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Issue: Archie Annual #17
Publication Date: January 1966
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Issues: #17 of 26 Issues (31 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
First Line: I wish we'd gone fishing! I can't figure out why you get such a big charge out of coming to the beach!
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Pages: 1
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How I Learned to Draw Comics

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Directors' Course
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad in comic form for six-lesson Art Directors' Course on drawing with mail-in coupon. Cost is $5.00 for the first lesson. Art Director's Course, Dept. A-A17, P.O. Box 984, New Haven, Conn.
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Rumor Has It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie breaks up Archie's date with Veronica by revealing that Archie has been kissing Betty. But before Reggie can take Veronica out, he gets the impression that she's been stepping out with every man in sight.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #12 published January 1976
as Rumor Has It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Patty & Andy, The Popsicle Twins; Popsicle
Character(s): Popsicle Twins [Patty, Andy]
First Line: What gift are you going to get this time, Andy?
Synopsis: Patty and Andy are deciding what premiums to get with their Popsicle wrappers when they are interrupted by a baby goat.
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Pages: 1
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Funny Honey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica is uninterested in doing anything with Archie, until Betty shows up.
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Pages: 1
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Clothes Conscious

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty goes over to Veronica's house to flaunt her new dress in front of Archie. Veronica retaliates by changing into one skimpy new outfit after another, but Archie, preoccupied with a jigsaw puzzle, doesn't notice any of them.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #20 published October 1976
From Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #7 published July 1983
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Look No Hands

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: Jinx figures out a way to eat dinner without washing her hands.
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Pages: 1
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Keep Cool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: When Fred decides to invest in a room air conditioner, Archie convinces him to get a second-hand unit so they can use the left-over money to buy a color TV.
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Pages: 6
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The Experiment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries an experiment: teaching a class via video monitor. The kids take advantage of the fact that Weatherbee isn't physically there.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #14 published May 1976
as The Experiment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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Tough Talk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Harriet
First Line: Reggie, you sit right there until I finish dressing!
Synopsis: The father of Reggie's date tells Reggie to stand up for himself.
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Pages: 1
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The Rejected

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica try to ditch their friends so they can get some time alone together, but they're disappointed to realize that no one actually wants to spend time with them.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #11 published November 1975
as The Rejected [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #152 [Direct Edition] published September 2009
as The Rejected [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A billboard on page two says "Read Laugh Comics."
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Jennifer Dion (Hershey, Pa.) for article on Yankee Doodle. Second prize of $3.00 to Gladys Godiner (Chicago, Ill.) for article on the peccary. Third prize of $2.00 to Mary Barron (Lakewood, N.J.) for article on a puppet show she and her friends performed. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Shelley Samier (Johnson City, Tenn.) for article on popcorn. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Andrew B. Howard (Plainview, N.Y.) for two jokes.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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False Alarm!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: Jinx cleans up when her father calls her, but all he wanted to know is where she was.
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Pages: 1
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Rescue Work

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie tricks Archie into climbing up into a tree to rescue a cat that belongs not to a girl, but to Reggie. He tries the trick on Moose, but the outcome is a bit different.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Jokes
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: If you've been waiting for the biggest laugh bargain in comics...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Jokes #33 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art.
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Pass the Word

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: When Archie and Veronica aren't speaking, Archie asks Betty to give a message to Ronnie for him, consisting only of the words "You, too!" This leads to an endless chain of angry messages until finally none of the kids are speaking to each other.
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Pages: 6
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Beach Party

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: What kind of a beach party is this??
Synopsis: Everyone except Jughead is having fun at the beach party.
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Pages: 1
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The Gentlemen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie fight over whose umbrella will shelter Veronica in the rain.
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Pages: 5
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Dig This Crazy Offer!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.
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Boy Joy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Ethel explains her criteria for choosing a boy.
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Pages: 1
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Blow Hot Blow Cool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Pop Tate's new air conditioner makes the Chok'lit Shoppe so cold that everyone has to bundle up and buy hot chocolate instead of ice cream.
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Pages: 5

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