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Issue: Archie #312
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/03/1981
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000696501
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #196.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Now I know why your favorite play is the quarterback sneak!
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Bucolic Frolic

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Vexation Situation

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Veronica is going to talk to her dad about a new sportscar. At Veronica's house, Mr. Lodge keeps waiting for Archie to mess up, but he never does. Worried, he gets Veronica to ask Archie to leave. Angry, Archie stomps off and runs into Smithers, the Lodge's butler. Seeing the calamity, Mr. Lodge is at once relaxed, telling Veronica that if she wants to discuss her new sportscar, he'll be in his study. Overjoyed, Veronica rushes to a confused Archie and kisses him.
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More or Less!

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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's father)
Li'l Jinx asks her dad how his golf game went. He says he got to hit the ball more times than anyone else.
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Archie Andrews
These new plastic “Sooper-Dooper Cola” bottles are biodegradable!
Archie's teacher shows the class the new biodegradable "Sooper-Dooper Cola" bottles. Archie, startled, says that Pop just spent three months building a ship model in one of them.
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Archie Andrews
Duh, Arch, I heard your uncle got a job at the bank repairing computers!
Archie tells his friend that his uncle fixed the bank's master computer by initiating a "pedal-induced shock wave that realigned the errant component." In other words, "He gave it a kick!"
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Trivia Time!

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Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the letters puzzle.
Bruised Ego

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie sees a bruise on Veronica's neck. She says she got it from Reggie last night. Shocked, Archie yells at her. She tells Archie that he's a gentle kisser and that Reggie is a nice change of pace. Archie runs off and into Betty. She tells him that a champagne cork hit her in the neck as Smithers tried to open it last night. Ecstatic, Archie kisses Betty, giving her a bruise! Veronica asks her about the hickey, but Betty just says, “Would you believe I got hit by a champagne cork?"
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Hats All, Folks

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Archie Andrews; Jughead; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie
Archie shows off his Greek fisherman’s hat.
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typeset
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Letters printed by Jeffrey Andrews of Trois-Riveres, Quebec, Canada (First Prize) and Kendra Soura of Bowsman, M.B., Canada (Second Prize).
The Tinker

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie tells his mom that he's going over to Betty's because something is wrong with her stereo. He arrives at Betty's and looks at the stereo, trying to sound impressive. Meanwhile, Veronica calls Betty and gets Mrs. Cooper, who says that Betty's upstairs with Archie. Veronica's furious, but Betty's mom plays with her, saying that Archie's "tinkering with her turntable." The next day, Veronica sees Betty at school and asks about her turntable. Betty incenses Veronica, saying that Archie "does nice work" and that they "made beautiful music together!"
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