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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #61
Publication Date: September 1992
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Issues: #61 of 204 Issues (266 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 50 (49 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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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
First Line: Now that's what I call a kiss!
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Just Three Guys Hangin’ Out

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie and his Dad
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Fred decides to spend more time with Archie but ends up getting hurt no matter what activity they attempt.
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Summer Simmer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
First Line: During the summer I read light things!
Synopsis: Jughead's mother gives him the want ads for summer reading.
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Trait State

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Reggie, I invited my cousin Bruce to play with us!
Synopsis: Veronica says Reggie and her cousin have a lot in common.
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Summer Bummer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Ethel
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: A computer tells the girls who their summer romance will be with.
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Miss Remiss

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica is only late for her summer job once in a month, the only day she shows up.
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Heat Feat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Synopsis: Moose wonders why it's hot in the summer.
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A Swell Job

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews
First Line: This old house sure could use a good painting!
Synopsis: After Archie, Betty and Jughead paint the Andrews house for free, Mr. Lodge tries to get them to paint his guest house for the same price.
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For Whom the Bells Toll

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Leroy
Synopsis: Moose gets a new ping-pong table but everyone is too busy to play.
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Chase Pace

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: After chatting up Midge at the beach Reggie runs from Moose.
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Speed Deed

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Big Ethel
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Ethel is eager to hear some gossip from Betty.
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The Moose Is Loose

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Moose doesn't understand the sports story Archie relates to him.
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Invite Plight

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hodges; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones III]
Synopsis: When Veronica cancels their date due to a cold, Archie asks Betty out instead only to find that Veronica has changed her mind.
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Meter Maid

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Alan M. Mayberry; Alexander Cabot
Synopsis: Josie decides to change her name when too many people begin to rhyme the one she has with other words.
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Luck Struck

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Jug, look at the clearing! It's the perfect campsite!
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead go camping and Jughead brings his good luck charm which seems to be giving them bad luck.
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Lemon Aid

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis: To attract customers to Li'l Jinx's faltering lemonade stand, Greg performs some live, one-man shows on the sidewalk.
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Request Jest

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Synopsis: Archie laughs at a guy who would do anything for a girl.
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Well Belle

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Synopsis: Veronica finds a wishing well and wishes there was a boy around.
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Tape Escape

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Feature(s): Archie
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Fly Now Pay Later

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
First Line: GASP!... My sandwich!
Synopsis: At the beach, when Archie tries to swat a fly, he accidentally hits Jughead. This sets off a chain reaction of mishaps.
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Surf-Bored!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
First Line: This ought to be some show, huh?
Synopsis: Jughead accidentally performs in a water devils stunt show behind a speedboat after Archie's ice cream drops down his back.
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Eat Beat

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Mrs. Jones; Mr. Jones; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead's mom thinks Jughead is eating too much.
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You Bet your Life

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Super Duck
Character(s): Super Duck; Fauntleroy; Dirty Duck; Alfonso
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Wait Fate

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; a guard named Mike
First Line: I hear the Freedom Train has Poor Richard's Almanac!
Synopsis: Archie and Betty are eager to visit the American Freedom Train, but Jughead's appetite keeps getting in the way.
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Space Nut

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mrs. Doiley
Synopsis: When Moose and Midge make fun of Dilton for believing in space monsters, Dilton disguises himself as an alien to scare them, but then his green makeup won't wash off.
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T-hee

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: Sabrina and Aunt Hilda are invited to a tea party by the Upurcrusts.
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Critics Choice

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie waits for what he considers the perfect opportunity to show off on the beach.
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Howling Success

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
First Line: Will you eat, Hot Dog?
Synopsis: Jughead is upset that Hot Dog won't eat.
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Tarbland of the Grapes

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews [as Tarbland]; Betty Cooper [as Jane]; Veronica Lodge [as Slinky Von Gotgelt]; Reggie Mantle [as Intrepid Sureshot]; Cheeter
Synopsis: The story of Tarbland, the king of the jungle, who has "a body that won't quit and a mind like a sack of wet noodles."
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I Believe in Miracles

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
First Line: You won't believe it!
Synopsis: The gang can't figure out why a handsome guy is hanging out with Ethel.
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The Boss Man

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie tells Moose he needs to teach Midge who is the boss.
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Wheel Spiel

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica bails on Betty's skate-a-thon for charity in order to crash a party for some celebrities.
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Something Special

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Claudia
First Line: Arch, whaddaya say we start the day with a couple of pizzas?
Synopsis: Archie gets in trouble minding his own business and waiting for Veronica at the beach.
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The King of Tarts

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is outraged when he finds himself shortchanged on a box of tarts.
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A Gift of Gab

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
First Line: Charley
Synopsis: Charley Hawse remembered that he forgot Li'l Jinx's birthday.
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Tug Lug

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The guys get Moose to play tug-of-war against them, then tie their end to a tree.
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Root of Evil

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Sigh! It's a long, hot summer when you're broke!
Synopsis: Archie is despondent about being broke. Knowing that he's too proud to accept money from her, Veronica arranges for him to find a lot of money "accidentally." But his newfound wealth turns him into a miser.
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A Little Bid of Heaven!

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First Line: Out! Get out you dad-blamed nuisance! And never darken my refrigerator door again!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is upset at Jughead so he tries to buy a golf club Mr. Lodge wants.
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Prediction Predicament

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie gets his misfortune read.
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Whale of a Sale

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie gets talked out of his pants.
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Diamond Fire

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; smugglers; police
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead gets suspicious of several scruffy types who spend each night on a littered, unpopular beach. Discovering that this is a smuggling gang, they trap them for police.
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Ouch!

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Feature(s): Sabrina
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A Warm Feeling

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Betty get into a discussion about the conflict between believing in the integrity of others versus being a soft touch.
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Boat Gloat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Isn't she a beaut, Reggie? It took me all year to save up for her!
Synopsis: Reggie has big, fancy boat that he's invited the girls to, while Archie has a dinky little sailboat.
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Basket Party

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica wants a basket of beach sand for a rock garden at her house. Archie and Reggie fight over who gets to deliver it to her.
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Kit Bit

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Jughead searches his garage for a first aid kit.
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Camp Scamp

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie doesn't think he can report to work at Camp Wahoo.
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Job Jibe

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Synopsis: Archie is trying to get a job at the Shopalot super market.
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Car Sick

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie helps Archie start his jalopy, then leaves him behind and takes Veronica to "Cuddle Cove." When the car gets stuck, Veronica leaves Reggie in the mud and brings the car back to Archie.
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The Swinger

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First Line: Man! I've been planning a day like this for a long time! --- Swaying gently in the hammock in the cool shade with a good book and a cold pitcher of juice!
Synopsis: Something always prevents Archie from getting his planned relaxing nap in a hammock.
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