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Issue: Archie Annual #3
Publication Date: January 1951
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Issues: #3 of 26 Issues (30 Printings)
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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: 116
ISBN:
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Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 37 (20 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
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Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Penciller(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Montana (signed)
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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: He's mine!
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The Brightest Star

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Watch the Birdie

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Lodge
First Line: My! You girls certainly look charming! New boy in town?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is going to shoot the school class's picture.
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Beating the Beach Barrage

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): U. S. Royal
Character(s): U. S. Royal
First Line: U. S. Royal and the Bike Club boys watch from a safe distance as a group of navy destroyers and cruisers steam in for firing practice...
Synopsis: The navy is going to shell a beach for practice, but U. S. Royal spots a boy playing.
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The Male Bag

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Cooper
First Line: Hi, Betty! Doing anything this afternoon?
Synopsis: Betty's dad gives her some hunting tips.
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Feature(s): Fun Page
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
First Line: Learn to draw..
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Wilbur Wilkin; Super Duck; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Suzie; Mr. Weatherbee; Katy Keene; Ginger; Ferdie
First Line: There's fun in your future!
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Ring On My Finger

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Whitey; Lottie
First Line: Wow! What happened to Reggie? He looks like he got caught in a cement mixer!
Synopsis: Lottie wears Jughead's fraternity ring.
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Feature(s): Puzzle Fun
First Line: The Jumblebeast
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Character(s): Suzie
First Line: The eyes have it
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Toupee Or Not Toupee

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
First Line: What rotten luck.. just when I want to be inconspicuous I run into that unholy duo!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee's wife bought him a toupee to wear, but he doesn't want anyone at school to see him in it.
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If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Faked a Cake...

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Frosting
First Line: Sorry, Veronica... this one time I won't be able to help you with your homework!
Synopsis: Veronica has to bake a cake for cooking class and Reggie volunteers to help her.
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Sun Stroke

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Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Strike three, you're out!
Synopsis: Jughead is suffering from sun stroke.
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Suits Me!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews
First Line: Isn't it wonderful, Jug? I could spend the rest of my life right here-
Synopsis: Veronica invites Archie to a swanky garden party and he down to one pair of pants.
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Hollywood Tattle Tales

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Archie
First Line: What a Day
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Love Thy Neighbor

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Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Winters; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
First Line: Oh -- it's you, Master Andrews!
Synopsis: Archie mistakenly thinks that Mr. Lodge has gone bankrupt and mobilizes the town to come to his rescue.
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Penciller(s): Ray Thompson
Inker(s): Ray Thompson
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Step right up, folks - see th' greatest little show on Earth! Have your wrappers ready!
Synopsis: Pud puts on a show with the champ.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: The gift of a lifetime!
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The Big Game Hunter

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate (voice); Fred Andrews; Coach Kleats; George Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Hi, Archiekins-
Synopsis: Veronica wants Archie to take her to the Yarvard game but when he finally gets tickets he learns he has the wrong game.
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Archie's Rival Reggie Comics

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
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Sick and Tired

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Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Betty, is that handsome life guard watching me now?
Synopsis: Veronica keeps trying to get a handsome life guard's attention.
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Sneak Snack

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
First Line: Trouble, Miss Grundy?
Synopsis: Reggie forgot his lunch and takes one of Jughead's sandwiches.
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Along Came a Spider

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: How does she look, Arch?
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead make a trick spider.
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Bear-Faced Lie

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
First Line: Hey Arch, here's your chance to be a big shot!
Synopsis: Archie tries to impress Veronica by having Jughead dress up like a bear and shoot him.
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The Big Fraudcast

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Johnny Ampere; Betty Cooper
First Line: Reggie... if you continue doing so poorly in your studies I'm afraid you're going to be ineligible for any of the school teams!
Synopsis: Reggie tries to cheat using a radio.
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Don't Let It Puzzle You

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First Line: What type of unpopular motorist does this drawing represent??
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Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Miss Gargle; Mr. Dripwaite; Laurie Lake
First Line: Trouble can be fun!
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Athlete's Feat

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Going to Veronica's again? You're always leaving me for Veronica, Archie. What's she got that I haven't?
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead help Betty create a gym in her house.
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Starve Or Bust

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie has consented to be the subject for my important experiment. He will go without food, not a morsel, from today, Friday, until Monday.
Synopsis: Jughead competes in both a hamburger-eating contest and a pie-eating contest.
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Archie Cleans Up!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; J. Blunk
First Line: Archie!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee makes the mistake of telling Archie to spread the word about the clean up campaign for schools.
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An Old Fashioned Girl

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper
First Line: See you around, Betty! I gotta run now!
Synopsis: Betty tries to keep Archie around with a television.
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A Moose Is As Good As a Mile

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Oh boy I'm lucky - gee whiz I'm lucky - this is my luck-key day-y-y-y!
Synopsis: Archie takes Veronica hunting.
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Feature(s): Puzzle Fun
First Line: Pictures and symbols
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Character(s): Super Duck
First Line: Out of this world!
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Thar He Blows!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Gabby; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Jughead, would you like to come to the beach with us this afternoon? Archie will be there, and we'll all go swimming, and play ball, and take pictures, and we girls are supplying the hamburgers!
Synopsis: Jughead goes to the beach for hamburgers.
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Writer(s): Charles Atlas
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Character(s): Charles Atlas (photo)
First Line: Why don't you try to put some weight on?
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Feature(s): Columbia
First Line: Columbia built
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