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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #56
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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: 07189646951656
Price: $2.50 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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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
This sweater took me all year to knit! How do you like it, Archie!
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"Archie salutes "Dreamer of the Month" Daryl Edelman"
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Myth Mirth

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humorous, teen
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Volunteer Jeer

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason
Reggie volunteers Archie for a dangerous assignment.
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Nice Advice

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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica each gave me a tie for my birthday!
Archie asks Jughead for advice on which tie to wear.
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Aversion Diversion

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humorous, teen
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The Changling

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humorous, teen
You know something, Archie Andrews? You have really miserable taste in friends!
Veronica criticizes Jughead's tacky outfits and that makes Archie angry enough to storm out. Jughead puts on a snazzier outfit but Veronica agrees that it's just not his style and he should go back to the way he was.
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Advice for the Lovelorn

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humorous, teen
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Lose Views!

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
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Hide and Sneak

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humorous, teen
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Queen for a Day

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Mom's birthday today!
Archie tries to clean up the house for his Mother but makes a mess instead.
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The Champion

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humorous, teen
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Appearance is Everything

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Miss Grundy criticizes Jughead's sloppy appearance, while Mr. Weatherbee defends him.
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Vote Note

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humorous, teen
I'm going to lose tomorrow's election!
Jughead helps Archie win the class president election.
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Big Moose Pin Up
Moose, where is Indochina located?
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To Tell the Truce

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Reggie and Archie agree to put their differences aside and team up to discredit Veronica's new boyfriend.
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I.Q. Miscue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily
A computer mix-up causes Archie to be classified as a gifted student.
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Credits confirmed with the credits listed in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #236.
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We Want Archie

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humorous, teen
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Fortune Misfortune

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teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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Musical Cheers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Elmer Flutesnoot
When Mr. Flutesnoot gets upset because The Archies have no appreciation for classical music, Archie sets out to prove that The Archies can play classical music.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #306, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Jolly Woodsman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie plans to accompany Jughead on a weekend camping in the woods. Unwilling to surrender Archie to anyone for that long, Veronica decides to sabotage the trip.
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The Big Blowout

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humorous, teen
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Follow the Crowd

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humorous
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump (cameo)
Archie treats Betty like "one of the boys." Betty decides that she might have better luck if the other boys were dating Veronica. The scheme works, except now that Archie is available, all the other girls want a date with him.
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Shattering Experience

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy
Archie and Jughead must replace the glass in Mr. Weatherbee's office window, but events keep shattering the glass before they can get it installed.
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The Swinger

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humorous, teen
Moose, time to go home and get ready for tonight's costume party!
Moose doesn't want to go to a costume party but Midge pesters him until he relents.
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Grid Kid

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humorous, teen
Archie, I'm making you team captain for today's game!
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Flick Kick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica has a unique way of augmenting the ambiance of Archie's home movies.
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Gal Goal

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The guys are meeting with their advisor.
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Reggie wants to be a chemical engineer, while Dilton wants to go into nuclear physics.
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Accident Action

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Archie has a run of accidents while alone at home trying to work on a school presentation.
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Pass It On

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Midge Klump
Archie gives Jughead a message for Veronica on where to meet him after school. Reggie intercepts the message and gives it to Moose, in order to sabotage the meeting.
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By Years of Yearning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Aunt Agatha; Archie Andrews; Nancy Woods
Betty laments her lot in life.
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Birthday Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reggie's surprise gift for Archie's impending birthday backfires on the Andrews lad.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Jughead's Good Deed Book

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Jughead does himself a favor.
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Higher Learning

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Li'l Jinx borrows her father's dictionary to use as a chair to watch television.
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The Truth Hurts

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Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Archie! Yoo hoo! Archie!
Mr. Lodge wants Archie to fill in for an actor who was supposed do shoot a commercial for Mr. Lodge. The shoot takes place in a hot air balloon which was supposed to remain on the ground but lifts off into the air with Archie and Mr. Lodge in it.
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Trick or Treat

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy; Buddy Drumhead; Rebel
Bingo tries to teach Rebel to do tricks, but as usual, Rebel will only show his true abilities in front of Teddy, just to mess with his mind.
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Go-Go Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
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Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Jughead tells a travel agent that he'll get Mr. Lodge to buy him out.
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Me and My Shadow

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humorous, teen
Craig Corey
Archie didn't want to go out with Betty, but when she dates an older man Archie shadows them, ruins her night, and injures himself trying to get away.
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Page numbering mistakenly jumps from 4 to 6.
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The Hideout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazley
You poor little pup! You could freeze outside on a day like this!
Archie sneaks a puppy into school and tries to hide it the best he can from the faculty.
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How's That Again?

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humorous, non-fiction, teen
Dilton's Teach In
Dilton teaches his friends about the picture game known as a Rebus.
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Food for Thought

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humorous, teen
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The Cans Festival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Svenson the janitor
A documentary director brings his camera into the school. Immediately the students begin performing for it.
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That Magic Melody

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adventure, humorous, teen
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; White Cloud; Little Wolf; Buck; Andy
After the Pussycats' van drives off a cliff, Melody falls into the water and is discovered by a tribe of Indians, who proclaim her their "lovely shining haired goddess." The adulation goes to Melody's head, and when her friends are captured by the tribe, she won't stop them from being burned at the stake.
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A running gag throughout this story is that the characters are constantly repeating things that the narrator already said in the same panel. Valerie even breaks the fourth wall at one point to comment on it: "There seems to be an echo in this story."
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Always Be Prepared

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Miss Grundy announces an algebra test.
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Pin-Up Psychology!

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Jughead uses a pinup of a pretty girl as a backdrop to distract Archie when the two are playing ping pong.
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Advice to the Love Lost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Archie bets Reggie five dollars that he can spend some time with Midge without Moose killing him.
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No Sweat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Mr. Weatherbee tries to work out in the gym.
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formerly an Archie and Me story.
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Pin Head

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones]; Veronica Lodge
Archie spends too much on a piece of jewelry for Veronica and confusion follows when she tells him he shouldn't have.
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Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #10.
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Junk for Joy

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Sally (homeless woman); Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Jughead cleans out garages and cellars and places the junk in the trash. He does this to help Sally, a homeless woman who sells things she finds in the trash.
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Credits presented as: A Heartwarming Moment Scripted By Frank Doyle, Illustrated With Warmth and Heart By Samm Schwartz, And Tinted In Vibrant Grossmancolour by Barri
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Got the Message?

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Li'l Jinx, what do you really think of me?
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Voice Your Choice

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humorous, nature
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Frankendstew

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Veronica Lodge [Doctor Frankendstew]; Betty Cooper [Igora]; Ethel [Frankendstew's monster]
Veronica and Betty retell the story of Frankenstein with themselves as the leading parts.
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formerly a Life With Archie story.
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Caught

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teen
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Get the Yolk?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Jughead offers to cook breakfast for Archie's dad.
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When reprinted in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #198, writing is credited to Al Hartley.
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The Job Hunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Jughead makes a show for Reggie of not trying too hard to get work so Reggie will get him hired at the Mantle family newspaper out of spite.
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Wreck Room Blues

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Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Smithers the butler
After being evicted from the Lodge Mansion, Archie uses a trampoline to try to reach Veronica's second floor bedroom.
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How To

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse
Charley! Where did you get that shiner?
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Law of the Land

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Archie shows up as a cowboy to take Veronica to a masquerade party.
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Lunch Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazly; Mary Andrews
Wednesday lunch at Riverdale High is Miss Beazly's Chicken Supreme, which no one wants to eat.
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Double Cross

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humorous, teen
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