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Issue: Archie's Pal Jughead #4
Publication Date: February 1951
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Issues: #4 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: 12/22/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: What a heavenly night! Doesn't this moonlight and soft music do things to you, Jughead?
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Pages: 1
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Uncle Sam Has A Green Thumb

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Uncle Sam
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for U.S. Savings Bonds in comics page format
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Booked Solid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: You're going to be late for classes, Jughead!
Synopsis: When Miss Grundy mistakes Jughead's book project for a book report, she takes him to Mr. Weatherbee, who insists that Jughead finish the book so he can see what happens.
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Pages: 5
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Inventin' We Will Go

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Herman Jones
First Line: Hello? -- yes, this is Jughead Jones -- what's that?
Synopsis: Uncle Herman tries to turn the new television into a 3-D television and it seems he succeeded.
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Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: This story was re-made, almost word for word, and re-titled "Dimension Invention" in "Archie's Pal Jughead" #62 (July 1960). The story was re-made again, almost word for word, 10 years later in "That Wilkin Boy" #9 (September 1970), with Bingo's Uncle Herman replacing Jughead's and Bingo Wilkin replacing Jughead.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Super Duck
First Line: It's later than you think, kids..
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Super Duck staring at a grandfather clock striking midnight.
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An Ounce of Prevention

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: It's no use! I can't sleep, I haven't been able to ever since the Smith's house burned down.
Synopsis: Archie helps plan escape routes in case of a house fire, so his father sleeps well at night.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: As was his practice, Berg's signature is hidden, this time on the cover of a book that Archie is reading in the first panel ("History" by Berg).
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The Sad Sock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
First Line: How's about us guys 'n' gals sipping a soda before we go home?
Synopsis: Jughead gets a job as Mr. Lodge's house boy. When Mr. Lodge calls home to get his stocks, Jughead brings him his socks. It turns out well for Jughead when the stock goes back up and Mr. Lodge makes more money.
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Pages: 5
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Jughead Fun Page
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Contains crossword puzzle, riddle about Indians, and bounce in the pot game.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: The winnah! And still champion!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) featuring Archie as a boxer.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Movie Chatter
First Line: Kirk Douglas Confesses Movie Mistake
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ten items of movie gossip
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The Test Pest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Hey, Reggie, ol' pal! Wait up!
Synopsis: Archie gets his shirt caught in the mimeograph while helping Miss Grundy print tests. Reggie gets the test answers off of Archie's shirt. Unfortunately, Reggie had spilled ink on the test without realizing it, so Miss Grundy made up a whole new test.
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Pages: 5
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pencil Fun
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Three activities: a maze, a drawing exercise, and a riddle
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: They're on the loose, again!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #2 featuring various characters reacting to the new issue.
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The Run-Around

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; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hey, Jug, aren't you going to enter the cross country foot race?
Synopsis: While Jughead is getting a new pair of pants altered, someone steals his old pants. To escape embarassment, he decides to join the race running past the store to blend in wearing his boxer shorts.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Berg's signature is hidden in the outline of a tree in the first panel.

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