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Issue: Archie #139
Publication Date: August 1963
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Issues: #139 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: 06/10/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1963 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:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Know something, Betty?... These sun glasses you gave me are pitch black!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Alphabet Soup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Big Moose Mason
Synopsis: The Archie characters are represented by a strange alphabet: ABVJRGWmBMDECL.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Americana Series #8 published January 2008
as Alphabet Soup [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A take-off on alphabet books (A stands for apple; B stands for boy, etc.). The story is told entirely in captions.
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That's Different

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Instead of carving hearts with their initials in a tree, Li'l Jinx and Greg opt for something different.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Photo Fin-Ish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica are plagued by photograph peddlers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Head Work

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie gets an expensive vase stuck on his head.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #180 published July 2001
as Head Work [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #229 [Direct Edition] published July 2012
as Head Work [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Order This! Get This Free!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #15 with mail-in coupon. Premium is free 1964 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Cover and calendar are depicted, along with original art.
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Career Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie accuses Archie of being a gold-digger, that he would only marry Veronica for her money.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Archie Says: Nylon Means Strength

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie; U. S. Royal
Character(s): Archie (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for U.S. Royal Bike Tires with head shot of Archie. U. S. Rubber Tire Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
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Announcing the "Popsicle" Safety Awards!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle Kids; Popsicle
Character(s): Popsicle Kids
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for the "Popsicle" Safety Awards. Top 20 winners get a five-passenger Peugeot 404 Station Wagon. Joe Lowe Corporation, New York, N.Y.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: A letter from "Archie" requesting members write reports about themselves fills the first page. On the second page is first prize of $5.00 to Michael McIntyre (Redendo Beach, Calif.) for an article about bagpipes.
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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)
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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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Fast Company

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is chasing Archie, who's chasing Reggie, who's pulling Veronica with him. And all of them run over Jughead.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #102 published September 1998
as Fast Company [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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