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Genres: teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

First Line: Hey Archie! I'm making out my new subjects. What do you think is easiest to take?

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover promo refers to "Treat 'Em Rough."

Treat 'em Rough

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Golly Midge! A sprained wrist! How I envy you!

Synopsis: Betty likes it when Archie is rough with her.

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Love Makes the World Go Round

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Linda Moore; Red Wilson; Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake

First Line: Gee, I feel just like Cupid writing romantic poetry for Red!

Synopsis: Linda secretly writes love poems for Red.

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Pages: 1

Notes: This story employs a circular narrative in which the final panel leads back into the first panel.

That's Oil Brother!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Dripwaite

First Line: I can't study with that racket...

Synopsis: Wilbur oils a squeaky fan.

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Doing What Comes Naturally

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

First Line: The doorbell, Veronica!

Synopsis: Archie plans to have a plaster mold made of Mr. Lodge's face, but Mr. Lodge decides to turn the tables on him.

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Pages: 4

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Hey gang! Send in for your copy of the brand-new Archie Annual #6...

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Notes: Order form for Archie Annual (Archie, 1949 series) #6 and a 1955 pin-up calendar.

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Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Hollywood Reporter

First Line: Forrest big idol in Japan

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Queen of Hearts

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Genres: humorous, informational, teen

Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis Keene; Chubby Chuckles; K.O. Kelly

First Line: Candy for me? Oh, Chubby, how sweet--

Synopsis: Katy gets gifts from Chubby and K.O.

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Notes: Heart box by Irma Karhela (Toronto 6, Ontario); lettering by Mary Mansell (Arlington, VA); gown and pose by Joan Menzel (Santa Barbara, CA); Katy's dress by B. Powell (Newport, AR); sweetheart lamp by Barbara Clark (Indio, CA); Sis's dress by Jean Polston (Whiteville, NC). Final panel is promo for Katy and K.O. pin-up and cutout outfit set for 10 cents.

Blue Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Art Gallery

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Cartoons based on the titles of famous paintings including Blue Boy, The Night Watch, Whistler's Mother, The Laughing Cavalier, and Self-Portrait.

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Feature(s): Archie's Riddle Diddles

Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Fred Andrews; Pop Tate

First Line: I'm ready, Archiekins! Have you been waiting long?

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Figure out the rhyming answers to the pictures.

Test Pest

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dr. Psycho; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

First Line: Who's the character with the head of skin?

Synopsis: Dr. Psycho, the new guidance counselor, asks Archie to tell him the first thing that comes to mind when he says various words, but the answer is always "Veronica".

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Pages: 3

Watts My Line?

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones [Mekko]; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hedges; Marie; Caesar

First Line: Eep! Who's your friend, Arch?

Synopsis: Archie has Jughead wear a robot suit so Veronica will think he's a mechanical genius.

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Pages: 3.75

Notes: Pencils and inks erroneously credited to Bill Vigoda in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #12; art matches Frese's other stories of the period.

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Genres: humorous, sports, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Beautiful! That was good for 300 yards!

Synopsis: Archie is teaching Veronica to golf.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Pencils and inks erroneously credited to Bill Vigoda when reprinted in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #12; art matches Frese's other stories of the period.

No Laughing Matter

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Suzie; Boppo

First Line: Gee, it was nice of the boss' wife to give me a ticket to her club show!

Synopsis: Suzie watches a clown, but doesn't laugh.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: childrens

Character(s): Tim; Pud

First Line: P-s-s-st! Pud - let's play a trick on Tim -

Synopsis: Pud plays a trick on Tim and he disappears.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad in comic form.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

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Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: When we were saving money for the 1954 Red Cross Drive, a representative of the drive came to our school.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Promo for Archie Club membership featuring first-prize report from Mette Bang (Brooklyn 20, NY) on her school's Red Cross drive and second-prize report from Ann Frost (Boothwyn, PA) on her school play to benefit a family whose house burned down.

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): The Archie Gag Bag

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

First Line: Driving without a tail light... I'll give you ten days or twenty dollars!

Synopsis: Reggie appears in traffic court; Archie ponders love; Archie gets a kick out of kissing Veronica; Archie explains how his grades are underwater; Archie tells Veronica that kisses speak the language of love.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Three one-panel cartoons and two two-panel comics.

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Feature(s): Fun Page

Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: What kind of food does this drawing remind you of?

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Pages: 0.67

Notes: Includes rebus, wheel of fortune game, adding expressions to faces, and filling in blanks with animal's name.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil

Character(s): Anyface [Edgar]; Fearless Fosdick

First Line: Fosdick, we're going to test this atomic cannon on you.

Synopsis: Anyface is disguised as the chief and fires a cannon at Fosdick.

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Ad in comic form.

Dreamland

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Root beer float

Synopsis: Archie imagines the Isle of Archie.

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Pages: 0.5

Question Barks

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate

First Line: Do you want another tea bag??

Synopsis: Reggie asks Betty if she wants a tea bag; Archie asks Jughead about being a soda jerk; Veronica asks Dilton for the latest dope; Veronica asks Archie to fix the faucet drip; Jughead asks Pop whether his salad should have more chicken fat.

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Notes: Five cartoons featuring questions that end with words that sound like insults.