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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #162
Publication Date: June 1969
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Issues: #162 of 332 Issues (390 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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
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Assets2
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Archiekins, you goofed! This practice session is for the girls team!
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Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie Comics Digest #30.
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Change of Heart

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Denny George; Dolly
First Line: Ronnie! Have you seen D.G.?
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica like the new guy in town, Denny George.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (1987 series) #288.
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Room and Board

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Greg
First Line: Li'l Jinx! Want to play with my new board game?
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica Pin Up
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Un-huh! Now I see why you haven't complained about walking the dog lately!!
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A Go-Go Tail

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Man, that hairdo is the living end, Betty!
Synopsis: Betty gets a hip hugger hairdo that's down to her waist and the attention she gets makes Veronica jealous so she goes to the store and buys hair extensions.
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Rumor Has It

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
First Line: Yipes! Have I got trouble!!
Synopsis: Betty accidentally starts a rumor about Reggie and Midge.
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Spell Bound

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: Betty, how would you punctuate this sentence?
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The Collection

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Betty, I never realized you had such a collection of pictures of Archie!
Synopsis: Veronica has paintings made of Archie in the style of the Mona Lisa and Blue Boy.
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Statement of Ownership

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION ACT OF OCTOBER 23, 1962; SECTION 4369, TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE

1. Date of Filing: November 1, 1968.

2. Title of Publication: ARCHIE GIANT SERIES.

3. Frequency of Issue: Nine Times a Year.

4. Location of known office of publication: Second and Dickey Sts, Sparta, Illinois 62286.

5. Location of the headquarters or general business offices of the publishers (not printers): 1116 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021.

6. Names and addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor Publisher: ARCHIE COMIC PUB., INC., 1116 First Ave., New York, N,Y. 10021; Editor: John L. Goldwater, 1116 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021; Managing Editor: Richard H. Goldwater, 1116 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021.

7. Owner (If owned by a corporation, its name and ad-dress must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock, If not owned by o corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address, as well as that of each individual must be given.) ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC., 1116 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021; Louis H. Silberkleit, 1116 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021; John 1. Goldwater, 1116 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021.

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

10. EXTENT AND NATURE Of CIRCULATION

A Total No. copies printed (Net Press Run)
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 441,789
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 489,645

B Paid circulation
1. Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors and counter sales
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 278,016
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 304,550

2. Mail subscriptions
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 11,100
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 11,214

C. Total paid circulation
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 289,116
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 315,764

D. Free distribution including samples by mail, carrier or other means
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 0
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 0

E Total distribution (Sum of C and D)
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 289,116
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 315,764

F. Office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 152,673
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 173,881

G. Total (Sum of E & F—should equal net press run shown in A)
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 441,789
Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date: 489,645

I certify that the statements are correct and complete.

LOUIS H. SILBERKLEIT
Publisher
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Snooze Who!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday
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She-Go 'n' Ego

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: There goes Reggie and his new girlfriend!
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty's Diary
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Dear Diary, they say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach!
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Air Tear

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Yak! Yak! Yakity! Yak!
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Betty Takes the Cake

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Genres: crime, humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Listen Ron this is my surprise birthday party for Archie!
Synopsis: Betty throws a masquerade themed surprise party for Archie and two crooks show up.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty Pin Up
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
First Line: Betty! Just when are you going to put some order in your room?
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All That Jazz

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Otak
First Line: Dismal damsel! Why not treat us to those perfectly formed pearly whites?
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has a secret life as a jazz drummer.
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Disclose Notes: At one point Mr. Lodge is driven by his chauffeur Otak who has a strong resemblance to Kato from the Green Hornet.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica Pin Up
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: I don't think Ronnie can go out tonight, Archie...
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Dum-Dum

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
First Line: Yup, Ron, this is the department store where Archie works as a stock-boy after school!
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Play It Dumb

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Veronica, how would you spell "physiotherapist?"
Synopsis: Veronica tells Betty that girls don't need to be smart. She ends up with a really dumb guy.
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Pages: 6

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