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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): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Bob White
Bob White
?
Martin Epp ?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Gosh, Ronnie!
Archie and Veronica watch two elephants perform The Twist at a circus.
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Miscellaneous
1
Jalopy Jitters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
?
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
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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Miscellaneous
6
Rogue Male

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
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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Miscellaneous
6
Can't Sand It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Merry Holiday
Jinx's day in the sand box is very tiring - - for her mother.
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Miscellaneous
1
Hawaiian Coloring Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Donna Lee
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo ?
Subject Matter
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
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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Miscellaneous
1
Veronica's Fashion Page

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Dan DeCarlo ?
Subject Matter
informational
Veronica
Veronica Lodge
Paper doll page with a Veronica doll and two changes of clothing.
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Miscellaneous
1
The fashions were designed by Lorraine Lapick, probably a relative of inker Rudy Lapick.
Roll 'Em

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
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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Miscellaneous
5
Good Sport

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
?
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
humorous
Shrimpy
Shrimpy; Bridget
Bridget consoles Shrimpy after beating him at checkers.
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FlagLaugh Comics Digest #6 published September 1976
as Good Sport! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
What Comes Natural

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bill Vigoda
Marty Epp
?
Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Weatherbee
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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Miscellaneous
6
The Waiting Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Vincent DeCarlo
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Veronica endure long lines to sample the new roller coaster at the carnival.
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Miscellaneous
2
The Gold Bug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
?
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
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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Miscellaneous
6
The Lover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle ?
Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
?
Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
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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Miscellaneous
8
Finders Keepers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Archie
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)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Betty and Veronica's Coloring Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo ?
Subject Matter
informational
Betty and Veronica
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)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Age of Progress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor ?
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
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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Miscellaneous
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