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Issue: Archie's Joke Book Magazine #223
Publication Date: August 1976
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Issues: #223 of 277 Issues (281 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 32 (27 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "Archie's Jokebook Magazine", with Jokebook as a single word.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched (some squarebound?)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
First Line: Archie, guess what I'm thinking of having?
Synopsis: Archie regrets suggesting an expensive dessert to Veronica.
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Blame Game

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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Waldo Weatherbee (cameo); Ms. Grundy (cameo)
Synopsis: Archie is blamed for everything that goes wrong on a school field trip.
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Phone Groan

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mrs. Cooper
Synopsis: Betty is upset that no boys were in the list of people who called for her while she was out.
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The Moose Is Loose

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee; Ms. Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
Synopsis: Moose misspells a word when sign painting, with strange consequences.
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Saucy Sausage

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis: The new 25 cent hot dog at Pop's isn't such a great deal.
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Paper Caper

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie cons a dollar out of his father.
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Punch Crunch

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Moose has trouble remembering boxing instructions.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #11 [Direct Edition] published February 2012
as Punch Crunch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Brain Strain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Moose laments his trouble writing.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #11 [Direct Edition] published February 2012
as Brain Strain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Jack Knack

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Ethel
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Ethel's brother
Synopsis: Big Ethel finds a novel way to get Jughead closer.
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Pages: 1
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Batting It Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Fat Charley
Character(s): Charley Hawse; Greg
Synopsis: Greg ribs Charley for striking out.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: A young architect? Fine! I'll bring my daughter!
Synopsis: 1 - Veronica get her hopes up when she thinks her father will introduce her to an architect, but he was talking about a house. 2 - Jughead and Mr. Lodge duck out of a boring set of chamber music.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX, 1961-03-02
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two 4-panel gags.
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Alley Tally

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: While bowling, Veronica get jealous over the other girls flirting with Archie.
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Nap Flap

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie is caught napping in class.
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News Blues

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Ethel
Character(s): Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Ethel is late for a gossip session and asks for an instant replay.
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Pay Exposè

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie complains about a mistake in his pay, while working for Mr. Lodge.
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Some Sum

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy
Synopsis: Moose has trouble adding.
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Bubble Trouble

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed contestant; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie wins a bubble gum blowing contest with a square bubble.
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Archie's Gym Puzzle

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #7 published July 1983
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A maze.
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Cute Route

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie takes a hiking shortcut that goes past the girls camp.
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Alibi Reply

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: After another disaster, Mr. Weatherbee saves time by having Archie explain while they walk to the detention room.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Open the Door, Dilton
Character(s): Dilton Doiley
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Disclose Notes: Three 2-panel gags about what might happen if signs of doors had literal meanings.
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Teen-Age Disaster Movies

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ms. Grundy; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four movie posters for fake movies; similar to a MAD Magazine article.
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Chop Talk

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed girl
Synopsis: Archie takes a beating in a martial arts class.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Teresa Schrodt; Mark W. Helms
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Two poems by readers, with illustrations and a solicitation to join the Archie Club.
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Late Fate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Mrs. Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie is late for everything at school, including his batting swing in baseball.
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Sprite Spirit

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty promised not to tell some gossip, so she writes it down instead.
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Flower Power

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie presents Veronica with a rose, but fails to impress her enough to ditch her date with Reggie.
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Cap Flap

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge doesn't like the new "funky cap" that Veronica has for him.
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Job Jibe

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is glad that Archie landed a job with his biggest competitor.
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You Know You're Not Too Bright When...

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Ms. Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: A list of Moose's troubles with school work.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie buys matching mood rings for himself and Veronica and his mood becomes "broke."
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We Have It!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Sensor Crystal mood rings and other mood jewelry from Virginia House.

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