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Issue: Explorers of the Unknown #3
Publication Date: October 1990
 
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Is Variant Variant: Canadian
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1990
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Pages: 36
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UPC/EAN: 07189646765910
Price: $1.20 CAD
£0.75 GBP
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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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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Trapped In The Brain Box!

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adventure, teen
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Chocolate Crunchville

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Cocoa Puffs; General Mills
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird; Kingy
Crunch!
Sonny helps the kingdom decide which is better, the chocolate or the crunch of Cocoa Puffs.
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Inside cover ad for General Mills cereal.
Trapped In The Brain Box!

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adventure, teen
Dr. Poindexter Plunkenworth; Colonel Korn; Myron Pepperdinkle; various video game characters : Captain Contra; Biker Beserkers; the Dragonesses; Ms. Yakity-Yakman gang
When Blaze and Dr. Plunkenworth go missing in a virtual reality box, Colonel Korn calls in the Explorers to find them.
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This story is told in 4 Chapters: Chapter One (6 pages), Chapter Two (5 pages), Chapter Three (5 pages), Chapter Four (5 pages)
Hey! Now You Can Have Nickelodeon Anywhere.

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Nickelodeon Club
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Illustrated ad for Nickelodeon Magazine and the Nick Club. One year membership is $9.95 to PO Box Nick-1, Indianapolis, IN 46291.
3 Issues for $2.00

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Promo for subscriptions to Archie comics.
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Dear Archie Readers, 1991 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Archie Comics.
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News on Archie's 50th anniversary. Includes artwork of Archie and the gang from 1943.
October

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Letters from Elizabeth Fenzel and Heather Wallace.
The Ultimate Game Club

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Order form for mail order video games.
Archie Fan Club

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Between page 11 and 12 of the previous story.
House ad for the Archie Fan Club.
Slumber Party. The Last Thing You'll Want to Do Is Sleep.

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Slumber Party
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Illustrated ad for Slumber Party, a board game for girls.
Earn Great Prizes or Cash

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Sunshine Sales Club
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Between page 16 and 17 of the previous story.
Illustrated ad for selling greeting cards and other items for Sunshine Sales Club, 45 Warwick St., Springfield, MA 01102.
At Last, My Own Double Digest!

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Pro for subscriptions to Jughead's Double Digest. Four issues for $6.00.
Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions

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Promo for subscriptions to Archie comics. Eight issues for $5.00. Archie is dressed as a mail carrier.
Subscribe and Save $2.50

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Between page 17 and 18 of the previous story.
Promo for subscriptions to Archie digests. Five issues for $5.00.
Double Your Fun!

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Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Double Digest and Betty & Veronica's Double Digest. Six issues for $10.00.
Check Out Archie's Special Subscription Offer!

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Promo for special subscriptions to Archie titles. Three issues for $2.00. These are the new offbeat titles like Archie 3000, Jughead's Diner, Riverdale High, etc.
Makin' It with Olympic

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Olympic Sales Club
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Illustrated ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., Enfield, CT 06062.
The Taste Of Adventure (part 3)

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humorous, informational, teen
After the gang brings up the sunken treasure of Capri Sun drinks, they celebrate by tasting them.
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This is an ad for Capri Sun on the inside back cover.
Cool Rule #73

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Chester Cheetah's Cool Rules; Chee-tos
Chester Chetah
Chester uses a rocket to try to catch a Chee-tos delivery van, but is stopped by a railroad crossing guard arm.
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Back cover. Ad in comic format for Chee-tos snacks.

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