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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: They say you live longer if you jog!

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Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #64.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

Tired of It All

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): the bank robber

First Line: Soda, Arch?

Synopsis: While rolling his flat tire to the garage, Archie loses control of it, with comic results.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Includes indicia at bottom of first page.

Droopy Sails

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Are you sure you can sail this thing, Arch?

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead take Veronica and Betty out on a sailboat but both boys end up overboard.

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Pages: 5

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Jug, where are you?

Synopsis: Jughead has his arm stuck under the refrigerator.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Birthday Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Evelyn; Perry

First Line: Wow! Thanks, Betty! I would have let it go right on by without even a card! Ol' Arch would never forgive me!

Synopsis: Reggie's surprise gift for Archie's impending birthday backfires on the Andrews lad.

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Pages: 6

Confession

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Veronica, where have you been? I waited for over an hour! We were supposed to meet and shop!

Synopsis: When her friends and father berate her for being so inconsiderate, Veronica announces that she has a shocking secret to reveal about why she acts the way she does.

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Pages: 5

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: The top drawer is stuck again...

Synopsis: The school's office furniture is breaking down.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

A Life for a Life

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Gladys

First Line: --And these three birds were beggin', man! Like I mean, pleading!

Synopsis: When Archie saves Reggie's life, Reggie follows Archie everywhere hoping to return the favor.

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Pages: 6

Nobedience School

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Jughead! You forgot your lunch!

Synopsis: Hot Dog leads Jughead a merry chase through the neighborhood, clutching Jughead's bag lunch in his mouth.

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Pages: 5

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Archie, what are you looking for?

Synopsis: Archie is looking for his skateboard.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

The Quitter

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie; Coach Kleats; Reggie; Jughead; Mr. Weatherbee

First Line: They're rough and they're tough and they're hard hitters, men -- but they haven't got the fighting spirit of the ol' Riverdale High team!

Synopsis: Coach Kleats is worried he is going to get fired and Archie rallies the team by faking quitting the team.

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Pages: 6

The Nose Knows

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: This is one picnic that's going to go off without a hitch!

Synopsis: The girls plan a picnic, but Jughead claims it's going to rain. Archie and Reggie insist that Jughead's nose allows him to predict the weather.

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Pages: 5

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Hi, Arch! I tried out my new skateboard on Hill Street today!

Synopsis: Jughead tried out his new skateboard.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Pest Problem

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Genres: childrens, humorous

First Line: Ulp! Here comes Fangs Fogarty... But this time he looks different!

Synopsis: Fangs threatens all the other boys that he will beat them up if they look at his girlfriend Penny.

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Pages: 9

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: New gym equipment is being installed today, Mr. Weatherbee!

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries out the new gym equipment.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Leo's Not Lying

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Genres: humorous, teen

Synopsis: Archie reads Mr. Weatherbee his horoscope.

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Pages: 6

That's Romance?

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First Line: Big Ethel tried to get Jughead to look at her in a romantic way ---

Synopsis: Place the numbered letters into the corresponding numbered slots to find out how Ethel's date went.

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Notes: Letter-number substitution puzzle.

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Hi, Moose --- What are you reading?

Synopsis: Moose is reading a collection of short stories.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Go Fly a Kite

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: It'll never fly without a tail!

Synopsis: Archie and Reggie have a kite flying contest at the beach.

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Pages: 5

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Jughead, you should learn to invest wisely!

Synopsis: Mr. Lodge gives Jughead some advice.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

A Crushing Victory

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Summeritme!

Synopsis: When Archie claims that women have it easy, Betty and Veronica claim to be constantly busy with charity work.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

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First Line: There are two girls in my class who like me!

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Notes: Includes letters from T.M., C.G., and L.P.
Includes promotional blurb for Betty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #1 at bottom of page.

Feather Brain

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Genres: childrens, humorous

First Line: Daddy, I'll be the bestest girl in the whole world --- I'll even clean up my room every day ---

Synopsis: Hap buys Jinx a parakeet. Then she teaches it to talk.

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Pages: 4

Archie Quizzers

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First Line: Try this "connect the dot" puzzle.

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Notes: A connect the dot puzzle and three riddles.

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Archie, vhere'd you get funny shirt?

Synopsis: Svenson asks Archie where he got his shirt.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Mean 'n' Mad

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Genres: childrens, humorous

First Line: Ha! I've finally caught you, Reggie!

Synopsis: Little Jughead give Little Reggie a mixture to give him more strength to take on Fangs, only Reggie doesn't know it only last for a little while.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: humorous, informational, teen

First Line: Hmm! I think I'll have a foot-long hot dog...

Synopsis: Katy dreams she is a butterfly.

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Pages: 4.33

Katy's Butterfly Pin-Up Parade

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Genres: informational

Synopsis: Illustrations of Katy Keene in butterfly-themed outfits.

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Pages: 0.67

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: Coach, what's this I hear about a fight at our hockey match?

Synopsis: There have been fights at all the high-school sporting events... except the boxing match.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Diamond Fire

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Genres: drama, teen

Character(s): Marty; smugglers; police

First Line: A shielded oil lamp, swinging on a lonely beach on a moonless night!

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead gets suspicious of several scruffy types who spend each night on a littered, unpopular beach. Discovering that this is a smuggling gang, they trap them for police.

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Pages: 11

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First Line: My favorite tv show is Charlie's Angels!

Synopsis: Archie discusses his favorite tv show.

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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.

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Pages: 1

Flight Plan

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Genres: humorous, teen

First Line: So you've got a date with Veronica Friday night!

Synopsis: Reggie gets Veronica to break a date with Archie by telling her that something great will be happening at Central High that night. Veronica not only goes, she brings Betty and all the other girls along.

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Pages: 6

Some Dish

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Genres: humorous, nature, teen

First Line: Down, Hot Dog!

Synopsis: Jughead and Hot Dog make a pact to avoid females.

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Pages: 6

Quiet on the Set

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First Line: That was funneee!

Synopsis: Archie and Jughead imagine themselves in a slapstick silent comedy set in the halls of Riverdale.

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Notes: In the silent movie sequence, Lucey puts Archie and Jughead in their classic '40s and '50s outfits (Archie's bow tie and "R" sweater vest and Jughead's "S" sweater).

The reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #7 lists Chic Stone as the inker, however the reprints in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #6 and Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #295 both list Vincent DeCarlo as the inker.

A Dog's Tale

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First Line: How are dogcatchers paid?

Synopsis: Find the hidden letters to find out how dog catchers get paid.

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Notes: Fill in the dotted letters puzzle.

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Feature(s): Pat the Brat Comics Digest Magazine

First Line: Hey! Who's Pat the Brat?

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Notes: House advertisement for Pat the Brat Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #1.

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Notes: Inside back cover.

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Feature(s): Archie Comics Digest

First Line: Stories, puzzles, jokes, pages of fun and laughter in full color!

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Notes: House advertisement for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #44.