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Issue: Archie's Double Digest Magazine #97
Publication Date: February 1998
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Issues: #97 of 204 Issues (266 Printings)
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646951697
Price: $2.99 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 47 (44 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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First Line: Am I late for school, Mr. Weatherbee?
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Goosebumped

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Synopsis: Archie claims scary movies have no effect on him, until he has to stay home alone after one.
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Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
First Line: Ever notice how everyone reads the things that are absent in their lives?
Synopsis: Jughead observes that people like to read about the things that are missing in their lives. Archie is reading the financial pages.
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The Resistance Movement

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Character(s): Superintendent Smith, Charlie Goodwill
First Line: Congratulations, Mr. Weatherbee!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is being promoted and leaving Riverdale High for another school. When the new principal turns out to be a heavy-handed authoritarian, the students stage a protest to get Mr. Weatherbee back.
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Perfectly Archie

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Feature(s): Miss Grundy
First Line: How do we measure up, girls?
Synopsis: Miss Grundy dresses up as Archie for a teachers' costume ball, but accidentally shows up to the wrong event.
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The Hardest Part

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First Line: Today's the big bowling championship, right boys?
Synopsis: Pop Tate sponsors Archie's bowling team. When Reggie is injured, the bowlers recruit Dilton to keep score for them, but Dilton ends up hurting their score more than he helps.
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The Art Lesson

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First Line: Dear Diary, one Archie Andrews has always been fine with me, but this weekend I had two Archies on my hands, which is one too many!
Synopsis: Betty exhibits a macaroni sculpture of Archie at an art competition. Her chances of victory look slim until the sculpture gets melted and the judges think it's ingenious.
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It's a Tie!

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First Line: Reggie, go in for Benson and get some of those rebounds!
Synopsis: Coach Kleats finally sends Archie into the basketball game, but only to tie Reggie's shoelaces.
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The Andrews Family Tree

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Character(s): Leonardo da Vinci; Leonardo d'Andrusi; Signorina Lisa; Sir Walter Raleigh; Sir Walter Andrews; Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Isaac Newton; Isaac Andrews; James Watt; James Andrews
First Line: The history of the Andrews family spans many centuries and countries, and is unique in the annals of recorded time.
Synopsis: Several of Archie's ancestors are introduced alongside famous historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton.
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Do Your Thing

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First Line: Archie! What are you doing?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee cracks down on the students' antics in the halls, but his tape recording for the announcement gets mixed up with Archie's "Bruce Springsong" cassette.
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The Game Plan!

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Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
First Line: Catch, Greg!!
Synopsis: When Li'l Jinx and Gigi insist on playing football against Greg and Charley, the boys play a trick by pretending to be complete pushovers at the game.
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Teen Terror

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First Line: Grrrr!
Synopsis: Archie practices fierce growls to prepare for a hockey game.
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Rocky Adventure

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Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
First Line: Oh, Ronnie! I still can't believe your dad is flying us out to the Canadian Rockies!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge brings Veronica and Betty on a trip to Canada to help find good filming locations for a movie. Veronica gets into various predicaments at the Calgary Stampede, in the Rocky Mountains, and even while panning for gold.
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Feature(s): Archie Pin Up
First Line: Look, Jug! A lucky quarter!!
Synopsis: Archie finds a "lucky" coin on the sidewalk.
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Sport Report

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First Line: It takes raw courage to go ice boating at 60 miles an hour!
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead get pictures taken in photo stand-ins to look like they are doing winter sports.
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Promises Promises

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Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: Good morning, Miss Grundy!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee comes to school exhausted after a late night of paperwork. Archie volunteers to clean up his office while Mr. Weatherbee tries to rest.
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The American Way

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First Line: She's being a little stubborn this morning, Arch?
Synopsis: Archie's car has engine trouble in cold weather, so he takes Jughead's suggestion to make a smudge pot to warm it up. The hassle really begins when Archie's father thinks the car is on fire!
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Basketball Blues

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Feature(s): Coach Clayton
First Line: Gasp! Dilton, how did you learn to hit the hoops?
Synopsis: Coach Clayton sees Dilton make several baskets in a row, and insists that he join the basketball team. Unfortunately, Dilton's mathematical methods don't translate well to an actual basketball game.
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The Expert

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Character(s): Lydia Weber
First Line: There's no doubt about it!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee seeks Archie's advice about impressing an attractive widow on their date. Archie recommends the restaurant where he works as a busboy, but his clumsiness threatens to ruin Mr. Weatherbee's night out.
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Kiss Remiss

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First Line: Goodnight, Archie!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge wishes Veronica would kiss Archie goodbye for good.
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News Ruse

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Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie has so-called good news for Betty.
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Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
First Line: Hey, Dad! Look at all these neat electronic gadgets!
Synopsis: Archie admires a high-tech digital clock during a shopping trip.
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Mind Over Matter

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First Line: Archie! --- I want you to go down to the supply room, get a stack of the new safety rules, and post one on every bulletin board in the school!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie and Jughead to post the new safety rules on the school's bulletin boards, but Archie gets distracted by cheerleaders and forgets which papers they are supposed to be posting.
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The Big Thinker

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First Line: Hi, Archie! Do you feel like walking me to the store?
Synopsis: While walking with Betty, Archie speculates on how things would be different if his parents had never met.
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The Trouble with Girls

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Character(s): Cathy, Jill
First Line: The one thing I can't stand about girls is that they're always late!
Synopsis: Archie and his friends complain about the annoying habits of girls, but change their minds when these little annoyances unexpectedly save them a lot of trouble.
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Heat Rave

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First Line: Inside quick, Archie, before we freeze to death!
Synopsis: Betty's family's furnace is out of order on a cold night, so Archie invites the Coopers to stay at his house where it's warm. Veronica learns that Betty is spending the night at Archie's, and gets the wrong idea.
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Feature(s): Jughead Pin Up
First Line: You mean you've been sitting in this miserable cold for three hours and all you caught are these three little fishes???
Synopsis: Jughead caught a cold while ice fishing.
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The Master Mind

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First Line: You told Moose what?!
Synopsis: Moose lets Midge go on a skating date with Reggie. Reggie ruins the date with his paranoia that Moose is nearby plotting to clobber him.
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Boxed In!

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First Line: Daddy! What kind of puzzle is this with the black and white boxes?
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx finds a crossword puzzle, and drives her father crazy asking for help solving it.
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I Kid You Not

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First Line: FRED!
Synopsis: Archie builds shelves for the garage after his dad is angry because Archie doesn't put tools back where they belong.
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Love Sick and Snow-Blind

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First Line: Snow has fallen steadily since last night...
Synopsis: Archie walks through a blizzard, and even uses a makeshift hang glider, to get to Veronica's house. When Archie finally arrives he learns that Veronica isn't even in town.
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Ball Brawl

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Feature(s): Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Smithers brings a tray of snowballs for Mr. Lodge to throw at Archie.
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Horse Laugh

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Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Dobbin
First Line: Alan M! This is no time for horseback riding!
Synopsis: Alan M. rides horseback through the snow to bring supplies to a snowed-in family. Alex Cabot tries to get there first to steal the glory for himself.
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Why Me?

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First Line: I'm bringing Archie here because he disrupted my whole class with his constant fooling around!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee punishes Archie for talking in class by making him sweep the halls. Archie's obliviousness drives Mr. Weatherbee to a fit of temper.
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Sub Flub

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First Line: Archiekins, our skimobile broke down and we're trapped up here in the chalet!
Synopsis: When Veronica and Mr. Lodge are stuck at their chalet, Archie goes to get them via snowmobile. Reggie tries to be the hero instead by making sure Archie gets an old, broken-down snowmobile.
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Height Plight

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Feature(s): Coach Kleats
First Line: Is that door seven feet high?
Synopsis: Central High's basketball coach psyches out Coach Kleats.
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Heave Peeve

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Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
First Line: Don't go out into the snow, son! It's very cold!
Synopsis: Fred is faced with a choice between his son's health and his peaceful evening.
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Season of Slush

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First Line: Eeyuch! What messy stuff!
Synopsis: Archie complains about how much he hates winter.
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Mystery Message

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First Line: Midge, I want you to give Reggie that message!
Synopsis: Moose gives Archie a "message" to pass on to Reggie.
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Rocky Romance

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Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Betty is sure she has proof that Archie really loves her.
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Past-Present and Future

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First Line: Happy birthday, Betty!
Synopsis: Archie brings Betty a birthday cake, and she tries to keep him from inviting anyone else over. Jughead shows up, bringing Betty a large book of wallpaper samples as a gift.
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A Gift Beyond Gifts

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First Line: It's here again, and I just love, love, love it!
Synopsis: Veronica tries to persuade her father that Christmas shopping in the crowded stores is more festive than ordering gifts by phone.
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Snow Show

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First Line: Poor Archie! This is the third day in a row he's had to clean our walk and driveway!
Synopsis: Archie is paid to show off a snowmobile around town.
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Attraction Action

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First Line: They say opposites attract!
Synopsis: Archie doubts that opposites attract because his soft hands aren't full of hard cash.
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Tiff Riff

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
First Line: Archie and Reggie have had only one argument since they first met!
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie have only had one argument since they first met.
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Santa's Choice

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Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Herkel
First Line: This way, Herkel!
Synopsis: Santa Claus brings one of his elves along to deliver Christmas gifts to Betty and Veronica.
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Cold Comfort

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Feature(s): Archie and the Gang
First Line: Betty, your entry is sure to win the school's snow sculpture contest!
Synopsis: Reggie and Veronica win the school's snow sculpture competition, only to find out that they've won a trip to Siberia in the dead of winter.
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