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Issue: Archie Comics #82
Publication Date: September 1956
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Issues: #82 of 101 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden & Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
First Line: I don't get it! I just hit a home run and Veronica never even looked at me!
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Toney Phonies!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Charles (the butler)
Synopsis: When Veronica sees Archie helping Betty and Jughead tidy up the yard to prepare for next week's barbeque, Veronica suddenly reveals that she has a catered affair scheduled for the same night. Jughead and Betty reluctantly attend the party with Archie, but Veronica's snobby friends are so condescending that eventually all three end up having a wiener roast in Betty's back yard.
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Fit to Be Tried

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Veronica knits a sweater for Archie. Betty overhears Veronica tell Archie that she put the sweater in a locker she shares with Betty. After a battle with her conscience, Betty douses the package in water, then dries it out on a hot radiator, with the end result being a shrunken sweater.
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Meet the Queen of the Pin-Ups...

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Feature(s): Katy Keene
Character(s): Katy Keene
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Disclose Notes: Promo for the Katy Keene feature, with two pinup drawings of Katy and a list of the titles she appears in.
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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
First Line: Nothing scares that Smedley. Wildroot Cream-Oil gives him confidence!
Synopsis: Two ghosts are annoyed when they can't scare Smedley, because he uses Wildroot Cream-Oil on his hair.
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Buddha Pest

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie admires a small statue of Buddha. Veronica says it's been in the family for years, but is one of a pair and is practically worthless without its mate. Later, Archie sees an identical figurine at Betty's and thinks it's the mate to the one at Veronica's.
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Odd Man Out

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Miss Grundy says Jughead should give more thought to his future.
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Mood Point!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica isn't dating Archie this week.
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Sum Advice

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jug [Jughead]
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Two little boys ask Jughead for the secret of his success.
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Ex-candidate

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Pat the Brat
Character(s): Pat; his father
Synopsis: Pat asks his father if he could be President when he grows up.
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Dee-licious Music

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Pat the Brat
Character(s): Pat; his mother; his father
Synopsis: Pat figures out a way to use his piano lessons to make a milkshake.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jest Jokes
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: I can't speak louder!
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Feature(s): Archie Fun Page
First Line: Which dot is the true center?
Synopsis: Which dot is in the center of a circle; complete the letters; Go from A to Z by odd numbers; rearrange the letters; complete the Archie head.
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Start at the Top!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie introduces his cousin, the lumberjack, to Reggie.
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Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Disclose Notes: Promo for joining the Archie Club, with mail-in coupon. Cost is 10 cents. Also first prize of $5.00 to Lois Janet Wheeler (Boise, Idaho) for paragraph on the hobbies she does from her wheelchair. Second prize of $3.00 to Nella McFall (Augusta, Maine) for paragraph on the fundraising her club did for the Cancer Fund.
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Your Thrill of the Year!

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Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #5, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted.
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Chip Off the Old Back!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie's father injures his back while playing ball with Archie in the backyard.
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Disclose Notes: Brooklyn Dodgers' shortstop Pee Wee Reese is mentioned.
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Feature(s): Archie Comics
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Hey, ARCHer, what do you expect to hit blindfolded?
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Disclose Notes: Original art promo for the Archie titles, with Archie and the gang in Robin Hood outfits.
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Fashion Passion

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Lucius Peeby
Synopsis: Veronica has a crush on fashion plate Lucius Peeby, whose father is editor of "Young Squire," which sets the tone for new teen boy styles.
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Little Archie: The Funniest Thing That's Happened to Comics Since Big Archie!

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Genres: childrens
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Disclose Notes: Original art promo for the Little Archie title.

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