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8October 1960
$0.25

Archie Giant Series Magazine #8

Archie · October 1960 · on sale 1960-07-28

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Identification plate

Series
Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
October 1960
Key date
1960-10-00
On-sale date
1960-07-28
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
84
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Betty and Veronica Summer Funcover1pencils: Bob White; inks: Bob WhiteArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
2A Day at the Beachcomic story10script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Vincent DeCarloArchie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
5-illustration1pencils: Dan DeCarloVeronica Lodge
6-illustration1pencils: Dan DeCarlo
7Dinner for Onecomic story5pencils: Dan DeCarloVeronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
8There Is a Santa Claus!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Harry LuceyArchie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
9Skip, Hop, and Thump!comic story5Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
10Hop Flop!comic story2Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
12Fee for Twocomic story4Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
13-activity1pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
14Trying for Sighscomic story2Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
17Play Balltext article2Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig
18Kiss and Killcomic story6Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
19Betty's Summer Fashionsactivity1pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper
20Veronica's Fashionsactivity1pencils: Dan DeCarloVeronica Lodge
21Fish and Flipscomic story2Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
22Questions and Answers!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
23Here They Are!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Harry LuceyArchie Andrews
24The Short Way Homecomic story2script: Walt Lardner; pencils: Walt LardnerPipsqueak
25Fiddle-Faddlecomic story6pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
26Muscle and Bustlecomic story5pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
29His Honor, the Jugcomic story6pencils: Dan DeCarloJughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
30Country Girlsillustration1pencils: Dan DeCarloBetty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
31A Thousand to Onecomic story10pencils: Dan DeCarloVeronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

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Archie Giant Series Magazine #261964On eBay ›
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