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Issue: Archie Annual Digest #54
Publication Date: January 1989
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Issues: #54 of 43 Issues (61 Printings)
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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)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07695614548554
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 36 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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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): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: It's the ultimate high tech microwave oven!
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Disclose Notes: Direct edition salutes Dan Parent as artist of the month.
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Easy Does It

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
First Line: If this pizza isn't delivered to the Baxter household on time Jiffy Pizza loses money on the deal!
Synopsis: Archie gets fired as a pizza delivery driver and as a stock boy for being too slow at his job.
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Sale Travail

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Feature(s): Mister Weatherbee
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie, Betty and Veronica are helping Mr. Weatherbee with his garage sale.
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Wag Gag

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First Line: Look at the painful expression on poor Hot Dog!
Synopsis: Veronica asks Reggie to take Hot Dog out for a walk.
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Birth Mirth

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First Line: Look! Reggie is hoisting a flag!
Synopsis: Reggie hoists a flag to celebrate his birthday.
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Tee Time

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
First Line: I don't like miniature golf! I prefer a regular-sized course!
Synopsis: Sabrina and Cousin Ambrose are playing miniature golf.
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The Good in the Bad

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Synopsis: Betty takes a bus trip to Pembrooke Academy to return a notebook for her mother, and runs into Jason Blossom.
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Pop Tate's Designer Hamburgers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
First Line: Folks, try the country's latest taste thrill!!!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge offers to set up Pop Tate's as a franchise.
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Paper Caper

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First Line: Don't you think my term papers are improving, Miss Grundy?
Synopsis: Archie asks Miss Grundy about his term papers.
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Snap Flap

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First Line: I'm going to take pictures for the still photography contest!
Synopsis: Archie plans to take pictures of Jughead.
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Rappin' with Reggie

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First Line: Any problems in painting Archie's picture?
Synopsis: Three two-panel gags featuring Reggie.
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Gadget Mania

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hubert Smithers
Synopsis: Archie's mother and grandmother reminisce about the days before there were so many gadgets. Archie explains how much easier things are with today's push-button gadgets.
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Kite Sprite

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First Line: Somebody help me get this kite up!
Synopsis: A girl needs help getting her kite up.
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Race Results

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Synopsis: Alex and Alan have a race to see who can win Josie once and for all. Josie runs from the both of them.
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Diet Disaster

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica try to find out why Jughead eats enough for four people and doesn't gain weight.
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Togetherness

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is too tired to do his chores, so Betty decides to help him.
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The Unstoppable

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Synopsis: Archie and Chuck marvel over the amount of exercise Betty does.
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A Dummy Date

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Synopsis: When the girls are late for their date, Archie and Reggie decide to teach them a lesson.
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Chief Beef

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Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
First Line: You! Take out the trash!
Synopsis: Moose barks out orders.
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Shake Flake

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First Line: Sigh! I wish I had a big shake!
Synopsis: A kid wishes for a big shake.
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Net Set

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First Line: Gee, I wish I could win some matches!
Synopsis: Harvey wishes he could win some matches.
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Put-Down Patter

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie Presents
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie and Archie put each other down with snappy come-back comments in three two-panel gags.
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The Virtuous Villain

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom; Bunny; Cedric; Sidney Snavely; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Cheryl Blossom, Jason Blossom and the other Pembrooke Academy snobs are looking for a new way to torment the Riverdale townies. The "Master of Machiavellian Merriment," Sidney Snavely, suggests that they trap Archie, Betty and Veronica into giving money to a fake charity to "Save the Hermit Hugabear." They don't realize that Sidney always has his own hidden agenda.
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First Line: No problem, Susan!
Synopsis: Reggie kicks Jughead out of his car to make room for a girl.
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Meal Zeal

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First Line: Dig that gorgeous redhead!
Synopsis: Jughead tries to get Archie to think about something other than girls.
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Sneeze Wheeze

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Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Ah-ah---
Synopsis: Moose sneezes at the roller rink.
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Joy Ahoy

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First Line: There's one thing I'm going to miss about school when summer comes!
Synopsis: Jughead will miss one thing about school during summer vacation.
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The Strippers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica gets the idea that she can save her father money by stripping and refinishing an old desk but things don't work out well for her.
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The Wild Life

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Reggie pulls a prank on Jughead during his class presentation on survival techniques.
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Court Report

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First Line: Coach, I studied my opponent's weaknesses as you told me!
Synopsis: Veronica is on the girls tennis team.
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Pair Despair

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First Line: Archie and Reggie! You're both excused from standing in the corner!
Synopsis: Miss Grundy invites Reggie and Archie to a student party she's hosting.
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That Certain Something

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica does everything she can to impress the handsome new teacher, until she finds out he's married.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #212, writer is credited to Mike Pellowski.
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Spring Song

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie embraces the spring rain, much to the chagrin of his friends.
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The Big Mystery

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie thinks there's something suspicious going on at the gym because the girls would rather do their workouts than spend time with him.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Juggie, you ran the 100 yard dash in record time!
Synopsis: Jughead wins the 100 yard dash.
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Tinkle Belle

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Betty buys Midge a bracelet for her birthday, but Betty likes the bracelet so much that Archie buys one for her.
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