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Issue: Archie Comics Super Special #4
Publication Date: December 2013
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Issues: #4 of 7 Issues
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/02/2013
Volume:
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281644166700411
Price: $9.99 USD
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Content Items: 19 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Magazine
Paper Stock: Matte paper
Binding: Perfect bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Fall Spectacular

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comics Super Special
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Pages: 1
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High School Switcheroo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Parent
Penciller(s): Dan Parent
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ginger Lopez; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Adam Chisholm (?); Chuck Clayton; Cheryl Blossom; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Frankie Valdez; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Wanting the students to try something different, the faculty switch the students' first period elective to something they're unfamiliar with. Veronica is enrolled in "Domestic Living" while Betty is signed up for "Corporate Business". Both girls struggle in their assigned electives: Betty has to make hard business decisions including layoffs, presentations and mergers, while Veronica deals with carpentry, cooking and car engine repair.
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Pages: 12
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Luck Is Where You Find It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jughead
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Pages: 6
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Snooze Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Miss Grundy
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Miss Grundy finds too many people sleeping in school.
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Pages: 1
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Foot Sore

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Reggie is going on a little too much about how good he looks in his new shoes, so Jughead takes him down a peg by spilling a beaker full of liquid from the chemistry lab on his shoes.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Reference to Gravel Gertie from the Dick Tracy newspaper strip.
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Tree Stooges

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Doug Crane
Inker(s): Pat Kennedy
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mr. Dobbs; Nicky Dobbs; Billy Dobbs
Synopsis: Betty's neighbor keeps allowing his kids to jump in and scatter the pile of leaves Betty keeps raking up. Then she gets an idea to teach the oblivious neighbor a lesson in respect for others.
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Pages: 6
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The Wonder Workout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Jeff Shultz
Inker(s): Rich Koslowski
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Frou Frou; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Frou Frou needs some exercise.
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Pages: 5
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Testing 1-2-3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie & Friends
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Pages: 5
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All in a Day's Work

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Harry Lucey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie speculates on why Mr. Lodge dislikes him.
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Pages: 6
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For Every Man . . .

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica try to prove who is better for Archie by trying in their own unique ways to get him elected Class President.
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Pages: 6
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Model Mania!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Rod Ollerenshaw
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: When Archie and Reggie are drooling over women's fashions in a magazine, Betty and Veronica decide to try to imitate the poses of the models in the magazine.
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Pages: 6
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Measure Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie needs to cut a piece of wood to a specific size to fix his stereo cabinet. He can't find a ruler, so he measures the space with his hands. He then races to the school shop to cut a piece of wood. He falls, goes on an elevator and hits a tree, but still has the measurement as the space between his hands.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This is the exact same page count, title and plot as the story "Measure Up" in Archie (Archie, 1962 series) #561. The story in #561 has new artwork and script.
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You Came A Long Way, Baby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are amused by the selection of Miss Grundy to give a lecture on women's rights. It takes Mr. Weatherbee, outlining all the pioneering gains Miss Grundy fought for in her past, to change the girls' opinion.
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Pages: 6
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The Governor’s Gig

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Stan Goldberg
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Cheryl
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Pages: 11
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Out of Print

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie James; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis: Alexander gets a print shop for his birthday.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Though Josie's last name has varied between "James" and "McCoy" depending on the writer and the era, in this story she is identified as "Josie James".
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Wild, Wicked Ways

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, teen
Feature(s): Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Character(s): Sabrina; Principal Hexley; Gretchen; Helga
Synopsis: Sabrina helps out at a school for young witches.
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Pages: 5
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Screen Saver Lost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Henry Scarpelli
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica freak when they spot the pin-up model picture Archie uses as a screen saver.
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Pages: 5
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Suit Yourself

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kathleen Webb
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ms. Pushups; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: A fire emergency at the school forces everyone to evacuate the building, including Betty, who is wearing Veronica's new designer bikini and nothing else.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #248, inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.
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Nothing but the Tooth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; un-named spoiled brat; un-named brat's mother
Synopsis: Jughead practices his part as a vampire in the school play and scares a little child into doing what his mother tells him.
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Pages: 5
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