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Issue: Archie Annual #26
Publication Date: May 1959
 
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Publisher: FlagGerald G. Swan
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Indicia Publisher: Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 100
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Price: 24.0 pence GBQ 0-2-0
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 50 (32 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Gerald G. Swan ? (reprint editor)
Disclose Notes: Date extrapolated from publishing schedule that lists the title as monthly with #20 as November 1958.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: perfect bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Smell this perfume, Juggy!
Veronica tries to tempt Jughead with the smell of perfume. Betty tempts Jughead with the smell of hamburgers frying.
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Look! Only 1/6
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Peg O' My Heart

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Archie
Arch! What are you doing in the new head shrinker's office?
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Wishful Thinking

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Archie
I wish I had a million dollars
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Snowed Under

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Jughead
Winter, bah!
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Learn piano in one month
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Prize Fright

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Jughead
If that's shadow boxing pal, my money is on the shadow!
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Know youself!!
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Advertisement for The Complete Book of Fate and Fortune (Gerald G. Swan, 1955).
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The Atomic Comic

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Suzie
Oh, so Ferdie already told you about my new suit, Suzie!
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You can always judge a person by the company he keeps, kids!
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The Complete Book of Space

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Over 200 illustrations
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Alias Mr. Lip!

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Betty and Veronica
Here comes the new History teacher!
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Snooty Snoot

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Archie
These flowers will make a nice present for Veronica's pop in the hospital!
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Jingle Belles

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Jughead
Let me show you my wares, Arch! I've got a special line of Christmas jewelry this year!
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Fun Page

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Reggie
Here's a mathematical trick that will amaze your friends!
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The Bad Penny!

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Jughead
Beautiful, Class! Beautiful! Watch those pear-shaped tones --
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150 Games to Play

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Exciting new collection of activities for everyone.
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Sick Spell

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Jughead
Hi! Jughead! I've been away for a while! What's new?
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Handy Racks from Cardboard

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A piece of cardboard cut with shapes of triangles or squares will help you keep jewelry, belts, ties, scarves or mail in place
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Canine Capers

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Archie
Don't you just love his cute little nose?
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Fun Page

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By starting at the correct number you can spell out a common expression of speech - try it!
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Fun Page

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Complete these heads!
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For every homelover
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Advertisement for The Practical Hearth and Home Book (Gerald G. Swan, 1956).
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Plague Take It

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Reggie
Vocabulary! Nuts! Sagacity! Perspicacity! Acumen! Who's ever going to use those words anyway?
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Food for Naught

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Jughead
Say, pop! What do you charge for a hot fudge sundae?
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A Stitch in Time

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Jughead
Hey! When you sold me this sweater you said it was 100% wool!
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Big new books for your Archie Series library!
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Promo for Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #s 25-27.
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The Plays the Thing

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Jughead
Archie sat in the last booth of the Choklit Shoppe, all alone.
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Archie's Alphabet

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Archie
A is for Archie
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Around the Whirl

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Pop Tate
Betty, who's that man Pop is in a huddle with?
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Do or Dine

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Reggie
Pardon me, beautiful! Aren't you a stranger in town?
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No Ifs, Ands, or Bets!

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Reggie
Bzzz bzzz
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The Complete Book of Hobbies

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Illustrated and simplified
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Operation Nightmare

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Jughead
See you later, Uncle Herman! I'm going to look in at Betty at the hospital!
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Magic Made Easy

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Amuse and amaze your friends and family with the dozens of fascinating tricks you'll master.
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Circus Daze

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Jughead
Here comes the lion-tamer, Jug! He's terrific!
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Rain Chick

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Archie
Oh, dear! It's raining and I was looking forward to our tennis date!
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Party Line

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Betty and Veronica
My goodness! Just look at Alice!
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Oh, Say Can You Ski?

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Coach Kleats
Why does everything happen to me? Why? Why? Why?
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The Complete Book of Wood-Craft

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Illustrated and simplified
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Advertisement for The Complete Book of Wood-Craft (Gerald G. Swan, 1954).
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Throw Out Your Chess

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Archie
The kitten is for Veronica's birthday, but what's with that book?
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Puppet Love

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Archie
Maybe when Archie sees these puppets he'll see how I feel about him!
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Help Wanted

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Archie
Gee, Dad, thanks a million for helping me out with my math problems!
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Don't Robot In

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Jughead
Well dig little Juggie Jones! Playing with dolls!
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Jugly Duckling

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Veronica
Jughead, you're a character, but you're not half bad!
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I Like Isaac

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Jughead
Jughead, what was Sir Isaac Newton's most famous and valuable discovery?
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That's the Stuff

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Betty
Ready for the turkey, Archie?
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Living Up To His Name

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Hooky Hogan
"Hooky" Hogan has missed so many classes by playing hooky that Mr. Weatherbee made him enroll in a high school correspondence course in order to make up what he's missed!
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Do-It-Yourself Books

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Fully explained by at-a-glance pictures
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Don't miss any of these new king-size comics!
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Promo for Archie Annual (Gerald G. Swan, 1951 series) #s 2, 4-27 and Archie's Christmas Stocking (Gerald G. Swan, 1955 series) #3.

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