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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Hmm -- something tells me you've got something on your mind, Archie.

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Archie Comics #39 published October 1949
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Archie Americana Series #1 published January 1991
as 1940's Archie Comic Book Covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

The Renting Agent

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; a veteran (introduction); Peggy (veteran's wife, introduction); their two children (introduction)

First Line: Committees! Committees! Committees!

Synopsis: Archie accidentally rents the Andrews house to a World War II veteran and his family desperately seeking housing during the post-war housing shortage.

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Pages: 7

Notes: One in a series of stories around this time that dealt with post-war social issues.

The Close Shave

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Tony (introduction)

First Line: Mary! What happened?

Synopsis: Archie attempts to shave for the first time but faces obstacles from his father and the local barber.

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Archie Americana Series #1 published January 1991
as The Close Shave [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 4.67

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Character(s): Super Duck

First Line: Super Duck is a V.I.P.

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Super Duck dressed in fancy clothing.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

First Line: Hey gang! Our radio show's got a new time and a new sponsor!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertisement for the new sponsor of the Archie radio show, Kraft.

The Love Call

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Iggy Wartz; Jughead Jones

First Line: Oh Archie. Please pose for me.

Synopsis: When Betty's camera flash causes Archie to get hit in the face with a basketball, he tells her to jump off a balcony. Later, when Reggie steals Archie's clothes and puts them on a sandbag hanging above the girls' gym, Betty stands on the balcony to retrieve the clothes and Archie thinks she's committing suicide.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Adapted from Archie newspaper strip dated June 27, 1948.

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Promo for Archie Club featuring first-prize report from Marvin Glovinsky (Brooklyn, NY) and second-prize report from Pamela Lareen (Chicago, IL).

The Heat's On

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jack (introduction)

First Line: Got a good book for a rainy night, Jack?

Synopsis: Fred unwittingly reads a book about the tropics under a sun lamp and wonders why he's burning up.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Art previously credited to Ray Gill; the extent of Ray Gill's work is currently unknown. As per Ray's brother Joe, Ray never drew for Archie Comics; rather, he wrote the scripts and outlined the stories (Charlton Spotlight #5). Pencils match the signed stories of Vigoda in this issue.

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Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

First Line: Here it is! Your Archie Annual

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Pages: 1

Notes: Order form for the first Archie Annual and a poster of Archie.

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Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Hollywood Tattle Tales

First Line: Operation Manhattan

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Pages: 2

Notes: Archie (Hollywood report)

Monkey Business

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

First Line: Jeepers, I promised to take Veronica to the school costume ball tomorrow...

Synopsis: Archie tries to hide a monkey around Riverdale High after the animal comes with his organ grinder costume.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Art previously credited to Ray Gill; pencils and inks match signed stories of Schwartz from the period.

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Activity on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Archie Pencil Fun

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

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Pages: 0.67

Notes: Includes word ladder and maze.

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First Line: It's darling! It's romantic! It's Darling Romance!

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Promo for Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series) #1.

Prisoner of Love

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

First Line: We'll drive you home as soon as we finish our sodas!

Synopsis: When a police car accidentally bumps into Archie's parked jalopy and sends it down a hill, crashing into the police station, Betty thinks Archie has broken out of jail.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Adapted from the Archie newspaper strips dated March 18-29, 1946. Art previously credited to Ray Gill; pencils and inks match signed stories of Schwartz from the period.

The Leather Pusher

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats

First Line: Okay, bird-brain! We'll settle this in the gym in twenty minutes!

Synopsis: When Jughead knocks out Reggie in boxing by putting a horseshoe in his glove, Coach Kleats drafts Jughead to compete for the inter-school boxing title.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Jughead's first official solo strip in the Archie Comics title; he had been given a solo feature in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) beginning in March 1948. Art previously credited to Ray Gill; pencils and inks match signed stories of Frese from the period. This and the Jughead story in Pep Comics #75 are the first Archie stories by George Frese; the issues shared an on-sale date.