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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #21
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699412
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 44 (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]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Li'l Jinx; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Little Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie, I presume you are concentrating on my question, "What's the shortest distance between two points?"
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Redrawn from the cover of Pep Comics #82
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[untitled]

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How to Write Comics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
The narrator of the story guides the reader thru how to write a comic story.
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5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Miss Grundy! Do you mean Veronica and I must stay after school, too?
Betty and Veronica get Archie and Jughead out of detention.
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Lamb Stew

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Victor Gorelick
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Betty wins a baby goat in a raffle and brings him to school to keep from getting lonely.
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6
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Muscle Bound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie and Reggie believe men are superior to women so Miss Grundy tricks them into moving all the heavy items into her classroom.
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You're the Judge!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Hap Halliday
The kids organize a flower show with Hap as the judge.
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Miscellaneous
3
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Superstition

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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The Believer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
A visit to a gypsy fortune-teller leaves Archie completely convinced that fortune-telling is real, and when he accurately predicts that Betty and Veronica will beat him up, he decides he must have psychic powers himself.
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Foxy Proxy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Moore
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Reggie gets the coach to send Archie to a meeting as a proxy for him, so Reggie can take Archie's place with Veronica at a dance. But Veronica is sick, so Jughead chooses Midge to be her proxy for the dance. A terrified Reggie tries to explain to Moose that he's really just dating Midge as a proxy for Archie, and when that doesn't seem to work, he pays Jughead to be his proxy when Moose gets back.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Archie Crossword Fun

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie crossword. First clue across is "Advertisement (abbr)".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
Good Grief!
Mr. Weatherbee questions the name "burning zeal" used for Miss Beazly's newest creation.
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The Grand Tour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Bolling
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy (cameo)
Mr Weatherbee needs someone to show someone around the school.
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6
Credit from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Civilized Savages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
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Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Caramel; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Evelyn Evernever; Ambrose Pipps
After learning that toll booths are part of the price we pay for civilization, Little Archie convinces the good ol' gang to build their own modern civilizations of "bridges, buildings and super-highways," so he can charge people money for using them.
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10
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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A Mouthful

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Hap tries to tell Jinx she has egg and jam around her mouth.
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1
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Phlips
Yes! I told Archie he could print calendars on the...
Archie printed calendars with "Miss Riverdale" on the cover.
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Water On the Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle ?
Bill Vigoda ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews
Archie receives an African rain god totem as a gift, and suddenly he can't avoid getting wet.
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Miscellaneous
4
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Tee Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Bill Vigoda
Mario Acquaviva
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Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Jughead has to carry Reggie's golf bag around school, which gets him in trouble with Mr. Weatherbee.
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6
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Rain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Vincent DeCarlo ?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Mr. Weatherbee can't figure out why Betty and Veronica are walking through the school halls with raised umbrellas.
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5
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
This will loosen up your hips!
Archie misses class after football practice.
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Second Time Around

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Veronica abandons Archie to go riding in Reggie's new convertible, until Betty shows interest in Archie.
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The Scent of Forgetfulness!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bob White
Mario Acquaviva
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Mario Acquaviva
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Archie as Captain Pureheart
Captain Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed villain; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hermione Lodge
An unnamed villain uses specially-scented flowers that cause amnesia to get Mr. Lodge to sign over his empire to him. Archie, as Captain Pureheart, steps in to save the day, in his typical bumbling manner, using a perfume similar to the one used by the villain, and gets the villain to sign the empire back over to him.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy! I will not have you pulling in here late...
Mr. Weatherbee wants Miss Grundy to arrive on time.
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The Advisor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Horace Wolfsnaggle
Betty is crying, but Miss Grundy tells her how to get a man.
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Miscellaneous
6
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #94, no credits listed in this digest.
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A Game Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
All Li’l Jinx wants to do all day is play games.
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Badger

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Art for Art's Ache

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Reggie is collecting items for a bonfire, Archie donates an old painting, not knowing Fred was secretly stashing cash in the frame.
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4
Probably from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #11 but needs confirmation.
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On the Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Jughead tells the guys the story of the invention of basketball.
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5
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
Bob Montana
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
I'll pass chemistry if I can work this experiment!
Archie messes up a chemistry experiment.
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate, 2/20/1961)
Miscellaneous
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The Folk Singers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo ?
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Betty, Veronica and Archie are suddenly obsessed with folk music and their practicing is driving Mr. Lodge up the wall.
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Archie for President

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and Me
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Svenson
Mr. Weatherbee pits Archie and Reggie against each other in the school presidential election.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Ssssst... Archie! Where's your mother?
Fred sneaks off to the golf course.
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The Little Helper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Merry Holliday
Li'l Jinx tries to help her parents with their chores.
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3
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Archie's Notebook Doodles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Archie
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Guess what the pictures are of.
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Archie's Road Map Puzzle Puns

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Archie
Guess the directions based on the visual puns.
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The First Dance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling (signed)
Bob Bolling (signed)
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Bob Bolling
Subject Matter
humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Ronnie wants Little Archie to take her to a masquerade dance. Little Archie thinks dancing is "sissy stuff" and prefers to spend his time playing with a pigeon he caught. Mary, who wants Little Archie to get interested in girls, encourages Ronnie to take an interest in Little Archie's hobbies, so Ronnie gets her father to buy her a very expensive pigeon.
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The ending of this story is one of the few times Bolling makes a reference to Little Archie's future; the caption reads "The end... or is it just the beginning?"
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy is getting very forgetful!
Miss Grundy forgets to buy chalk.
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Brain Gain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Jughead doesn't want to flunk his business course so he enlists the help of Dilton. Together they build a machine, that for a quarter, will help students with their home work. Intrigued, Mr. Weatherbee takes a closer look and finds out that it's Dilton who is the brains inside the machine.
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Change Of Tune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Victor Gorelick
Victor Gorelick
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews: Larry
Archie gets jealous when Veronica stands him up for a new, handsome baritone in the choral group.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Tired Laughing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andres; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Reggie steals the tires off Archie's jalopy and uses them to prank Archie and Jughead.
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6
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Mr. Weatherbee Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Mr. Weatherbee
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A maze puzzle.
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Laugh Comics DIgest #8

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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House ad for Laugh Comics Digest #8.
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Jughead with Archie Digest #18

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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House ad for Jughead with Archie Digest #18.

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