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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #4
Publication Date: February 1974
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Issues: #4 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 41 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
First Line: Miss Grundy, do you allow talking in your classes?!?
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[untitled]

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Winner Take All!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie have a bet on if it will snow and the loser has to carry the winner to school on his shoulders.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #145 published April 1964
was Winner Take All [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Clothes Call!

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Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx has to wear her best clothes.
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Last Stop

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica is trying to teach Archie to behave like a gentleman.
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Stupid Cupid

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Jughead is using the school computer to see if people are perfectly matched.
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Team Wreck

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries to teach kids how to ski.
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From Content Item: FlagPep #193 published May 1966
was Team Wreck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Dig, Dig, Dig

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie's dad is annoyed that Archie didn't shovel the snow off the walk.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #225 [Newsstand] published March 2012
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The Pony Express

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): American Heritage
Synopsis: About the Pony Express.
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The Run-Away

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Spotty
Synopsis: Little Archie gets on a raft to sail to Europe.
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From Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Giant Comics #14 published March 1960
was The Run-Away [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Li'l Jinx Puzzles?

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Synopsis: Color the numbered squares and a crossword puzzle.
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The Right Sign

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The class names the first signs of spring.
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From Content Item: FlagPep #192 published April 1966
was The Right Sign [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Greatest!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose; Martha; Clarence
Synopsis: Reggie can't understand why Veronica can't see that he is the greatest.
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was The Greatest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Failure

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are talking about how silly it is to believe in monsters, not realizing that a hairy monster is following them.
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Unexpected Situation

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Moose is nervous about talking to Mr. Weatherbee.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #145 published April 1964
was Unexpected Sit-Uation [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Beat Nix

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Character(s): Souphead Jones; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis: Souphead's drum playing is driving Jughead crazy.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #145 published April 1964
was Beat Nix [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Wind-Up

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica shows Reggie and Betty a mechanical Archie.
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Payola!

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Jughead gives Miss Grundy a potted plant and she thinks it's payola.
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From Content Item: FlagJughead #130 published March 1966
was Payola! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Carry On

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie accidentally knocks Betty down and she pretends to be hurt so he'll carry her.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #147 published July 1964
was Carry On [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Gym Dandy

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica is exercising because she thinks Archie will like that.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #71 published November 1961
was Gym Dandy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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So Help Me!

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica needs help on her Latin and Betty wants Archie to take her to the dance.
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The Right Condition

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Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx finds out her dad was a skiing champ and she wants him to take her skiing.
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Boxed In

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Veronica wants her father to give her Archie as a birthday present.
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was Boxed In [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Future Preference

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Jughead reads a science fiction book called The Year 2120 and tells Archie and Veronica what life will be like.
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More Bounce To The Ounce

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie makes a rubber band ball at school.
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was More Bounce to the Ounce [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Vocal Yokel

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Professor Roffkee
Synopsis: Veronica is being coached in music by the money hungry Professor Roffkee.
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Dummy Up

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie put a Halloween mask on the new tackling dummy and have some fun around school.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #144 published March 1964
was Dummy Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Menace From The Skies!

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Nature's Notebook
Synopsis: About different types of owls.
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From Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Giant Comics #11 published June 1959
was Menace From the Skies! [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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The Letter

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Bill Golden
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge finds out that Veronica gave his letter to a friend in Australia to Archie to mail and he thinks it will never make it to the post office.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #141 published November 1963
was The Letter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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After the Game

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: When Veronica refuses to go out with Archie and Reggie because their actions almost caused Riverdale High to lose the hockey game they worry she might be going out with Jughead.
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Show Biz

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Al
Synopsis: Veronica finds out that the TV show Route 99 is filming an episode in Riverdale and is looking for a local girl to play a part.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #88 published April 1963
was Show Biz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Nix Pix

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Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx complains that there's nothing good to watch on TV and the movie theaters are all showing the same picture.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #146 published June 1964
was Nix Pix [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Cheer Leader

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Flint; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie has an infectious new cheer that bugs Mr. Weatherbee.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #144 published March 1964
was The Cheer Leader [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Runaway

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica, upset that her dad doesn't understand her, decides to leave the mansion and find somewhere else to live.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #87 published March 1963
was The Runaway [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Puzzles

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: A maze to get Jinx back to camp, a crossword puzzle titled "Gone Fishing" and a connect the dots to find the magician's friend.
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In the Stretch

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Veronica, Betty, Archie and Jughead pull taffy in cooking class.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #146 published June 1964
was In the Stretch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Ice-Capade

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are interested in a handsome fellow skating.
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Pin Point

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Big Ethel; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead picks up a pin and has good luck, avoiding the things Reggie tries to do to him.
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Pearl Divers

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Flint; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Veronica's pearl necklace broke in school causing the faculty to slip on them.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #145 published April 1964
was Pearl Divers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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160 pages of stories and fun in Archie's full color comics digest

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doily; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel; Reggie Mantle; Midge; Moose; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Archie Comics Digest #5
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