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Pet Photography

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Article on how to take photographs of a pet.
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Text with two illustrations.
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Who's to No?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty has some juicy gossip, but can't tell anyone.
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Wire Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper
A girl on the phone wants to tell Betty some gossip from Veronica.
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Veronica is referenced, but does not appear.
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TV File; Sculpture; Tree; Records; Soda

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Short Shorts!
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Five silent gags: Mr. Weatherbee has a TV in the T-V drawer of a filing cabinet; Archie's abstract sculpture sports an "R"; Archie drives his jalopy through tunnels cut in trees; "Beatnik Spoken Here!" sign in record store; Jughead sips soda through a hole in the newspaper he is reading.
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Novel Approach!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Dilton Doily [Dilton Doiley]
Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica enlist Dilton's help to pick out a book for Midge's birthday.
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Call of the Wiles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Betty thinks Archie is beginning to notice her.
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0.5
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Cut Down to Sighs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica continues an argument over the phone even after the call has been disconnected.
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Bob Hope Meets Jimmy and Jane

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
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Subject Matter
Popsicle
Bob Hope; Jimmy; Jane
Jimmy and Jane sneak onto a movie set to speak to Bob Hope.
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Ad for Popsicle Water Sports Contest. Top half is in comic format featuring Bob Hope with a plug for his movie "Bachelor in Paradise." Bottom half is illustrations of prizes in the contest.
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Channel Chortles

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Presents
Archie Andrews
Five cartoons about television broadcasts.
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A Beachnik Poem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie takes Veronica to a secluded spot on the beach. But Veronica wants to be in the crowd so she can show off her new swimming suit.
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Text and illustration. Text is in rhyme. "Beachnik" is a take-off on "beatnik."
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The Word for Today -- Teenagers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore ?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Presents: Daffynitions
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Leroy (cameo)
Five cartoons about teenagers.
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Illustrations and text.
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Rein Check!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
?
Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Moose and Midge
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Moose takes Midge on a horseback ride--on a merry-go-round.
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Blank Prose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore ?
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
When Veronica can't think of anything to write in her diary; Betty whispers some juicy gossip in her ear.
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Tipped and Topped! Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica both read "Henrietta's Handy Hints on How to Hook Him!" Betty tries the "way to a man's heart is through his stomach" way.
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Part one of two.
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Tipped and Topped! Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica both read "Henrietta's Handy Hints on How to Hook Him!" Veronica uses the "An occasional change of your hairdo will add variety and spice to your appearance" tip, but Archie is oblivious, as usual.
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Part two of two.
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Poor Little Rich Whirl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Webster (butler)
Betty is jealous of Veronica's wealth. Veronica invites her for an overnight visit to emphasize her wealth and get her to give up Archie. But there is a twist when Betty phones home to talk to her mother and Veronica finds herself envying Betty's close ties to her parents as opposed to her usually-absent mother and father.
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Probably is a reprint from Archie Annual #8, but can't confirm it.
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Big Business

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Jinx sells a lot of lemonade at her stand, but everyone pays with credit cards.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires
U. S. Royal Twins [Roy; Al]
With these new U.S. Royal Nobbys I can ride on anything!
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Ad for U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires illustrated with a cartoon of Roy and Al riding their bikes through a fresh cement sidewalk. United State Rubber, 549 East Georgia Street, Indianapolis 6, Ind.
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The Brush-Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
Betty takes up painting to try to forget Archie. Veronica makes the mistake of suggesting Betty paint some portraits, so Betty gets Archie to pose for her.
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Betty Sitting on a Rock

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil DiMaggio (idea)
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
Betty's Coloring Page
Betty Cooper
Betty in striped slacks, sitting on a rock.
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Black and white. "Betty's coloring page suggested by Phil DiMaggio, 19th 5th, St., New Rochelle, N.Y."
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Veronica on Deck of Yacht

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
Veronica's Pin-Up Page
Veronica Lodge
Veronica in two-piece bathing suit with vertical stripes, wearing a jacket with horizontal stripes, standing on the deck of a yacht.
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A copy of Archie comics is on a table.
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Fleet Footed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Jughead is not impressed when Reggie says he can run a mile in four minutes and eight seconds.
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0.5
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A Dog's Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Cynthia
Reggie gets frustrated when his girl pays more attention to her dogs than to him.
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S. O. S.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Dad
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
When the Andrews' basement is flooded, the boys use it as a swimming pool.
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Movie Mad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Reggie invites Betty to go to a drive-in movie. He neglects to tell her to bring binoculars.
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Hole in One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Coach Kleats
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
When rain forces golf practice inside, Reggie irritates Coach Kleats. The team ends up using Reggie's mouth as a target for putting.
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