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Issue: Archie #197
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/18/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1970 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
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Dad, can I borrow one of your ties?
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Miscellaneous
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'Sorry, we hire only high school graduates'
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Advertisement for courses offered by Wayne School.
Inside front cover.
A Fair Shake

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humorous, teen
Don't you feel a little embarrassed, Betty, just shaking that silly tambourine when the rest of us 'Archies' are playing musical instruments?
Betty is feeling sad because everyone thinks her tambourine playing is useless in the Archies' numbers. Moose tells Archie to make Betty feel useful -- or else.
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Miscellaneous
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Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
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Get free Archie toys
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Advertisement for Post Cereals, offering Archie-branded toys as premiums.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
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Includes letters from Leslie G. Miller (Ellettsville, Ind.) 1st prize - $5.00, Peggy Glaser (Parma, Ohio) 2nd prize - $3.00, Leah Hart (Reed, Okla.) 3rd prize - $2.00, Wander Stoudemire (Dayton, Ohio) 4th prize - $1.00, and Kathy Boucher (St. Charles, Mo.) 5th prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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Subject Matter
Young America Cosmetics, Inc
Become a 'Miss Young America Beauty Girl' (...and never baby-sit again)
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Advertisement for the cosmetics sales kit from Young America Cosmetics, Inc.
The Yule Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Real!... It's got to be the real thing! The tradition goes back hundreds of years! It's no time for nonsense!
Archie wants to cut down a real tree for Christmas, while Reggie and Veronica prefer the greater convenience of store-bought artificial trees.
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FlagArchie Comics Digest #100 [Direct] published February 1990
as The Yule Fool [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comic books on the bottom of the first page.
Inks credit from reprint in The Best of Archie Christmas Comics (Archie, 2020 series).
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Archie Comics
Archie giant size freakout
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Miscellaneous
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Subscription advertisement for the following titles: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series); Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series); Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series); Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series); Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series).
Student Rebellion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
In Prehistoric Riverdale, the dissident students decide to stage a sit-in and set up their own school.
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Miscellaneous
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Chex
Go Speedy Wheels!
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for Corn Chex, Rice Chex and Frosted Chex cereals, offering premiums of toy Speedy Wheels Racer race cars.
Gift Rap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Wow!
Li'l Jinx is injured by a Christmas gift.
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Latecomer

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humorous, teen
Starting the new season the way we ended the old, eh, Mr. Latecomer?
Mr. Weatherbee castigates Archie for being late as usual, only to realize that Archie was actually early for school. The principal is horrified at the prospect of having to apologize to Archie.
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Miscellaneous
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Includes promotional blurb for "The Archie Comedy Hour' on CBS TV on the bottom of the first page.
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Subject Matter
Pro-Football Merchandising, Inc.
50th anniversary special bonus offer
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for National Football League merchandise from Pro-Football Merchandising.
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You'll find one of these catalogs priceless
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
First page includes spot colors, second page is black and white.
Two page ad spread over inside back cover and preceding page.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Wm. Lo Presti; Harry Kevorkian; Julie Bussen; Marva Blackman; Stephen Leight; Donald Bradford
Make money get prizes with fast selling 75ยข Christmas packs
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for the Christmas card sales kit from American Specialty Co.
Includes testimonials from Wm. Lo Presti (P.R.), Harry Kevorkian (Mich.), Julie Bussen (Indiana), Marva Blackman (Kansas), Stephen Leight (N.Y.) and Donald Bradford (Mo.)
Back cover.

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