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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #21
Publication Date: June 1962
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Issues: #21 of 224 Issues (326 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: 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]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Gosh, Ronnie!
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica watch two elephants perform The Twist at a circus.
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Pages: 1
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Jalopy Jitters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: 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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Rogue Male

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 6
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Can't Sand It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Merry Holiday
Synopsis: Jinx's day in the sand box is very tiring - - for her mother.
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Pages: 1
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Hawaiian Coloring Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: 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

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Paper doll page with a Veronica doll and two changes of clothing.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The fashions were designed by Lorraine Lapick, probably a relative of inker Rudy Lapick.
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Roll 'Em

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 5
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Good Sport

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shrimpy; Bridget
Synopsis: Bridget consoles Shrimpy after beating him at checkers.
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In Content Item: 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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Pages: 1
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What Comes Natural

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 6
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The Waiting Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica endure long lines to sample the new roller coaster at the carnival.
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Pages: 2
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The Gold Bug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: 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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: 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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Pages: 8
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Finders Keepers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: 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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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Finders Keepers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Coloring page; Betty and Veronica trade anecdotes of their meeting pop singer Bobby Barren.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #11 published November 1975
as Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Age of Progress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie; Little Jughead; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: How an electric toy train set goes from design to production to distribution to Little Archie's hands.
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Pages: 2

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