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Issue: Archie Annual Digest #27
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #27 of 43 Issues (61 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1975
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 41 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: First digest-size issue.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: What part of the disaster movie shook you up the most, Archie?
Synopsis: Movie prices have gone up to the shocking $5.
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[untitled]

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Brute Farce

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Egbert
First Line: Hey! Come on, Arch! I was only talking to her!
Synopsis: Archie the tiger, carries off Veronica on his shoulder.
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Pages: 6
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Footsore and Weary

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: Archie... may I ask why you are dunking your foot in that gook?
Synopsis: Archie decides to make a plaster mold of his foot for a speech. But Reggie substitutes cement for the plaster, unbeknownst to Archie.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #148 published August 1964
was Footsore and Weary [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Shrimp from Outer Space

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Ambrose Pipps; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Reggie Mantle; Loreli; Sheldon Broadbeam; Ludwig La Stanza
First Line: Our story begins at a top secret rocket launching site, deep in the heart of Fox Forest, Riverdale, U.S.A., planet Earth!
Synopsis: Little Archie and the Good Ol' Gang build a rocket out of a barrel and a giant slingshot, but can't find anyone who'll volunteer to go to the moon in it. When Ambrose comes by, trying to get into the Good Ol' Gang, the kids promise him that he can be part of the gang if he goes up in the rocket -- and if he comes back alive.
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From Content Item: FlagLittle Archie Giant Comics #11 published June 1959
was The Shrimp From Outer Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Go on a Word Safari with Archie!

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Archie takes you on a big and little game hunt!
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
First Line: I'm on my way to lunch and then I'm going to the library! What do you want?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee wants Miss Grundy to get him some books.
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Disclose Notes: from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960-11-15
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Archie the Archer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
First Line: Yoicks and prithee, brave Robin! What's new with sheriff of Nottingham?
Synopsis: Archie takes up archery, but Mr. Lodge is reading a book on controlling his temper and is determined not to let Archie's arrows get on his nerves.
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From Content Item: FlagPep #150 published October 1961
was Archie the Archer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Cave Happy!

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: What we think of as "Earth" is really only a thin crust on the surface! But what's the center like?
Synopsis: The gang goes spelunking.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #12 published January 1962
was Cave Happy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: 24 page stories broken into chapters. Each chapter has its own page numbering, thus indexing it as several stories.
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The Rock People

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: With Archie and the gang on board, the strange vehicle bore deep within the Earth!
Synopsis: The gang meets the rock people.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #12 published January 1962
was The Rock People [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Archie to the Rescue

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: The Tyrannosaurus rex, most vicious of all dinosaurs, crashes it's way through the underground city!
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #12 published January 1962
was Archie to the Rescue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Up for Air

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Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Gruffle!
Synopsis: Back to ground level.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #12 published January 1962
was Archie to the Rescue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Archie-doodles

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First Line: How many doodles can you figure out?
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: Hey, Jughead! Lunch is served!!
Synopsis: Archie asks Jughead to pass him a pickle.
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Disclose Notes: reprint of an Archie daily newspaper strip.
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Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Franklin
First Line: Daddy! Where in the world did you get him?
Synopsis: With Smithers on vacation, Mr. Lodge hires a hideous-looking temporary replacement to scare Archie away.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #125 published February 1962
was Help Wanted [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Jaded Jest

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Will you love me when I'm old, worn, and jaded?
Synopsis: Betty asks Archie if he'll love her when she's "old, worn and jaded," and is offended when he jokingly implies that she already is.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #159 published November 1965
was Jaded Jest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
First Line: Where'd you get that center?
Synopsis: New basketball player found in room 8.
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Disclose Notes: reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.
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The Big Show

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Betty Cooper; Spotty
First Line: This is a story about a circus!
Synopsis: A flea circus comes to town.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Little Archie #27 published June 1963
was The Big Show [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Takes Two to Tangle

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: All right!! Let's have it!... What happened?
Synopsis: In a fight between Archie and Reggie, the teachers get differing impressions of who punched out who.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #125 published February 1962
was Takes Two To Tangle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Capturing Archie's Heart

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First Line: For two, three or four romantically inclined girls!
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In Content Item: FlagArchie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #35 published December 1984
as Capturing Archie's Heart [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
First Line: Svenson! Get up here, quick! A bird just flew into my office!
Synopsis: A woodpecker flew into Mr. Weatherbee's office.
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Disclose Notes: reprinted from the Archie newspaper strip.
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Pizza Panic

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Grimaldi
First Line: Yup! Last month business was terrible! -- But it's been going downhill ever since!
Synopsis: No one wants a soda, they want pizza.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #117 published March 1961
was Pizza Panic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Inspiration

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I remember the day I got started. I was just a lad... very much like yourself, Archie...
Synopsis: How Mr. Lodge became rich.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #159 published November 1965
was Inspiration [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Summer Foto Fun Album

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Welcome to the beach.. to escape the restrictions of city life!
Synopsis: Captioned photos from an album showing the gang at the beach in Summer.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: Man! Jughead couldn't hit the wall with a flashlight!
Synopsis: Jughead threw three darts into the kitchen.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960-11-05
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Pages: 1
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The PH Factor

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Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
First Line: The pure gem-like brilliance of my goodness proves blinding to all forms of evil... begone bad guys!
Synopsis: Archie can become Pureheart, by calling on his PH Factor.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #46 published February 1966
was The PH Factor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Heads Up

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Archie! Get your hand out of that jug!
Synopsis: A combination of a strange chemical solution and radiation from a machine causes Archie's hand to become invisible.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #125 published February 1962
was Heads Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Gang's All Here!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Nah-h! Why go to the Choklit Shop? Round up the gang and come over here!
Synopsis: Fred is infuriated when the peace and quiet of his home is invaded by Archie's friends.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #115 published December 1960
was The Gang's All Here! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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A Matter of Time

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: At one o'clock in the afternoon the Crack Canadian Limited pulls out of a far away city!
Synopsis: Little Archie has to chain Spotty up outside the school. Chasing a rabbit, Spotty pulls the chain out of the ground and escapes, but then gets chained to the train track
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From Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Little Archie #27 published June 1963
was A Matter of Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Puzzle Story

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Archie
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
First Line: 1 day as [Archie] and [Reggie] were [weight]ing in front of Pop Tate's they [saw] [Jughead] walking down the [block] 2wards them!
Synopsis: Little Archie and Little Reggie hide from Little Jughead when they see him coming.
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Hi-Diddle-Riddles

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Feature(s): Archie Presents
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: As soon as somebody catches one, he tries to give it away!
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Mission Accomplished!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Jones
First Line: Archie, love! Would you do me a favor?
Synopsis: Mrs. Andrews asks Archie to return something Mrs. Jones left at the Andrews' house earlier -- her purse! Now Archie has to return the purse without being seen.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #146 published June 1964
was Mission Accomplished! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Dullsville

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Nothing ever happens in Riverdale!
Synopsis: Archie tells us that "nothing ever happens in Riverdale," not noticing either the massive damage he causes or the rampaging gorilla who has escaped from the circus.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #153 published March 1965
was Dullsville! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: A fire? Let's go, Jughead!
Synopsis: There's a fire at Veronica's house.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960-11-12
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Pages: 1
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The Helmet

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Ronnie, if you see what I see, we've both been out in the sun too long!
Synopsis: Archie wears a pith helmet.
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Quick Delivery

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Okay, Arch! Let's throw your fast ball to this guy!
Synopsis: Jughead tells Archie to pitch his fast ball.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Annual #20 published January 1969
was Quick Delivery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Litter Perfect!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Archie!
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews sends Archie to the store to buy a new garbage can. But when Reggie teases Archie about his car, Archie throws the new trashcan over Reggie.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #148 published August 1964
was Litter Perfect! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Call of the Wild

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Exquisite! One of the finest pieces of antique glassware in the world today and it's mine! It's finally mine!
Synopsis: Archie has a voice that can break glass.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Annual #15 [unnamed variant] published January 1964
was Call of the Wild [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Madhouse Comics Digest
First Line: You Don't Have to Be Mad...
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Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for Madhouse Comics Digest #1.
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Digests
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Fantastic!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Four reprinted spot illustrations on ad for Archie Comics Digest #13 and Jughead With Archie Digest #10.

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