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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #53
Publication Date: August 1969
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Issues: #53 of 224 Issues (326 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (11 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
First Line: Oh, Archies! (sigh) Your music tears us apart!
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Pages: 1
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What's Eating You?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Ah, Mr. Lodge...your usual table?
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge reluctantly allows accident-prone Archie to join Veronica in a family outing to an upscale restaurant.
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Pages: 6
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Second Fiddle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Archies [Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Look, girls! It's one of the Archies!
Synopsis: A swell of fan interest in him causes Reggie to quit The Archies and go solo.
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Pages: 6
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Facade at Firehouse 5

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hyuk! Betty wanted to know why I insisted we meet near Firehouse-Five for our movie date...
Synopsis: Ethel tries to get the firemen in the local fire station to whistle at her the way they whistle at Betty.
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Pages: 6
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Latest in Fashions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Snicker! Tee hee! Giggle!
Synopsis: The girls decide to teach Veronica a lesson on being obsessed with the latest styles.
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Pages: 5
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Archie, There is one thing in this world which no person can do without.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Kevin Waara (1st prize), Dorene Laffoli (2nd prize), Richard Girard (3rd prize), Kathleen Sealy (4th prize), and Marcel Goldstein (5th prize), plus instructions on joining the Archie Club.
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Art Critic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday
First Line: How do you like my modern painting, Li'l Jinx?
Synopsis: Greg asks Jinx's opinion of his latest work of modern art.
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Bellbottom Blackout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Officer O'Pinion; Moose Mason; Bunky
First Line: Groovy! Uncle John's old Navy bellbottoms put me right in style!
Synopsis: Jughead gets concussed while running from Ethel and thinks he's a sailor on a U.S. destroyer during World War II.
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Pages: 6
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Goody Goody for You

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: What's cooking, Betty?
Synopsis: When Veronica finds Betty baking pastries for Archie, she invites Jughead over to sabotage the project.
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Pages: 6
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Bus Fuss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Aha! Late again, Archie!
Synopsis: Archie tries to explain why he's late for school.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: I can't help it if you misunderstood me, Jughead---
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead are sitting on a bench watching girls go by, and one of them is bored.
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Reverse Stand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
First Line: Moose, you may be stronger than I am but I'm smarter than you are!
Synopsis: Archie and Moose get into an argument over who is smarter.
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Okay, Everybody...Smile!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
First Line: Man! This picture looks great!
Synopsis: Betty tries to convince Archie to break an opera date with Veronica by convincing him that he can't afford it.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Part one of a two part story.
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The Opera Stoppers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
First Line: I thought we were going to be alone, Ronnie!
Synopsis: Unable to convince Archie to break the date, Betty gets herself and the gang invited along to sabotage it.
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Disclose Notes: Part two of two.

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