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Issue: Explorers of the Unknown #1
Publication Date: June 1990
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Issues: #1 of 6 Issues (18 Printings)
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Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1990
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646765906
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Fearless First Issue!

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]; Myron Pepperdinkle
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #[1] [unnamed variant] published August 2011
as Explorers of the Unknown #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Drugs Are Uncool!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: informational, opinion, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie gives drugs a big thumbs down!
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The Amazing Super Secret Origin Of The Explorers Of The Unknown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews] (a soldier of fortune); Angel [Veronica Lodge] (a martial artist); Nitro [Reggie Mantle] (an explosives expert); Squint [Jughead Jones] (a daredevil escape artist); Wheels [Betty Cooper] (a mechanic and pilot); Gizmo [Dilton Doiley] (a genius inventor); Spike [Moose Mason] (a Hollywood stuntman)]; Blaze [Cheryl Blossom] (The Explorers' CIA contact); Myron Pepperdinkle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie is reading a book called the Explorers of the Unknown, whose characters remind him of his friends in Riverdale. In the book, while working on a movie about his life, Red fights a giant robot that goes on a rampage. He is aided by six other experts in their fields, and they form The Explorers of the Unknown. Their first mission: stop Myron Pepperdinkle and his destructive robots.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie & Friends Double Digest Magazine #23 [Direct Edition] published March 2013
as The Amazing Super Secret Origin Of The Explorers Of The Unknown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: This story is told in 4 chapters: Chapter 1 (6 pages), Chapter 2 (5 pages), Chapter 3 (5 pages), and Chapter 4 (5 pages).
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Files Of The Unknown

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Red [Archie Andrews]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]
Synopsis: A profile on Red, the leader of the Explorers of The Unknown.
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Pin Up Number One

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Explorers of the Unknown [Red [Archie Andrews]; Angel [Veronica Lodge]; Nitro [Reggie Mantle]; Squint [Jughead Jones]; Wheels [Betty Cooper]; Gizmo [Dilton Doiley]; Spike [Moose Mason]]
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Editor's Notebook

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Information on upcoming Archie comics.
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The Taste Of Adventure (part 2)

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: While on a hike, the gang gets thirsty and breaks out some Capri Sun drinks.
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Disclose Notes: This ad for Capri Sun appears on the back cover.

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