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Issue: That Wilkin Boy #34
Publication Date: October 1975
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Issues: #34 of 52 Issues (53 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: That Wilkin Boy Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/29/1975
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 29 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Library of Congress, Periodicals 1977.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Oh, poor Bingo! What'll we do, Teddy?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The script (though not the art) is taken from the cover of Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #148.
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The Insult That Made a Man out of 'Mac'

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First Line: Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!
Synopsis: Mac gets his revenge on a bully after taking Charles Atlas' dynamic-tension bodybuilding program.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the bodybuilding program from Charles Atlas.
Inside front cover.
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Love Struck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Sigh! There he goes again! My master! Light of my life! The one human I would protect even onto my last breath! There he goes ---
Synopsis: Rebel falls in love with a cute French poodle who breaks his heart.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #171 published August 2011
as Love Struck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Both in design and behavior, Rebel in this story seems (even more than usual) inspired by Snoopy from "Peanuts."
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
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Double Trouble

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Genres: humorous, sports, teen
First Line: Our team sure looked bad in the first game!
Synopsis: Hostess Twinkies inspire Riverdale's baseball team to defeat their rivals at Oakland High.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This ad appeared in most Archie Publications starting September 1975 and ran for several months.
Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies.
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Discover Uncover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Look Li’l Jinx! I found a load of pennies!
Synopsis: Charley actually finds a hole in his pocket.
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Pages: 0.5
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Party Pooper

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: What happened, Li'l Jinx?
Synopsis: Greg hit Li'l Jinx but she doesn’t want her father to confront him because she’s going to his party the next day.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Do it up 'write'
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a pen pal service from Pen Pals.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Scary, life size monster ghost
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Pages: 0.12
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a 7-foot monster ghost from Melton Co.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Blood curdling vampire bat
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Pages: 0.18
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a vampire bat toy from Guarantee Co.
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[untitled]

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First Line: All 7 rings for only $1.00
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for rings from Melton Co.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Go stick crazy
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for decals and the Super Values Discount Catalog from Super Values.
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Network Nonsense

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Samantha, wait'll you see the new jacket I'm buying! It'll knock you right off your pins!!
Synopsis: Mr. Smythe is driven crazy when everyone around him starts speaking entirely in catchphrases from TV commercials.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead & Friends Digest Magazine #18 [Newsstand] published April 2007
as Network Nonsense [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #178 published April 2012
as Network Nonsense [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from the credits printed in Jughead Double Digest #178.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Naturally a new belt & wallet course from Tandy
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for belt and wallet leathermaking kits from Tandy.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Enter the wonderful world of amazing live sea-monkeys
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for sea-monkeys from Unicorn House.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: During the past two weeks a boy asked me to go with him.
Synopsis: Still more advice to readers from Bingo and Samantha.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from T.B. (Gilmer, Texas), J.H. (Anchorage, Alaska), D.C. (Ontario, Canada), and C.R. (Gold Beach, Oregon).
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Uncle Herman --- This canary you just brought home has only one leg?!?
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Pages: 1
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On the Ball

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I'm going to get some refreshments, Bingo! Let me know when the second half starts!
Synopsis: Bingo gets very excited while watching the half-time show on a football game.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #195 [Direct Edition] published October 2013
as On the Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Jughead with Archie Digest
First Line: It's something special! It's a 160 page comic digest of Jughead with Archie!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #11.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Comics
First Line: Pick a winner every time!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #214; Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #239; Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #307; Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #296; Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #163; Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #246; Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #249; Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #30; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #99; Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #100; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #44; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #29; Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #86; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #79; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #71; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #83; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #46; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #35; That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #34; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #100.
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The Hot Seat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Bingo Wilkin! It looks like we're going to need a relief pitcher in this game!
Synopsis: Bingo's coach tells him to get warmed up.
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Pages: 1
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First Line: 100 little dolls all for $2.00
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls from the 100 Doll Co.
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First Line: Magic brain calculator
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following products from American Circle Corp.: calculator; flesh eating plants; snowstorm tablets; magic soap powder; magic color clouds; sneezing powder; x-ray specs; 10 instruments in one; spy scope; money maker; 1001 Free Things; potato gun.
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So Black, So Blue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Teddy! You've got a black eye!
Synopsis: No one will believe Teddy when he says he got a black eye when he "walked into a door."
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Frank Doyle previously used this story idea in the Archie story "The Eyes Have It!" in Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #164.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Wow! Fabulous colorful patches!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for patches and iron-on transfers from Imagination House.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Make money fast!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the personalized metal social security plates sales kit from Anchor Specialties.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Uncle Herman has very sensitive skin --- The doctor said he should expose it to the sun a little bit at a time.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Have you seen this coupon before?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for courses offered by La Salle Extension University.
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[untitled]

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First Line: High school diploma
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for courses offered by United Schools and Services.
Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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First Line: The Winner. Built by Converse. Just for Sears.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Converse athletic shoes, available from Sears.
Back cover.

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