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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #21
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/22/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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[untitled]

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Gosh, Ronnie!
Archie and Veronica watch two elephants perform The Twist at a circus.
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Jalopy Jitters

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Unable to afford the upkeep, Archie decides to sell his jalopy. His friends show up and fix the car up while he's gone, not knowing that Archie has already closed a deal for it.
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Rogue Male

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Archie decides to ask Moose for permission to date Midge, incurring not only Moose's wrath, but that of Betty and Veronica as well.
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Can't Sand It

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Li'l Jinx; Merry Holiday
Jinx's day in the sand box is very tiring - - for her mother.
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Hawaiian Coloring Page

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Coloring page; Betty does the hula in a grass skirt while Archie plays the ukelele and Veronica does a slow burn.
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Veronica's Fashion Page

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Veronica Lodge
Paper doll page with a Veronica doll and two changes of clothing.
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The fashions were designed by Lorraine Lapick, probably a relative of inker Rudy Lapick.
Roll 'Em

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Veronica gets Archie, Jughead and her father involved in an old-time slapstick pie fight while Reggie surreptitiously films it for a class project.
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Good Sport

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Shrimpy; Bridget
Bridget consoles Shrimpy after beating him at checkers.
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FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #6 published September 1976
as Good Sport! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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What Comes Natural

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Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy debate whether the presence of girls in school drives the boys to act immaturely or whether it's just innate in boys regardless of the circumstances.
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The Waiting Game

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Veronica endure long lines to sample the new roller coaster at the carnival.
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The Gold Bug

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie thinks he has a magic Egyptian scarab. But a series of misfortunes he suffers makes him think that the scarab is cursed.
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The Lover

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Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie convinces Moose that he's a great lover who should play the field, in order to get a clear path at Midge. But his plan backfires when Moose makes a play for Betty and Veronica - - and every other girl in Riverdale.
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Finders Keepers

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
The string on Veronica's pearl necklace breaks, scattering pearls into a bushy area of the park. Archie and Reggie compete to see who can retrieve the pearls first.
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FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Finders Keepers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Coloring page; Betty and Veronica trade anecdotes of their meeting pop singer Bobby Barren.
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FlagJughead with Archie Digest #11 published November 1975
as Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Age of Progress

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Little Archie; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
How an electric toy train set goes from design to production to distribution to Little Archie's hands.
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