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Issue: Archie Comics #97
Publication Date: December 1958
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Issues: #97 of 101 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Not a ding dong nibble! I thought you said the fishing was good, pops!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dad's Dilemma!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Terry Szenics
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Fred thinks Archie is spending $100 on Veronica's Christmas present and almost nothing on a present for his own parents.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #6 published January 1975
as Dad's Dilemma! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Burgers On the Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Ferdinand Berger
Synopsis: It's a half-hour until lunch time and everything in class reminds Jughead of hamburgers.
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Pages: 2
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Live and Lawn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead offers to help Archie mow the lawn.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.75
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Musically Yours

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge doesn't care for Ronnie's taste in music.
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Pages: 0.25
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High Fie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead try to install a state-of-the-art hi-fi sound system in Mr. Lodge's house.
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Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper (as mermaid); Veronica Lodge (as mermaid)
First Line: Don't wait! Dive into issue #7 of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals now!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #7 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted along with original art with a swimming theme.
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Don't Fence Me In

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee dons a fencing mask to give Archie some pointers on fencing. Unfortunately, the mask gets stuck on Mr. Weatherbee's head and he has to make a speech to the school board.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #9 published December 1974
as Don't Fence Me In [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Beth Griffith (Casa Grande, Ariz.) for article about a runaway horse. Second prize of $3.00 to Beverly Bowen (American Fork, Utah) for article on the space age. Third prize of $2.00 to Linda Olsen (Hempstead, N.Y.) for article on being a reporter for her school paper. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Gail Prowizer (APO 323 San Francisco, Calif.) for article on a trip to a Japanese silk factory. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Jane Honeycutt (Dallas, Texas) for a joke. Sixth prize of $1.00 to Jose Rojas Perez (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) for noting that they have Archie comics printed in Spanish.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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For Bet Or for Worse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Pierre
Synopsis: After Veronica vows to be more decisive, her father bets her that she can't go into a store and pick a dress in less than two minutes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: One page has five full-figure views of Veronica in different dresses.

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