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Issue: Archie & Friends #53
Publication Date: January 2002
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Issues: #53 of 159 Issues (185 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646965405311
Price: $2.39 CAD
$1.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Newsprint; then Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 as A Cat's Tale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Rock 'n' Roar!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (signed)
Inker(s): Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (signed)
Colorist(s): Holly Golightly ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie & The Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: The Pussycats pose with an albino Bengal tiger.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Bad News Boys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Gwen Lee; Tabetha Sorendin; Donny; Justin; Drew
Synopsis: The Pussycats agree to perform in a benefit concert for an animal protection group. However, a rival band plots to sabotage the group in order to improve their visibility.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Cat-rageous Fashions!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Victor Gorelick; Samuel Smith; Katharine Lee Bates; Irving Berlin
Penciller(s): Rex Lindsey ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Editor's Notebook
Synopsis: In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, editor Gorelick invites readers to submit patriotic drawings and thoughts.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page also includes lyrics to "America" (My country, 'tis of thee), "America the Beautiful," and "God Bless America."
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie & Friends Scrapbook
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: art and letters submitted by Courtney Fridley; Paula Flores; Shana Clark; Karly Witiw
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Check Mutt!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Golliher
Penciller(s): Tim Kennedy
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Hot Dog
Character(s): Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: The gang find Jughead playing chess with Hot Dog.
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Pages: 1
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A Cat's Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Pellowski
Penciller(s): Holly Golightly [as Holly G!]
Inker(s): John Costanza
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Nancy
Character(s): Nancy Woods; Pumpkin (Nancy's cat)
Synopsis: Nancy tries to do her homework, but her cat Pumpkin won't leave her alone.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #236 [Direct Edition] published December 2013
as A Cat's Tale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236, writing and art (including inks) are credited to Holly Golightly.
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Oh, What a Knight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Golliher
Penciller(s): Holly Golightly [as Holly G!]
Inker(s): John Costanza
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie & Friends
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie and the gang attend a Renaissance fair in full period costume. Once there, Archie gets mistaken for an actor and is thrust into a joust with a mechanical dragon.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #2 published January 2012
as Oh, What a Knight [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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