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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #528
Publication Date: August 1983
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Issues: #528 of 332 Issues (502 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000697308
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: "Josie and the Pussycats," which had been canceled the year before, becomes one of the titles revived on a rotating basis under the "Archie Giant Series" banner.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Valerie, Melody, let’s go take pictures of the scenery!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Solitude Seekers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The weary Pussycats try to find a spot on the beach where they can be free from male attention, until they face competition from gorgeous bikini-clad triplets.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #95 published October 1997
as The Solitude Seekers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Feat Beat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie breaks a world record by eating a sandwich.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Engine Failure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Alan M.
Synopsis: Using terms he learned from a car manual, Alex tries to speak with authority about the features of his car. Alan M. retaliates by making up a bunch of nonsense words and convincing Alex that they're features the manual didn't mention.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Sleepy-Time Gal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis: The girls try out a water bed at a store, and Melody enjoys it a little too much, to the delight of the male customers.
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Pages: 5
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The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis: When Alexandra discovers that Alan M. and Josie get up at 6 a.m. every day to jog together, she tells Alex that they, too, must get up early to jog if they want to keep an eye on those two.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: In the splash panel, Alexandra is wearing a very '80s "Valley" outfit submitted by a reader.

Josie reverts to her original last name of "Jones" in this story.

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