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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): sales clerk

First Line: I wonder what goes well with a water bed!

Synopsis: Archie tries a water bed, but thinks he needs seasick pills.

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First Line: Stop short nails!

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Notes: Advertisement, with order coupon, for nail care products from Charles of Fifth Avenue, Inc.
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In the Public's Eye

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): senior citizens

First Line: We're kind of proud of those gold records, Dilton! That means they sold over a million each!

Synopsis: The Archies hire Dilton as their manager and he quickly gets them a gig. But Moose mixes up the address, and their music terrorizes the unsuspecting senior citizens' home.

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Character(s): Dancing Dawn

First Line: Wow! It's Dancing Dawn and her dancing friends!!!

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Notes: Advertisement for Dancing Dawn doll and accessories from Topper.

Heroes Are Made

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Stan

First Line: Arch! Lay off! I'm pleading with you! If there's on thing that can be said about your original plans, it's that they always backfire!

Synopsis: Archie tries to impress Veronica by telling tall tales of daring deeds. When the TV station broadcasts the stories he has to flee town in shame.

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First Line: 100 little dolls all for $1.00

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Notes: Advertisement for miniature plastic toy dolls, with order coupon, from The 100 Doll Co.

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First Line: Monster s-i-z-e monsters

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Notes: Advertisement for monster cutouts, with order coupon, from Honor House Products.

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: D-uh, I think our school must be haunted!

Synopsis: Moose hears about school spirit, and assumes the place is haunted.

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Future Fun

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Genres: humorous, science fiction, teen

First Line: The passage of time changes things... but somehow people tend to remain the same!

Synopsis: Life may be different in the future, but our friends will be just the same.

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Hair-Weather Friend!

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Genres: childrens, humorous, teen

First Line: Li'l Jinx! Stop gulping your milk down ---

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's dad doesn't want her playing with a long-haired friend, but he turns out to be a sheepdog.

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

First Line: Dig this crazy offer!

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Notes: Subscription advertisement for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series).

The Man

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): kids; con man

First Line: Boss, you may fire me, but you've...

Synopsis: Archie insists that he's mature and demands independence. When he falls for a con man Mr. Andrews bails him out without Archie realizing.

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Character(s): Muffin; Godfrey; Happy; Coquette

First Line: Amazing $1 art offer

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Notes: Advertisement for reproductions of oil paintings of wide-eyed puppies, with order coupon, from Colonial Studios.

Early Bird Andrews

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): little boy

First Line: Hold it! Here he comes! They're springing him at last!

Synopsis: Archie gets so many detentions for tardiness that he commits to being punctual. He succeeds, but makes himself late when he stops to aid a little boy in distress. Everyone is amused to think that his habits are so ingrained that he can't change them, but he takes their gibes without comment or excuse.

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Feature(s): Archie Comics

First Line: Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!

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Notes: Promo, with order coupon, for Archie "quarter comics."

The Prowler

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): T.V. repairman

Synopsis: Veronica returns home to spot a stranger climbing in her window, and concludes he must be the prowler burglarizing the neighborhood. The man insists he's the T.V. repairman, but Archie and Reggie hale him to the police. Meanwhile Mr. Lodge catches the real prowler, who has taken advantage of the open window.

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Character(s): Pretty girl

First Line: 10 way hairpiece!

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Notes: Advertisement for women's hairpieces, with order coupon, from Beauty Aids Co.

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Character(s): Queen Victoria

First Line: World's first postage stamp

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Notes: Advertisement for postage stamps and accessories, with response coupon, from Kenmore Stamp Company.

Sidewalk Supers

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): tax man

First Line: Look! Look at the front of the Chok'lit Shoppe! How deliciously unkempt!

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead decide the Chok'lit Shoppe needs sprucing up. They clean so energetically (and carelessly) that they repeatedly abuse an approaching customer who turns out to be the tax man. When he gives up, Pop Tate gives the boys sundaes.

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Character(s): Mark Lindsay; James Taylor

First Line: Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!

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Notes: Advertisement for music albums, with order coupons, from Columbia Record Club.

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First Line: Archie Club members, send in your news reports and be eligible to win cash prizes in the Archie Series Magazines.

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Notes: Includes fan reports from Nancy Spalding (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) First prize - $5.00, Tim Greenwood (Groton, Conn.) Second prize - $3.00, Cheryl Green (Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada) Third prize - $2.00, and Marianne White (Philadelphia, Penn.) Fourth prize - $1.00.
Includes membership application form for the Archie Club.

Dream Time

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Genres: childrens, humorous

First Line: Boy! What a dream I had last night!

Synopsis: Roz had the same dream twice, so Li'l Jinx says it must be a re-run.

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Feature(s): Archie Club

Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Be an Archie Club member

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Character(s): King of the Stallions; Aristocracy Lady; Pride 'O Duchess; Fascinator Empress; Lady Gallant.

First Line: Giant stallion mural

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Notes: Advertisement for reproductions of oil paintings of stallions, with order coupon, from Colonial Studios.

Funny Fortune

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): pretty girl; police officer; Harry

First Line: Wow, look at this!... Thursday is your lucky day!

Synopsis: A weight and fortune scale tells Reggie that this is his lucky day. He repeatedly pushes his luck, and increasingly suffers for it.

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First Line: Giant play zoo animal collection

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Notes: Advertisement for plastic toy animals, with order coupon, from Colonial Studios.

Basket Ball

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): police officer; pretty girls

First Line: What you got in the basket, Arch?

Synopsis: Archie tries selling cute little baskets, and quickly gathers a crowd of enthusiastic girls. When a policeman runs him in for peddling without a license the girls all insist that he was not selling -- that these are only little mementos for all his girl friends. This gets him off until Veronica gets wind of all those girls. Then he begs to be jailed for his own protection.

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First Line: 266 ICS courses

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Notes: Advertisement, with response coupon, for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.
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First Line: $1.00 worth of fast selling flower and vegetable seeds to show you how easy it is to make money and earn prizes!

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Notes: Advertisement, with response coupon, for the vegetable and flower seeds sales kit from Youth Opportunity Sales Club.
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