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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Big Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Li'l Jinx

First Line: Hey, Moose!! C'mon, jump in!! We're all going to the rock revival in the park!

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Blank Page

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Notes: Inside front cover.

The Clock

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Prof. Flutesnoot

First Line: I want it back!

Synopsis: Reggie lent Archie an old alarm for a science experiment, but Archie objects to what Reggie wants in return.

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Archie #135 published March 1963
was The Clock [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Color Blind

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Y'know, Arch! These adult coloring books are fun!

Synopsis: Archie thinks he should be colored blue.

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Archie #137 published June 1963
was Color Blind [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Stop, Book and Listen!

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday

First Line: Daddy...

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's dad gets upset when Li'l Jinx interrupts him while reading a book.

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Archie #138 published July 1963
was Stop, Book and Listen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Canned Happiness!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Jughead

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Arch! What would you guess is the most frequently used sentence in my vocabulary?

Synopsis: Jughead keeps trying to warn Archie of danger, but he doesn't listen.

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Jughead #166 published March 1969
was Canned Happiness! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Cave Man Casanova

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews [Archie I]; Betty I; Veronica I; Jughead I; Reggie I

First Line: Hit the trail, you stone age hussy! He saw me first and he's going to clobber me first!

Synopsis: Archie dreams he's a caveman, but doesn't understand why the guys with funny shapes (Betty and Veronica) want him to catch them.

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Archie #137 published June 1963
was Cave Man Casanova [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Notes: First appearance of the gang as cavemen, which would later become the "Archie I" series.

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

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday

First Line: Yipee!

Synopsis: Hap lost his voice and has to write messages.

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Li'l Jinx Puzzlers

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday

First Line: Classroom Crossword Puzzle

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Notes: Puzzle page with a classroom crossword puzzle and rebus puzzle where you have to figure out the names of the states.

Who Me?

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge

First Line: Okay, Archiekins! Here's a tough one for you!

Synopsis: Mr. Lodge asks Veronica what she sees in Archie and she can't think of anything to say.

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Archie #156 published July 1965
was Who Me? [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Practice Makes Perfect

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Music instructor

First Line: Screeeeeee!

Synopsis: Mr. Lodge wants Veronica to learn to play an instrument. Veronica doesn't want to, and the surrounding area is suffering from the titanic battle of wills.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #146 published February 1968
was Practice Makes Perfect [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Francis Scott Key

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Genres: biography

Character(s): Francis Scott Key

First Line: "Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light..." familiar words to every American for they are the beginning of our national anthem.

Synopsis: Biography of Francis Scott Key.

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Trouble Spot

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy

First Line: It wasn't my fault, sir! It just fell off the wall whilst I was reading it!

Synopsis: Resenting the teachers' belief that accidents naturally happen when he's around, Archie tries to prove that trouble can happen when he's not around.

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Archie #142 published December 1963
was Trouble Spot [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Jughead's Puzzle Page

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

First Line: Archie would like some milk! With path should he take?

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Notes: Jughead does not appear in this story, despite having his name in the title.

A series of gags in the form of puzzles, but the answers are jokes, not anything a reader could reasonably answer.

Disc Disaster

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Jughead

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

First Line: Archiekins, darling! Why don't you latch onto a fistful of your fab record collection and fall by my pad in about a half hour?

Synopsis: Veronica wants Archie to bring some records to her house but insists he doesn't bring Jughead.

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Jughead #166 published March 1969
was Disc Disaster [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Swamp Buggy

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

First Line: Archie! Betty! Wait'll I tell you what happened to me?

Synopsis: To bust up Betty's date with Archie, Veronica handcuffs herself to Archie's wrist. Then she finds out Betty and Archie's "date" was a trip through the local swamp.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #146 published February 1968
was Swamp Buggy [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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The House That Lodge Built

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

First Line: This is the house that Lodge built!

Synopsis: In a story mostly told in narrative captions, Archie gets a chance to redeem himself in Mr. Lodge's eyes when he notices a fire in the Lodge mansion.

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Archie #138 published July 1963
was The House That Lodge Built [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Pirate Prose

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews [Cap'n Kidd]; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

First Line: Shiver me timbers, I'll belay the son of a sea cook if the swab isn't keelhauled by sunup!

Synopsis: Arrr! Archie, aka Cap'n Kidd, tries to be the scurviest swine on the high seas with the help of a book that teaches him how to talk pirate. Meanwhile, Betty, the booty, shoots the cap'n in the behind with a pistol.

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Laugh Comics / Laugh #168 published March 1965
was Pirate Prose [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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License Plate Quiz

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle

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Notes: Puzzle page.

Match up the person with their personalized license plate.

Thunder Head

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Oh no! No, sir! Not me! If you want to know, you ask!

Synopsis: Jughead learns to control the weather and uses his newfound power to unleash the elements on Reggie.

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Jughead #130 published March 1966
was Thunder Head [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 5

Small Success

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

First Line: Beautiful? Eh, Betty? Is that beautiful? How can they pack so much appeal into such a tiny frame?

Synopsis: In order to tease Archie, Betty and Veronica claim Dilton is a chick-magnet. Through a series of coincidences, Archie comes to believe them.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #151 published July 1968
was Small Success [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 5

Canoe Capers

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

First Line: One thing about Betty.

Synopsis: Betty calls Archie and asks him for a canoe ride.

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Woman Scorned

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

First Line: So I said "Sorry Betts, I've gotta call off our date!"

Synopsis: When Archie breaks a date with Betty again, she snaps and decides to murder him. After Betty makes several attempts on Archie's life, involving falling trees and wagons full of bricks, Jughead suggests that Archie try to pacify her.

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Archie #156 published July 1965
was Woman Scorned [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Gloom Chaser

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Pop Tate; Smithers; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Archie, have you seen daddy?

Synopsis: Everything Archie does brings a little more hilarity into Mr. Lodge's life.

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Archie #142 published December 1963
was Gloom Chaser [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Faith, Hope and Charity

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason

First Line: I have cakes over here, fellows!

Synopsis: Betty's pastries are out-selling Veronica's at the Riverdale High charity bazaar. So Archie bribes Jughead to buy one and eat it.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #151 published July 1968
was Faith, Hope and Charity [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Strike Up the Band

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Lone Wolf

First Line: Riverdale High School is unfair to students!

Synopsis: The students protest Mr. Weatherbee's cancellation of the school dance class.

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Archie #143 published February 1964
was Strike Up the Band [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Hate Affair

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Arch!... You're being grossly unfair! I don't hate you just because you get more dates with Veronica!

Synopsis: Archie isn't too worried when Reggie takes Veronica out driving; she appreciates him more after a date with Reggie.

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Archie #142 published December 1963
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That's My Girl

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

First Line: No! No! No! And that's final!

Synopsis: Mr. Lodge demands that Veronica earn the money for her new formal gown.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #151 published July 1968
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Gamemanship

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Jughead

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

First Line: Archie and Reg are just super fab!

Synopsis: Jughead challenges both Archie and Reggie to beat him at ping-pong on his home table.

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Party Line

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Jug, give me a good rhyme for Archie!

Synopsis: Archie runs against Reggie for student council president.

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Archie #135 published March 1963
was Party Line [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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The Rich Get Results

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones

First Line: Deliver me from the tiresome tedious, poor people!

Synopsis: To demonstrate to Archie that wealth has its privileges, Veronica has one of her father's assistants perform three out of the ordinary tasks.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #146 published February 1968
was The Rich Get Results [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Career Wise!

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday; Hap Holliday

First Line: Hello, Earth! I can see it! The planet Mars is right up ahead!

Synopsis: Jinx dreams of various things she wants to do when she grows up.

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Paper Capers

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Li'l Jinx Holliday

First Line: The Japanese have a paper art form called "Origami."

Synopsis: Instructions for making a "buck-toothed dragon" origami.

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Pat the Brat Comics Digest Magazine #1 published February 1980
as Paper Capers [Activity on Interior Page(s)]

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The Rival

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Luke Cobbley; Hank Cobbley; Anita Brown; Jughead Jones

First Line: Ya whoo! Hee ha! It's gr-reat to be alive!

Synopsis: Archie is scribbling the initials "AA" and "TW" on anything that doesn't move, so Betty and Veronica are determined to find out just who "TW" is.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #151 published July 1968
was The Rival [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Job Well Done

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle

First Line: Er -- lambie... about this afternoon... something has come up!

Synopsis: Archie breaks a date with Veronica when he has to tidy up the garden. So Veronica goes searching for Reggie. Betty then comes over to help Archie with the garden.

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Archie #141 published November 1963
was Job Well Done [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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The Athlete

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats

First Line: How do you like it? Reggie gave it to me! He won it for swimming!

Synopsis: Veronica shows Archie an athletic medal Reggie gave her, just to make Archie jealous. It spurs the teen to enter and nearly kills himself in the next track and field meet.

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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #146 published February 1968
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Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Big Moose Mason; Jerry the mechanic

First Line: Doggone! Where is everybody when you need them?

Synopsis: As usual, Big Moose takes what people say much too literally!

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Archie #141 published November 1963
was Help Wanted [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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The Archie Doll

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

First Line: A foot and a half high!

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Notes: Back cover. Ad for 18-inch high Archie doll for $2.00 from a post office box in Reidsville, N.C. Standard Archie art and free Archie comic with each doll, so may be a promo, rather than an advertisement.