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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #599

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Publication Date: October 1989

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Issues: #599 of 332 Issues (502 Printings)

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Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 07189646787110

Price: $0.95 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
8 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Notes: Second Explorers of the Unknown appearance.

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Format

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

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2 Archie Giant Series Magazine #599 [Direct]

Archie Giant Series Magazine #599 [CA Cover Price]

Archie Giant Series Magazine #599 [Newsstand]

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Content Items (8 total)

Explorers Of The Unknown!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, teen

Feature(s): The World of Archie

Character(s): Dr. Gloom

First Line: Well, guys, so much for our heroic rescue! We just reached a dead end!

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Pages: 1

Double Trouble!! Chapter One

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, teen

Character(s): Dr. Gloom; Dr. Zarkon; Humpfrey (Gloom's henchman)

Synopsis: After being thrown in jail, Dr. Zarkon activates another monster, this time a pigeon the size of a 747. Meanwhile, Gizmo and Wheels are flying to Blatvaria, the home of Hector Von Gloom, alias Dr. Gloom, when the sad Dr. attacks their plane.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Dr. Gloom is a parody of Dr. Doom (Victor Von Doom) from Marvel Comics.

Animal Babies!

Activity on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Pages: 1

Notes: Word matching game.

Double Trouble!! Chapter Two

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, teen

Character(s): Dr. Gloom

Synopsis: The giant pigeon flies to New York and news of an airliner being hijacked to Blatvaria travels quick. Red then splits the team: he, Spike and Squint will journey to Blatvaria to rescue Wheels and Gizmo, while Nitro and Angel deal with the monster pigeon.

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Pages: 5

Double Trouble!! Chapter Three

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, teen

Character(s): Dr. Gloom

Synopsis: Angel gives Nitro an idea for dealing with the giant pigeon, while Spike defeats one of Gloom's robots. Then Red, Squint and Spike find Gizmo and Wheels in Dr. Gloom's torture chamber.

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Pages: 5

You Don't Need Drugs

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: teen

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Pages: 1

Notes: An anti-drugs public service announcement.

Double Trouble!! Chapter Four

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, teen

Character(s): Dr. Gloom

Synopsis: In Gloom's torture chamber, he subjects the team to worst thing of all: the panned flute maestro Blanfir. He then lets the Explorers' go free. Meanwhile Nitro and Angel set up a large pigeon balloon from the last Thanksgiving's Day Parade that decoys the monster pigeon. The decoy and the smitten monster then travel to Blatvaria, where Nitro programmed a computer to take the 2 giants.

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Bedrock Bowl

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous, informational

Feature(s): Fred Flintstone

Character(s): Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble

Synopsis: Barney disguises himself as a female amateur bowler who coos over the legendary Fred Flintstone. While Fred shows off, Barney gets Fred's Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Located on the inside back cover.