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Issue: Archie #119
Publication Date: June 1961
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Issues: #119 of 565 Issues (998 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/16/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In7
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Swell picture, huh, Archie?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #21 and later redrawn for the cover of Jughead with Archie Digest #16
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Bowl Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie brings a bowling ball to school, and it keeps getting away from him and causing destruction.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Plus Betty & Veronica & Reggie, Too #2 published May 1974
as Bowl Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires
Character(s): U. S. Royal Twins [Roy; Al]
First Line: With these U.S. Royals it's like riding on a cloud!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for U.S. Royal bicycle tires illustrated with a cartoon. United States Rubber, Indianapolis 6, Ind.
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Keeping In Touch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Ga Ga
Synopsis: Jinx and her friend sit in silence on Jinx's front step, but after Ga Ga leaves, Jinx phones her to ask what's new.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Principal's Principle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wonders why the students are afraid of him.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A New Twist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: A stiff neck leaves Archie unable to hold his head up straight. His friends try to help, but their help is no help at all.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
as A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2014
as A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagArchie's Funhouse Double Digest #3 [Direct Edition] published May 2014
was A New Twist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Archie's back trouble is cured when a blonde with shapely legs walks by and he snaps straight up with a "twang" sound effect, effectively mimicking the sexual imagery often seen in Tex Avery animated cartoons.
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Here Are Six Reasons Why I Know You'll Enjoy the Big, New Archie Annual #13

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #13 with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1962 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Cover is depicted, along with head shots of six characters.
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Painful Proxy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Moose will be disqualified from the big game unless he passes a test, so Archie disguises himself as Moose to take the test in his place.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
as Painful Proxy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Paul R. Prescott (Carnegie, Pa.) for article on the Liberty Bell. Second prize of $3.00 to Julie Ann Dadson (Cincinnati, Ohio) for article on changes in automobiles. Third prize of $2.00 to David Achelis (New York, N.Y.) for article on the Sun. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Laura Luther (York, Pa.) for article on the human eye. Fifth prize to Marjorie Raschdorf (Adams, Mass.) for article on Uakaris monkeys.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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The Fly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: A pesky fly gets Archie in trouble in Miss Grundy's class, but then gets him out of trouble with Mr. Weatherbee.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
as The Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as The Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie Digest, Free Comic Book Day Edition #1 published June 2013
as The Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: No dialogue in the story. Captions in the first and last panels open and close the story. On page five, a caption points out the set-up for a gag on the next page.

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