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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #165
Publication Date: September 1969
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Issues: #165 of 332 Issues (502 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/22/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 38 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: perfect bound; later saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
First Line: Arch, did you know our bodies are 92% water?
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Troubled Waters

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie gets Mr. Lodge's new cruiser ready for the season but launches it without a line.
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Disclose Notes: Join Young America Record Club for $1.00 to receive discounts on LP's and cassettes.
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Sky Pictures

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday
Synopsis: As Li'l Jinx cloud watches, she sees one shaped like a faucet as it begins to rain.
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica wonders if she's using the right bait. Archie assures her she is.
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The Ingrate

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Terry Tate [Pop]; Mr. Slick cleaning service
Synopsis: Leaving behind a big mess, Archie and Jughead take off on Mrs. Andrews' birthday. Mr. Andrews go looking for them but in the meantime a cleaning service ordered and paid for by Archie shows up to clean their house.
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Character(s): Archie I; Reggie I; Betty I; Veronica I
Synopsis: Set in prehistoric times, cavemen Archie and Reggie are losing to a dinosaur. Cavewomen Betty and Veronica rescue them with one word. As they intermingle, Betty and Veronica realize that Archie and Reggie's words are all wrong. Each group goes their own way with Archie and Reggie going to catch dinner. They are attacked by another dinosaur and use Betty's word which works to scare off the dinosaur. They decide Betty and Veronica's words are better than theirs and become students of Betty and Veronica.
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Beach Banter

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Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis: As Archie and the gang relax on the beach they discover they have done just about everything you can do at the beach, except swim.
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Stripe Gripe

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; unnamed people on the street
Synopsis: Archie dawns a ridiculous outfit thinking he will make people laugh. The prank backfires until he goes outside the school building.
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Feature(s): Archie Club News
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
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Book Learning!

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx asks Hap for a big dictionary. Hap is happy to her interested in learning. Her real objective is an easier way to crack walnuts.
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Late Date

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Noting that Veronica is late, Archie wraps up in a climbing wall vine.
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Pow Polo

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Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Ox; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie, Jughead and Dilton play a water polo game against Reggie, Moose and Ox. While Archie's team is clearly wiped out, Veronica wants to know who won?
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Surf Turf

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica's private beach has a surf lift.
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Disclose Notes: Gain 2" in height by using these heel lifts by Liftee Company.
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Book Banter

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: While in the library, Archie and Jughead come across a book of spells. The spells were meant to be cast upon enemies and as they read them aloud Reggie experiences them.
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The Quitter

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Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Smithers decides to leave the Lodge employment citing too many incidences with Archie. As Mr. Lodge tries to talk him out of it, he too realizes that quitting may be the answer.
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Cute Beaut

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Alice; Alice's baby sister
Synopsis: While Veronica thinks Alice's baby sister is cute, Archie thinks Alice is cute.
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Pin Fun

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; unnamed girls
Synopsis: At the bowling alley Archie is surrounded by girls. Jughead comments that he already has the ball rolling.
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Job Jibe

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews gets Archie to do some chores but after Archie causes disaster, asks him to stop.
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Classy Lassy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed new girl; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: In order to get a good look at the new girl, Archie sharpens a mechanical pencil.
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Disclose Notes: Sell Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. for cash.
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Disclose Notes: Take High School courses through United Schools of America.
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Horsing Around

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie practices riding horses on a .10 cent kiddy mechanical horse.
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Medical Madness

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed pretty girl; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie concocts a potion that turns him into Reggie. He reeks havoc with the real Reggie taking the heat.
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