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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #50
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Variant: Direct Edition
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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Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 63 (54 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
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Bear; Bear cub
Okay, everyone... let's look natural!
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Math Wrath

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty starts a homework helpline, which Archie uses often, to Veronica's annoyance.
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Pop Goes Pop!

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childrens, humorous
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Spell Bound

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humorous, teen
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humorous
You know, Miss Grundy, Moose spells Atrociously?
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Dough Woe

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humorous, teen
Archie and Jughead try to shame Jughead's father into increasing Jughead's allowance.
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Working Class

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humorous, teen
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Smeared red ink on the final page
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The Injured Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Jughead injures his nose, but the subsequent treatments of the cut leave him open to the taunts and jokes of others.
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Guest Who

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Smithers the butler; George Kelly
Veronica in incensed that everyone has met the new guy she's attracted to before her.
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Daddy's Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie bothers his dad in the garage and causes him to hurt his finger. Fred feels guilty about getting angry when he realizes that Archie only wanted to help him work.
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The Father Image

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Bert Badger; George Washington
Sabrina uses magic and history to recover some money that Harvey was conned out of.
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Interceptions Part One

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drama, teen
Superintendent Smith
Fundraising money for the Riverdale Football team is stolen.
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Interceptions Part Two

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drama, teen
Sam "Silky" Stone
Fundraising money is stolen. Mr Weatherbee is suspect. Archie and chuck pull a sting and prove him innocent.
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humorous, teen
Oh Archie! Science fiction U.F.O.'s scare me!
Veronica is scared about the sci-fi movie they are watching, Archie reassures her there is nothing to be afraid of. A UFO lands silently behind them.
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Fit To Be Tied

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Surprise!
Ethel tries to catch Jughead and make him go to a dance with her.
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There's No Biz Like...

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez
Frankie won't cast Maria in his play because he doesn't want to be accused of favoritism - - and he doesn't think she can act.
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In her disguise, Maria imitates James Cagney ("You dirty rat!"), Cary Grant ("Judy, Judy, Judy") and Clark Gable ("Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a...").
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Cool Tool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Archie is napping.
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science fiction
Jughead's Believe This or Maybe Not!
It's outta this world!
Promo for Jughead's Diner
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The Destroyer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews
Professor Flutesnoot gets the tail of his lab apron caught in the door of his chemical storage locker and can't get free.
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A Piece of Peace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Dilton Doily; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump
Dilton thinks he's invented a serum that will eliminate anger and hatred.
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Mail Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Moose confuses the "letter" box with the "litter" box.
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Price Slice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Archie asks Pop why he cut his prices in half.
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A Poor Line

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childrens, humorous
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About Face

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humorous, teen
I'm not the best looking guy in the world, Veronica, but I'm sure you've been out with worse looking guys than me!
Veronica tries to think of someone she's dated who was worse looking than Archie.
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You're the Tops!

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humorous, teen
Wait till the gang sees my sweater with this mink collar!
Veronica keeps topping Betty in everything from clothes to vacations.
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Runner Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
drama, humorous, sports, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Coach Kleats
When Reggie, the team's star athlete, is injured, Archie has to take his place in the track meet, where he gives the effort of his life and comes in second in almost every event.
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The Understanding Man

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Jughead gives Mr. Weatherbee a model sailing ship he built; Miss Grundy, Veronica and Reggie see it as a bribe, but Mr. Weatherbee sees it differently (as does Jughead).
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The Mystery of the Six Fingered Glove

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adventure, humorous, mystery, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Dilton Doily; Chandra Akbar
Archie, Chuck and Dilton, with help from Archie's dad, try to find out if a local house is haunted by a giant monster who has never been seen, but left behind giant clothes and a six-fingered glove with holes for claws.
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In four parts
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Sweater Tether

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Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Jughead accidentally unravels part of Reggie's sweater trying to attract his attention.
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The Fox

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
The Fox; Litterer
The Fox puts a litterer in his place
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Signed Conner & Downs
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Stop, Look and Listen

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childrens, humorous
Jinx wants to watch her tv show. Hap forces her to watch educational programming instead.
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What's in a Name?

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Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Mrs. Naytur; Mr. Benson the postman; Cousin Ambrose
A neighbor gets up a petition to run Hilda out of the neighborhood and Hilda won't fight her because she thinks the woman is Mother Nature.
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You Better Believe It

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Jughead comes up with a chant that supposedly wards off evil, and it works.
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Mental Image

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Betty's physical tics when she's concentrating are getting fantastic results for her, but they're annoying everyone around her.
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Text ad for Archie's R/C Racers #9 on first page, bottom
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A Word To the Weird

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Prof. Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee
Jughead's search for a crossword puzzle word distracts him from the usual Riverdale mayhem going on.
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Two word balloons in this story - - page one, panel two and page two, panel one - - were relettered by another artist, probably someone in the production department.
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The Moment of Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
When Bingo hears that a new boy at school insulted Samantha, he vows to find the guy and make him apologize, until he learns that his adversary is a karate expert.
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Troubled Times

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humorous, teen
Ten seconds to go.....
Archie isn't getting in trouble in school. Jughead explains that it's because Reggie isn't chasing Veronica, so Archie thinks he's up to something. Reggie explains that it's because Betty quit chasing Archie, so he can't get near Veronica. Betty explains that it's because of Mr. Weatherbee's speech about being satisfied with what you have. Mr. Weatherbee gives a speech to the school about ambition and everyone goes back to normal, with Archie in the principal's office again.
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Pizza with a Shape!

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humorous, teen
Jughead explains why he likes some different shapes of pizzas.
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Nice Slice Department
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Monster Mania

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humorous, teen
Cousin Walter
Archie's cousin Walter likes monsters, so Archie takes him to see Jughead, who is has several monster disguises. Ultimately, the form of Jughead proves scariest.
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And That's My Weakness Now

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
After both he and Reggie get beaten up by Moose, Jughead berates Reggie over his "weakness" for girls.
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Nursery Time

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Someone is using altered nursery rhymes to satirize Veronica and Archie's relationship. Veronica suspects Betty, but she can't prove it.
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humorous, teen
What's wrong, Archie?
Archie is low on cash and blames inflation.
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from Archie daily newspaper strip
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Sign on Pop's mirror: "Ham and Cheese $1.15"
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The Smack Affair

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper, an agent of W.P.A. (World Protective Association) is kidnapped by C.R.U.S.H., which then allows her to escape -- with special knock-out lipstick that gives her an uncontrollable urge to kiss everyone she meets.
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An alternate version of the "Man From U.N.C.L.E." parodies appearing in Archie Comics at the time, with a different good-guy organization (W.P.A. instead of P.O.P.)
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It's Your Move

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humorous, teen
Wilson
Archie and Veronica's boardgame seems to come to life.
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Water Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
Reggie spends the day as the victim of a series of water-related pranks courtesy of Jughead.
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The Quitter

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adventure, humorous, teen
Gus Stanko
When his father loses his job, Jughead drops out of school and takes a job at Mr. Lodge's plant to support his family. But the foreman is stealing from the company, and Jughead, Archie and Veronica have no proof to convince Mr. Lodge.
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No feature. Split into two parts.
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Friendly Persuasion

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Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Veronica Lodge; Tommy; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Chuck sees Veronica with Tommy and gets annoyed because Archie is his friend. He punches the guy out, then finds out that Veronica was only trying to get Tommy to vote Archie into his fraternity.
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Cool School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
To foster a better understanding between student and teacher, Mr. Weatherbee has Miss Grundy and Archie exchange places in the classroom.
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Ever Clever

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humorous, teen
I'm famished, Archie!
Archie tries to discourage Veronica from eating.
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Go Woe

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humorous, teen
Archie, go to the principal immediately!
Miss Grundy sends Archie to the principal's office, but he gets sent back.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Isn't that nice, Fred
Mary commends Archie for riding his bike to school during the energy crisis.
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Brolly Folly

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humorous, teen
I'll be late for school, Mom, I'll need the umbrella!
Archie has a way not to be caught getting to school late.
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Winner Take All

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Miss Grundy
Veronica desires to repent for being so wonderful and causing everyone to envy her.
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Matter Over Mind

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews
Archie daydreams in class.
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Alone With the Phone!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie always wants to be alone when he talks on the telephone.
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Fishing Story!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Reggie isn't paying attention to Betty on their date.
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Laugh Clown Laugh

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; Aunt Hilda
Harvey wants to show Hilda his gorilla costume.
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Current Events

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Mr. Lodge thinks he fixed an appliance, when all that happened was that Archie plugged it in.
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Odd Appreciation

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humorous, teen
Reggie finds Veronica's painting collection boring, but likes a mirror.
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Drugs are Uncool!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
opinion
Archie Andrews
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The Best of Two Worlds

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humorous, teen
Lori
Jughead is on a date with Lori who is dieting. Reggie tries to break them up.
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The Taste of Adventure Part 3

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure
Archie and Friends
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Advertisement for CapriSun drinks.
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Turn Your House into a Sewer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Advertisement for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game from Ultra Games.

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