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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy

First Line: Archie! What are you doing in the girls' cooking class?

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Archie Comics #44 published August 1950
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Scrambled Canastas

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Genres: teen

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

First Line: Now, Betty, close your eyes tight and think what you would like me to give you most...

Synopsis: Archie instructs Jughead to purchase a canasta set for Veronica's birthday on his behalf, but Jughead ends up buying a set of canisters instead.

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Pages: 7.5

Notes: Art previously thought to be Samm Schwartz, but it matches Montana's work from the period.

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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 membership featuring first-prize report from Patricia London (Toledo 5, OH) and second-prize report from Francine Frisch (New York 58, NY).

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Character(s): Sam Hill

First Line: Sometimes they love him -- sometimes they hate him!

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Notes: Promo for Sam Hill Private Eye (Archie, 1950 series).

Southern Fried Archie

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

First Line: There y'are, Veronica! Right to the door!

Synopsis: Archie seeks out a Confederate coin he threw out after a coin collector offers him $100 for it.

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Pages: 8

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews

First Line: Ready soon - the new 2nd edition of the Archie Annual

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Notes: Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #2. Orders will include autographed photo of actor who plays Archie on the radio program.

The Glad Plaid

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Genres: teen

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

First Line: Hey, Jug! Wait up!

Synopsis: Archie gets upset when none of the girls notice his new plaid jacket, so he decides to wear an evening gown to that night's formal dance to make a point.

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Pages: 4

Date Bait

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Sam (introduction)

First Line: Gee, there's a prom this Saturday night and I've turned down everybody who's asked me!

Synopsis: Archie's attempt to ask Betty to the prom keeps getting interrupted by other guys asking Betty the same question.

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Pages: 5

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Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Hollywood Tattle Tales

First Line: Venezuela Film Critics Acclaim "The Window"

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Pages: 1.67

Notes: Archie (Hollywood report)

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Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc. required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, As Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 of Archie Comics, published bi-monthly at St. Louis, Mo., for October 1, 1949.

Before me, a notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared Louis H. Silberkleit, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of the Archie Comics and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 537, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit:

1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, Louis H. Silberkleit, 241 Church St., New York 13, N.Y.; Editor, John L. Goldwater, 241 Church St., New York, N.Y.; Managing Editor, Harry Shorten, 241 Church St., New York 13, N.Y.; Business Manager, Maurice Coyne, 241 Church St., New York, N.Y.

2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member must be given.) Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 241 Church St., New York, N.Y.; Louis H. Silberkleit, 241 Church Street, New York, N.Y.; ; Maurice Coyne, 241 Church Street, New York, N.Y.; John L. Goldwater, 241 Church Street, New York, N.Y.

3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None.

4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given: also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect, in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him.

LOUIS H. SILBERKLEIT, Publisher

Sworn in and subscribed before me this 28th day of September, 1949.
MAURICE COYNE, Notary Public (Commission expires March 30, 1950.)

The Red White and Blue Blood

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Genres: teen

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

First Line: Say, Pop -- may I borrow your golf clubs?

Synopsis: Mr. Andrews is disappointed when Mr. Lodge cancels their country club golf match, but Archie thinks his father will be happy when he learns that Fred is up for club membership. When Fred learns that the club is researching the Andrews family tree, he becomes angry and states how every man helped build America, not just the elites.

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Pages: 6

The Quiz Kid

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper

First Line: Golly, I'm sunk! I forgot to bone up for that intelligence test we're having this morning!

Synopsis: When Jughead accidentally signs his name to Dilton's intelligence test, Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee believe Jughead has an IQ of 160 and put him on a radio quiz show against Central High's smartest student. However, Jughead still wins because every question asked was taken from the puzzle page of Wilbur Comics, his favorite series.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Previously credited as Dilton's first appearance; he had already appeared in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #78 and Archie Comics #44 earlier in the year.

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

First Line: You roared with Archie's Pal Jughead Comics...

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Promo for the new Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series). Features series logo that was unused in actual series.