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Issue: Archie's Pal Jughead #3
Publication Date: December 1950
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Issues: #3 of 125 Issues (130 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An Archie MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/13/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: Juggy, dear… I'm cold!
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Pal Jughead Comics #9 published January 1951
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Rubber Bonanza

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Gladys Jones
First Line: Third floor - the "Baby Shop"!
Synopsis: Jughead wants to buy a rubber plant as a gift for his mother, but his confusion at an auction leads him to buy a factory. The underbidder offers him a cash bonus to buy out his bid, so Jughead profits.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Adapted from the Archie newspaper strip dated December 4, 1949.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jughead Puzzle Page
Synopsis: Three different mind puzzles with answers
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.7
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Katy Keene
First Line: Thanks to your wonderful response, gang, I'm here again in a brand new issue of Katy Keene Comics!
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Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Promo for Katy Keene #2; Katy Keene pose and outfit by June McCray (Waynesville, MO).
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Rag Mop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Herman Jones; Forsythe Jones; Gladys Jones
First Line: R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P -- RAGMOPP!
Synopsis: Jughead's uncle installs a moving floor into the house.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: When reprinted, pencils and inks are erroneously credited to Samm Schwartz. However, the character designs match Frese for the period, not Schwartz. Uncle Herman sings the 1949 novelty song "Rag Mop" in the opening panel.
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A Fishin' and a Foolin'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Jones
First Line: Isn't it a pip, Jug? It's Pop's new fishing rod!
Synopsis: Jughead's father catches a bigger fish with a broom than Archie's father catches with his brand new rod.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Sequence in which Mr. Jones and Jughead are caught fishing off the drawbridge as it opens adapted from the Archie newspaper strip dated June 25, 1950, with Mr. Jones replacing Archie in the role. The portion of the plot involving the father-son fishing contest is added here.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Movie Chatter
First Line: List Rory Calhoun among the stars who live in romantic homes.
Synopsis: Ten items of movie gossip
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Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jughead Puzzle Page
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Three mind puzzles
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Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: Remember, kids...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for the Archie titles in which Jughead appears featuring Jughead holding issues of each series.
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Penny-Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
First Line: No! Not another thing! No more stuff on the cuff!
Synopsis: Jughead finds an old penny and convinces Pop he will pay for hamburgers with what he makes selling it, but Pop lets him eat the burgers first and, in the end, the penny is worth only a penny.
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Pages: 4
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All Wet

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: There's something about taking a shower that makes me sing better than ever.
Synopsis: Jughead tries to change the radio station while taking a shower. "Jughead says: He who touches things electrical while taking a bath, might be washed up for good."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Signature is disguised in coils of radio cord.
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The Missing Links

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Miss Grundy
First Line: Yes, boys, the ancestry of the Lodges is a proud and noble one!
Synopsis: Jughead finds out his ancestors were not hard workers, which is good enough for him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Fauntleroy
First Line: Extra! Extra! Extra!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Promo for Fauntleroy Comics (Archie, 1950 series) featuring newsboy announcing the issue.

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