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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #45
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Pages: 256
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UPC/EAN: 07189646951645
Price: $2.25 USD
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58 (57 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Color: color
Dimensions: digest size (5" x 7")
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica, do you think the ski lift is going too high?
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The Little Things

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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humorous, teen
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6
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Quiz Whiz

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humorous, teen
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A Perfect Day

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childrens, humorous
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The Last Ride

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teen
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Veronica tells Archie he has to choose either his car or her.
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The Cure

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Jinx Malloy
Man! What a dull day!
Jinx has a cold and Jughead gives him a cure.
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Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #96, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Clean Up

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Mary, it's incredible!
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Break Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Betty has a hot date with Archie brewing after school, so naturally she develops a pimple.
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It's Catching

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childrens, humorous
I'm home from school!
Hap becomes a mother hen when he learns Jinx has been exposed to the Chicken Pox virus at school.
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The Bad Old Days

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Al Capone; Greasy Thumb; Rat Nose; Scarface; Dapper Dan; Two Nose
Jughead fantasizes about being a twenties-era gangster.
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The Eyes Have It!

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Weatherbee is upset by the students' newest fad of adding designs to their eyebrows.
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The Helping Hand

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Full of love for his fellow man, Archie decides he will do everything he can to help Mr. Weatherbee. The result is the usual disaster.
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It's a Snap

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
After watching a concert featuring Frankie Babylon and the Fabulous Flab, Archie falls asleep in the concert hall and dreams of becoming a teen idol. His appeal is his finger-snapping, and when that fails, so does his popularity.
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While auditioning, Archie sings a line from Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife." The story is a send-up of the then-current wave of manufactured teen idols.
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The Student

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humorous, teen
Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
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Oops!

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Jinx slips on ice all the way home.
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This Shovel for Hire

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humorous, teen
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Dash it all!
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The Intellect

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humorous, teen
Thelma; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
Reggie plots how to best introduce himself to the new girl, Thelma.
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formerly a Reggie and Me story.
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A Little Fish in a Big Pond

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
When Archie wants to go ice fishing, Betty pitches in. But when she breaks the ice and dumps them both into the pond, Veronica reaps the benefits.
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formerly a Betty and Me story.
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A Thin Answer

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humorous, teen
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Mis-Matched

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childrens
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Puck Pluck

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humorous, teen
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Challenge of the Storm

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
adventure
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Pierre; Brownie
Little Archie and his father return to Moosehorn Lumber Camp, where Pierre is injured while trying to protect his dog Brownie from a wolverine.
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The camp, and the character of Pierre, first appeared in Bob Bolling's story "Cougar" (Little Archie # 15). Pierre mentions that Little Archie saved his life in that story.
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Snow Job

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
M-my c-car is stuck!
Snow causes Archie to be stranded at Betty's when he is supposed to be at Veronica's, much to her annoyance.
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formerly an Archie story.
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Panic in the Halls

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Jughead is faced with a major crisis at school: He forgot to bring lunch.
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Name Game

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humorous, teen
Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Alex constantly calls people by made-up names because he considers himself too important to have to learn people's real names. Josie and Valerie give him some payback by calling him everything except his real name, making him so angry that he goes crazy and forgets his own name.
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The Big Hit Fit

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teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot (cameo); Miss Beazly (cameo)
Mr. Weatherbee is tired of hearing The Archies' hit song "Sugar, Sugar" being sung in the school halls, but eventually he ends up singing along himself.
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Snap Assignment

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humorous, teen
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Cry Crisis

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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[untitled]

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humorous
Svenson, this is the blueprint for the new wing!
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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Cold Comfort

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Mary Andrews
No one wants to be around Archie because they're all convinced that his sneezing means he's catching a cold. But Betty doesn't care if he's contagious.
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Sight Flight

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Why the eye chart, Archie?
When the boys enter a girl watching contest, Jug has them beat hands down until he sees Ethel.
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Credits from the index of the original printing.
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Super Cool

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
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It Won't Be Long Now

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
The gang goes to a drive-in movie, Veronica in Archie's car and Betty in Reggie's. Veronica doesn't want to stay in Archie's car because she'll freeze in the cold weather. But she doesn't want to go to Reggie's car because then Betty will move in on Archie.
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Pipes of Panic

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Jughead's flute playing is so bad that it drives everybody crazy. The girls pretend it's irresistible, so he hands it off to Reggie, who tries it out with unwelcome results.
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Creator credits from GCD record at Archie Giant Series Magazine #209.
Formerly a Jughead story.
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The Late Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey
Not trusting Harvey, Hilda follow him and Sabrina on her broom to spy on their date.
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Snow Snafu

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie tries to use his surfboard to go snowboarding.
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Follow that Fellow

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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childrens
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg
Li'l Jinx and Gigi are following Greg.
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Rare Square

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humorous
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
The class art assignment is to make a Mod style poster.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Well, I sure didn't expect to see you today!
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This Is the Hour

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Jughead finds a card entitling the bearer to free food at the appointed hour. So he stands at the designated spot in a driving snowstorm, waiting for the appointed hour.
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Queen Scene

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Cooper
Veronica wears revealing outfits in her quest to be Queen of the Snow Festival, but Betty's mother insists that she dress more appropriately for the weather. Veronica wins but quickly develops a bad cold, and Betty takes her place.
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The Subject

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Betty paints a portrait of Archie and exhibits it in the school gallery. To Archie's dismay, it's abstract art. To get it out of the school, Archie buys it from Betty and hangs it in his room in a novel fashion.
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The Rival

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
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6
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Strangest Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones [as Superdroop]; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Aliens from the planet Ecch decide to perform an experiment by giving super-powers to a typical Earth creature. They pick Jughead, who is transformed into the costumed superhero Superdroop, foiling an evil plan to flood the market with counterfeit pretzels.
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The Bee's Bad Day

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Prof. Flutesnoot; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazly
Veronica uses Reggie's catapult to sabotage Archie and Betty's date, but she hits the wrong target.
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Success At Last

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Every time Archie buys something for Veronica, Reggie swipes it and gives it to Veronica as his own.
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Uneasy Rider

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humorous
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; farmer; wife
What a beautiful snowmobile you have, Archie!
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5
formerly an Archie and Me story.
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Black Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
drama, humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
When a blizzard knocks out the power in the Andrews home, Archie infuriates his parents by leaving them and going to Jughead's house.
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5
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Smart Art

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humorous, teen
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Sweet Words

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childrens, humorous
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What Will the Weatherbee?

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humorous
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Puddle Jumper

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
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The Order of Things

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie can't find anything in his room after his mother cleans it up for him.
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5
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Fortune Kookie

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Ethel Muggs; Mrs. Jones
A fortune teller tells Jughead that he'll win a huge supply of burgers, but only if he avoids his best friend for twenty-four hours.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
How was school today, Archie?
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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The Floor Plan

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Mr. Svensen
Mr. Svensen has over-waxed the school floors again, something even he has to admit when he becomes the latest of many people to slip on them.
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