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Issue: Jughead #290
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/01/1979
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696107
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #168.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
I made this realistic looking fruit out of soap!
Jughead gets suckered in by Betty's decorative fake fruit.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Later redrawn for the cover of The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #33.
Going, Going, Gone

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Melody, have you seen Josie?
After trying to hold a coherent conversation with Melody, Valerie is in desperate need of some Hostess Twinkies.
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies.
Inside front cover.
Top Secret

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Hey, Jug! What's the rush? Where's the fire?
The female half of Miss Grundy's English class is chasing Jughead, trying to find out what he wrote in his essay "Dating Disasters and How To Avoid Them".
Reprinting
FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #63 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1986
 
Miscellaneous
6
Writer credit from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #12.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Hey kids, have as much fun in Fruit Stripe Land as you do chewing Fruit Stripe Gum
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Advertisement for Fruit Stripe Gum, featuring a hidden object puzzle.
Considerate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Charley, I thought you bought that box of cookies for your mother's birthday!
Charley consumes half a box of cookies as a favor to his mother.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica, everyone's in swimming!
The gang is on a picnic by the lake and Archie is worried that the lunch will be too distracting to Jughead.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX.
Miscellaneous
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These are reprints of two late sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
Jug-On the Nose

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Jughead has something "little" that is bothering him.
Place the letter over the corresponding number to find out what's bothering Jughead.
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Miscellaneous
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Letter-number substitution puzzle.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
100 little dolls all for $3.00
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Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
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Subject Matter
Strong arms make all the difference!
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Advertisement for the dynaflex bodybuilding system from Mike Marvel.
Birds of a Feather

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Hey, Jug! Do me a small favor?
While retrieving a book for Archie, Jughead tries to help Mr. Lodge find his missing glasses.
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Miscellaneous
6
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on bottom of first page.
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Kryptonite rocks!!
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for glow-in-the-dark "kryptonite rocks" from Mail-Away.
The Injured Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
My nose! My beautiful nose! Shattered!
Jughead injures his nose, but the subsequent treatments of the cut leave him open to the taunts and jokes of others.
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FlagJughead's Double Digest #20 [Direct Edition] published November 1993
as The Injured Party [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Susan Anton (photo); The Coneheads (photo); Jimmy McNichol (photo); Kristi McNichol (photo)
Full color poster spectacular #2
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for celebrity posters from Mail-Away.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
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Includes letters from Jeffrey Stark (Queens, New York) First prize - $6.00 and Carey Gilpin (Houston, Texas) Second prize - $4.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Madhouse Comics Digest
A wild and krazee comics digest
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Advertisement for Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie Comics
Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
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Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #69; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #54; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #112; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #104; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #116; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #64; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #117; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #50; That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #45; Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #99; Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #482, #483.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Parker Stevenson (photo); Cheryl Tiegs (photo); Grizzly Adams (photo of Dan Haggarty); the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (photo)
Full color poster spectacular
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for celebrity posters from Mail-Away.
Mister Nice Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Hello, Mister Jughead!
Upset that a group of kids respect Jughead enough to address him as "Mister Jughead", Veronica attempts to buy their respect with gifts and treats.
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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Natural necklaces for men & women!
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for men's and women's necklaces from Encore House.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
The hottest thing in "T's"!
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for iron-on glitter transfers from Encore House.
Inside back cover.
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Subject Matter
Full color t-shirts
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for Battlestar Galactica-themed t-shirts from Encore House.
Back cover.

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