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Issue: Archie Annual Digest #44
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699244
Price: $1.25 CAD
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Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 47 (43 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Incidia title is "Archie Annual Digest Magazine."
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
What some people will do just to get on television!
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Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #257
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Stumble Bum

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Reggie tries to learn how to fall without getting hurt when he sees Archie use the technique to get sympathy from Veronica.
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Profession Confusion Puzzle

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Word scramble puzzle with an occupational theme.
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humorous, teen
Reggie’s Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
You really make neat burgers, Pop!
Reggie criticizes Archie's hamburgers.
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Money To Burn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
When Archie gets a job, he spends his paycheck as fast as he can without saving anything.
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An Office Party ...

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Boy! I'm beat!
Archie put in a tough day at the office.
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...and an Hour Later

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Li'l Jinx gets to choose when she'll have dessert.
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Worry Scurry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Svenson; Professor Flutesnoot
Archie thinks Mr. Weatherbee is going to call his parents about a bad report card, so he tries to get on Mr. Weatherbee's good side. As usual, no good deed goes unpunished.
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Fall Guy!

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Gladys Jones
Jughead catapults Archie into the football stadium as Jughead's dad watches on television.
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Wheel Zeal

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee, Coach Kleats; Prof. Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy
Look at those old duffers puffing away!
Archie and the gang take on Mr. Weatherbee and staff in a students versus faculty roller derby match for charity.
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Good Turn

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humorous, teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie, would you help me across the street?
Betty asks Archie to help her across the street.
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Shoot the Works

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie demonstrates the concept behind a catapult.
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humorous, teen
Archie's Pop Gag Bag
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Mary, I'm thinking of switching banks!
Fred and Mary discuss switching banks.
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Direction Finder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
No matter where Betty travels in Riverdale, she always makes a point to use Elm Street because a certain someone lives there.
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Habit Bit

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humorous, teen
Betty
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Betty, you have many bad habits!
The Ski Instructor points out Betty's bad habits.
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Distort Report

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy (cameo); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Superintendent Hassle; Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Professor Flutesnoot (cameo)
Archie and his friends set up an elaborate hoax to convince Mr. Weatherbee to call off school so that they can prepare a surprise party to celebrate his 25 years in teaching.
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I Scream!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Li'l Jinx can't decide what flavor of ice cream she wants.
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The Principal of the Thing!

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Fat Charley
Charley Hawse; Greg
Charley and Greg head to the principal's office.
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Bring On the Dancing Girls!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
The Archies are looking for a go-go dancer and both Betty and Veronica want the job. Veronica tries to kidnap Archie so he'll pick her, but when he refuses, she throws a jar of vanishing cream at him, and he almost vanishes, shrinking down to miniscule size. Jughead and Reggie feed Archie rubber bands so he'll "stretch" back to his normal size, and then the three guys take to annoying Mr. Lodge (including turning up in his shower at one point) before scaring the girls away from the go-go girl gig.
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The Big Blowout!

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie convinces his dad to kick the tires at a car lot.
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Snack Sack!

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Archie's Pop
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Mary is worried about Fred's overeating.
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The Rain in Spain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Russ
Jinx and Russ do their homework.
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Mr. Svenson Gag Bag
Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee
Svenson, haven't you spray-painted those partitions yet?
Mr. Weatherbee wants Svenson to paint some partitions.
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The Sock Hop

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humorous, teen
Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
A sock hop? That sounds like fun Archiekins!
Veronica goes to the sock hop with Archie and Reggie, but Reggie has a plan to get Veronica alone.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Betty Cooper
Betty gives life advice to her teen aged readers.
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Crate Date

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee has a special punishment for Archie.
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Cube Boob

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humorous, teen
Moose Mason; Miss Grundy
Moose exhausts Miss Grundy's patience.
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Word Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews
Archie agrees to record a romantic message on Betty's tape recorder if she'll tell Archie where Veronica has been hiding.
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Archie's Jalopy

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Four two-panel gags about Archie's jalopy.
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My Word!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Charley Hawse; Miss Robin
Charlie!!
Miss Robin is upset with Charley for being late to school.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Miss Grundy Gag Bag
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee, there's something to be said for the energy crisis!
Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee discuss the energy crisis.
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The Flamethrower Returns!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure, humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; The Flamethrower
The Flamethrower, that arson-loving C.R.U.S.H. agent, is back with his powers restored. This time his plan is to use flame-throwing fireflies to wipe out P.O.P. and Mr. Lodge's plant. But with the help of P.O.P.'s science lab, A.R.C.H.I.E. manages to re-direct the fireflies to destroy C.R.U.S.H. buildings, and finally their own master.
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The password for the P.O.P. lab is "Frank sent me," a self-reference by writer Frank Doyle.

The names of the stores in the background are of people involved with the issue: Dick (Goldwater), Bob (White) and Jon (D'Agostino).
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Reel Moving!

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie....I want you to take me home!
Veronica gets mad with Archie while at the movies.
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Hats Off!

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
I think it's simply a stunning hat, Ronnie!
Veronica tries on a new hat for Betty.
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C Is for Comics!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]; Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs; Mr. Weatherbee [Waldo Weatherbee]; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Miss Beazley
A collection of one-panel gags based on words beginning with the letter "C".
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A New Low!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Jinx waits for just the right time to show her father her report card.
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Noble Experiment

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Haggly; Jughead Jones
Archie tries to make his mark by helping, but no one trusts him and he ends up running from everyone.
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Rare Hair

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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
I think our team takes too many shampoos!
Veronica tells Betty she is worried about the football teams grooming habits.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Pop Gag Bag
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Fred, what would you like for breakfast?
Mary asks Fred what he wants for breakfast.
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Say It with Flowers

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie takes credit for flowers that Archie bought.
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6
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Jughead's Gag Bag
Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Today we'll discuss the effects of stress on the framework of buildings!
Professor Flutesnoot teaches a class on the impact of stress on buildings.
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Carnival Capers

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Archie
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Superintendent Hassle
Archie and the student committee want to hold a winter carnival!
Against the advice of his "inner voice," Mr. Weatherbee invites Superintendent Hassle to the school to obverse the student winter carnival.
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Fat Cat!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Li'l Jinx decides she's growing up too fast when she gets her hand stuck in the cookie jar.
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Delay Call

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Archie
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Archie calls for Veronica and Mr. Lodge answers the phone.
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Love Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Archie writes a love note for Betty, but Miss Grundy catches them smooching and gives Archie detention.
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Handy Hand

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Archie and Me
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee, there's something wrong with your clock mechanism!
The school clock is broken, so Mr. Weatherbee uses Archie as the hands.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Archie’s Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
In a few years we'll be voting, it's so hard to know which candidate to choose!
Archie and Betty discuss their voting future.
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