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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #2
Publication Date: January 1953
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Issues: #2 of 224 Issues (282 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 24 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US; then Standard Silver Age US; then Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: I've got a pretty good idea who's taking Veronica to the school prom, Reggie!
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Wax Works

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica thinks Archie is very low brow after criticizing her classical records. Reggie tells Archie that he'll help him out by lending Archie his father's classic records but ends up giving him modern stuff that Veronica hates.
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A Current Love

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Betty and Reggie try to get Archie and Veronica to themselves by using the baseball game to get Archie away from Veronica so Reggie can move in.
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Archie Fun Page

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Old Soldiers Never Die!

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Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee gets a letter from the draft board to report for a physical. He sends Jughead down to the draft board to clear things up.
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Pop's Prize Surprise

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie enters his mother into a Mother of the Year contest with a trip to Bermuda for the winner.
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Archie's Fun Page

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Battle Up

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica picks a fight with Archie because it's fun making up afterwards.
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Beaux 'n' Arrows

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Feature(s): Archie
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Mantle of the Majors

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Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Archie's Rival Reggie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie keeps bragging about his baseball skills when Jughead insults him. The next day Jughead apologizes and tell Reggie there's a scout from the Cubs who has been keeping an eye on him.
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No Ifs, Ands or Boats!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie build a boat and take it out onto the water but at first it takes on water and then after fixing that problem Archie crashes it into a garbage scow.
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Wrong Whey

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Jughead is babysitting a girl for the afternoon and Archie asks if he could borrow some money since he's getting paid for it. Jughead refuses but says he'll allow Archie to babysit and get paid.
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Dance Bait

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: When Betty tells Reggie that Archie and Veronica had a quarrel he runs over to her house to take advantage of the situation.
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Suit - - Yourself

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: A department store is having an event at the school to give new outfits to the best dressed students and faculty.
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Reggie Makes History

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Rival Reggie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee promises to prevent Reggie from going to the school dance unless he passes a history test. Reggie gets Betty and Jughead to help him cheat.
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Moose Taken Identity

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Midge is tired of Moose's jealousy ruining her life. Jughead tells her to play the field and Midge thinks he's asking her on a date so she accepts.
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Confidentially It Shrinks

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Archie and the gang watch a film on black magic and shrinking heads. Mr. Weatherbee says it is poppycock but Archie says he has a book that says it's real and even has the formulas on how it's done. He decides to play a prank on Mr. Weatherbee to show that it's real.
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Short but Sweet

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty buys a cheap dress and Veronica says it's too cheap and it won't last. It shrinks when she gets rained on and grabs the guy's attention better than the original.
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The Dumb Clock

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Archie is late for class and Mr. Weatherbee calls him into his office. He points Archie's attention to the clock but gets distracted and has to leave the office and tells Archie to wait. Archie ends up smashing the clock and has to sneak out to get it fixed.
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Archie Fun Page

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Swollen Profits

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Business has been slow for Pop Tate so Jughead suggests a gimmick to bring people in. They decide on a soda drinking contest. Anyone who can out-drink Jughead gets free sodas.
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All Unstrung

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Rival Reggie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: The guys are using yo-yos and the girls tell them it's childish but then take the yo-yos and do their own tricks. Miss Grundy joins in on the action.
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Archie Fun Page

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Allergy for Algy

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica sends a letter writing about Algernon the 5th, a champion boxer who she's wild about and has become inseparable from.
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