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Issue: Archie Annual Digest #53
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #53 of 43 Issues (61 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
42 (36 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jug, I keep losing my balance!
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Summer Simmer

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: In the summer a young man's fancy turns to girls, girls and girls!
Synopsis: Dilton thinks Archie spends too much time focusing on girls.
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Trash Bash

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Synopsis: Midge's trash compactor isn't working, so Moose compacts it for her.
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Surprise Ending!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The gang explores the Sunkist Fun Fruits Jungle .
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A New You!

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Something's different about Betty and Archie can't put his finger on it.
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Friendly Fracas

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Synopsis: Jughead has thousands of friends in Riverdale: all of them pizzas.
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This Girl For Hire

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty will do anything to make some spending money.
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Rank Prank

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie sabotages Archie's jalopy but his plan backfires when the two cars become stuck together by their bumpers.
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Betty and Veronica's Breezy Summer Fashions

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Genres: informational
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Monkey Business

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Synopsis: Archie buys a stuffed monkey for Veronica but it is destroyed by Moose.
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Hitter Critter

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Synopsis: Coach wants Jughead to relax in the batter's box.
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Toe Woe

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Synopsis: Jughead and Archie try to put a boat in the water.
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Don't Get Pushy

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Synopsis: After Veronica dumps Archie, Betty encourages him to stand up for his rights.
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The Clutch of the Idol, Part I

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Genres: adventure, teen
Character(s): Isaac S. Sleezie; Orson Sleezie
Synopsis: A valuable idol is donated to the museum by a shady "philanthropist," who sends his son to steal it back, but it's Archie who the police arrest.
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The Clutch of the Idol, Part II

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Character(s): Isaac S. Sleezie; Orson Sleezie
Synopsis: Archie is released due to lack of evidence, but an accidental mix-up by Veronica foils the Sleezie family's plot to profit from the stolen idol.
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Get the Point

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Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is asked to sample some of Reggie and Archie's latest rock albums.
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Blear Cheer

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mrs. Muggs
Synopsis: Jughead asks a favor.
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The Cheerleaders

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Cheerleader tryouts are being held and Veronica is so confident she'll make the squad that she has a designer cheerleader outfit made for her.
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Keen Machine

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Synopsis: Dilton's new computer can conjure up the image of the subject's perfect girl.
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Chore Score

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Synopsis: Jughead adds bowling to the list of Archie's chores.
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Shark Lark

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Synopsis: Reggie tries hunting a shark.
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Munch Crunch

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Synopsis: Jughead is late for breakfast but wants to be first for lunch.
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Desolation Situation

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Synopsis: The boys' cabin is from a disaster movie.
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-And Puppy Dog's Tales

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Maria; Mrs. Perkins; Yip; Yap
Synopsis: Archie and his friend Maria, and her two puppies Yip and Yap rescue Mrs. Perkins when gas fills her apartment.
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Birthday Business

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Synopsis: Jughead gets Archie an empty box for his birthday.
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You Big Sinker

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Synopsis: Reggie gives Ethel bad advice about swimming.
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Tut-O-Mania

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Genres: humorous
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Drink Kink

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Synopsis: Archie asks Moose about his punch.
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Broke Joke

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Synopsis: Veronica's piggy bank is broken.
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Cabin Fever

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Synopsis: Veronica invites Archie along to a trip to Mr. Lodge's cabin. Archie tries to be helpful but everything he does ends up causing Mr. Lodge to have accidents.
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Let's Do the Fruit Slush Mush

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): The Archies; Wyler's
Synopsis: The Archies entertain at a Lodge pool party complete with Wyler's fruit drinks.
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Neat Feat

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Synopsis: Jinx comes home from camp.
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The Solitude Seekers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The weary Pussycats try to find a spot on the beach where they can be free from male attention, until they face competition from gorgeous bikini-clad triplets.
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For Whom the Bowl Tolls

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Synopsis: Reggie borrows Dilton's radio-controlled bowling ball.
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Split Bit

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Synopsis: Jughead is no longer grounded to his room.
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Sailor Beware

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Genres: adventure, teen
Synopsis: Betty foils a hijacking of Veronica's yacht.
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Loan Groan

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Synopsis: Archie loans Jughead $5.
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Bat Chat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie admits he is wrong about the baseball team's strategy.
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Nag Gag

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Synopsis: Reggie answers an ad for a person that knows horses.
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Health Education

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Feature(s): The American Foundation for Aids Research
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A Word to the Wise

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Jughead, Veronica, and Archie play a game of Scramble (Scrabble).
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Bedrockin' Shakedown

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Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Barney becomes a rocker to steal Fred's Fruity Pebbles.
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Disclose Notes: Post Fruity Pebbles ad. Back cover.

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