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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #233
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/19/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646951723311
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 49 (34 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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Dan Parent (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
Rosario Pena (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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The Art of Betty and Veronica

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Bobbin' and Weavin'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Crosby (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper
Veronica throws a Halloween party and the gang bobs for apples.
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The Riverdale Weirdleys

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George Gladir (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Bill Yoshida (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Spellvina Weirdley; Fangor Weirdley; Mother Creeply; Bushy; Hextor Weirdley; Wombat Weirdley; Uncle Yuk; Zandra; Norris P. Grisley
Archie meets the new family in town, the Weirdleys.
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The Weirdleys are a parody of the Adams Family.
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Fright Plight

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Caramel (Betty's cat); Dilton Doily
Betty is violently frightened of the horror films Archie likes. Dilton suggests they watch a triple feature of the film type to get her used to them.
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FlagBetty and Me #175 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1989
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The Best of Archie Comics

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Grid Bid

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton
Archie is practicing spiking the football.
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Cake Flake

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Archie knows why it's so warm in the Lodge house.
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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humorous
Little Archie
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Ghost on the Loose

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Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
Dexter Taylor (credited)
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Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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humorous
Little Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Betty Cooper
The kids have a contest to see who can go into a haunted house and count all the fireplaces.
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Two Many Monsters

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Credits
Bob Bolling (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
Bob Bolling (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ambrose Pipps; Pop Tate; Spotty
Little Archie and Jughead test their experimental formula on Ambrose.
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FlagLittle Archie Giant Comics #13 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1959
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Clash of the New Kids

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The Not So Great Outdoors

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Fred takes Archie and Jughead to a cabin in the woods.
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Archie Marries Betty & Veronica

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Little Advice

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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley
Archie offers successful dating tips gleaned from his years of experience.
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Get Your Archie Swag!

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Measure Up!

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Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie races to the school to use the shop's saw to cut a piece of wood. But he didn't have a ruler to measure the piece he needs, so he used his hands. Now he mustn't change his hands' distance or else the measurement will be lost.
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A Late Fate

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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie and Jughead stay out too late bowling and have to sneak into their houses without waking their parents.
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FlagJughead with Archie Digest #117 [Direct Edition] published November 1993
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It's Out of This World

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Bill Golliher (credited)
Bill Golliher (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Archie and the gang, on their way to a costume party, find two aliens in the country and help them refuel their spaceship.
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The costumes worn by the Archie gang are all parodies of Star Wars costumes.
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Picture This!

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Credits
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats
Archie is having his picture taken in his football uniform for the yearbook.
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Raking It In

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Archie has to rake leaves but asks Jughead to help him when he remembers an errand he needs to run. The chore then gets passed off to Ethel, then Betty as each volunteers to help for their own reasons.
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Archie # 513 (apparently the original publication) credits script to Greg Crosby and inks to Bob Smith.
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Basic Training

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Carlos Antunes (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Archie stops a freshman from writing on the walls of the school and teaches him how to behave in society.
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It's a Ball

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George Gladir (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Slim
Coach Kleats desperately wants a tall new student for the basketball team, but the boy is only interested in poetry.
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FlagArchie #260 published March 1977
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[untitled]

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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hot Dog
My costume was custom-made by a Hollywood designer
Veronica throws a costume party.
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A Bridge Too Far

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo); Jughead Jones
Archie gets the drop on Reggie when he asks Veronica on a date to the Sports Banquet. Reggie isn't concerned though, because he knows that Archie will mess up the date somehow, leaving Reggie to go out with Veronica instead.
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FlagArchie #578 published November 2007
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The New Coach

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George Gladir (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Lynne Conroy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
When Coach Kleats breaks his leg a substitute coach is found, a woman, who helps the team win its first football game.
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Love and More Love

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
The girls are upset at Archie's reluctance to say "I love you." Jughead comes up with a way to devalue the word "love" so it's no longer so special to girls.
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FlagArchie #255 published August 1976
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No Help Wanted

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Rich Margopolis (credited)
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Mr. Lodge is pouring concrete for a new patio but Archie is making a mess of the project.
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Park Lark

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Archie tries to find a parking space at a busy mall.
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Archie # 513 (apparently the original publication) credits inking to Bob Smith.
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Picture Perfect!

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie has a new digital camera but has trouble finding something interesting in which to take pictures, until he runs into Betty and Veronica at Pop Tate's.
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Wilbur Comics #89

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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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humorous, teen
Wilbur
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
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FlagWilbur Comics #89 published October 1964
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Frozen Assets

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Bill Vigoda (signed)
Bill Vigoda (signed)
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humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur; Red; Slats; Linda
When Wilbur won't cook him a hamburger, Red tricks him into thinking the electricity is off in the house.
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To the Point!

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
Wilbur
Wilbur; Slats
Slats sat on some knitting needles and injured himself.
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The Home Game!

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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teen
Wilbur
Wilbur; Wilbur’s father
Wilbur cannot persuade his father to give him money for a football ticket, and must instead watch the game on television.
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FlagPep Comics #124 published November 1957
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The Lion Is Busy

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teen
Red
Red; Wilbur
Red's uncle was a lion tamer until he died of indigestion.
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FlagPep Comics #126 published March 1958
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Relay Delay

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teen
Wilbur
Wilbur; Wilbur's father
Wilbur's father asks Wilbur to see if he left his razor and slippers upstairs.
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FlagPep Comics #126 published March 1958
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Comic Book Fair

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Getting Si Sick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Dick Malmgren (credited)
Dick Malmgren (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Reggie and Archie have a bet on who will have the higher score on their Spanish test.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
How'd you do on the big test?
Archie wants to change an answer on his test.
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Going Batty

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Ken Selig (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton
Reggie pokes fun at Archie's batting skills as Archie helps coach a little league team.
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FlagArchie #578 published November 2007
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Subscribe Today

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Do You Follow Me?

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Reggie is hiding from a girl that has a crush on him.
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Fright Sight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
? [as Kennedy] (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Chuck Clayton
The Archies need to find a location to play a Halloween party for some orphans.
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Love Showdown

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House ad for the Love Showdown collection.
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Love Showdown, Part 1 Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent
Stan Goldberg
Henry Scarpelli
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
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FlagArchie #429 published November 1994
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Love Showdown

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[untitled]

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Everything's Archie
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Download the Archie Comics App for free!

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Dragons Riders of Berk

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Cartoon Network
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