Archie #217 (1972) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
1	The Gay Blades	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazley; Mr. Svensen; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
2	Getting Ahead!	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx Holliday
3	Late Fate	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Jon D'Agostino; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee
4	It's a Gift	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Mr. Purdy; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
5	Betty and Veronica Spectacular #197	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
6	Freezer Plan	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
7	-	letters page	2	letters: typeset
8	The Late Archie Andrews	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Marty Epp; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge

Collection	Year
Archie Giant Series Magazine #456	1977	On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #36	1979	On eBay ›
Best of the Seventies ISBN 1-879794-05-5	1998	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #17	1985	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #21	1986	On eBay ›
Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #48	1994	On eBay ›
Jughead with Archie Digest #104	1991	On eBay ›
Archie Comics Digest #77	1986	On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #35	1996	On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #21	1979	On eBay ›
Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #12	1979	On eBay ›

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