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Issue: Archie Annual #11
Publication Date: January 1959
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Issues: #11 of 26 Issues (30 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/09/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 30 (22 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date and editor credit from 1961 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: I'm flipping a coin, Jug! ...Heads I take Veronica to the dance... tails I take Betty!
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A Star Is Born

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Michael Angelo; Tom
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge's friend swindles him out of $2,000 with a worthless painting. Later the friend overhears Archie and Veronica talking about the Lodge's gardener Michael Angelo and jumps to the conclusion that Mr. Lodge has acquired a real Michelangelo and offers to buy it.
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Date Deflate

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Helen
Synopsis: Betty's new friend sees Archie and Veronica together and wants an introduction. Betty stalls because she doesn't want her gorgeous friend to catch Archie. She talks to Archie, who conceitedly agrees to meet the new girl in the park so Veronica won't know about it. Reggie overhears the conversation and rushes to tell Veronica. So the park meeting has an extra attendee, but also an unexpected conclusion.
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Martians, Go Home!

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Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): Bob White
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Feature(s): Cosmo, the Merry Martian
Character(s): Cosmo, the Merry Martian; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; The Moonlings; The Gillywump
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So's Your Aunt Mathilda

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty can't get her handsome new neighbor to notice her. She tells Jughead her problem and he suggests that she write to "Aunt Mathilda's Advice to the Lovelorn" column.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the index to the reprint in Archie's Comic Digest #41 (April 1980).
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Un-faithfully Yours

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Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica is out of town, so Archie decides to ask Betty to the dance. He brags that Betty won't go anywhere without him, but gets deflated by her way of accepting his invitation.
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What's the Pitch?

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Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Coach Kleats
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Elmer Gangle
Synopsis: No one on the baseball team can pitch. Coach Kleats wanders the hallways and finds a tall boy who is great throwing an apple core. Coach hustles him to baseball practice where he proves to be just as good with a baseball. Unfortunately, when Monday comes, the pitching phenom is not around.
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Wake Up to the Best Buys in Comics!

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Feature(s): Archie Giant Series
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series titles (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues. Titles available are Archie Annual #11, Betty and Veronica Annual #7, Jughead Annual #7, Archie's Christmas Stocking #6, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #9, Katy Keene Annual #6, and Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #7. Covers of most issues are depicted, along with original art of a rooster, going along with the "Wake up!" theme.
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Scalp-Treatment!

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Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: All the boys are wearing Mohawk-style wigs as a fad. Archie shows up with a Mohawk, too; but nobody told him about the wigs.
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Cold Comfort

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose
Synopsis: Moose has a cold and the doctor tells him to drink a glass of lemonade after a hot bath. Moose gets the instructions confused.
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Archie's Nine

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Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)
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Sheep Ahoy!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Moose has insomnia. Archie makes some suggestions, but Moose has already tried them.
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Some Plumbing

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Jughead is using his hands to plug a hole in the water pipe in the school hallway.
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Calm and Collected

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead wants Reggie to help him clean out a garage for half of $10. Reggie refuses, saying he needs to rest up for the party he's hosting that evening. At the party, Jughead suggests a scavenger hunt, and just happens to give party-goers clues for finding items in a certain garage.
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The Giant Hunters

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): American Heritage
Synopsis: Article about whale-hunting.
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Hole in One

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Writer(s): Joe Harold (credited)
Penciller(s): Joe Harold (credited)
Inker(s): Joe Harold (credited)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Character(s): Shrimpy [George Smith]; Peggy
Synopsis: Shrimpy wants Peggy to watch the hole he's been digging, while he goes home. She wonders if someone is going to steal it.
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Disclose Notes: Shrimpy responds to his mother calling "George Smith." The dark-haired girl with the ponytail is called Peggy.
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The Whole Truth

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Writer(s): Joe Harold (credited)
Penciller(s): Joe Harold (credited)
Inker(s): Joe Harold (credited)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Shrimpy
Character(s): Shrimpy; Peggy
Synopsis: Shrimpy says he's not digging a hole, he's making a hill.
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Stars and Gripes

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Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie wins a contest and gets a date with movie star Jane Bustle. He doesn't know who she is, but Mr. Weatherbee does, and says she was quite a beauty--after World War I. Since there is food involved, Archie is able to palm off the prize to Jughead, who ends up getting escorted by some lovely young ladies.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the index for the reprint in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #41 (April 1980).
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An Ear for Music!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda ?
Inker(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Tuffy
Synopsis: Reggie tries to pull a mean trick on the new kid, Tuffy, when he thinks Jughead told him Tuffy was "stone deaf." What Jughead really said was "tone-deaf," meaning he couldn't tell one musical note from another.
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Art for Moose Sake!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Moose tries to paint a portrait of Midge, but has to stop when he runs out of paint.
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Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Dad
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie's father decides to stay overnight on a business trip. Later he feels guilty about leaving his wife and Archie alone and takes a midnight plane back home. When he gets home, he finds they are perfectly able to take care of themselves.
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You'll Laugh Like the Dickens!

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Penciller(s): Harry Lucey ?
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Feature(s): Archie's Christmas Stocking
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo) ; Ebenezer Scrooge
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #6 with a mail-in coupon. All original art with a holiday theme.
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Batter Up!

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Writer(s): Joe Edwards ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards ?
Inker(s): Joe Edwards ?
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: When none of Jinx's friends can help her with batting practice, she results to using a pop-up toaster and toast as a substitute.
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Imagine That

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Jughead pulls a gag on Archie and Reggie by running a yelling that Biff Bolsen is coming! After Archie and Reggie panic, they realize that there is no Biff Bolsen. To get even, they go to the seedy part of town and hire a thug to chase them and tell everyone that he's Biff Bolsen. The revenge gag almost works, except that "Biff" decides to insult Moose.
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John Brown

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: biography
Feature(s): American Hertitage
Character(s): John Brown
Synopsis: Brief biography of John Brown as the leader of the anti-slavery movement in Kansas and as the leader of the attack at Harper's Ferry in 1859.
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Archie Said It Couldn't Be Done!!

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Feature(s): Archie's Madhouse
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Disclose Notes: Pre-publication promo for Archie's Madhouse. Mostly text with five very small drawings.
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Diet Riot

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda
Inker(s): Vincent DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is ordered to go on a diet, with Miss Grundy in charge of seeing he stays on it. Mr. Weatherbee eventually becomes so obsessed with food that he steals items off the student's trays in the cafeteria at lunch.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the index to the reprint in Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #41 (April 1980).
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We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
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Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 with a free bonus issue.
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A Thousand Times 'Know'!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Moose comes up with some fractured logic to justify not studying for his exams.
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No Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis: Archie's father gets two tickets to the boxing match. Archie already has a date with Veronica for that night. Jughead tries to help, but after unsuccessfully talking to Veronica, goes to Archie's father and explains the situation. His father decides to give the tickets to Jughead. Meanwhile, Veronica has had a change of heart and decides to let Archie go to the fights. Jughead and Veronica then meet and decide that the only thing to do is use the tickets themselves.
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