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Issue: Little Archie Giant Comics #18
Publication Date: March 1961
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Issues: #18 of 14 Issues (18 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Little Archie Giant ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/26/1961
Volume: 1
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Little Archie on the Planet Mars

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, science fiction
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Abercrombie; Stitch
Synopsis: A scene based on the story "Little Archie On Mars."
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The first Little Archie cover where the main illustration is based on a story from the issue (all the previous covers were stand-alone gags in the usual Archie style).
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Little Archie and the "Happy Gang"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Moose Mason; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever; Sheldon Broadbeam; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Turner
Synopsis: Little Archie convinces the Good Ol' Gang to pose for a photo to enter in a "happy gang" contest. But when he has to go home to get film for the camera, the kids have to hold their pose, without moving, until he gets back.
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Pages: 11
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A Shot In the Arm!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Shrimpy; un-named girl
Synopsis: Shrimpy returns from getting vaccinated.
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Pages: 0.5
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Why Fly?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis: Shrimpy is working on plans for a rocket ship.
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Pages: 0.5
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Our Best Is Not Good Enough

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Pop Tate hires Little Archie to work at the soda shop.
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Pages: 2
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Little Archie "on Mars"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, science fiction
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Abercrombie; Stitch; head of the Grand Council; Purple Creepnik; un-named Martians; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: The Martians Abercrombie and Stitch are sent to Earth to bring back one of its creatures, and they pick Little Archie. When he is brought to Mars, he makes a forbidden reference in front of the Grand Council, which leads to him being imprisoned in a Martian zoo.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #13 published August 1975
as On Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie #[nn] published January 1980
as Little Archie on Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Classics - The Adventures of Little Archie #1 [unnamed variant] published October 2004
as Little Archie on Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: This is the first Little Archie science-fiction story. Sci-fi and fantasy elements would become much more prominent in the title from this point on.
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What's My Line?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The reader has to guess the names of ten different jobs based on the clues provided in the drawings.
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Pages: 1
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Gift Wrapped!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Greg play "getting married."
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Pages: 1
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Guppy

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
Synopsis: An article on the tiny tropical fish known as the guppy.
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Pages: 1
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Watch Out For Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Evelyn Evernever; Little Veronica Lodge; Smedley (cat)
Synopsis: Little Archie teaches Ambrose to beware of girls, especially Ronnie Lodge, who is "sneakier than all the rest" and hits him whenever he touches her pedigreed cat Smedley.
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In Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as Watch Out For Girls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Woman's Place!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Peggy; un-named girl
Synopsis: The boys' baseball team allows a girl to join.
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Pages: 0.5
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The Cure!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Peggy; un-named girl
Synopsis: Peggy demonstrates her mommy's way of curing aches and pains.
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Pages: 0.5
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What's Ahead?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Suggestions for future inventions.
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Pages: 1
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The Heart of the Matter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: When the kids give Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy anonymous valentines, the teachers think the cards came from a secret admirer.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #237 [Direct Edition] published March 2013
as The Heart of the Matter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Credits in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #237 list this as Bob Bolling, not Dexter Taylor.
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The Last Laugh

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Little Archie tries to get the boys to smile so he can take their picture.
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Pages: 1
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Orang-utans

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
Synopsis: An article about orang-utans.
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In Issue: FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #8 published November 1978
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Pages: 1
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Champion Chomper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Miss Grundy tells the boys that Mr. Weatherbee was "heavyweight champion" in college.
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In Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as Champion Chomper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Words To the Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Evelyn Evernever; Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge: Ambrose Pipps; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie warns his friends against actions that bring bad luck.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #20 published January 1986
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Pages: 5
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Quiet Please!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx loudly eats peanut brittle.
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Pages: 1
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The Wise Miser

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Ambrose Pipps; un-named adults
Synopsis: When Little Archie starts hoarding his money, Fred thinks he's becoming a miser.
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In Issue: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #8 published January 1977
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Bottom's Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Little Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy try to get Little Archie to create a painting.
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Pages: 5
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Late Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie gives Fred a made-up excuse for being late.
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Pages: 1
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Fool's Folly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie plays April Fool's jokes on his father.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #36 published June 1979
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Pages: 4

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