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Publishers / Archie / Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954) / #487
487October 1979
$0.40

Archie Giant Series Magazine #487

Archie · October 1979 · on sale July 24, 1979

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Identification plate

Series
Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue
#487
Publication date
October 1979
Key date
October 1979
On-sale date
July 24, 1979
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0271000698310
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog
2UFO Woecomic story5script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaArchie Andrews; Jughead Jones; various un-named Riverdalians
3Thumb Funcomic story1Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; un-named Riverdalians
4Quiet! Genius at Work!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx, Roz
5Jug's Riddlersactivity1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsJughead Jones
6Oceans of Lovecomic story6pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz; letters: Samm SchwartzArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
7The Balancing Bunglercomic story5pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm SchwartzJughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Samm [Sam] Schwartz (Cameo; Holding "Vote For Sam" sign); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason (Appears on tiny picture on Jughead's wall)
8Archie Club Newspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews
9Be an Archie Club Memberpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
12Wiped Outcomic story5Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Plus 1.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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