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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #52
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 76281646953105211
Price: $3.69 CAD
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Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 64 (49 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
So a football player dates a cheerleader... what's so unusual about that?
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Can't Bear It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Celeste
Veronica is spending the night at Betty's, but she forgot something and can't sleep.
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Shrewd Dude

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
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The Devil, You Say!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Hopkins
Mrs. Hopkins asks Archie and Reggie to pick apples for her but Reggie doesn't want to work so Archie does the job by himself.
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Fill It Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Greg has a customer complaint.
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Sweet Revenge

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Unscramble the letters into a message.
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The Race

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
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5
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Date Bait

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teen
Reggie asks Archie if he'd like a blind date.
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Seal of Approval

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Snively; Cradbilge
Man, they sure don't use their beaches much along this part of the coast!
When the Archies stop for a picnic on the beach they help capture two burglars.
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Bewitched

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Homage to the TV show Bewitched.
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Sun Fun

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Someday, the sun will burn itself out!
Moose is worried about what will happen when the sun burns itself out.
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Link Lunk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
D-uh, what's the first thing I do in golf?
Moose wonders what is the first thing he should do playing golf.
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Consider It Done!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Pop Tate
Mr. Lodge makes arrangements for Archie, Betty and Veronica to appear in the circus.
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Drop-In, Drop-Outs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Li'l Jinx; Hal Holliday
To rid her wading pool of friends, Li'l Jinx throws in a bar of soap.
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Big Splash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason
Archie is surfing in a pool.
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The Bloodshot Eye

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, superhero, teen
Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews]; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; The Bloodshot Eye
Pureheart battles The Bloodshot Eye.
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Credits taken from index of Archie's Super Teens (Archie, 1994 Series) #2. Story in two parts (5 pp. each).
Formerly titled "An Eye For an Eye".
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Voice Your Choice

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Subject Matter
teen
Betty was winning an argument about who had the handsomest boyfriend.
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Cunning Council

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humorous, teen
Reggie encourages Archie to talk about his good points.
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formerly a Reggie story.
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UFO Woe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
The aliens
Aliens from the planet Azuza land in Sabrina's back yard and make first contact with Aunt Hilda.
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Betty and Veronica Maze

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty and Veronica would love to find out what goes on in Archie's head - help find the path through the maze.
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Find your way through a maze shaped like Archie's head.
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Drink Kink

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teen
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Age Before Beauty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate (cameo)
Betty is upset when Veronica makes fun of her reproduction of an 18th century writing desk. Jughead decides to fool Veronica by making Betty's desk look like a real antique.
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Writer, Inker, and Letterer credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #61.
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Foil Oil

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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie plays a prank on Moose when he substitutes fish oil for his suntan lotion.
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Chips Ahoy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Jughead 1
Jughead makes an ice sculpture of a tiger. Jealous, Reggie and Veronica decide to go up at night and break it. However, Reggie hits a real tiger instead and they both have to run for it.
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Part of a series of stories with the Archie gang as cavemen.
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The Swingers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Reggie 1; Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1
Archie 1 and Reggie 1 compete to swing on vines over a pond.
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Mister Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Reggie 1
Reggie finds a stranger from the land of Abracadabra who can make people disappear.
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First Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Ethel Klump; Marsha; Gayle
Looking for a summer job, Betty quizzes her friends on the merits of their summer jobs, because she doesn't want to work at the Jolly Burger restaurant.
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Capricious Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
The girls chide the boys for lying around all day doing nothing, and insist on going to the beach.
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Wheel Deal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
The Archies save the teen disco by playing on stage in roller skates, creating a new dance fad.
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Original writer credit George Gladir. Frank Doyle credited in reprints.
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That's What Counts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Greg
One boy is "it" in a game of hide and seek because he can count higher than anyone else.
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Deep Water!

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Unscramble the letters puzzle.
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The Best Catch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Waldo Weatherbee; Elmer Flutesnoot
Ah! It's a perfect day for fishing!
Mr. Weatherbee and Professor Flutesnoot have a fishing competition; the loser of which has to buy the other a lobster dinner.
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Close Shave

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humorous, teen
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Gimme a Break!

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typeset
Subject Matter
Ouch! Archie's lack of coordination has given him a broken arm!
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Word scramble with first aid terms (because Archie is so uncoordinated).
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S'no Brainstorm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Tee-hee! That's cute!
A new bank is taking customers from Mr. Lodge's bank and he needs a new slogan.
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Lost Marbles

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Sheesh! The girls are driving me bananas!
Jughead thinks Archie has lost his marbles.
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Hunger Pangs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Look at the time! Where is she?
Archie is tired of waiting for Veronica to show up for their date.
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[untitled]

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I can't understand why that cop is following me?!
Archie can't figure out why the cop is following his car.
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Petrified Forest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie and Archie go hiking.
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5
formerly a Reggie and Me story.
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Eat Treat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Pop has two types of hamburgers, one for a quarter and one for a dollar.
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Load Ode

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Moose carries a refrigerator.
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[untitled]

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Yipes! I forgot who gets what!
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[untitled]

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Aunt Zelda
Why am I mad at my green grocer?
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Pit of Despair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
drama, teen
Chuck Clayton; Archie Andrews; Nancy
A rival school tries to trap Chuck in a cave to prevent him from competing in a track meet.
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Loony Law

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Coach Kleats
Anything that can go wrong for Archie, does. Three two-panel scenarios.
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Suits Me Fine!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Find the matching swimsuits.
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Lonesome Pine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews
Archie goes on a camping adventure and finds that the best thing about camping is that it's a great way to meet girls.
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6
All credits confirmed by printed credits in Archie Double Digest #230.
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Daisies Tell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Charley Hawse
Charley plays the 'she loves me / she loves me not' game with several daisies.
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That's Batty

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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Sign Language

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humorous, teen
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Eye Safety

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Comet
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Balancing Act

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Jughead is practicing balancing before Pop Tate's big ice cream sale.
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Rose Is a Rose Is a...

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teen
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Star Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]; Dobie Kay
Reggie tells the group he's leaving to work for star promoter Del Dom. At a rock show, the rest of the gang finds out that Reggie is just a roadie. However, manager Dobie Kay wants to promote Archie on his own. Archie turns him down, but the outcome is left hanging.
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Last panel has a note from editor Victor Gorelick asking readers to write and tell him whether Archie should take the opportunity to go solo. Story title is lettered with a drawn star in place of the "a" in star.
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Bored of the Jungle!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
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Mark out the letters to discover who wrote the original Tarzan books.
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Cheerful Earful

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Jughead can sleep through anything except the sound of the refrigerator door opening.
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Canoe Conniver

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humorous, teen
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formerly an Archie and Me story.
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How Fortune-Ate

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Unscramble the code puzzle.
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Wardrobe Consultant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica helps Betty with her wardrobe choices but soon stops when Betty starts attracting more attention from Archie.
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5
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Speed Trapped

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Dilton Doily; Mrs. Doily
Dilton develops a pair of augmented shoes that allow him to accelerate to fifty times normal human speed.
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5
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Anchors Aweigh

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humorous, teen
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Tool Tale

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humorous, teen
Dilton tells Archie about an ancient tool that was discovered, but Archie can't even find the hammer he had minutes earlier.
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Chilly Chance

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humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge doesn't want Archie using the pool.
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The Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Hey, wow! You lost a lot of weight over the summer, Mr. Weatherbee!
Archie compliments Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy on their looks and Mr. Weatherbee thinks he's just buttering them up.
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Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #91.

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