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Issue: Archie's Pal Jughead #59
Publication Date: April 1960
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Issues: #59 of 125 Issues (130 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: 02/10/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (8 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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Friends to the End - Is This the End?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead affirm their friendship.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: With this issue, covers begin to advertise one of the stories inside, a shift away from the traditional gag format. This experiment was standard across Archie titles at the time and would last through October 1960.

Image also appears on the splash page of the first story, although Jughead's head is at a different angle.
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Friends to the End! Is This the End?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Arch! We're pals, aren't we?
Synopsis: Jughead tests his friendship with Archie when he tries to tell him the truth about Archie and Veronica's relationship.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #7 published March 1975
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Big Shot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Wow!
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie about his cousin, who works as a human cannonball.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Finders Creepers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: A messy, half-eaten bar of candy lying right in the middle of the corridor!
Synopsis: Miss Grundy questions Jughead about a discarded candy bar.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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For Better or Mirth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Hey Arch, I hear your cousin Melvin is getting married!
Synopsis: The gang discusses marriage while playing football.
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Pages: 0.5
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Food for Aught

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hi, Betty! Are you going to bake a cake in your cooking class today?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy attempt to stop Betty's smuggling of cake from home economics class to her friends.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #7 published March 1975
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script recycled with minor modifications from "A Fool for Food!" in Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #7.
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Wake Up to the Best Buys in Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Giant Series
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series titles (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues. Titles available are Archie Annual #11, Betty and Veronica Annual #8, Jughead Annual #8, Archie's Christmas Stocking #6, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #11, Katy Keene Annual #6, and Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #9. Covers of most issues are depicted, along with original art of a rooster, going along with the "Wake up!" theme.
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Watch the Beardie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Cousin Leroy; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Hi, Juggie! C'mon in!
Synopsis: Jughead babysits Veronica's bratty cousin Leroy, who is drawing facial hair on portraits.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #11 published April 1975
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.67
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Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1959

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1959. No circulation figures given.
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Button Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
First Line: Where are you going, Li'l Jinx?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx won't button her coat.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #11 published April 1975
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Will Hutchins

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): Archie Presents the Star of the Month!
Character(s): Will Hutchins (photo)
First Line: At UCLA, students in the Theatre Arts Department have become familiar with the phrase "Hutch Style"...
Synopsis: Biography to that date of actor Will Hutchins, best known for the starring role in the TV western "Sugarfoot."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Buzzin' Cousin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Cousin Alice
First Line: Veronica's cousin from the West Coast! Isn't she a knockout?
Synopsis: Veronica tests Archie's faithfulness to her by having her beautiful cousin Alice attempt to seduce him, but when she visits Archie's house, it's Jughead who she accidentally tries to seduce.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #9 published July 1975
as Buzzin' Cousin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Jughead Jones Comics Digest #98 [Newsstand] published November 1995
as Buzzin' Cousin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead and Archie Double Digest #2 [Direct Edition] published July 2014
as Buzzin' Cousin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #2.
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The Winners

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chicago Roller Skates
Synopsis: Jane wins the skating contest using Chicago Roller Skates.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad in comic format for Chicago Roller Skates, 4432-Q West Lake, Chicago 24, Ill. Also mail-in coupon for Skating Skills booklet for ten cents. Part of a continuing series.

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