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Issue: Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #9
Publication Date: November 1988
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07695614546109
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 65 (28 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Title listed in indicia is Archie's Story & Game Comics Digest Magazine.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Nancy
Somebody get a rule book!
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Inside front cover.
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The Candidates

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley
Reggie is using cropped photos to make himself look good and Archie look bad in a school election.
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Party Animal

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Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Jughead wants to buy just the cherries from a sundae.
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Surprise Ending!

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Jughead; Sunkist
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Comic strip ad for Sunkist Fun Fruit snacks.
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Summer's End

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Archie Andrews
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Put the letters in numerical order puzzle.
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Color Guard!

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Veronica Lodge
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FlagBetty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #208 [Direct Edition] published February 2013
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Betty and Veronica Double Digest

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Change for the Better

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Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Archie takes his pennies to the bank.
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Camp List!

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Little Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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A Memo From Mr. Mystery!

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Betty
Betty Cooper
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Break the Code puzzle.
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Pet Set

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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Hot Dog can climb trees.
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Breaking His Average!

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Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mr. Lodge breaks 100.
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Archie's Super Poster Offer
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House ad for various Archie posters.
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Li'l Jinx's Pal Mort
Mort; Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley; Russ; Superworm
2...4...6...8... Who do we appreciate?
Mort is the head of the cheerleader squad for a day and has to pick the new cheerleader.
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"Archie's checklist"

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Checklist of Archie comics for the month.
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Summer Sports!

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Josie
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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[untitled]

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Jughead Masterpieces
Jughead Jones
Can you guess what they are?
Guess what the drawings are.
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Katy Keene
Katy Keene Fan Club
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House ad for the Katy Keene fan club.
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Wheel Zeal

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Danny
Veronica falls for Danny, a skateboarder, but he is to busy with his skateboard to pay her any attention.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #291, no credits listed in this digest.
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation...!

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Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
The class writes papers on what they did for their summer vacation but Miss Grundy doesn't believe any of them.
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FlagArchie Double Digest #242 [Direct Edition] published September 2013
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Two-part story.

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Golly! It's a Herring

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Betty
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Exercise Find!

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Archie
Archie Andrews
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FlagArchie Double Digest #250 [Direct Edition] published June 2014
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Find the word puzzle.
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Salem's Favorite Witch!

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Salem
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Remove the letters to find Salem's favorite witch.
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[untitled]

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Archie Double Digest
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Subscription information for Archie Double Digest magazine.
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Space Story

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humorous
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Samson Smythe
Bingo paints Samson's den to make it look larger.
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FlagJughead's Double Digest #187 [Direct Edition] published January 2013
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Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187.
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Oily to Rise!!

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Sabrina
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Cross out the letters to find the phrase puzzle.
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[untitled]

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Katy Keene Subscription Spectacular
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Subscription information for various Katy Keene publications.
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Teacher Roster!

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Mr. Weatherbee
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Cross out the letters to reveal the list of Mr. Weatherbee's favorite teachers.
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Three's a Cloud!

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica shouldn't talk about how nice the weather is.
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Framed

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Veronica's new fashion statement is wearing glasses without lenses.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #246 published June 1976
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The Laffy Taffy Bunch

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Laffy Taffy
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Ad for Laffy Taffy candy.
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Hot Dog Scramble!

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Hot Dog
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Merry Mayhem

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Wendy; Susan; Gloria; Alice; Chuck Clayton
Archie tries to watch the girl's softball game but continues to get injured in the process.
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Seashore Find!

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Wheel Deal

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie and Jughead get a sales pitch from a bike shop.
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The Harder They Fall

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Moose
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Jughead tells Moose that he can't lick Jughead's cousin Elmer.
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Coach Approach

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Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Coach Kleats is hard pressed to tell Archie what he did right during the game.
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Dress Down Date

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica warns Betty not to get dressed up for her date with Archie.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #246 published June 1976
was Dress Down Date [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the reprinting in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #216, there are no credits in this digest.
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[untitled]

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Subscribe and Save
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Subscription information for various Archie digests.
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Fit Bit

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Archie's Mom
Mary Andrews; Marlene
Mary wants to buy Fred a new pipe.
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The Dating Game

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Archie and the Gang
Ethel; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
When Ethel threatens to quit the field hockey team if she doesn't get a date soon, Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee convince Archie to ask her out.
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Race Pace!

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Hot Dog
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Find the Words puzzle.
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Loony Laws

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Crazy laws around the United States.
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Hair Piece

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Archie Andrews; Frankie Valdez; Coach Clayton; Chuck Clayton
Two guys from Cypress Prep try to convince Frankie Valdez to quit the diving team.
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FlagArchie at Riverdale High #87 published August 1982
was Hair Piece [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #17, no credits listed in this digest.
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Let's Do the FruitSlush Mush!

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FruitSlush; The Archies
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[untitled]

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Betty's Diary
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Dear Diary... Last night Archie...
Betty asks Archie if he's ever thought about going steady.
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The Uninvited Part I

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Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton; Miss Grundy
Someone has been sleeping in Coach Clayton's office during the night. Archie and Chuck stay in the school to catch the culprit.
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FlagArchie at Riverdale High #87 published August 1982
was The Uninvited Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Archie Fan Club
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Information on joining the Archie Fan Club.
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The Uninvited Part II

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Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Coach Clayton
Archie and Chuck discover who has been sleeping in Coach Clayton's office.
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FlagArchie at Riverdale High #87 published August 1982
was The Uninvited Part II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Personalized 'Sew-On' Patches!
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Ordering information for personalized sew-on style patches.
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Sports Scramble!

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Coach Kleats
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[untitled]

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Bubble Yum
Show us your bubble!
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Whip Up a Pie!

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Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda
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Word Find puzzle.
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The Old College Try!!

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Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Archie is having trouble finding a college.
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #48 published May 2000
as The Old College Try [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Wotkinda Sodas?

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Little Jughead
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Word Find puzzle.
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Calculated Risk

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Archie Andrews
A pretty girl messes up Archie's thoughts.
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Helping Hand

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Archie Andrews
Archie helps a child and his dog across the street.
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[untitled]

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Discount 32 page comic subscription
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Subscription information.
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Loony Laws

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More weird laws from the United States.
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Aids awareness PSA.
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Hobby Lobby

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
When Veronica hears that Betty is the favorite in a dollhouse competition, and that Betty will use the prize on Archie, she decides to enter as well.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #295 published July 1980
was Hobby Lobby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

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Olympic Prizes or Cash
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Ad for selling Olympic cards.
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[untitled]

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Inside back cover.
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Bedrockin' Shakedown

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Fruity Pebbles
Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble
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