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Issue: Pep Comics #79 Public Domain
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/21/1950
Volume:
Pages: 52
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Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Title Page
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
But, Archie, you were supposed to be in disguise for this party!
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Later redrawn for the cover of Laugh Comics #120
Don't Talk Chum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Stuttering Sam
Look who's coming? Stuttering Sam!
Archie and Jug try to help Sam stop stuttering.
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
Ready soon - the new 2nd edition of the Archie Annual
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Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #2. Orders will include autographed photo of actor who plays Archie on the radio program.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; Danny the Demon
I can see now why people call California the sunshine state!
Danny the Demon tempts Sis into spending all her money on candy. She gets sick and Katy gives her castor oil.
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Bathing suit and pose by Patti Weber (Minneapolis, MN); swim suit and pose by June Asher (Whiteland, IN); swim suit on Sis by Mabel O'Donnell (Bayonne, NJ); Katy's robe by Barbara Hamilton (Vancouver, BC); negligee and pose by Franklyn Thompson (Grants, NM); Katy's ensemble by Gail Ponte (Dearborn, MI); dress by Cynthia Browne (Marin City, CA); Katy's hat by Pat Ragnon (Portland 2, OR).
The Private Eye

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humorous, teen
Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's Father
Haw! Finally got it!
Ferdie becomes a private eye and ends up in jail.
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It's All in the Mind

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humorous, teen
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Linda Moore
Do you like my new perfume, Wilburkins?
Mr. Wilkin can't get any respect until he takes Wilbur's advice on the stock market, not knowing it's based on a 20 year old newspaper. It ends up being good advice. Mr. Wilkin makes money and becomes a respected man whose opinion matters.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews
Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Promo for Archie Club including first-prize report from Babs Zeidman (Chicago 51, IL) and second-prize report from Vernon Nahrgang (Detroit 27, MI).
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Star Dirt
My Friends Are Wrong, Says Kirk Douglas
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Anecdotes from Hollywood.
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
You roared with Archie's Pal Jughead Comics...
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Promo for the new Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series). Features series logo that was unused in actual series.
Ah-hh Spring!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Mr. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
...Uh, huh! It's in the air! And anything can happen in this story!
It's springtime and nobody wants to be in school. Especially after Jug tosses a bag of garlic into the ventilation system.
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee
Did'ja hear the latest, kids? I'm coming out in my own book!!
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Promo for the new Archie's Rival Reggie Comics title, in cartoon format.
It's the Breaks

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum [Hap Holliday]; Mrs. Bubblegum [Merry Holliday]
Look! I'm a jet plane...
Li'l Jinx makes a snowman around a fire hydrant for stability. Bill wants to teach her a lesson by sledding through the snowman to destroy it. He ends up in the hospital with a broken neck and in a body cast.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Li'l Jinx
Hi, Pen Pals: Our club is sure growing by leaps and bounds!
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Li'l Jinx shares the names and addresses of 28 new club members.
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Katy Keene; Reggie Mantle
It's magic!
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Promo for the new Archie Series titles (Archie's Pal Jughead, Archie's Rival Reggie, Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica, and Katy Keene) featuring Archie pulling the characters out of a magician's hat.

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