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Issue: Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #247
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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humorous, teen
Betty, do you have anything special to recommend?
Betty has an ice cream vending route and she collects a different price from Archie for her novelty bars than from other people.
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Later redrawn for the cover of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #5.
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Impossible? Not for the super bodybuilding system!
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Advertisement for the bodybuilding system from Universal Bodybuilding.
Inside front cover.
Progress Report

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humorous, teen
Girls running in the halls! Now that's unusual! I wonder what's making them so excited?
At an antique sale in the school gym, the kids tout the revolutionary, environmentally-friendly virtues of all the appliances that work without electricity.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #17 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1986
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Inker credit from reprint in Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1983 series) #17.
Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
Special Date

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humorous, teen
Why? Why can't a girl ask a boy for a date? Especially if she truly likes him and if it's for something special?
Josie and Alexandra invite Alan to a party on Saturday. Alan almost accepts Alexandra's offer, when Josie whispers in his ear she'll be serving Hostess Fruit Pies. He then decides to go with Josie.
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Advertisement for for cherry and apple Hostess Fruit Pies.
On the Record

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childrens, humorous
With a voice like yours I think you should tape it!
Charley doesn't appreciate Jinx's singing voice.
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humorous, teen
Archie is taking me to the school hop!
Betty and Veronica discuss dates to the school hop; Betty explains how her foot was injured.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-03-18; 1961-05-02
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Judging by the style of dress and the four-panel continuity, this is probably a reprint of two late fifties to early sixties era Archie syndicated newspaper strips.
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If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'
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Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
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Throw your voice
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Advertisement for the following products from Honor House: ventriloquism instructions; moneymaker; trick baseball; joy buzzer; onion gum; pocket gym; imitation bullet holes; skin head wig; weighted wristlets; werewolf mask; finger chopper; calendar bank; foaming sugar; phony cast; spud gun; pedometer; monster-size skeleton; money changer; monster ghost; world's ugliest hands; secret book safe; hypnosis instructions; smoke cloud; whoopee cushion; x-ray specs; imitation worms; jack pot bank; surprise package; karate instructions; silent dog whistle; miniature camera; trick black soap.
Here's Health

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
A healthy mind in a healthy body! Believe me, Betty, that's the bottom line!
Veronica goes on a physical-fitness kick, but finds that Betty can easily do all the exercises that wear her out.
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FlagBetty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #55 published June 1992
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FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #240 [Direct Edition] published October 2014
as Here's Health [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inker credits from reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #240.
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Madison House
Special introductory offer!
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Advertisement for reproductions of early American wood furniture from Madison House.
The Producers

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humorous, teen
Oh, wow! The son of Irving Mogul, the big Hollywood producer?
Betty and Veronica mistake a geeky door-to-door salesman for the son of a famous movie producer.
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FlagArchie Annual Digest #48 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1986
 
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Includes promotional blurb for Archie Series comics on the bottom of the first page.
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The world famous New American Physique chest developer
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Advertisement for bodybuilding systems from New American Physique.
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Make extra cash
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Advertisement for the personalized metal social security plates sales kit from Engravaplates.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Recently I read a letter in your column about women's lib.
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Includes letters from L.H. (Minnetonka, Mont.), T.O. (St. Louis, Mo.) and J.J. (Toronto, Canada).
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Archie Comics Digest
Think small and order the biggest Archie comic ever!
Advertisement for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #19.
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Ad art is the same for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #18 ad that ran in the May 1976 issues.
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Archie Comics
Pick a Winner Every Time
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Advertisement for the following Archie comics: Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #223; Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #248; Pep (Archie, 1940 series) #316; Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #305; Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #172; Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #255; Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #255; Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #38; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #107; Little Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #109; Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #42; Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series) #50; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Archie, 1971 series) #33; Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #90; Archie and Me (Archie, 1964 series) #85; Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #76; Reggie and Me (Archie, 1966 series) #88; Jughead's Jokes (Archie, 1967 series) #49; Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes (Archie, 1968 series) #38; That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #37; Mad House (Archie, 1974 series) #103; Archie Giant Series Magazine #246.
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Galen
Presenting: life-size hero pin-ups with movable arms and legs!
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Advertisement for movable cardboard wall hangings from Family Bazaar, Inc.
Stairway to the Stars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Brady
Oh, hey, Mr. Brady! That's great! You are a real craftsman!
The girls have the knob at the bottom of the Lodges' stairway removed, so that they can take turns sliding down the bannister. Furious at these kids for turning the house into "some sort of cheap carnival," Smithers waxes the bannister to make it extra-slippery.
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Go stick crazy
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Advertisement for the Super Discount Catalog from Canyon House, offering decals as incentives.
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6 free patches
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Advertisement for cloth patches from Canyon House.
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Upholstery and Decorating School
You can earn yourself a lifetime income bringing old furniture back to life!
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Advertisement for courses offered by Upholstery and Decorating School.
Inside back cover.
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Amazing $1 offer
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Advertisement for t-shirt iron-on transfers from Super Values.
Back cover.

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