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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #598
Publication Date: September 1989
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Issues: #598 of 332 Issues (390 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
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: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick; Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie said our new swimsuits remind him of his allowance!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #[nn] published January 1991
as Betty and Veronica Summer Fun [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cover Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis: Photographers want to use Betty or Veronica's swimsuit photo on the cover of Sportsman magazine. Veronica gets her father to use his influence to have Betty hired as a lifeguard, so Veronica would be the only choice. Later Veronica falls off a jet ski and has to be rescued by Betty, leading to an unexpected cover photo for the magazine.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Sportsman Magazine swimsuit issue is a parody of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida ? (all hand-lettered)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dear Betty & Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Jamie O. (St. Louis, Mo.) and Roberta T. (Philadelphia, Pa.). Also "thanks to these letter-writers" with a list of 16 names. Part of second panel of page two of "Cover Girls" in this issue is used as a spot illustration.
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Together Beach Weather

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo [as James DeCarlo]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Sandy
Synopsis: Archie takes Veronica to the beach, but when Veronica doesn't want to do anything but work on her tan, he ends up spending most of the day with Betty.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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It's a Wicket World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge (cameo); Smithers (cameo)
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica challenge Archie and Jughead to a game of croquet, which quickly turns into chaos.
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In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #240 [Direct Edition] published October 2014
as It's a Wicket World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Hats 'r' Hot

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Betty's Fashions
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Concept and fashions by Lisa Ollerenshaw, New Port Richey, Fla.
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Board Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: After Veronica's father orders her to do her skateboarding outside, Smithers and Mr. Lodge take a shot at riding the skateboard themselves.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Victor Gorelick
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
Synopsis: Victor Gorelick explains the process of pencilling a page of comic art. Part of a series on how a comic book is produced.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Bedrock Bowl

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Post Pebbles Cereals; The Flintstones
Character(s): Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble
Synopsis: Barney disguises himself as a lady bowler to distract Fred and steal his Fruity Pebble cereal.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad in comic format for Post Pebbles breakfast cereal.

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