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Issue: Archie Giant Series Magazine #528

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Publication Date: August 1983

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Issues: #528 of 332 Issues (502 Printings)

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Variant: CA Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 1983

Volume:

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0271000697308

Price: $0.75 CAD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (5 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Notes: "Josie and the Pussycats," which had been canceled the year before, becomes one of the titles revived on a rotating basis under the "Archie Giant Series" banner.

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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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Archie Giant Series Magazine #528 [U.S. Cover Price]

Archie Giant Series Magazine #528 [CA Cover Price]

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Content Items (6 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Valerie, Melody, let’s go take pictures of the scenery!

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Pages: 1

The Solitude Seekers

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Synopsis: The weary Pussycats try to find a spot on the beach where they can be free from male attention, until they face competition from gorgeous bikini-clad triplets.

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Pages: 6

Feat Beat

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Archie breaks a world record by eating a sandwich.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Engine Failure

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Alan M.

Synopsis: Using terms he learned from a car manual, Alex tries to speak with authority about the features of his car. Alan M. retaliates by making up a bunch of nonsense words and convincing Alex that they're features the manual didn't mention.

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Pages: 5

Sleepy-Time Gal

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie

Synopsis: The girls try out a water bed at a store, and Melody enjoys it a little too much, to the delight of the male customers.

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Pages: 5

The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis: When Alexandra discovers that Alan M. and Josie get up at 6 a.m. every day to jog together, she tells Alex that they, too, must get up early to jog if they want to keep an eye on those two.

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Pages: 6

Notes: In the splash panel, Alexandra is wearing a very '80s "Valley" outfit submitted by a reader.

Josie reverts to her original last name of "Jones" in this story.