Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #4 (1955) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: 1955-1956
Key date: June 27, 1955
On-sale date: June 27, 1955
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 88
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1		Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
2	Charmed, I'm Sure!	comic story	4	pencils: Harry Lucey	Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
3	Out of Sight Out of Mind	comic story	2.75	pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Lottie Little
4	How Dimes Have Changed!!	comic story	0.25	pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Terry Szenics; letters: Terry Szenics	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
5	All's Welsh That Ends Welsh!	comic story	4	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate
6	Passing the Back	comic story	0.75	pencils: Tom Moore	Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
7	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Tom Moore	Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
8	Not Up to Scratch!	comic story	2.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
9	Seeing the Picture	comic story	0.33	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
10	Tonight's the Night	comic story	0.5		Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
11	Smart Apple	comic story	0.5		Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
12	Hat's Enough	comic story	0.5	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
13	Fun Page	activity	0.5		Betty Cooper
14	Monkey Seize	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
15	Gilty Fingers	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
16	Choose Your Partners	comic story	2.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Moose Mason
17	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Jughead Jones
18	Off the Ball	comic story	1	pencils: Harry Lucey	Jughead Jones
19	Car Talk	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
20	Some Cute Tricks	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
21	Dirty Bird	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards	Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
22	Letter Perfect	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
23	Sucker Bait!	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
24	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
25	Booby or Not Booby	comic story	3	pencils: George Frese	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
26	Proof Positive	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
27	The Glad Hand Out	comic story	1	pencils: Joe Edwards	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
28	Hats My Boy!	comic story	2.5	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones: Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Forsythe Pendleton Jones II
29	Auto Etiquette!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge
30	Fun Page	activity	0.67		Jughead Jones
31	No Parking	comic story	0.33	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
32	By Hookey or by Crookey!	comic story	2	pencils: George Frese	Archie Andrews: Jughead Jones: Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
33	Tux Two to Quarrel	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge: Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
34	Post-Office Journalism	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
35	Weakly Cleaned	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
36	-	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Forsythe Pendleton Jones II
37	The Kick of the Crop!	comic story	1	pencils: George Frese	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
38	Bowled Over	comic story	0.5		Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
39	Dog Trouble	comic story	0.5	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
40	Cat-astrophe	comic story	1	pencils: Tom Moore	Reggie Mantle
41	Study Howl!	comic story	0.75		Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
42	-	comic story	0.25		Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
43	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
44	Seen of the Crime	comic story	2.75	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
45	Flick the Switch	comic story	0.25	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
46	Date Bait	comic story	1.5	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
47	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Jughead Jones
48	Barking Up the Wrong She	comic story	1.67	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
49	Vitamin See	comic story	0.33	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
50	Letter Perfect	comic story	1	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
51	Stripped Ease	comic story	2	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
52	Flower of Youth	comic story	5	pencils: Samm Schwartz	Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
53	Archie Fun Page	activity	0.5
54	Betty Fun Page	activity	0.5		Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
55	Blow-- Gabriel Blow!	comic story	4	pencils: Bill Vigoda	Elmer Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
56	It Schemes to Me	text story	3	letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Betty Cooper
57	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Pat the Brat
58	Helping Hand!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Red Holmdale	Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
59	Good to the Last Drop!	comic story	5	pencils: George Frese	Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

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