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Little Archie for President

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; three un-named children

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Pages: 1

Goodbye Riverdale! Hello World!

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Various unnamed kids

Synopsis: Little Archie decides to build a race car so he can leave Riverdale and race on tracks across the world. On his way to a race down Thrill Hill, he collides with Veronica, bending the wheels on his car. He ends up racing in Little Veronica's doll carriage, and crashes into a tree, wrecking it. After the race, he and Little Veronica discuss all the times they've fought and how she always gets back at him. Little Veronica insults him and says that if he left, her life wouldn't be any more fun. Little Archie decides to stick around Riverdale long enough to figure out Little Veronica.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Bob Bolling's signature appears at the beginning of the story.

Bandits!

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Blackie Dench; Scar Carter; Mr. Turner; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Unnamed police sergeant; Two unnamed police officers

Synopsis: Little Archie recalls the day that a trip to the store turned into an adventure. On the way home, he runs into Little Betty and Little Veronica and loses track of time as he unties their rope from a tree. After realizing he was supposed to be on a quick errand, the girls show him a shortcut, which goes past the hideout for wanted crooks Blackie Dench and Scar Carter. After Mrs. Cooper learns of Archie's disappearance, the girls show her the shortcut, and she decides to call the cops. Little Archie then manages to outwit the crooks and then the police arrive to arrest the two criminals.

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Pages: 15

On the Fence!

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Shrimpy; un-named female friend

Synopsis: Shrimpy's friend scolds him for scribbling on the fence and convinces him to stop the childish habit. The next day he is pleased to show her that he has broken the habit - instead of scribbling, he now draws pictures on the fence.

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Pages: 1

Notes: No credits provided for this story. Credits given based on information from the following articles:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2002-07-22
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2004-02-16
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2004-02-17

Can You Top This?

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Ludwig La Stanza; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Little Archie and Little Jughead try out for the school's talent show. They perform poorly and are annoyed when Little Reggie shows off. After seeing their disappointment, a friend and fellow student named Ludwig La Stanza offers to coach them. After learning of their improvements, Little Reggie goes out of his way to sabotage their performance, turning them into the laughing stock of the talent show. However, his plan backfires and Little Jughead and Little Archie end up taking home first prize; everyone liked the comedy act better than Reggie's act.

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Pages: 7

The Greatest Bargain in American History

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Genres: childrens, historical, non-fiction

Synopsis: A short article on the purchase of Manhattan Island from the Native Americans by the Dutch in 1626.

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Pages: 1

Chip off the Ol' Block

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Veronica Lodge; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Un-named classmate

Synopsis: When Little Archie gets a bad grade on his test paper, he thinks he's in big trouble after Miss Grundy decides to drop by his house to discuss his performance with his parents. Little Archie's mother is out of town. When Miss Grundy explains why she's there, Mr. Andrews brags about what a great student he was when he had Miss Grundy as a teacher - which then reminds Miss Grundy of his reputation as the greatest sleeper in her class. In the end, Miss Grundy apologizes for being so harsh, and agrees to be more patient.

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Pages: 6

Summer Daze

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Fred Andrews; Mr. Mantle; Little Archie Andrews; Spotty

Synopsis: On the bus ride home from work, Mr. Mantle and Mr. Andrews get into a discussion about the joys and disappointments of a particularly hot summer day. Mr. Andrews is looking forward to settling down to listen to the ball game while drinking lemonade. When he gets home though, he finds that the water has been shut off until tomorrow, the air conditioner in the bedroom broke and can't be fixed until next week, and that his wife left him a list of chores. He then realizes that maybe summer isn't so great after all.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Mr. Mantle's first name is not known. In this story, Fred Andrews simply refers to him as Mantle so the readers know who he is.

No credits provided for this story. Credits given based on information from the following articles:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2002-07-22
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2004-02-16
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2004-02-17

Slips

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Pipsqueak; Pipsqueak's parents

Synopsis: During a family trip to the beach, Pipsqueak's mother tells him to put sunscreen on while he waits for his father to return. After doing so, Pipsqueak runs to greet his father, but has put on so much sunscreen that he slips out of his father's hands.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Pipsqueak's parents' names and last name are not known.

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Rain Rumpus

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Unnamed friend

Synopsis: On his way home, Mr. Andrews notices a storm coming up fast, and runs to his son's clubhouse for shelter. He encourages the boys to stay put so they don't get soaked, but they all run as soon as they hear that rain is coming. The boys take shelter under a nearby tree, while Mr. Andrews ends up getting soaked in the leaky clubhouse, which he soon learns that the boys built themselves.

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Pages: 2

Nature Notes

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Genres: childrens, humorous, nature

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis: Little Archie's father scolds him for chasing the squirrels, birds and other animals out of his garden. He proceeds to tell Little Archie how the fruits and vegetables they plant were meant to be eaten by nature. As his father finishes the story, Little Archie points out that the animals only got a snack from him, and that they're getting dinner from his father - showing that the animals are now munching on an open bag of seeds. Little Archie's father chases them off, saying that they're destroying nature - something that he can't stand.

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Pages: 3

Marriageable Miss

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Archie's Friend Betty

Character(s): Little Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Caramel (Betty's cat)

Synopsis: After Little Betty mentions that she'd like to marry Little Archie, her mom decides to teach her the various chores involved with keeping the house clean. As Little Betty is in the middle of scrubbing dishes, Little Archie walks towards the house and says hi to her. Little Betty responds by throwing the scrub brush at him and saying that she doesn't ever want to marry him.

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Take This Free Gift...

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Synopsis: An ad with a coupon offering three ball point pens to anyone who subscribes to a year (4 issues) of Little Archie Giant Comics for $1.

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Pages: 1

Dodo Bird

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Genres: childrens, historical, nature, non-fiction

Synopsis: A brief article about the dodo bird.

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Pages: 1

Public Do-nut Snitcher No. 1

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Putnam, Ambrose's Baby Brother

Character(s): Ambrose Pipps; Putnam Pipps; Mrs. Pipps; Little Archie Andrews

Synopsis: Ambrose is sad when his mom won't let him eat any of the donuts she made for her bridge club. Mrs. Pipps then leaves Ambrose to watch his little brother. After Ambrose goes outside, Putnam decides to take a few donuts and hide them in his teddy bear. When their mom returns, she thanks Ambrose and blames him for the missing donuts. Putnam, feeling bad for what he's done, puts the donuts back before anyone knows what happened. Seeing the donuts returned, Mrs. Pipps rewards Ambrose, who shares half of it with his brother.

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Pages: 9

Notes: "Do-nut" was the common spelling for "donut" at the time.

Mrs. Pipps' name is not known. Last name taken from a panel in the story in which she refers to her son as Ambrose Pipps.

Bob Bolling's signature is at the beginning of the story.

The Only One for Me...

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and her friend Greg take a trip to the library, marveling at the thousands of books available - then end up fighting over the same book, each claiming that they saw it first.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Greg's name is never mentioned in this story, but he looks pretty much the same here as he does in other stories where his name is mentioned.

The Fable of Fabian Field Mouse

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Fabian Field Mouse; Caramel the Cat; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Two un-named friends of Little Archie; Un-named guard; Two un-named guards

Synopsis: Little Archie’s pet mouse, Fabian, has an adventure that’s out of this world.

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Pages: 11

Notes: Bob Bolling's signature appears at the beginning of the story.