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Archie Giant Series Magazine #540 (1984) · The Collector

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Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954)
#540

Archie#540

Archie Giant Series Magazine

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Archie Giant Series Magazine #540

Down, Down, Down They Go / Last Minute Reprieve / A Hair-Raising Tale / Line Lunacy / Nothing Like a Poor Winner

Publisher: Archie
Cover date: August 1984
Cover price: $0.60
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Grand Comics Database issue 222648

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The Pussycats announce that they're disbanding, due to being financially unable to continue. When Alex hears about it, he and Alexandra go to their father, hoping to get him to finance the group. Mr. Cabot agrees, but for his own hidden reasons.

Writer: Frank Doyle
Pencillers: Dan DeCarlo Jr., Dan DeCarlo
Inker: Jim DeCarlo
Colorist: Barry Grossman
Letterer: Bill Yoshida
Cover: Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Cover colors: Barry Grossman
Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor in chief: Richard H. Goldwater

Characters

Alexander Cabot II
Alexander Cabot III
Alexandra Cabot
Archie Andrews
Josie McCoy
Melody Valentine
Miss Grundy
Valerie Brown
Veronica Lodge

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