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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #252
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/14/2016
Volume: none
Pages: 260
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855825211
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 70 (49 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: B & V Friends Jumbo Comics Digest
Indicia title: B & V Friends (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest
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Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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B&V Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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The New Riverdale

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Owl Be Seeing You!

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Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Smithers; Hermione Lodge
Betty and Veronica hang decorations on the big windows of the Lodge mansion to try to keep birds from flying into the windows in the winter.
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Stage Fright

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Terry Mendez; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
A Riverdale alumnus who went on to a famous acting career returns to the school to help produce this year's school play, and all the students are eager to try out.
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A Simple Story

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Victor Gorelick; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Gaston; Ethel Muggs; Brendan (saint bernard); George Gladir (unnamed)
Victor Gorelick tells a writer to come up with a "simple" story, but the writer's imagination leads to a very complicated story.
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The writer is unnamed but George Gladir is credited as the writer on this story so the assumption is that it is George Gladir in the story.
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Fashion Showdown

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Veronica Lodge; Zeena Vane; Nancy Wilson; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica clashes with a tough-talking new student.
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Horror-Scope

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Veronica's horoscope makes her think she'll have an unexpected rendezvous with Archie later today.
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The Standout

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Veronica gives her entire wardrobe to a charity sale because she's getting a new one from Paris, but when the shipment is delayed and all the girls buy her old clothes she has nothing to wear to one of her own parties
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Betty and Veronica by Rachel Antonoff

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Rachel Antonoff
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Rich Pitch

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Mr. Lodge
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Someone calls to borrow Mr. Lodge's yacht.
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Play Plight

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Midge
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Reggie wants to be in Midge's play.
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Betty & Veronica #2

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Horse Laugh

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Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexander Cabot III
Alan M. sets out on his horse, Old Dobbin, to bring some supplies to the Walton family. Alex reaches them much earlier on his snowmobile.
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Gig Gaga

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Josie; Valerie; Melody
The Pussycats help out some fashion designers by giving them free publicity at their New York concert.
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Skin Game

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Josie; Melody; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot II
Unable to understand the concept of fake fur, Melody accuses Josie and Alexandra of killing endangered species like "orlons, dynels and nylons" to make their furs. Melody goes to Mr. Cabot and makes a plea for the right of synthetic animals to live.
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An example of how Archie comics weren't too concerned about continuity: Alexandra wears fake fur in this story, but the story where she switches from real to fake fur appeared in the next issue (# 95).
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Melody Pinup
Melody; Alex
What do you say, Mel...
Alex asks Melody to dance.
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Josie and the Pussycats #3

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Remotely Possible

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper
When Betty admits jealousy of Veronica's new high-tech universal remote, Dilton tries to cheer her up by inventing one that's even better and more powerful.
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Reggie and Me #1

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Matter Patter

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Reggie has made a ventriloquist dummy that looks like Archie.
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Jughead #12

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I Don't Know Which Soda To Choose!

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Betty
Betty Cooper
A Betty soda pop themed word find puzzle.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest and RGO signature removed.
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Batphone Vinyl Bank

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Diamond Select
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Pincer Wincer

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica makes Archie a dinner, but the lobster is a bit under-cooked.
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Boys R' Us

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Inspired by police mug books, Veronica gets a camera and starts collecting samples of cute boys for her own "mug book".
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Mind Grind

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Dilton tries various psychological therapies to help Betty stop pining for Archie.
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Teacher's Pet

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Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Snortly the pig
Everything's in an uproar when Veronica loses her new pet pig at school.
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Trend Setter

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Molly Griffith; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Veronica, Betty and Nancy set a new fashion statement in the school, wearing sandals in the winter.
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The Middle Ground

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Veronica spends the day stuck between Archie and Reggie.
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The Fame Game

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle; Miss Beazly; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Betty and her friends, calling themselves The Green Girls, help institute a new policy at the school to save energy.
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A Change of Heart

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Cynthia; Dan; Roger
Betty hates her part-time job at the grocery store and imagines other careers she could do.
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Mix and Match

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Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
Ethel and Midge discuss other possible love triangles among the Riverdale students.
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The Reading Lesson

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Veronica is suddenly into palmistry and she spends the afternoon telling the fortunes of the Riverdale High bunch.
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The Kiss Off

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mrs. Beazley
Veronica's rampant jealousy over Archie and Betty's innocent acts of kindness to each other prove to be her undoing.
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Slide Rules!

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Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Veronica and Midge remember the crazy things Archie and Jughead did as kids on sleds.
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The Big Sleep

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Alice Cooper
Betty falls asleep at her own slumber party.
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Anniversary Blues

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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Brigitte Reilly; Archie Andrews; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Betty thinks that Veronica is upset because Archie missed their anniversary, but actually Veronica is upset that Betty forgot their friendship anniversary.
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Dancing Up a Storm

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom; Hiram Lodge
A sudden snowstorm traps Betty and Veronica at Archie's house, and Archie and Cheryl at Veronica's house.
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Heat Rave

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
When the heat goes off at the Cooper house Archie invites the family to stay over at his house, which makes Veronica terribly jealous when she finds out.
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Are You Up For an Auction?

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs
Betty organizes a silent auction. Archie tries to bid on a kiss with Veronica and Reggie switches the bid sheets.
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Cheer Volunteer

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Miss Cartwheel; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
The Riverdale cheerleading squad is entered in the state cheerleading finals and the girls are beginning to feel the pressure.
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Family Management

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
Betty and Archie are assigned to act married and care for a pseudo-child for a school class. Veronica ends up with Jughead.
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Hi-Tech High Jinx

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie and Veronica attend a demonstration of several new labor-saving devices for teens.
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Prisoner's Song

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Though confined to the mansion for a day, Veronica cons Betty into taking her place so she can sneak out and meet Archie. But when Mr. Lodge tumbles to the deception, he acts to sabotage his daughter's scheme.
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Three's a Crowd

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Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Betty is an usher at a movie theatre and crashes Archie and Veronica's date.
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Famous Name Game

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Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge
The girls discuss what kind of famous athlete they would like to be.
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The Sound of Music?

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Veronica Lodge; Marcy; Bridgette; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica asks Bridgette to help Marcy with her singing.
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Cooking Up a Storm

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Mrs. Crouton; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Gaston; Nancy
Veronica gets Archie to help her learn to cook.
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Show Me the Monet

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Veronica Lodge; Eric; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
Veronica inspires another student in art class to recreate paintings by grand masters with her face substituted for the original.
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Punch and Beauty

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee
Betty and Veronica sign up for a charity Pillow Puff boxing match.
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Brownie Points

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Midge Klump
Miss Grundy's class is assigned to form partnerships and produce items to sell at the Riverdale Business Achievement Fair. Archie and Betty team up to bake and sell homemade brownies, but Archie proves to be more of a hindrance in the kitchen than a help.
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B&V Fashion

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Betty's Fashion Word Find

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Betty
Betty Cooper
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Word find puzzle.
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Perception Deception

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Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Ethel says night time is the best time to meet boys.
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Letter Getter

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Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Ethel got a Valentine's Day card.
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Archie Volume Two

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House ad for Archie Volume Two.
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Load Episode

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Ethel
Big Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Ethel has found a way to get Jughead to carry her books.
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Graphic Novel Library Sale

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House ad for various Archie collections.
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Sugar World Part 1

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Cheryl Blossom; Clifford Blossom; The Sugar Girls; Marvin
Cheryl auditions to be a member of the girl band The Sugar Girls and lies about her age.
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The Sugar Girls are a spoof of The Spice Girls. Their redheaded member Ginger Spice also infamously left the band though they never replaced her.

Sugarworld is a spoof of the movie Spice World.

Record on the wall in the background spoofs the song Wannabe as "Wanna."

Cheryl is reading a gossip mag that mentions the Side-street Guys (spoof of Backstreet Boys).
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Sugar World Part 2

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Cheryl Blossom; Clifford Blossom; The Sugar Girls; Marvin; Jason Blossom
Cheryl appears on a talk show with The Sugar Girls and her father reveals her true age.
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The Sugar Girls appear on the Rosey Show, a spoof of The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
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Archie #14

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20% off all Archie Comics

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Midtown Comics
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Nets to You

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews; Coach Grapple; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley
Betty makes the women's basketball team and Archie makes the men's team. Because of this they have little or no time to spend together.
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Welcome to the New Riverdale

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House ad for the new Archie, Jughead, Betty & Veronica, and Josie series.
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Droll Role

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Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
After doing odd jobs for Veronica, Archie asks about the fringe benefits.
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Ski-Capade!

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Inge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump
Veronica is jealous of Inge, who works at a ski resort.
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Subscription information.
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House ad for other Archie digests on sale the same time as this digest.
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The Best of Archie Comics Deluxe Edition

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House ad for The Best of Archie Comics Deluxe Edition.
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Riverdale

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CW
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