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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #142
Publication Date: October 1966
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Issues: #142 of 332 Issues (390 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/11/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US; later Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound; later Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Archie's Super Hero Special

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Captain Hero [Forsythe "Jughead" Jones]
Synopsis: Four scenes showing the Archie characters as super-heroes (and a super-villain) from scenes within the book.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hey Kids - Look! Get 10 Gadgets in One with... Magic-Scope

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Magic-Scope magnifier/compass from Resco Products.
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The PH Factor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
Feature(s): Pureheart the Powerful
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie discovers that by calling on his own PH Factor he can become Pureheart the Powerful. Unfortunately, the PH factor is so strong that it makes everyone forget they saw Pureheart or recognize him as Archie.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #46 published February 1966
was The PH Factor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Hardy Appetite

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: A good appetite means you are healthy according to Li'l Jinx.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Looker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Feature(s): Pureheart the Powerful
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; The Looker (villain)
Synopsis: Pureheart the Powerful battles The Looker, a gorgeous woman who has the power to turn men to stone with one glance -- unless she chooses to look them directly in the eye, in which case they turn into bubbling hot chicken fat. But how can Pureheart fight this fiendish femme fatale when his superhero code forbids him to hit a woman?
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #47 published March 1966
was The Looker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Vanishing Race

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hero to Go!!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Vince DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Captain Hero [Jughead Jones]; The Fink (a super-villain); Hot Foot (super-villain); Ethel Muggs; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Jughead dreams he's a superhero named Captain Hero.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Super Teens #1 [Direct Edition] published January 1994
as Hero to Go!!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Evilheart's Revenge!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Mario Acquaviva
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Feature(s): Pureheart the Powerful
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie discovers that just as Archie can transform into Pureheart the Powerful by calling on his inner goodness, he can use his inner rottenness to turn into that caped fink, Evilheart.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #48 published April 1966
was Evilheart's Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts, 8 pp. & 5 pp.
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Dinner for One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Vince DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; The Consumer (villain)
Synopsis: Superteen battles the Consumer, an alien monster who can eat anything and anyone. She has to back down when the Consumer threatens to devour Archie, but luckily Jughead's eating power is greater than any alien's.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #119 published November 1965
was Dinner for One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Pretty Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Synopsis: Jinx comes home dirty to see her aunt. Her aunt says is pretty dirty and Jinx replies that she is prettier clean.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mad Doctor Doom's Dupe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Feature(s): Pureheart the Powerful
Character(s): Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Evilheart [Reggie Mantle]; Superteen [Betty Cooper]; Veronica Lodge; Mad Doctor Doom (villain)
Synopsis: Mad Doctor Doom cons Evilheart into testing out a deadly world-domination device, the killer robot Computo.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #48 published April 1966
was Mad Doctor Doom's Dupe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts (5 pp. each), both with same title but the second part has no exclamation point in the title.

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