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Issue: Jughead #221
Publication Date: October 1973
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Issues: #221 of 227 Issues (255 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jughead promised to sell me a two-wheeler for only five dollars!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Famous name prizes or cash
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Inside front cover.
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Water Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Man! What a scorcher! Jug and I will hop into our suits and ---
Synopsis: Jughead is constantly falling into Veronica's pool with all his clothes on, but when he tries to dive into the pool on purpose, he can't bring himself to do it.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #33 published January 1978
as Water Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Includes indicia at bottom of first page.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Otto
First Line: 'We were 20 points down with 2 minutes to go... And my Winners were still missing'
Synopsis: A boy and his dog win a basketball thanks to his Converse Winners sneakers.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Winners sneakers by Converse, on sale at Sears.
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Cold Sore!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Daddy, didn't you tell me that Canada is a good neighbor?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx asks if Canada is a good neighbor.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Pass this test and you may earn $300
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Sunshine Art Studio greeting card sales kit.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
First Line: Daredevil stunts - wild action!
Synopsis: Two boys race their TTP toy vehicles from Kenner.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for for toy car action sets from Kenner.
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A House Is Not a Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Good grief! I see I'm not going to get any sleep until I let Hot Dog into the house!
Synopsis: Hot Dog keeps Jughead awake all night with his demands.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Annual Digest #33 published January 1978
as A House Is Not a Home [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #152 [Direct Edition] published September 2009
as A House is not a Home [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: One of the few bodily-function jokes in an Archie comic of this period, after Jughead gives Hot Dog a drink of water: "You want to go out? I knew I shouldn't have given you that water!"
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Free album of fast selling personalized Christmas cards to show how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Youth Opportunity Sales Club.
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Laugh It Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Now remember, nobody say a word! Then, when I scratch my head, we all begin to laugh! Really break up! Okay?
Synopsis: Jughead and the guys try an experiment to demonstrate that if they laugh for no reason, the people nearby will think they're the ones being laughed at.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Writing credit from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #7.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: The Free Spirit Spyder. It looks like it's moving even when it's standing still.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Free Spirit Spyder bicycle from Sears Sports Center.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: $100.00 in cash prizes will be divided among the first 20 winners drawn in my new Archie montage contest!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Instructions and submission form for the 1973 Archie Montage Contest.
Includes letters from Beth Ferguson (Hood River, Oregon) 1st prize - $5.00 and Susan Dernburg (San Antonio, Texas) 2nd prize - $3.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the 1973 coin catalogue from Best Values Co.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Enter the wonderful world of amazing live sea-monkeys
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for sea-monkeys from Transcience Corporation.
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The Clean Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Tsk! No, no, no!
Synopsis: Jughead's anti-littering campaign gets him in trouble with a big dumb bully.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #2 published January 2012
as The Clean Scene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #196 [Direct Edition] published November 2013
as The Clean Scene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Jughead Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #196, writer is credited as Gladir and art is credited to Samm Schwartz.

When this story was reprinted in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) the pencils are credited to Harry Lucey.

Pencils look to be Harry Lucey and not Samm Schwartz.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 14 ways to help you earn more money
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
Two-page advertisement on inside back cover and preceding page.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Do you need extra money?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Christmas cards sales kit from Cheerful House.
Back cover.

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