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Issue: Little Archie Giant Comics #13
Publication Date: December 1959
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Issues: #13 of 14 Issues (18 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Little Archie Giant ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/29/1959
Volume: 1
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Grapefruit and Goggles

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews
Synopsis: In the cover gag, Little Archie uses goggles to keep from getting squirted in the eye by a grapefruit. The gag "rolls up" in the corner to provide a peek at the contents of the issue: Little Archie being menaced by a wolf.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Spotty Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Spotty; Caramel
Synopsis: Betty is angry at Little Archie for letting his dog Spotty chase her cat Caramel. She convinces Little Archie to read a book called "Understanding Cats" so he will know more about how sensitive cats are. But when Betty and Caramel are threatened by a pack of vicious dogs, they learn something about Spotty.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Flash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Forest Ranger
Synopsis: Little Archie and his dad go up to Wilderness Mountain to take photos. Little Archie takes the camera and wanders off alone into the forest, where he is chased by a hungry wolf.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #244 [Direct Edition] published November 2013
as The Flash [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: This is the first Little Archie adventure story. The introductory caption explains that while Little Archie has mostly done funny things, "like any other boy, he's had his serious adventures too."
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The Big Shot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Weasel Williams; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Moose Mason; Weasel's two un-named friends
Synopsis: Little Archie gets into a prank war with Weasel Williams.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Hide and Sweet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's daddy)
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is sad because she can't find any of her friends.
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Pages: 1
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The Champion Collector

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Evelyn Evernever; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews; un-named girl
Synopsis: The girls take up buying and chewing gum so they can get free pictures of movie stars. They start to suspect that Evelyn, who hasn't been seen in days, may be starting her own collection.
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Pages: 5
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Birthday Greetings!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shrimpy; Peggy; Brando; un-named kid
Synopsis: The kids give Peggy a birthday present.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: No credits, but earlier Shrimpy cartoons were signed "Joe Harold."
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Tricks of the Trade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peggy; Brando
Synopsis: Peggy asks Brando how he painted such a realistic animal.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: No credits, but earlier Shrimpy cartoons were signed "Joe Harold."
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Football Foolery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Sheldon Broadbeam
Synopsis: The girls won't let the boys have any brownies unless they let Ambrose play football with them.
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In Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as Football Foolery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.75
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ambrose Pipps; Little Archie Andrews; Little Moose Mason
First Line: Fooey! I don't call that a milk shake!
Synopsis: Ambrose isn't satisfied with a milk shake he buys from Little Archie and Moose.
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In Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Comics Digest Annual #3 published November 1978
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.25
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Seth Warner

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article about American patriot Seth Warner.
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Pages: 1
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The Cautious Campers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Little Archie and Fred go on a camping trip, and scare each other with thoughts on what might go wrong.
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Pages: 6
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For Whom the Beans Toll

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Little Archie and Reggie compete in a contest to guess the number of beans in a glass jar.
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Pages: 6
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Flesh-Eating Birds

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): Creatures of the Past
Synopsis: Article about flesh-eating birds from South America.
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Pages: 1
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Pop's Bad Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty; un-named women; un-named squirrel
Synopsis: Fred has to deal with the women from Mary's bridge club, building Spotty a doghouse, and a pet squirrel that Little Archie brought home.
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Pages: 9
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Robin's Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Caramel
Character(s): Caramel
Synopsis: Caramel tries to sneak up and pounce on a bird.
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Pages: 1
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Two Many Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Ambrose Pipps; Pop Tate; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie and Jughead test their experimental formula on Ambrose.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #233 [Direct Edition] published November 2012
as Two Many Monsters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The credits printed in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #233 list this as Bob Bolling rather than Dexter Taylor.
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The Deeds Do It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; un-named man; un-named kid
Synopsis: Little Archie announces that he's going to do good deeds for everyone on the West Side, but all his good deeds just wind up making people angry.
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Pages: 8

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