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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Archie's Pal Jughead

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

First Line: Golly, Juggie! I never thought I'd get you to help me with a dress fitting!

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Notes: Jughead's reply uses the word " 'burgers" with a leading apostrophe, implying that the shortened version of hamburgers was not yet common usage.

Worry Wart

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: How about meeting in the Choklit Shop after school, this afternoon?

Synopsis: Jughead charges Archie and Reggie to keep them out of detention. His plan to cover their books using paint backfires when Mr. Weatherbee grabs the still-wet books and gives Archie and Reggie a month of detention.

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In Issue:

Archie Comics Digest #25 published August 1977

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Pages: 3

Treat Cheat

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mr. Jones; Mrs. Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate

First Line: George, how about buying that jalopy for Jughead?

Synopsis: Jughead overhears his parents planning to buy him a jalopy so all the guys buy him treats at the Chok'lit Shop. Back at home, his father presents him with a scale model jalopy.

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Notes: Jughead's father's first name is given as George in this story.

Book Shnook!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: So this is your new job? A second-rate character in a second rate book shop!

Synopsis: Reggie makes fun of Jughead working in a book shop, but he finds something interesting in one of the books, what appears to be a personal note from William Shakespeare to Marc Antony, the subject of the play. Jughead has been adding the personal touch to improve sales.

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Why so glum, chum?

Synopsis: Archie complains about the noise in his car, so Jughead suggests he let Veronica drive, implying that she is the noise.

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Pages: 0.3

Birthday Blues

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: "Archie, you haven't forgotten, have you?" Veronica asked.

Synopsis: Veronica says that Archie has forgotten a birthday, so Archie scrambles to find money to buy Veronica a birthday present. Jughead helps by convincing Mr. Andrews to give him five dollars. It turns out it wasn't Veronica's birthday Archie forgot, but his father's. Jughead again uses his skill at talking to work a proper exchange of the present for something suitable for Mr. Andrews.

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Stick To It!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Why is Jughead staying after school? What has he been up to, now?

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy are both impressed by how long Jughead is staying in the classroom studying after school. After they leave he tries to pull his pants off the seat where he had been stuck with glue by an unknown practical joker.

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First Line: Parents, teachers, pupils all agree!

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Promo for Archie line of comics.

Two Pages from Debby's Diary

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Debby

Character(s): Debby; Oliver (Debby's father); Debby's mother

First Line: Dear Diary: Today I was about to start doing the dishes (Oh I hate them) when----

Synopsis: Debby helps her mother clean the attic and discovers her mother's old diary. Though it talked about other men, the man who became her husband was her favorite.

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Pages: 1.8

Notes: Debby's outfit by Marlene E. Meder (Tanaqua, PA); Debby's apron and pose by Edith Ann Cooper (Detroit, MI); Mom's cleaning outfit by Joan Bennett (Miami, FL). Debby's father reads a newspaper on page 1 that includes the comics Archie and Steve Roper, the latter of which was drawn by Woggon's older brother, Elmer.

Katy's Puzzles

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Character(s): Sis

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Notes: Three activities: color anagram, rebus-style acrostic, and pair matching

Balance of Power

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: If you want to break those bottles Reggie, why don't you just toss 'em away?

Synopsis: Reggie thinks he's fooled Jughead by out-balancing him using a Thermos bottle to balance on his head and only dropping it three times. He is pleased to announce that this is the gimmick that will win him the bet and that Jughead isn't allowed to use the same Thermos bottle. Jughead was carrying a hot water bottle home from the drugstore and walks easily with the thick rubber bag on his head.

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle

First Line: What was the idea of calling me a wallflower at the dance last night?

Synopsis: Reggie called Jughead a wallflower because he ate so much he had a pot belly.

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly

First Line: C'mon, Katy, we're almost to th' top!

Synopsis: K.O. tries to get eagle eggs from an abandoned nest, but he finds out the hard way the nest wasn't abandoned, when an adult eagle shows up.

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Notes: Hiking outfit, pose, sheep, etc. by Gloria Barrett (Pictow, NS, Canada); Title Letters by Jerry Shores (Amarillo, TX); K.O.'s outfit by Eleanor Thiele (Green Bay, WI); Swimsuit and Pose by Nancy Erb (Lewisburg, PA); Katy's outfit by Susan McIlvaine (Toledo, OH)

Fare Exchange!

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Missed your train, eh, bub?

Synopsis: Archie and Reggie take Jughead to the train station and they make it on the train but he doesn't. It turns out, they had only come along to see him off.

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If the Shoe Fits

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: Jughead! Do you realize I'm going to be the judge at the Cinderella Ball tonight?

Synopsis: Reggie is the judge at a Cinderella dance, where the girl whose foot fits his shoe will win a date of her choice at the nicest restaurant in town. Reggie convinces Jughead to pretend to be a girl, so they can arrange to both win and get the meal. Unfortunately, Ophelia Glutenschnable wears the same size shoe as Jughead, and she picks Reggie as her date.

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Saving For Two

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews

First Line: I just finished my life saving course at the Y!!

Synopsis: Archie has finished a life-saving course, so he can save beautiful babes at the beach. Reggie wants Archie to save one for him too.

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There Are Smells That Make Us Happy!

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

First Line: Hey, Arch! This is an expensive joint!

Synopsis: Archie wants to buy perfume for his girl friend, but when the salesman learns Archie has only two dollars, he kicks him out of the store.

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

First Line: Calling all kids! .... Be on the lookout for the new Jughead Annual #3 and Betty and Veronica Annual #3!

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Notes: Promo for Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #3 and Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #3 featuring a police officer issuing a radio bulletin.

Over Trained

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones

First Line: Hey Arch, watch this!

Synopsis: Jughead's dog Rover is good at fetching the newspaper, so Jughead shoots a bird and the dog still fetches a newspaper.

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones

First Line: Today, class, we are going to study the science of bubble blowing.

Synopsis: Jughead blows bubble gum into different shapes.

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Notes: First appearance of Prof. Jughead's Educational Corner, which would intermittently appear into the 1970s.

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Genres: humorous, teen

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

First Line: What's Archie doing in Jughead's house?

Synopsis: Archie goes to Jughead's house to get a contribution for Reggie's present. He comes out with three dollars, but he admits he went in with eleven dollars.

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Map Sap

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Genres: humorous, teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones

First Line: Hey junior, come here!

Synopsis: Jughead can't help a man by giving him directions, but he quips that he's not the one who's lost.

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