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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #47
Publication Date: August 1968
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Issues: #47 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 31 (13 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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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Look, guys, I know we sound terrible! But let's not take a defeatist attitude!
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Disclose Notes: The Archies here consist of Archie, Reggie, Jughead and Moose; Betty and Veronica aren't yet in the group.
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It's Ornamental

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Don't sit there, Mr. Lodge!
Synopsis: After Mr. Lodge kicks him out, Archie sneaks back in and hides in Mr. Lodge's precious artifacts just as people from the museum are coming over to inspect them.
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In Issue: FlagBetty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #50 [Direct Edition] published April 1995
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
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Hurts Aid!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Waaaa
Synopsis: Hap fixes Jinx's hurt finger.
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Brake it Up

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First Line: Gee, Veronica, when you're near I only have eyes for you!
Synopsis: Archie has a near collision on his bicycle, but Bendix brakes save the day.
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First Line: Missile firing tank only $6.98
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a 6-foot long toy tank from Honor House.
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Re-Group and Attack!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: I know it's just a rumor, Archie, but I overheard Daddy say that Mister Weatherbee may be retiring... soon!
Synopsis: Word gets out that Mr. Weatherbee is planning to retire. While Miss Grundy recalls his past as an air force aviator and an athlete, the kids decide to be nice to him until he retires, but they inadvertently make him angry at being treated like a "doddering old man."
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First Line: Amazing $1 art offer
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First Line: 10 way hairpiece!
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First Line: Stamp collectors! Look at this exciting offer from Zenith!
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Reggie!!! What are you doing in the fish pond? I saw you dancing with Midge a few minutes ago!
Synopsis: Reggie ends up in the fish pond after Moose is done with him.
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Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Cathy Famula (Colonia, N.J.) First prize - $5.00, Marian McDonnell (Bronx, N.Y.) Second prize - $3.00, Lisa Bordas (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Third prize - $2.00, Claudia McCarty (Oak Lawn, Illinois) Fourth prize - $1.00, and Renie Tucker (Randolph AFB, Texas) Fifth prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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The Flame Game

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Juggie! I'm going to make flaming shashlik for the gang!
Synopsis: Betty tries to make flaming shashlik for the gang.
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First Line: Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the tabletop baseball game from Strat-O-Matic.
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Future Bet

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Sometimes I think about how luck I am, Archie. I have wealth, health, position power, and a beautiful daughter!
Synopsis: Veronica tells Archie that he can get on her father's good side by talking about his plans for the future.
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Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
First Line: Dig this crazy offer!
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Disclose Notes: Subscription advertisement for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series).
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Ethel Sees Plenty (or ESP Can Do For You What It Did For Big Ethel, So Lookout!)

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Slaag Heep; Jolly Rogers
First Line: (Sigh) The only thing deader than business is the flies!
Synopsis: While working at Pop Tate's, a bump on the head gives Ethel E.S.P.
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First Line: Join Young America Record Club today and get free record
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement and membership application form for the Young America Record Club.
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A Sticky Subject!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Li'l Jinx!
Synopsis: Jinx uses a lollipop as a bookmark.
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It Doesn't Pay to Keep It To Yourself

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First Line: Yippee! No homework!
Synopsis: Archie announces that he has no homework today.
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Feature(s): Archie Groovy Stationery
First Line: Archie groovy stationery kit
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a groovy stationery set from Archie Comics.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Ronnie!! You're trying on bikini's now? It's still spring!!
Synopsis: Veronica tests out a skimpy bikini even though it's only spring.
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First Line: Here's a whole treasure chest of fun!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following products from Honor House: ventriloquism instructions; model naval cannon; martial arts instructions; onion gum; whoopee cushion; x-ray specs; magic cards; surprise package; boomerang; smoke cloud; monster-size full size skeleton; imitation bullet holes; secret book safe; jack pot bank; skin head wig; joy buzzer; moneymaker; monster size monsters.
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Man of the Year

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Smithers!... I'm expecting some photographers over here,... You may prepare some refreshments!
Synopsis: Archie shows up just as Mr. Lodge is preparing to be photographed for a men's fashion magazine.
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Disclose Notes: Credits updated from the information of the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #52.
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Feature(s): Archie Annual
First Line: Archie Annual #20 is out of sight
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #20.
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The Surprise

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: What's going on over there?
Synopsis: The kids try to prepare a birthday surprise for Mr. Weatherbee.
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Feature(s): Archie Giant Series Magazine
First Line: What's happening where the girls are?
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #155.
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To the Rescue

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hey, honey, why don't you ditch this guy and come and sit with me?
Synopsis: Archie tries to get tough with a bully on the beach.
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Pages: 2
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How Sweet It Is

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Violet Sweetditch; Mr. Sweetditch
First Line: That new girl, Violet Sweetditch, is getting off on the wrong foot.. Making a play for Jug!
Synopsis: A new girl makes a play for Jughead.
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First Line: I have done it for millions, high school and college students, laborers & executives, doctors, lawyers & teachers
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the bodybuilding program from the American Bodybuilding Club.
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Gasser (or "He Got His Lumps By the Pumps")

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Feely Pincher
First Line: No! Absolutely not, Archie! I will not service my limousine at any gas station that employs you!
Synopsis: Archie goes to pick up the object of Mr. Lodge's latest merger attempt, the wealthy miser Feely Pincher. Meanwhile, Mr. Lodge has to take Archie's place as an attendant at a Dreggs gas station.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #15 [Direct Edition] published June 2012
as Gasser (or "He Got His Lumps By the Pumps") [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First appearance of "Dreggs," the chain of "low-quality gas stations" owned by Mr. Lodge. They would recur in many subsequent Bob Bolling stories.

The credits printed in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #15 list Jon D'Agostino (presumable on inks) and Barry Grossman on colors.
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First Line: Boy, girls, men, women
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Wallace Brown, Inc.

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