Archie #542
(January 2004)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
2.19 USD; 2.59 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every four weeks, twice in July
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Comics
Barcode
071896467475 42
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

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Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie just loves playing two turntables at once!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ozzy & Drix
Characters
Ozzy; Drix
Keywords
Game

Indexer Notes

Ad from GameBoy

Command Performance (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters
Bill Yoshida (credited); Vickie Williams (credited)

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Jughead; Veronica; genie
Synopsis
Archie unwittingly releases a genie in the form of a cute teenage girl, ready to fulfill his every wish. Not realizing she's a genie, and having been coached by Jughead to be more considerate of girls, Archie refuses to make any wishes. Frustrated, she leaves, but not before granting Jughead's wish for piles of hamburgers.
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Keywords
Genie

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Job Number
1524
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hang out with Archie today!

Indexer Notes

Subscription offer

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A-Files / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Pellerito (signed)
Inks
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Another excellent A-files page submitted by readers like you.
Characters
Elephant; frogs; butterfly

Indexer Notes

Reports from fans Brooke Bellica and Krista Kibler

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Job Number
1519
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Makes a great gift!
Characters
Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Pop Tate

Indexer Notes

Promo for Best of the Fifties Book 2

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Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
Bob Smith (signed)
Colors
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Letters
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Job Number
1509
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #8
Characters
Betty; Archie; Reggie; Chuck; store manager

Cleaning Agent (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Gladys Jones
Synopsis
Jughead coaches Archie on how to avoid cleaning his room, but their mothers know all the tricks.
Reprints
Keywords
Mother

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
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Job Number
1515
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Archie readers...
Characters
Archie; Victor Gorelick

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Job Number
1521
First Line of Dialogue or Text
96 pages of the best Archie daily newspaper strips!
Characters
Archie; Veronica; Midge; Moose
Keywords
Newspaper comic strip

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Day by Day trade paperback

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Fan Art / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
Heather Nagy; Kayla Hume
Colors
Heather Nagy; Kayla Hume
Letters
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Characters
Archie
Keywords
Fan art

Indexer Notes

Reader submitted artwork by Heather Nagy and Kayla Hume.

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Job Number
1517
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Mighty Crusaders
Characters
The Mighty Crusaders [The Fly [Fly-Man]; Fly Girl; the Shield; the Black Hood]

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Job Number
1503
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's Mysteries
Characters
Archie; Betty; Veronica

Indexer Notes

Subscription offer

Moose Presents "D-uh! Really Dumb Questions!" (Table of Contents: 13)

Moose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Pellowski)
Pencils
Fernando Ruiz (credited as Ruiz)
Inks
Rudy Lapick (credited as Lapick)
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Moose; Dolly; guy; kid; clerk
Synopsis
Moose asks dumb questions in various settings.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First question is how much items in the dollar store are.

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The Official Archie 2004 16 month calendar
Characters
Archie; Betty; Veronica

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Archie's Digest Subscription Offer
Characters
Archie; Betty

The Riverdale Rap (Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Chuck; Li'l Kaytee; Jughead; Reggie; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis
Chuck's cousin, a famous rapper, visit Riverdale and performs a rap about the kids in town.
Reprints
Keywords
Rap music

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Job Number
1430
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie Comics' Riverdale Stars Talent Search
Characters
The Archies [Archie; Jughead; Betty; Veronica; Reggie; Hot Dog]

Matter Over Mind (Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir (credited as Gladir)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Goldberg)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Miss Grundy [Ms. Grundy]; Archie; pretty girls
Synopsis
Archie is stumped by Miss Grundy's question, until inspired by the sight of some girls.
Reprints
Keywords
High school

The Ol' Pigskin Ploy (Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors
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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Betty; Veronica; Mr. Lodge; Charlie Brown (cameo); Lucy (cameo)
Synopsis
Archie gets the girls to help him practice kicking the football, but never manages to connect. Betty suggests that he should go into comic strips.
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Keywords
Football

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Laughter is your best weapon.
Keywords
Game

Indexer Notes

Ad for ToonTown Online computer game.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bigger world.
Keywords
Dragon; game

Indexer Notes

Ad for Spyro: Attack of the Rhynots computer game