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173June 1972
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Archie's Joke Book Magazine #173

Archie · June 1972

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Series
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series)
Issue
#173
Publication date
June 1972
Key date
1972-06-00
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Coopers
2Prize Problemcomic story1Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
3Bright Spritecomic story1Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Smithers
4Wise Guisecomic story1Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
5Pass Gascomic story0.5Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
6Reaction Factioncomic story0.5Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
7Slip Quipcomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
8Loan Groancomic story0.5Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
9Play Dismaycomic story1Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
13Brain Campaigncomic story1Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
14You Know You're Lucky When...comic story2Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
15Win Dincomic story0.5Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
16Job Jibecomic story0.5Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
17Talk Balkcomic story0.5Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
18Tape Japecomic story0.5Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
19Mineral and Treasure Word Huntactivity1Dilton Doiley
20-promo (ad from the publisher)1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
21Loan Groancomic story1Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
22Sing Thingcomic story1Ethel Muggs; The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]
23Order Ardorcomic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry GrossmanJughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
24Spray Awaycomic story1Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
25The Smarty Line!comic story1script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx; Russ; Greg
27-letters page2letters: typesetMiss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
29Deep Sleepcomic story1Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper
30Inflation Revelationcomic story0.5Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
31Shrewd Dudecomic story0.5Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
32Sneer Cheercomic story0.5Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
33Rock Yockcomic story0.5Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
34Lab Gabcomic story1Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Professor Flutesnoot
35-cartoon1Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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