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Issue: Archie #542
Publication Date: January 2004
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Issues: #542 of 565 Issues (689 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646747542
Price: $2.59 CAD
$2.19 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #232 [Direct Edition] published October 2012 as The Ol' Pigskin Ploy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Archie just loves playing two turntables at once!
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Character(s): Ozzy; Drix
First Line: Ozzy & Drix
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Command Performance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie; Jughead; Veronica; genie
Synopsis: Archie unwittingly releases a genie in the form of a cute teenage girl, ready to fulfill his every wish. Not realizing she's a genie, and having been coached by Jughead to be more considerate of girls, Archie refuses to make any wishes. Frustrated, she leaves, but not before granting Jughead's wish for piles of hamburgers.
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Pages: 6
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First Line: Hang out with Archie today!
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 1524
Disclose Notes: Subscription offer
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Feature(s): A-Files
Character(s): Elephant; frogs; butterfly
First Line: Another excellent A-files page submitted by readers like you.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reports from fans Brooke Bellica and Krista Kibler
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Character(s): Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Pop Tate
First Line: Makes a great gift!
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Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 1519
Disclose Notes: Promo for Best of the Fifties Book 2
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Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Betty; Archie; Reggie; Chuck; store manager
First Line: Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #8
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Job Number: 1509
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Cleaning Agent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead coaches Archie on how to avoid cleaning his room, but their mothers know all the tricks.
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Character(s): Archie; Victor Gorelick
First Line: Dear Archie readers...
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Job Number: 1515
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Character(s): Archie; Veronica; Midge; Moose
First Line: 96 pages of the best Archie daily newspaper strips!
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Job Number: 1521
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Day by Day trade paperback
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): Heather Nagy; Kayla Hume
Colorist(s): Heather Nagy; Kayla Hume
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie
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Disclose Notes: Reader submitted artwork by Heather Nagy and Kayla Hume.
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Mighty Crusaders [The Fly [Fly-Man]; Fly Girl; the Shield; the Black Hood]
First Line: The Mighty Crusaders
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Job Number: 1517
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Character(s): Archie; Betty; Veronica
First Line: Archie's Mysteries
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Job Number: 1503
Disclose Notes: Subscription offer
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Moose Presents "D-uh! Really Dumb Questions!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose; Dolly; guy; kid; clerk
Synopsis: Moose asks dumb questions in various settings.
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Disclose Notes: First question is how much items in the dollar store are.
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Character(s): Archie; Betty; Veronica
First Line: The Official Archie 2004 16 month calendar
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Character(s): Archie; Betty
First Line: Archie's Digest Subscription Offer
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The Riverdale Rap

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie; Chuck; Li'l Kaytee; Jughead; Reggie; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Chuck's cousin, a famous rapper, visit Riverdale and performs a rap about the kids in town.
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Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Archies [Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Hot Dog]
First Line: Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search
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Job Number: 1430
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Matter Over Mind

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Grundy [Ms. Grundy]; Archie; pretty girls
Synopsis: Archie is stumped by Miss Grundy's question, until inspired by the sight of some girls.
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The Ol' Pigskin Ploy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie; Betty; Veronica; Mr. Lodge; Charlie Brown (cameo); Lucy (cameo)
Synopsis: Archie gets the girls to help him practice kicking the football, but never manages to connect. Betty suggests that he should go into comic strips.
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First Line: Laughter is your best weapon.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for ToonTown Online computer game.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Bigger world.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Spyro: Attack of the Rhynots computer game

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