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Issue: The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #16
Publication Date: March 1981
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Issues: #16 of 100 Issues (141 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Music Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000690903
Price: $0.95 CAD
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (36 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia has incorrect date of "March 1980" but correct copyright date of 1981. Indicia title is "The Jughead Jones Comics Digest Magazine."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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15 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagSuper Duck Comics #38 published June 1951 was A Foul Ball Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead's Fantasy #2 published October 1960 was Peter Goon - Private Eye Chap. I: According to Costume [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead's Fantasy #2 published October 1960 was [Peter Goon - Private Eye] Chap. II: The Secret Formula [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead's Fantasy #2 published October 1960 was [Peter Goon - Private Eye] Chap. III: Juggie on the Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead's Fantasy #2 published October 1960 was [Peter Goon - Private Eye] Chap. IV: A Slap-Happy Ending! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead as Captain Hero #2 published December 1966 was The Attack of the Monster Machines! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #59 published August 1970 was The Menace Meets His Match! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead #201 published February 1972 was Preparations for Skiing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead #202 published March 1972 was Cutting Edge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead #202 published March 1972 was Job Jibe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie #236 published July 1974 was Mission Impossible (Absolutely) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLittle Archie #89 published September 1974 was By the Book [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead #238 published March 1975 was Puck Pluck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead #253 published June 1976 was Program Director [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJughead #253 published June 1976 was The Sounds of Silence [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Why doesn't it snow in the summer when it's hot and we need it?
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Disclose Notes: There are ten images on Jughead on the cover. Main cover gag is a redrawn version of DeCarlo's cover to Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #202 (March 1972).
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Cutting Edge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: On Jughead's advice, Reggie asks Dilton to use one of his self-made gadgets to sharpen his skates.
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Pages: 5
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Job Jibe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis: Mrs. Jones pays Archie to shovel her walk instead of asking Jughead.
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The Sounds of Silence

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Riverdale teen girls
Synopsis: Unknown to Jughead, his singing of "Brand Me With a Burning Kiss" is driving girls love crazy.
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Preparations for Skiing

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Professor Jughead lectures on how to practice skiing without leaving your home.
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The Worrier

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Teacher
Synopsis: Charley is plagued by worries.
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Program Director

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice; Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Mary (Astrology nut)
Synopsis: Jughead asks questions about Big Ethel so he can anticipate her every move.
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Mission Impossible (Absolutely)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Any time Archie tells his parents that he's going to the store, they give him a dozen errands to run while he's on his way.
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Miss Grundy Puzzle

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Synopsis: Miss Grundy find-a-word puzzle. First clue is chivalry.
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First Line: I saw the ice follies last night!
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Star Breaker

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: Steve Newman is in town!
Synopsis: A movie star arrives in Riverdale to shoot a scene at the school and they want to cast Mr. Weatherbee in the movie but they want to show him as a bumbling hick so Archie intervenes to make sure the shoot doesn't take place.
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Disclose Notes: Credits taken from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #103.
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Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wants Jughead to be careful of his appearance.
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Who's Excited

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: No, Li'l Jinx! You can't take the vase to school!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx looks for something to bring to school for show and tell.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: My cousin got a job as a projectionist at the Bijou!
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
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Cash and Carry

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Pages: 7
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Lunch Break

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Mis-Matched

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Genres: childrens
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Dogging It

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Synopsis: Board game
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Puck Pluck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: A warning from Betty sends Jughead to the hockey match prepared.
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The Menace Meets His Match!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mike Mallet; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Calamity Carol; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Ms. Beazly
Synopsis: A new student with excellent strength comes to Riverdale High and starts tormenting the students.
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First Line: Daddy, I’m going to take all this stuff to the rummage sale!
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By the Book

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Little Jughead calls Little Archie to ask him about his homework.
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Clock Yock

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: The boys enter a biggest timepiece contest.
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Driving Ahead

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Placed the numbered letters in the corresponding numbered blanks to find out how Jughead will solve the energy crisis.
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First Line: Do you have a little Hungarian gypsy music to go with lunch?
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The Attack of the Monster Machines!

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Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
Feature(s): Jughead as Captain Hero
Character(s): Jughead [as Captain Hero]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story in 2 parts: Part I (5 pp., not listed as Part I) & Part II (5 pp.).
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The Lunch Crunch

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: How do you like journalism class?
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Aunts in His Pants!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Eda
First Line: Hey girls! Jughead's aunt is visiting him, and guess what her name is? Ha, ha, - it's hilarious!!
Synopsis: Archie is laughing that Jughead has aunt Eda at his house and Reggie thinks he means an anteater.
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First Line: A civil war general, Lew Wallace, wrote a book which became famous.
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First Line: Hi, group! What are you doing in this sardine sedan?
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A Foul Ball Game

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Super Duck featuring Squintly, the Nearsighted Cop
Character(s): Officer Squintly; Sarge; Rover Gang [Fauntleroy Duck; Ham Burger; Vic Tree; Rick Shaw; Hugo Furst; Bill Board; Tim Idity; Henry J. Karr]; Gladly (a bear)
Synopsis: Squintly is put in charge of a youth program.
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[untitled]

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First Line: I have some of the results of the latest school poll here
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Store Front Good Guys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Brutus; Herman; Horace
First Line: There's the store Mr. Lodge offered us the use of!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge donates a rundown storefront in a depressed area of the city so Archie, Reggie and Jughead can use it to help people with their problems.
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Brain Power

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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
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Launching Pads

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Feature(s): Jughead Says
Synopsis: A look at launching pads in different countries.
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Peter Goon - Private Eye Chap. I: According to Costume

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead gets temporary amnesia and thinks he is private eye Peter Goon. (A parody on TV's Peter Gunn.)
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Disclose Notes: Jughead falls into a vat of peanut butter in this story, anticipating by some 7 years a similar scene for Dynamo in DYNAMO #4 (Tower Comics, 1966 series).
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[Peter Goon - Private Eye] Chap. II: The Secret Formula

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Genres: humorous
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[Peter Goon - Private Eye] Chap. III: Juggie on the Job

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Genres: humorous
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[Peter Goon - Private Eye] Chap. IV: A Slap-Happy Ending!

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 8
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Her Hang Up

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx is sitting by the phone, hoping Gigi will call--so she can hang up on her.
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First Line: Hi, Betty! You want to come with me to the hospital to see Jughead?
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