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85March-April 1957
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Archie Comics #85

Archie · March-April 1957 · on sale 1957-01-12

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Identification plate

Series
Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
March-April 1957
Key date
1957-03-00
On-sale date
1957-01-12
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
1Micro-Phoneyscomic story6pencils: Harry LuceyArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Smithers
2The Faring of the Greencomic story2pencils: George FreseArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
3Forget Me Notcomic story4Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
4-letters page1.75letters: ?; typesetArchie Andrews
5-statement of ownership0.25script: Louis H. Silberkleit
6Invitation To a Dancecomic story4.75pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Pop Tate
7-comic story0.25pencils: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
8Wife Strifecomic story0.5pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
9Negative Responsecomic story0.5pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
10Pearls of Wisdom!comic story2pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
11Spring Showercomic story2.67pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle
12-comic story0.33pencils: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Harry LuceyBetty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
14Labor Slaving!comic story1pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom MooreGladys Jones, Jughead Jones
15His Merry Old Mobilecomic story0.75pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom MooreArchie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Mr. Weatherbee, Professor Flutesnoot
16-comic story0.25pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom MooreArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper

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