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Issue: Archie's Pal Jughead #48
Publication Date: June 1958
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Issues: #48 of 125 Issues (130 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/15/1958
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Yup!... Doc says I recovered so quickly because I have such rich, young, blood!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Reggie #16
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Paid In Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
First Line: An English country gentleman, or a Texas rancher!
Synopsis: Jughead becomes a gigolo, not only dating any girl who pays him but disguising himself as any type of man they fantasize about. He takes on Reggie as a junior partner in the business, but Reggie can't resist trying to make some trouble for his new boss by signing up Midge for Jughead's services and tipping off Moose about it.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #24 published September 1986
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #18 published June 1976
as Paid In Fool [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Loretta
First Line: Of all the rotten luck!!
Synopsis: Archie has to take his seven year-old cousin Loretta to a baseball game.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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I Auto Know

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: I've got it! I've got it! I've got it!
Synopsis: Jughead tells the guys about his idea for "drive-in schools."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.75
Disclose Notes: This story seems prototypical of the character-narrated gag stories that would soon appear in Archie's Madhouse.
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By the Numbers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Moose, I've been looking over your record! It's pretty bad!
Synopsis: Moose argues that his grades aren't really that bad.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Cattle

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
First Line: Cattle have been essential to man for thousands of years as a source of meat, milk, clothing, and as beasts of burden.
Synopsis: Article about different types of cattle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
First Line: Students! Today we'll discuss the manly art of self-defense!
Synopsis: Professor Jughead lectures on self-defense.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
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Act Your Age

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Souphead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Whatcha doin' Souphead?
Synopsis: Souphead has trouble assembling a model airplane.
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Souphead's age is revealed as 10.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Out of this world!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #10 with outer space theme. Includes order blank and offer for 1959 Archie pin-up calendar.
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Tricks of the Trade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Good bye, Ronnie! I'm so sorry you won't be home this week end!
Synopsis: Betty wants to spend time with Archie, who needs an old turtle for a science project, so Jughead writes something on the turtle's shell to make it seem like it's older.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Stations In Space

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Science & Satellites
First Line: On Oct. 4, 1957, the first artificial satellite, "Sputnik I", was launched by Russia.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Buddies to the End

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Ga Ga
First Line: You're my best friend in the whole world, Ga!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx tells Ga Ga she is her best friend.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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One Man Band

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: Can you guess what musical instrument I'm pretending to play?
Synopsis: Jughead asks us to guess what instruments he's pretending to play.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #7 published November 1976
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Foxy Proxy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
First Line: Man! --- That Archie!
Synopsis: Reggie gets the coach to send Archie to a meeting as a proxy for him, so Reggie can take Archie's place with Veronica at a dance. But Veronica is sick, so Jughead chooses Midge to be her proxy for the dance. A terrified Reggie tries to explain to Moose that he's really just dating Midge as a proxy for Archie, and when that doesn't seem to work, he pays Jughead to be his proxy when Moose gets back.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #21 published December 1976
In Content Item: FlagReggie's Revenge! #1 [Newsstand] published January 1994
as Foxy Proxy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #147 published March 1999
as Foxy Proxy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits added in the 1994 reprint.

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