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Issue: Archie Annual #17
Publication Date: January 1966
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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): Richard Goldwater
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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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reprinted from some/all another Issue.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Harry Lucey
Mario Acquaviva
?
Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
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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Miscellaneous
1
How I Learned to Draw Comics

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Tony Tallarico ?
Tony Tallarico ?
?
Subject Matter
Art Directors' Course
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Miscellaneous
1
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.
Rumor Has It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Mario Acquaviva
?
Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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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FlagJughead with Archie Digest #12 published January 1976
as Rumor Has It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Sparling
Jack Sparling
?
?
Subject Matter
The Adventures of Patty & Andy, The Popsicle Twins; Popsicle
Popsicle Twins [Patty, Andy]
What gift are you going to get this time, Andy?
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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Miscellaneous
1
Ad in comic format for Popsicle frozen treats.
Funny Honey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica is uninterested in doing anything with Archie, until Betty shows up.
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Miscellaneous
1
Clothes Conscious

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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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FlagArchie Comics Digest #20 published October 1976
FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #7 published July 1983
 
Miscellaneous
6
Look No Hands

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
Marty Epp
?
Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
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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Miscellaneous
6
The Experiment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
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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FlagJughead with Archie Digest #14 published May 1976
as The Experiment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
Tough Talk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Harriet
The father of Reggie's date tells Reggie to stand up for himself.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Rejected

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Mario Acquaviva
?
Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
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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FlagJughead with Archie Digest #11 published November 1975
as The Rejected [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead's Double Digest #152 [Direct Edition] published September 2009
as The Rejected [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
A billboard on page two says "Read Laugh Comics."
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Archie Club News
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Miscellaneous
1.5
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.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Archie Club
Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
False Alarm!

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
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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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Lucey
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie's Jokes
Archie Andrews
If you've been waiting for the biggest laugh bargain in comics...
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Miscellaneous
1
Promo for Archie's Jokes #33 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art.
Pass the Word

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
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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Miscellaneous
6
Beach Party

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Everyone except Jughead is having fun at the beach party.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Gentlemen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
?
?
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Reggie fight over whose umbrella will shelter Veronica in the rain.
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Miscellaneous
5
Dig This Crazy Offer!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Lucey
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Miscellaneous
1
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.
Boy Joy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Big Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Ethel explains her criteria for choosing a boy.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Blow Hot Blow Cool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Mario Acquaviva
?
Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
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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Miscellaneous
5

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