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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

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

First Line: Look a little closer, Archie!

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Archie Comics #56 published ?

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Teen-Type

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Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

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

Synopsis: When Archie's father reads of a gang crime in the paper, Archie reassures him that there's only a few juvenile delinquents and they can be spotted by how they dress.

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Notes: Juvenile delinquents wear "Duck's Tail" haircuts, chauffeur's hats, black leather jackets, wide belts with with buckle at the hip, tight-fitting dungarees, and ankle-high boots. And they "smoke like fiends."

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Feature(s): Pep Comics

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

First Line: There are two ways to do things--

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Promo for Pep Comics which continues the right vs. wrong theme of the previous story.

Let's Face It

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie appears to be painting a mustache on a portrait of Jughead, sending Mr. Weatherbee into gales of laughter.

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We All Pick Shelby!

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Feature(s): Shelby Cycle Co.

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Notes: Ad in panel format for Shelby Bicycles, with mail-in coupon for brochure. Shelby Cycle Co., Cleveland, Ohio.

Smear Campaign

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

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

Synopsis: Betty and Veronica use Reggie as a guinea pig in their efforts to find smear-proof lipstick. When Betty tries to extend the experiment to Archie, Veronica objects.

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Jughead

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

First Line: If you enjoy your job, it makes your work lighter!

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead exchange philosophies about work.

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Christmas Is Christmas

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Genres: drama, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Blaine; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, the Lodges send Archie to deliver some groceries to a family that is down on their luck.

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Character(s): Jughead Jones

First Line: Fill in the areas with the dots...

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Notes: Activity involving shading areas with dots to form a picture. No logo.

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Writer(s): ? [as Al Capp]

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Feature(s): Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil

Character(s): Fearless Fosdick; Ezio

First Line: That giraffe stole my diamond necklace!

Synopsis: A giraffe swallows a woman's necklace and Fosdick thinks it's his nemesis Anyface.

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Notes: Ad in comic format for Wildroot Cream-Oil hair dressing. Strip is signed "Al Capp," but is probably not by him.

Test of the Town

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Jughead

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate

Synopsis: The gang is mad at Miss Grundy for being too strict. Jughead overhears the school superintendent tell Mr. Weatherbee that unless her class does well on the next day's test, Miss Grundy will be fired for not being effective. The gang thinks all they have to do is not study for the test and they will be rid of Miss Grundy. That night, all have second thoughts and end up at Jughead's house for a night of studying.

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Gripe Sniper

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

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

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee rigs a microphone under the bench where students sit during lunch hour. He hears Archie and Jughead talk about possibly skipping school to go ice-skating the next day. Mr. Weatherbee decides to go to the pond at dawn to catch the pair playing hooky, but nothing goes according to his plan.

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Secret Sorrow

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

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

Synopsis: Someone sees Archie kiss a girl (not Veronica) at a dance, but Archie doesn't know who it is. When Reggie tells him to guess what he saw at the dance last night, Archie panics and does everything Reggie tells him to do. Archie decides it's better to confess to Veronica than to take Reggie's abuse, but after he does, he finds out that Reggie didn't know anything about the stolen kiss.

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Feature(s): Archie Club

Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)

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Notes: Promo for joining the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is ten cents. Also first prize of $5.00 to Ann Loiacono (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for paragraph about her class giving Christmas presents to hospitalized veterans. Second prize of $3.00 to Carol Machovec (Hilsboro, Wis.) for paragraph about her hobby of collecting paper napkins.

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Feature(s): Archie's Christmas Stocking

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Santa Claus

First Line: Hi gang! We're almost finished with Archie's Christmas Stocking.

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Notes: Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking (Archie Giant Series #1), with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art that includes Archie at a drawing board.

Rise and Shine

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Betty tells Archie his car is a mess. He buys some car polishing liquid, but has so much trouble getting the can open that he's too tired to polish the car.

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Feature(s): Wilbur

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

First Line: Hey, Arch, look here!

Synopsis: When Jughead finds a dime, Archie tells him to buy a copy of Wilbur Comics rather than spend it on an ice cream cone.

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Pages: 0.67

Notes: Promo in comic format for Wilbur Comics. Cover of Wilbur Comics #58 is depicted.

Sis the Candy Kid

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Writer(s): Bill Woggon; Barbara McGowan (story idea); Molly Bill (story idea)

Penciller(s): Bill Woggon

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Katy Keene

Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis

Synopsis: Sis can't open her mouth and Katy takes her to the dentist to see what's the matter.

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Notes: Fashions, etc., by Barbara McGowan (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Molly Bill (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Muffin Hunt (Las Cruces, N.M), Ronna Rae Riley (Allentown, Pa.), Dianne Star (Norwood, Manitoba, Canada), Eleanor Bailey (Tucson, Ariz.), and Winnie Buzinskis (Elmere, Del.)

Watch the Birdie

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie, Jughead and Mr. Weatherbee go bird-watching. When they disagree on identifying a bird, Mr. Weatherbee offers to bet a dollar he's right, but the bird snatches the bill from his hand to use for its nest.

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Delicious for Folks of Action!

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Feature(s): Baby Ruth; Curtis Candy Co.

Synopsis: A boy rides a bucking colt as he praises the Baby Ruth candy bar for giving him lots of energy.

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Notes: Back cover. Illustrated ad with word balloons for Baby Ruth candy bars. Curtiss Candy Company.