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Issue: Archie Americana Series #4
Publication Date: January 1998
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Issues: #4 of 12 Issues
Title: Best of the Seventies
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 4
Pages: 100
ISBN: 1879794055
UPC/EAN: 978187979405450995
Price: $11.95 CAD
$9.95 USD
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Content Items: 26 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Paul Castiglia (Americana Series editor); Victor Gorelick (Managing Editor)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: 17.5cm x 25.5cm
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Binding: Perfect Bound
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FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #121 published January 2001 as "Decades of great Archie Comics!" [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Inker(s): Rex W. Lindsey (signed)
Colorist(s): Heroic Age (credited)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley (cameo); Hot Dog (cameo)
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Pages: 1
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Love Is the Answer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Reprint of promo from 1972 for Archie Annual #24.
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Archie Americana Series: Best of the Seventies

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Table of contents with two illustrations.
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Introduction

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Shirley Jones (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (photo); Lou Maldonado
Inker(s): ? (photo); Lou Maldonado
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Shirley Jones (photo); Partridge Family (illustration)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Introduction in verse reviewing celebrities, events, and fads from the 1970s.
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Protest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alan; Pat
Synopsis: Archie wants to organize a protest like all the other teenagers are doing in America, but is appalled to find that all the other kids are happy and have nothing to protest about.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script identifiable as Frank Doyle by his style and distinctively flowery dialogue (the first line in the story is "Whither goest, light of my life, apple of my eye and borrower of my jazziest ties?").
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Hot Pants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica interview people on the street, seeking their views on the latest trend in women's fashions.
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Pages: 3
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Decisions, Decisions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers
Synopsis: Archie resolves to be more decisive, but keeps vacillating over whether to ask Betty or Veronica for a date.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: A panel from this story was mistakenly used as an example of Dan DeCarlo art in Vanity Fair's 65th anniversary piece on Archie comics. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2006/12/archie200612

The name of Veronica's date, "Tex Daylor," is based on the name of Little Archie artist Dexter Taylor.
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Bubble Trouble!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): The Archies
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Li'l Harry
Synopsis: After The Archies get a bad review in a music magazine for being a bubblegum rock group, they go to watch Li'l Harry, one of the pioneers of rock.
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Pages: 5
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The Late Archie Andrews

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries an experiment: seeing if Archie can be on time for school if he sleeps overnight in the faculty lounge.
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Pages: 5
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A Gallery of Classic 1970s Covers

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reprints of four 1970s covers.
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Patch Match

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: The fad for sewing patches on jackets is causing Archie to spend all his time getting patches sewn on by Betty, and Veronica doesn't like it one bit.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Script identifiable as Gladir by his distinctive style, title choice, and obsession with current fads.
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Loyalville U.S.A.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie at Riverdale
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Betty try to help out a salesman who is stuck with a huge supply of Riverdale pennants and no sporting event to sell them for.
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Pages: 6
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No Fuel Like an Old Fuel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The gang wants to go on a picnic, but due to a gas shortage, can't get any fuel. They rig a sail for Archie's jalopy, which works fine for taking them to the country. However, when it's time to go, there isn't any wind and it's a long push home.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie: The Best of Stan Goldberg #1.
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You Came a Long Way, Baby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are amused by the selection of Miss Grundy to give a lecture on women's rights. It takes Mr. Weatherbee, outlining all the pioneering gains Miss Grundy fought for in her past, to change the girls' opinion.
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Pages: 6
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Bicentennial Banter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Bauman; Dilton Doily; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs; unnamed Riverdale High students
Synopsis: The girls teach the boys about some of the females who played decisive roles in the American Revolution during rehersal for a play.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics (Archie, 2019 series) #4.
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Over and Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica get CB radios and use pet names for their handles, not realizing that others hear their broadcasts.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This story, tying in with the CB craze of the era, includes some information on how to use CBs and the legal limits of how they can be used, and ends by asking readers to write in and share their experiences with CB radios. In this reprint the company address is replaced with large "Void" lettering.
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A Gallery of Classic 1970s Covers

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four cover reprints from the 1970s.
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Pet Parade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: In the midst of the pet rock craze, the gang is driving Archie crazy by adopting pet sticks, pet hinges, and pet bolts.
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Pages: 6
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A Fool for Cool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers (cameo); Pop Tate; Mr. Cooper
Synopsis: Archie is convinced the way to succeed with women is to imitate the arrogant leather-jacketed TV star "Funzee."
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: "Funzee" is a direct swipe of Henry Winkler's Fonzie character from the TV series "Happy Days."
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Video Vexation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: All the boys are more interested in video games than girls. The girls decide to become experts at video games and beat the boys, in the hope that it'll kill their interest in the games.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The script for this story is a partial remake of the story "Speed Deed" from Betty and Veronica #126, also by Gladir and DeCarlo. In that story, the girls and boys took up model car racing; here that's replaced by video games.
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Costume Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie and Me
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie sabotages Archie's costume for the school costume contest.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Most of the costumes are knock-offs of characters from Star Wars, with Reggie as Darth Vader and Archie as R2-D2.
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Melvin's Angels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Olga
Synopsis: A parody of "Charlie's Angels", with Betty and Veronica as the angels.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #51, inks are credited to Jim DeCarlo.
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Disco Dude

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Stan Goldberg
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead gets permission from Moose to enter a disco contest with Midge, just as long as they only win second prize.
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Pages: 6
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"Hey T. V. fans! Be a T. V. drama critic and win cash prizes!"

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Drama Critics
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Josie and the Pussycats (cameo); Sabrina
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo requesting reviews of the Saturday morning animated series: Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, and Archie's Fun House. Promo reprinted from 1970.
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The '70s

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Rex W. Lindsey ?
Inker(s): Rex W. Lindsey ?
Colorist(s): Heroic Age ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Betty, Veronica and Archie roller-skating in front of a smiley-button background. Blurb for the issue at the bottom, along with bar code.

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