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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #38
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 260
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UPC/EAN: 07695614560738
Price: $2.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 59 (57 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size (5" x 7")
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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teen
Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Archie! We call time out only in an emergency!
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie #299.
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Two for One

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Clock Yock

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
The boys enter a biggest timepiece contest.
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The Worrier

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childrens, humorous
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1
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The Gift

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humorous, teen
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
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Reporter

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humorous, teen
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5
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Science Saga

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley [Dilton Doily]; Dilton's robot; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy [Miss Grundy]; Waldo Weatherbee [Mr. Weatherbee]; Pop Tate
Jughead borrows Dilton's robot and uses it to do everything for him.
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The Lunch Crunch

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Why is your dad in such a bad mood today, Veronica?
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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Hurry Up and Wait!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Archie tries to lay down the law with Veronica and insist that she be ready on time for their next date, but then he has to go to extremes to avoid being late himself.
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Mr. Lodge's repeated line "Don't tell me, let me guess, you're waiting for a streetcar" is a reference to an old Vaudeville routine.
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Photo Finish

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humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Pepper
Josie, Melody and Pepper risk life and limb to get spectacular pictures for a "most unusual photo" contest.
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6
The final panel of Melody appears to have been drawn by a different artist, possibly Bob White.
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Miss Mess

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childrens, humorous
Hap helps Li'l Jinx clean off her desk so she can do her homework there instead of on the floor.
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I Only Have Eyes For You

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teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee (cameo in background)
Jughead goes to the dance only for hamburgers.
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A Sniff in Time

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty tells Veronica about a new perfume.
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Mission Impossible (Absolutely)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
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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Loyalty

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teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate; Charley Koldhart
The students revolt when Mr. Weatherbee changes ice cream suppliers for the cafeteria and abandons Pop Tate.
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Program Director

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teen
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice; Big Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews; Mary (Astrology nut)
Jughead asks questions about Big Ethel so he can anticipate her every move.
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Report Retort

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childrens, humorous
Charley Hawse; Li'l Jinx
Charley Hawse explains why his parents haven't signed his report card yet.
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[untitled]

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humorous
Oh, no! That's probably the school board!
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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Glad Hand

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humorous, teen
Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy
Jughead has borrowed a model of the human hand from art class. Reggie tries to use it for pranks, but they all backfire on him.
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formerly a Reggie story.
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The Start of Something Big!

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humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe
Bingo is flattered when Mr. Smythe trusts him with the key to his house.
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Double Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose
Harvey's accident-prone nature drives Hilda to the point of trying to scare him out of the house.
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Star Breaker

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Steve Newman is in town!
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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formerly an Archie story.
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Friend In Need

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Betty accuses Jughead of being a false friend because he won't take risks on Archie's behalf. Jughead tries to turn over a new leaf by protecting Archie from Moose.
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Mister Appetite

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Okay, tribe! Let's run through numbers six, seventeen and twenty!
Reggie tries to get even with Jughead after he stashed food in his guitar but Reggie keeps getting into trouble with Mr. Weatherbee.
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Credits from the reprint in Everything's Archie (2018 series) #1.
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Job Jibe

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teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Jughead's cousin Eddie
Jughead and Eddie arm wrestle to see who has to take a summer job.
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Boy Joy

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Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper
The Coopers have new neighbors.
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Born to Bungle

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
When Veronica is alone in the house, she sees a man lurking in the bushes. Grabbing a croquet mallet, she goes to investigate, only to find it is her father, waiting to make sure that Archie has left. However, Archie manages to cause trouble for Mr. Lodge even when he's not there.
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Rumor Has It

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Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Yipes! Have I got trouble!!
Betty accidentally starts a rumor about Reggie and Midge.
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A New Broom

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fantasy, teen
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
Aunt Hilda is annoyed when Sabrina's Riverdale friends come to visit, and the teens end up being turned into frogs until Sabrina convinces her aunt to behave nicely.
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The Sounds of Silence

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Unnamed Riverdale teen girls
Unknown to Jughead, his singing of "Brand Me With a Burning Kiss" is driving girls love crazy.
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Copy Caper

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humorous, teen
Big Ethel Muggs; Helen; Arthur
Ethel takes Helen's new boyfriend to the copy center.
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The Right Touch!

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childrens, humorous
Jinx wants her father's advice on where to place her waste paper basket.
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Idle Idol's Idyll

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humorous, teen
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Mail Wail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Li'l Jinx's dad
Li'l Jinx unknowingly uses a rare and valuable stamp to mail a letter.
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Peter Goon, Private Eye Chapter 1: According To Costume

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Jughead Jones
Jughead gets temporary amnesia and thinks he is private eye Peter Goon. (A parody on TV's Peter Gunn.)
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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 Chapter 2: The Secret Formula

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humorous
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6
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Peter Goon, Private Eye Chapter 3: Juggie on the Job

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humorous
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Peter Goon, Private Eye Chapter 4: A Slap-Happy Ending

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humorous
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That's the Ticket

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Tommy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Reggie is in charge of the dance committee. Moose wants to be on the committee, so Reggie and Archie decide to put him on ticket sales. Moose is very successful at this, mainly by threatening any boy who won't buy a ticket, but Reggie and Archie get stuck buying all the unsold tickets.
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Snap Happy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Josie; Melody; Valerie: Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Alexandra hires a professional hypnotist to entrance Alan M. and Melody into kissing each other, causing Josie to think that Alan is unfaithful.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Boy! Ronnie sure can throw a beautiful hook!!
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On The Brighter Side!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge
After Archie spills paint on Mr. Weatherbee and is called "good for nothing", he is depressed. Realizing Archie is depressed, Mr. Weatherbee reminds him of his good qualities to cheer him up.
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Young "Doc" Andrews

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Look at the petals on my little buttercup! Suede jacket -- matching micro-mini mesh stockings!...
When Veronica is catching a cold due to her skimpy winter outfit, Archie gives her an elaborate remedy to stave off the cold.
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The Rivals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Jealous of Bingo for monopolizing his little girl, Mr. Smythe tries to get her attention and then kicks Bingo out of the house again, which causes Samantha to refuse all her meals for a week.
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Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #187.
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Run for Your Life!

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formerly an Archie at Riverdale story.
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Don't Quote Me

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humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert
Three honor students see Melody writing malapropisms on the town walls and strike up a conversation with her. Josie and Pepper fear that Melody will be unable to stop these "super-brains" from taking advantage of her.
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Shoes Ruse

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humorous, teen
Moose Mason; Waldo Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee tells Moose not to put his shoes on the desk. Not realizing the principal's lack of clarity, Moose decides to take off his shoes and put his bare feet on the desk.
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Phony-Graft

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humorous, teen
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0.5
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Beauty and the Feast

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humorous, teen
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Ski Tee-Hee

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Boots

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Geraldine Grundy
Jughead!!
Mr. Weatherbee makes Jughead remove his boots because of the loud noise they make on the floor. Then he comes to understand just how much more annoying Jughead can be when you can't hear him coming.
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Spark of Success

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Waldo Weatherbee
When Moose gets sick before the big football game, the team loses all their confidence until Archie gets them fired up.
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6
Formerly an Archie at Riverdale story.

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (2017 series) #22, no credits listed in this digest.
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Who's Excited

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx looks for something to bring to school for show and tell.
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Early To Rise

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Mr. Andrews is in a great mood early in the morning, until Jughead shows up.
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A Star Is Born

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Betty is cast as a "teen-age temptress" in a play. All her friends laugh at the idea that innocent, sweet Betty could play a femme fatale.
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Script identifiable as Frank Doyle by his distinctive comedy style.
formerly a Betty and Veronica story.
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Puck Pluck

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teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Jughead is scared of the other hockey team.
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1
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
I really need an increase in my allowance but I don't know how to ask my dad for it!
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Put Them All Together!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Betty sings a flattering alphabet song (A is for..., R is for..., etc.) to Archie, but Reggie comes up with an insulting version of his own.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243.

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