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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #39
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 260
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UPC/EAN: 07695614560739
Price: $2.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 72 (71 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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Subject Matter
teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Boy, will Mr. Weatherbee be surprised to see I cleared the school walk!
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie and Me #100.
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Follow That Dog!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Archie finds a dog named Lucky, who turns out to be not so lucky for him!
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Rain Refrain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Jughead makes good on a promise from Archie.
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On Second Thought

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie is bullying the freshmen of the high school, but one boy doesn't back down and challenges Reggie. The two go to the gym where the boy reveals he's a Jui-jitsu expert. Then Reggie suddenly backs down.
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The Rat Takes the Cheese

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee; N. O. Hopewell; Miss Beazley; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
Oh, no! I've put on another ten pounds!
Mr. Weatherbee needs to lose weight so he orders Miss Beazley to not give him any sweets.
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How Low Can You Get?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper
Flush with cash, Jughead unfortunately runs into one of his many creditors.
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Aim Acclaim

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie mocks Veronica's 'female power' speech.
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Spin Din

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie calls Archie's skating move 'the chicken spin'.
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Prize Privilege

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty uses her cooking to get Jughead to do her a favor.
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Wiener Demeanor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead applies for a job in a sausage factory.
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Flip Flopped

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Coach Kleats
After hearing that the boys like cheerleaders, Veronica joins the inept squad and uses her acrobatic skills to get herself promoted to head cheerleader.
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The Masked Marvel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Archie puts on a ski mask to avoid being seen carrying Veronica's packages. Reggie has Archie taken out of commission so he can disguise himself as Archie.
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Reggie refers to "Laugh-In humor" after a corny joke, a reference to the then-popular TV comedy show.
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Cold Spells

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Harvey
Aunt Hilda's worrying over whether Sabrina is properly dressed for the weather becomes a problem for Harvey.
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Hula Havoc

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; Mr. Lodge; Reggie Mantle
In the middle of winter Mr. Lodge holds an indoor luau, which Archie manages to turn into a shambles.
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luau; grass skirts; pineapples; hula; ukelele
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Bear Facts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
The boys don't believe that Jughead saw a bear.
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Fail Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
One of Reggie's lines doesn't work on a pretty girl.
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Indecision Revision

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews
Archie's choice, to stay home or go to Pop Tate's is decided by the weather.
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The Rub Out

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childrens, drama
On his way home, Little Archie witnesses a crime and is confronted by the perpetrators.
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That's Why

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie can't afford to take Veronica to the dance, so she helps him raise the money.
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Miss Mess

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx is doing her homework on the floor because her desk is too cluttered. Hap makes her clean up.
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Shy Guy

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Fred, get with it!
Veronica leaves Archie for a lonely boy.
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humorous, teen
Hi Ron!
Veronica asks her dad for money.
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Wet and Wild

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Svensen the janitor; Miss Grundy
Jughead gets the halls of the high school all wet from shaking the snow off of his coat and shoes. When Mr. Weatherbee spots it, he makes Jughead deal with it.
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This story is told completely in pantomime. There is no dialogue or sound effects.

Writer credit from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #86.
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Arrival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Jughead, why did you fill my guitar with snow?
On their way to a gig, the Archies have trouble with their van on the icy roads.
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Flip Quip

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie wants a girl who is the opposite of himself.
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Chap Flap

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humorous, teen
Reggie antagonizes everyone, including his basketball team.
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Pin Din

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humorous, teen
Gladys tries to interest Jughead in bowling, but Jughead is just interested in the bowling alley's snack bar.
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The Way It Was

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie goes to any lengths to get a gorgeous new girl away from Archie.
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Prime Rhyme Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sally Sneeke
Betty's rival in a poetry contest steals her entry and tries to enter it under her own name.
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Work of Art

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Mr. Lodge tries to keep Archie from breaking his latest antique, a Ling-Po vase, but the real threat comes from a crook who tries to steal the vase.
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Bowled Over!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Creak
Hap has to forego his bowling night to help Jinx build snowmen.
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Aim Acclaim

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humorous, sports, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Jughead tries to pass a basketball to Archie, but makes the winning basket instead.
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Election Selection

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humorous, teen
Reggie offers student electors the right to not hear what Archie thinks.
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Report Retort

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie claims his report card is superior thanks to the paper quality.
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The Other Side

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty is feeling envious of Veronica and Archie tries to cheer her up.
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Ice Scream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Mr. Svenson
Where's Svenson?
A walkway that's slippery with ice is making everyone fall down.
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Quit Stalling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
You undependable old relic, you're always letting me down! You're nothing but a rotten fink!
Sabrina tries to help out Archie by using magic to get his car to start but her spell ends up doing more harm than good.
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The Swinger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure, humorous, teen
First freeze of the year, Arch!
Archie and the gang help rescue a kid's dog from falling into a frozen pond.
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Fish Dish

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humorous, teen
Reggie serves Archie a fresh bowl of Veronica's fish chowder.
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Voice Your Choice

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humorous, teen
The only two girls available to dance with aren't particularly good-looking but on the bright side, Reggie doesn't have to dance with both at the same time.
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Prize Size

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Jughead manages to build a forty foot snowman without risking it toppling.
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Wink Kink

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humorous, teen
As a result of losing a game of "Truth and Consequences," Jughead has to wink at Ethel every time he passes her.
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The Warm Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Pepper; Sock
Sock is disappointed that Pepper is so unemotional towards him. Pepper says she's got to be herself -- until she starts to think that Sock is going for Melody instead. Then she ditches her glasses and tries to become the passionate woman Sock wants.
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Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the man reacting to Melody in the splash panel.

Initials on the bench in the splash panel include D.D. (Dan Decarlo), R.L. (Rudy Lapick), and R.G. (Richard Goldwater).
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House Date

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humorous, teen
Veronica invites Archie over to her house for a date, and Mr. Lodge is angered by all the noise that they make.
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Mission Mish-Mash!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
espionage, humorous
Professor Transistor; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Professor Transistor invents spy weapons. The Chief decides to send the Professor on a mission to Pizzarovia.
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Professor Transistor is a parody of Bond's "M".
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Pocketful of Dreams

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Archie rips his coat pocket on a doorknob as he and Veronica are going out on a date. Veronica brings him over to Betty's house to get it fixed, and Betty tries to delay their date by taking as long over the sewing as she possibly can.
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Hassle Hustle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie is home from school, and he tries to keep Reggie from delivering the day's homework.
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humorous, teen
Archie's mom asks him to bring in the groceries and the bottom of the bag breaks open.
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Cornered

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humorous, teen
On a cold day, Veronica leaves Archie standing on the corner for a long time. After Archie has left, Veronica calls from home and pretends to have arrived later. Archie rushes over to apologize.
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Birdman of Riverdale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
While Moose is occupied nursing a bird back to health, Reggie tries to move in on Midge.
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Band in Demand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones]; Dilton's Air Band [Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason]; Mr. Lewis
Dilton puts together an air band imitating the Archies, and his group managed to book a gig that the real band was hoping to get.
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The Message

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Good grief! What a mess! Archie's room looks like it's been hit by a tornado!
Archie gets a lecture from his dad after saying he's "too tired" to clean his room.
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Book Ends

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anthropomorphic, humorous
Cubby Bear; Junior
Cubby tries to write a mystery novel.
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Request Behest

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humorous, teen
Gladys
Reggie comes to Gladys' house just to play with her video games.
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A Simple Case of...Split Personality! Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction, teen
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
What's your project for the school science fair, Dilton?
Dilton invents a machine that can swap personalities.
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A Simple Case of...Split Personality! Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
It was the best of times...
Dilton invents a machine that can swap personalities.
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Cutting Edge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily
On Jughead's advice, Reggie asks Dilton to use one of his self-made gadgets to sharpen his skates.
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Credits confirmed by the credits printed in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #23.
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What Every Girl Should Know

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate
On a teen TV show, Archie is interviewed about what he likes and dislikes about a girl. His likes all describe Betty and his dislikes all describe Veronica. Of course, after the show he turns down the show's offer of a free dinner with Betty because he has a date with Veronica.
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It's 'Toot' Much!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx!! Please don't do that!!
Li'l Jinx plays the trumpet.
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Cool Rule

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Betty and Veronica get some ski instruction.
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Posture Imposter

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee gets after Jughead about his posture.
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Wonder Blunder

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humorous, teen
Man! What a hassle!
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Stunt Stint

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Everyone competes for a $500 prize for promoting Riverdale as a winter travel destination.
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Luck for Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Alex Cabot II; Olga; Swami
Alex goes to a fortune teller hoping to change his luck.
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Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #277.
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Jolly Folly

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humorous, teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump
D-uh! Midge wants to go ice skating!
Moose wants to go roller skating but Midge wants to go ice skating.
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Lesson Learned

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humorous, teen
After Miss Grundy takes her class to a TV studio where they see the announcer using cue cards, Archie decides he should use cue cards for his classroom speech.
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The Ultimate Recycling Machine

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humorous, teen
Miss Philips
I think I'll scout around and find out what's going on in the school!
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The Eyes Have It!

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Archie needs an advance on his allowance but is one step behind his father all day. He finally catches up to him at the eye doctor.
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Call Me Catty!

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humorous, teen
When Veronica brags about her beauty, Betty makes a catty remark.
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Surprise Invitation

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones (cameo); Veronica Lodge (cameo)
Reggie and Archie are talking in Miss Grundy's class about how to spend their afternoon. She then solves the problem for them.
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Snow Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Archie says he's going bird-watching in a blizzard. Jughead and Reggie can't overcome their curiosity and trudge through the snow to Archie's favorite bird-watching spot, in Veronica's back yard.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Archie and the gang discuss superstitions.
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