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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #48
Publication Date: October 1968
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Issues: #48 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: 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pals n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Josie; Dilton Doiley
First Line: Going boating is fun, Ronnie!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Hard Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie comes up with an elaborate Rube Goldberg plan to prevent Veronica from going to a party with Reggie.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #46 published September 1997
as The Hard Way [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead and Archie Double Digest #4 [unnamed variant] published September 2014
as The Hard Way [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Dead Ringer (or If It Weren't For the Folks That Know You, You'd Be a Total Stranger)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Flo Freely; Throbb Temple; O.O. Wellenmellen; Bruce Baby
Synopsis: Betty uses her resemblance to movie star Flo Freely to sneak into the Flim Flam Film studio.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Game Shame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Every game Archie plays with Veronica winds up causing harm to Smithers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writing credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #282.
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Dinner Date (or What Are You Going To Do With All That Butter When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder?)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: After Mr. Lodge calls Archie "a bumbling teenage bumpkin" who doesn't enhance Veronica's position in society, Betty trains Archie to be a sophisticated society type.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Archie Andrews]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Archie tells about the new cartoon show, and the new Archies musical group.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: has spot art from cartoon and previous issues.
includes reports by Gail Fogg (Amesbury, Mass), and Erin Potter (Stockton, Calif.)
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Piece Meal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is looking at modern sculpture.
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Pages: 1
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Great Balls of Fire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead discover a pirates' chest on Mr. Lodge's property.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Dick Malmgren may have pencilled this story or his script layouts may have been closely followed by the penciller.

When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #21, pencils are credited to Dick Malmgren and inks to Joe D'Agostino.
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Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Professor Zag
Synopsis: Archie goes to the airport to pick up a scientist who is trying to prove that his orangoutang is the missing link between primates and man. The orangoutang escapes and winds up proving who the real missing link is.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #250 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as Super-Smart Simian From Sumatra (or The Missing Link Was a Fink) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Contains clock sequence inspired by Harold Lloyd's movie "Safety Last"
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Swing King

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica watch Archie play tennis.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Keen Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily: Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Betty uses Dilton's computer to get advice on how to get Archie.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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It's E-Z!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Merry Holliday
Synopsis: Dinner is alphabet soup.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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For Whom the Poll Tolls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge
Synopsis: Archie tries to campaign for both Betty and Veronica in the "Most Popular Teen Girl In Riverdale" contest.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #250 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
as For Whom the Poll Tolls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Midge is called "Midge Collins" in this story.
Previous indexer thought Stan Goldberg might be the inker.
First panel DJ seems to be re-inked or corrected.

Script, Inks and Letters credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #250.

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