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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #5
Publication Date: January 1956
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 100
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
48 (33 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Who am I going to invite to the prom? Betty or Veronica?
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Don't Miss Any of These New King-size Quarter Comics!

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The Student Wince!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Frank Doyle
George Frese
George Frese
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Mrs. Phyfe; Mr. Doozy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Mary Andrews
Archie!! How could you possibly get a zero in this test?
Archie is doing so poorly in school that they call in his father to speak to all of the teachers. Fred is about to ban Archie from watching TV or going on dates until his grades improve but Archie actually suggests the same thing and becomes very good in school as a result.
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Fan-Dangle

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Harry Lucey
Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Danny Downbeat; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
I'm sorry, Archie! Not this afternoon...
Veronica is the president of the Danny Downbeat fan club and it's taking up all of her time so Archie makes her quit and Betty takes over as president. When Veronica hears about the fan club's plan to send the president of the club to meet him she changes her mind and becomes president again.
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Buss Ride

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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George Frese
George Frese
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
There's a swell moon tonight, Angel!
Archie makes a deal with Veronica that every time a car with one headlight passes by he would get to kiss her.
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Popular Poll

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Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Ophelia Glutenschnable; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Sit down, Archie, I've been waiting for you!
Archie agrees to take out whoever is voted as as the most popular girl in school.
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Be a Leader! Ride the Leader!

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Columbia Bicycles
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Illustrated ad for Columbia bicycles.
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous
Big Moose
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Smith
Well! If it isn't "Giggles" Andrews and "Chuckles" Mantle!
Moose in ineligible to play sports because he got a minus five on his English exam. Mr. Weatherbee convinced Superintendent Smith to give him another chance.
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Archie Fun Page

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Archie Fun Page
Can you identify these nationally known television programs?
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Meddle of Honor

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Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Uncle John
T-this is related to Betty?
When Jughead shows Veronica a picture of a handsome war hero who's staying with Betty Veronica demands to take him to the dance.
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Bill Vigoda
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humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
So your cousin is an artist?
Reggie's cousin is an artist.
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Native Dancer

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Pal Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
The guys tries to convince Jughead he's a good dancer so he'll agree to take them all out that night.
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Terp-Sick-Ory

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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Veronica dances with Jughead.
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Operation..Perfection

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humorous
Archie
Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Coach Kleats; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Haggly
Mr.Weatherbee assigns teachers their duties for the winter prom.
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Zenith's Big Bargain Offer for Stamp Collectors

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Zenith Co.
Ad offers 318 stamps for twenty-five cents.
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Gallant Fox

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
After hearing Archie talking about what he would do if someone made a pass at Veronica she falsely claims that big Moose whistled at her. Archie pretends to confront Moose.
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[untitled]

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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
I can't eat today! Prices are too high!
Jughead had a 25 cent meal.
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Be the First in Your Crowd to Wear Your Favorite Movie-T.V. And Singing Star Bracelet!

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informational
House of Jewelry
Ad for a charm bracelet.
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Cover Charge

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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica gets a new outfit but it's the same pattern as Archie's new seat covers.
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Everything's Oak!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Rival Reggie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Reggie is taking care of Mr.Lodge's plants when Archie comes along with an oak tree sapling in a pot. Reggie pours weed killer on it to kill it. Jughead and Archie play a trick by replacing it with a larger sapling to pretend it made it grow.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
They're having a one cent sale downtown today!
Buy one dress and get the second for one cent.
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Make This Miniature Golf Course!

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Archie Do-it-yourself Page
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The Big Charade

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
The gang play charades.
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[untitled]

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Bill Vigoda
Terry Szenics
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Darn! A flat tire!
Archie gets a flat tire.
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Daze-y Chain

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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Archie and Jughead go out to find daisy plants because he thinks that's Veronica's favorite flower.
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Hurry! Hurry! Don't Be Late for Your Copy of Archie Annual #8

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Archie Annual
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Promo for Archie Annual #8, with mail-in coupon. Premium is a free 1957 Archie Pin-Up calendar. Cover and calendar are depicted, along with original art.
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Footloose and Fancy

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Frank Doyle ?
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Pal Jughead
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Reggie and Jughead are varnishing the gym floor when Reggie deliberately paint Jughead into a corner.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Frank Doyle ?
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Know What I like most about you, Reggie?
Jughead tells Reggie that he likes the fact that he's not conceited.
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The Rose Achoo

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Tom Moore
Tom Moore
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Tom Moore
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
You have a date with Archie tonight, Betty?
Archie invites Betty to the festival of roses because Veronica is allergic to them. Veronica makes Archie miss his date with Betty so Betty gets back at her by having roses delivered to her house.
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Archie Puzzle Page

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Archie Puzzle Page
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Snob Appeal!

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Bill Vigoda
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humorous
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Gloria Giltedge
Reggie wants Jughead to introduce him to a posh girl.
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[untitled]

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Bill Vigoda
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humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy
Jughead, name a type of period furniture!
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Now in One Book Baseball's Funniest Stories

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Salo
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Subject Matter
The Complete Baseball Joke Book
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Sly-chology

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Archie explains to Mr. Lodge how he uses psychology on Veronica to show a willingness to take her to expensive places knowing that she wouldn't be able to make it.
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Omission of Guilt

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
humorous
Moose
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Reggie tries to date a willing Midge without an unwilling Moose finding out.
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Betty and Veronica Puzzle Fun

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Puzzles
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Kickoff

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bill Vigoda
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Pal Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Skull Smith
Reggie asks for Jughead's help in avoiding being beat up by the boyfriend of a girl he dated.
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Tracked Down!

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humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Archie makes a bet that he can take down Moose and devises a way to make it look like Moose is running away from him.
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Don't Wait for Santa!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Harry Lucey
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Archie's Christmas Stocking
Archie Andrews
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Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #3, with mail-in coupon.
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What the Heckle

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bill Vigoda
Harry Lucey ?
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Harry Lucey ?
Subject Matter
humorous
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Jughead acts as M.C. at Pop Tate's to try and draw in a crowd.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bill Vigoda
Harry Lucey ?
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Harry Lucey ?
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Reg, I don't think Miss Grundy appreciated your humor!
Reggie thinks a water moccasin is a wet shoe.
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Once A-pond a Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Frank Doyle
George Frese
George Frese
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Weatherbee
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Miss Grundy relays her suspicions about Archie planning to skip school the next day to go fishing so Mr. Weatherbee goes to the pond the next day to watch for him.
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Archie Fun Page

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Archie Fun Page
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Hopping Mad

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Terry Szenics
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Terry Szenics
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie's Coach
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Jughead Jones
Coach Kleats tried to show the proper way to catch a ground ball but Jughead brought in a trick ball.
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Label Fable

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick; Joe Edwards
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Betty buys a dress that's an genuine copy of an original by Pierre of Paris. Veronica comes out wearing the same dress but tells her that her's is original but it's really just a copy with a fake label.
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Joe Edwards redrew some faces on page 5.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Hey Reg! Did you lose a five dollar bill?
Jughead goes around asking random people if they lost money.
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Check the Kind of Body You Want!

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Charles Atlas
Charles Atlas (photo)
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Mike Was a Rolling Menace Until...

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U. S. Royals
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