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Issue: Archie #159
Publication Date: November 1965
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Issues: #159 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: 10/10/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Veronica, do you notice any similarity between him and me?
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In Content Item: FlagArchi #168 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Groovy.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Fastrak "slick" bicycle tires from U.S. Royal, U. S. Rubber Tire Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
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Male Call

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Jughead bets Archie that he can't spend one day without female companionship, and Archie escapes to an island to get away from Betty and Veronica.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Male Call [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Bullwinkle the Moose
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
Synopsis: Bullwinkle skydives to show that everyone should go with Cheerios. But they should watch where they're going.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic form for Cheerios breakfast cereal from General Mills.
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See Saw

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Hap wonders where his golf club is.
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Pages: 1
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Jam Jest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica get stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the lake, then get stuck in another traffic jam when they get their boat in the water.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #102 published September 1998
as Jam Jest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Exclusive fun products by mail
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Nineteen small ads for novelties from Ellbarr Distributing, Weston, Ontario, Canada.
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Take Your Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie hits on a bathing suit model, leading to violent fighting among Veronica, the model, and Betty.
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In Content Item: FlagJughead with Archie Digest #4 published September 1974
as Take Your Choice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The World of Jughead
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for The World of Jughead #36, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted. Appears between pages two and three of "Take Your Choice."
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Worth Wishing For..

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Trix Rabbit
Synopsis: The Trix Rabbit finds a magic lamp and wishes for a box of Trix. When it appears, a genie soon follows and takes it away.
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Trix breakfast cereal from General Mills.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Mighty Crusaders [The Shield; The Black Hood]
First Line: The Mighty Crusaders
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Promo for the The Mighty Crusaders comic.
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Inspiration

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Colonel Flintbee (flashback); Mrs. Lodge (flashback)
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge tries to inspire Archie by telling him the story of how he made his fortune. But he then proceeds to tell his whole life story without ever explaining how he got rich. It takes Veronica to explain it: he married a millionairess.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #27 published January 1975
as Inspiration [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Dig this, gang!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Bendix Automatic 2-Speed bicycle shift, with mail-in coupon. Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
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The Cuckoo Bird Yuks It Up!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Cuckoo Bird; Gramps
Synopsis: The Cuckoo Bird tells Gramps a bad joke about a bald man.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Cocoa Puffs breakfast cereal from General Mills.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Cindy Martell (APO 238, New York, N.Y.) for article about living in England. Second prize of $3.00 to Lynda Floyes (Santa Monica, Calif.) for article on flying saucers. Third prize of $2.00 to Joan Grimsley (Middleburg, Va.) for article on an encounter with two lynx. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Marion Munoz (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for two jokes. Fifth prize of $1.00 to Gary Dunn (Glendora, Calif.) for article on croquet.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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100 Little Dolls

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, for rubber and plastic dolls from The 100 Doll Co., Newark, N.J.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Now... fear no man!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad with order coupon for book on Forbidden Oriental Fighting Arts from J. A. Zampino, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Jaded Jest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty asks Archie if he'll love her when she's "old, worn and jaded," and is offended when he jokingly implies that she already is.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #27 published January 1975
as Jaded Jest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys, girls, men, women
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, for Christmas card assortments on approval from Wallace Brown, Inc., New York, N.Y.
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Insure Your Future with an I.C.S. High School Diploma

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad with order coupon for information about courses from International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa.
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Monster Size Monsters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Frankenstein's monster
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad, with order coupon, for six-foot monsters from Honor House Products Corp., Lynbrook, N.Y.

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