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Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

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

First Line: I'm flipping a coin, Jug! ...Heads I take Veronica to the dance... tails I take Betty!

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A Star Is Born

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

Synopsis: Mr. Lodge's friend swindles him out of $2,000 with a worthless painting. Later the friend overhears Archie and Veronica talking about the Lodge's gardener Michael Angelo and jumps to the conclusion that Mr. Lodge has acquired a real Michelangelo and offers to buy it.

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Date Deflate

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Helen

Synopsis: Betty's new friend sees Archie and Veronica together and wants an introduction. Betty stalls because she doesn't want her gorgeous friend to catch Archie. She talks to Archie, who conceitedly agrees to meet the new girl in the park so Veronica won't know about it. Reggie overhears the conversation and rushes to tell Veronica. So the park meeting has an extra attendee, but also an unexpected conclusion.

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Martians, Go Home!

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Feature(s): Cosmo, the Merry Martian

Character(s): Cosmo, the Merry Martian; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thimk; The Moonlings; The Gillywump

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Notes: Original art promo for the Cosmo, the Merry Martian #5. Cover is not depicted.

So's Your Aunt Mathilda

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Betty

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis: Betty can't get her handsome new neighbor to notice her. She tells Jughead her problem and he suggests that she write to "Aunt Mathilda's Advice to the Lovelorn" column.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Credits from the index to the reprint in Archie's Comic Digest #41 (April 1980).

Un-faithfully Yours

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

Synopsis: Veronica is out of town, so Archie decides to ask Betty to the dance. He brags that Betty won't go anywhere without him, but gets deflated by her way of accepting his invitation.

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What's the Pitch?

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Elmer Gangle

Synopsis: No one on the baseball team can pitch. Coach Kleats wanders the hallways and finds a tall boy who is great throwing an apple core. Coach hustles him to baseball practice where he proves to be just as good with a baseball. Unfortunately, when Monday comes, the pitching phenom is not around.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #19.

Wake Up to the Best Buys in Comics!

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Feature(s): Archie Giant Series

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Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series titles (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues. Titles available are Archie Annual #11, Betty and Veronica Annual #7, Jughead Annual #7, Archie's Christmas Stocking #6, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #9, Katy Keene Annual #6, and Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #7. Covers of most issues are depicted, along with original art of a rooster, going along with the "Wake up!" theme.

Scalp-Treatment!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

Synopsis: All the boys are wearing Mohawk-style wigs as a fad. Archie shows up with a Mohawk, too; but nobody told him about the wigs.

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Cold Comfort

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Moose

Character(s): Moose

Synopsis: Moose has a cold and the doctor tells him to drink a glass of lemonade after a hot bath. Moose gets the instructions confused.

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Pages: 0.33

Archie's Nine

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Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo)

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Notes: A baseball board game. Mostly text with small head shots of the characters.

Sheep Ahoy!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Moose

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason

Synopsis: Moose has insomnia. Archie makes some suggestions, but Moose has already tried them.

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Some Plumbing

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy

Synopsis: Jughead is using his hands to plug a hole in the water pipe in the school hallway.

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Calm and Collected

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis: Jughead wants Reggie to help him clean out a garage for half of $10. Reggie refuses, saying he needs to rest up for the party he's hosting that evening. At the party, Jughead suggests a scavenger hunt, and just happens to give party-goers clues for finding items in a certain garage.

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The Giant Hunters

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): American Heritage

Synopsis: Article about whale-hunting.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Text with 1/3 page illustration.

Hole in One

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Shrimpy [George Smith]; Peggy

Synopsis: Shrimpy wants Peggy to watch the hole he's been digging, while he goes home. She wonders if someone is going to steal it.

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Notes: Shrimpy responds to his mother calling "George Smith." The dark-haired girl with the ponytail is called Peggy.

The Whole Truth

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Shrimpy; Peggy

Synopsis: Shrimpy says he's not digging a hole, he's making a hill.

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Notes: A follow-up to the previous sequence.

Stars and Gripes

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee

Synopsis: Archie wins a contest and gets a date with movie star Jane Bustle. He doesn't know who she is, but Mr. Weatherbee does, and says she was quite a beauty--after World War I. Since there is food involved, Archie is able to palm off the prize to Jughead, who ends up getting escorted by some lovely young ladies.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Credits from the index for the reprint in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #41 (April 1980).

An Ear for Music!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead

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

Synopsis: Reggie tries to pull a mean trick on the new kid, Tuffy, when he thinks Jughead told him Tuffy was "stone deaf." What Jughead really said was "tone-deaf," meaning he couldn't tell one musical note from another.

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Art for Moose Sake!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Moose

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason

Synopsis: Moose tries to paint a portrait of Midge, but has to stop when he runs out of paint.

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Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Dad

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews

Synopsis: Archie's father decides to stay overnight on a business trip. Later he feels guilty about leaving his wife and Archie alone and takes a midnight plane back home. When he gets home, he finds they are perfectly able to take care of themselves.

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You'll Laugh Like the Dickens!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo) ; Ebenezer Scrooge

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Notes: Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #6 with a mail-in coupon. All original art with a holiday theme.

Batter Up!

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx

Synopsis: When none of Jinx's friends can help her with batting practice, she results to using a pop-up toaster and toast as a substitute.

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Imagine That

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Jughead pulls a gag on Archie and Reggie by running a yelling that Biff Bolsen is coming! After Archie and Reggie panic, they realize that there is no Biff Bolsen. To get even, they go to the seedy part of town and hire a thug to chase them and tell everyone that he's Biff Bolsen. The revenge gag almost works, except that "Biff" decides to insult Moose.

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John Brown

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Genres: biography

Feature(s): American Hertitage

Character(s): John Brown

Synopsis: Brief biography of John Brown as the leader of the anti-slavery movement in Kansas and as the leader of the attack at Harper's Ferry in 1859.

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Archie Said It Couldn't Be Done!!

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Feature(s): Archie's Madhouse

Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)

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Notes: Pre-publication promo for Archie's Madhouse. Mostly text with five very small drawings.

Diet Riot

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is ordered to go on a diet, with Miss Grundy in charge of seeing he stays on it. Mr. Weatherbee eventually becomes so obsessed with food that he steals items off the student's trays in the cafeteria at lunch.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Credits from the index to the reprint in Archie Comics Digest (1973 series) #41 (April 1980).

We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!

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Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals

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

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Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 with a free bonus issue.

A Thousand Times 'Know'!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Moose

Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle

Synopsis: Moose comes up with some fractured logic to justify not studying for his exams.

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No Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate (cameo)

Synopsis: Archie's father gets two tickets to the boxing match. Archie already has a date with Veronica for that night. Jughead tries to help, but after unsuccessfully talking to Veronica, goes to Archie's father and explains the situation. His father decides to give the tickets to Jughead. Meanwhile, Veronica has had a change of heart and decides to let Archie go to the fights. Jughead and Veronica then meet and decide that the only thing to do is use the tickets themselves.

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