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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #89
Publication Date: April 1988
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Issues: #89 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Canadian
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)
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Pages: 132
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Price: none entered
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
53 (51 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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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
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Veronica! I promise I'll only go out with the guys while you're away!
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Luck Is Where You Find It

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Sharon; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie's lucky charm saves the day for him but is more of a curse for Reggie.
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Cheer Sphere

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Synopsis: Betty's mom wants her to clean her room.
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Biz Tiz

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Synopsis: Betty tries to run a student council meeting.
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Kick Trick

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Synopsis: Jughead decides against having the TV on while studying.
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Golf Gaff

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Synopsis: Archie angers Mr. Weatherbee right before a visit from the superintendent.
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Billion Dollar Taste

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Gladys Jones; Pop Tate; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Everyone is so impressed with Jughead's new soup that they envision it has mass-market potential.
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Feather Tether

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Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie is throwing a costume party, but Archie has to make deliveries and can't attend.
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Cool Tool

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Synopsis: The girls prepare to play the boys in broom hockey.
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Rube Boob

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Synopsis: Midge asks Moose to play country music on his guitar.
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Heap Deep

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Synopsis: Archie and Jughead discuss last night's snowstorm.
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Jump Thump

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Synopsis: Reggie jumps eight barrels on ice skates.
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Video Volley

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica both try to lure Archie to their house for a date. When Archie chooses Veronica, he ends up regretting it.
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Racquet Racket

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie likes watching the girls play racquetball.
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Dollar Holler

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Synopsis: Moose doesn't think the bank grew his money like they promised.
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Loon Tune

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Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is not impressed with Archie's singing.
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Girl Whirl

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Synopsis: Archie promises Veronica he will not go out with other girls while she is away.
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Noise Counterpoise

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Synopsis: Airplane noise drowns out the students.
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Bright Sprite

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Synopsis: Jughead doesn't want Archie to repair his snow shovel.
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Nifty Lifty

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Synopsis: On the ski slope, the gang discusses their favorite lifts.
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Sleigh Belles

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Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis: Alex makes a buffoon of himself bragging about his snowmobile.
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Sub Flub

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Reggie and Veronica call in sick on the night the band has a gig, just so they can go skiing.
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Dig That Snow

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy
Synopsis: Teddy gets a snow plow and uses it to ruin Bingo's attempts to shovel the walk.
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Teach Me Tonight

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie has trouble with foreign languages, so Veronica makes him tapes of herself to help him learn French.
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Board Reward

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Synopsis: When he learns that his car hasn't been repaired yet, Fred finds an alternate way to get to work.
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Money Honey

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Synopsis: Veronica admits that money isn't everything...sort of.
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Work Quirk

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Synopsis: Archie asks Betty to do his French homework for him.
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You're So Right

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Synopsis: Reggie can't shake the feeling he's not alone with his date.
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Banner Manner

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Synopsis: Archie has Dilton, Ethel and Jughead carry banners professing his love for Veronica but Mr. Weatherbee changes the last banner.
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Scoop Dupe

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Reggie surreptitiously switches assignments so he can cover a female rock band and not Archie.
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Sub Snub

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Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee asks Miss Phlips to get faculty to fill in for him.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead goes down the suicide slope.
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Donation Hesitation

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Synopsis: Mr. Lodge wants to donate Archie to charity.
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Divine Dine

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Synopsis: Archie and Betty wonder why the cafeteria food has been yucky.
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Strategy Strain

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Synopsis: Dilton convinces Betty to introduce Archie to chess in hopes of spending more time with him.
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Color Coded

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis: Sabrina magically materializes a fur coat from a store window just to try it on, then gets arrested for shoplifting.
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The Umpire Strikes Back

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Moose 1
Synopsis: Space aliens visit the cave teens.
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Scare Flair

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Gladys Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II
Synopsis: Jughead's dad knows how to motivate him.
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Bump Thump

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Synopsis: Archie has built his own snowmobile.
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File Style

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Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee has a file cabinet on Archie.
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Advice Sacrifice

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead gives Archie advice on asking for a raise of his allowance.
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Worry Bird

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Synopsis: Miss Grundy asks Dilton to tell Reggie the meaning of fastidiousness.
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Absurd Bird

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Character(s): Archie's mom wants him to run an errand in a snowstorm.
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Team Theme

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Character(s): Gladys Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead's mom won't let him go play basketball.
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Brood Mood

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead knows there's only one thing that will get rid of his Monday morning blues.
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Weather or Not

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Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The weather is wet and messy so Jughead offers to have a cookout in his garage.
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Hobby Lobby

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Dilton tries to get Jughead's mind off of food.
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Split Bit

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Synopsis: Archie and Jughead think Betty is inviting them over for banana splits, but instead she wants them to split wood.
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Way to Go!

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Feature(s): Charley and Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Charley is continually late to school, so the teacher asks Li'l Jinx to get Charley to school on time.
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Charm Chatter

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Synopsis: Archie convinces a skeptical Dilton that a series of fortunate events are due to his lucky rabbit's foot.
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Decoy Ploy

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Feature(s): Big Ethel
Synopsis: Ethel offers Jughead multiple hamburgers.
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Jughead Presents Double Takes

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Synopsis: Three unrelated two-panel gags, involving a pair of stilts, basketball practice, and a scary movie.
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Something in the Air

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie's allergies have him sneezing all the time until Moose finds the cure.
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