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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #65
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Pages: 196
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UPC/EAN: 00912846953965
Price: $3.99 CAD
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Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 56 (40 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]

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teen
Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Let's discuss strategy!
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Chain Missing Link!

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teen
Moose gets a chain letter.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Today, the cafeteria was completely computerized, Mr. Weatherbee!
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from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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The 3rd Degree

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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Look at Reggie's T-shirt, Betty!
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Snow Way!

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humorous, teen
Jughead loses track of his little sister while babysitting her.
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A Cold Smell!

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childrens, humorous
Greg; Gigi; Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx is putting perfume on her snowballs.
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Sleigh Belles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III
Alex makes a buffoon of himself bragging about his snowmobile.
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[untitled]

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Money, money, money!!
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Lip Service

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Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III; Melody Valentine
On a cold day, Josie tries to resist Alexander's hot passes.
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Song Scramble

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Frame Game

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humorous, teen
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It's a Date!

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teen
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Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.
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The Salesman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Dilton Doily; Smithers
After Mr. Lodge and Veronica are tied up and robbed by a smooth-talking salesman, Archie and Jughead go after the crook, but he catches them and imprisons them in the back of his van.
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Credits changed to match the credits in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238.

Formerly a Life With Archie story.
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[untitled]

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Okay, pupils!
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Crossword puzzle.
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Don't Fence Me In

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Come on Betty! Be more aggressive!
Betty and Archie practice fencing.
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Painted into a Corner

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Jughead paints himself into a corner, so he paints a window to climb out of.
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Baby Talk

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teen
Archie and Dilton
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Talk Squawk

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge (cameo)
At an awards ceremony, Mr. Weatherbee tells Reggie that they're awarding him a trophy for athletic achievement. Reggie says he's speechless. As he continues to talk, Archie whispers to Betty that Reggie is now going to take all night to tell them why.
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Half-page strip. Occupies the top half of the page with "$uit [Suit] Hoot" occupying the bottom half. Betty and Archie are in the audience. Veronica is not seen or mentioned, but a girl with black hair is sitting to the left of Archie in the audience.
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$uit [Suit] Hoot

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
At a dance, Archie tells Veronica and Reggie that his new disco suit is unique. Reggie agrees, adding that it's the only one ever turned down by the thrift shop people.
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Moose's Riddles?

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Fill-In puzzles with an accompanying illustration.
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A Blast from the Past

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humorous
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Veronica and her family are on a trip to Venice.
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A Night to Forget

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty Cooper; Hot Dog; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hal Cooper
Due to circumstances, Betty must share her bedroom for the night with her two five year old cousins, Hot Dog, and Veronica's prize feline, Pumpkin.
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My Word

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Daddy! Can you help with my spelling for tomorrow's test?
Jinx asks Hap to help with her spelling test.
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A Simple Case of...Split Personality! Part I

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humorous, science fiction, teen
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
What's your project for the school science fair, Dilton?
Dilton invents a machine that can swap personalities.
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When reprinted in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #6, writing is credited to Mike Pellowski.
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A Simple Case of...Split Personality! Part II

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humorous, science fiction
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones
It was the best of times...
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Birthday Gift

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Veronica buys her dad a birthday present that he already has but finds his old sled in the attic that he thinks is his present.
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Wrap Session

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humorous
Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Sabrina receives a mysterious package and Hilda can't resist opening it.
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The Origin of the Jaguar

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
The Jaguar (Know Your Heroes!)
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Diet Riot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Mr. Weatherbee; Prof. Flutesnoot; Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Miss Beazly
Mr. Weatherbee tries hypnosis to lose weight.
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Silver Flash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Little Archie Andrews; Spotty; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Sue Stringly; Parnell
No one at school wants to trade sandwiches with Sue Stringly, who never has anything good to eat since her father has been out of work. She claims that she has a secret boyfriend named "Parnell" who loves to eat her sandwiches. Little Archie follows her after school and discovers that Parnell is a stray cat that Sue is feeding. Little Archie has to decide whether to use the money he's saved up to buy new Silver Flash roller skates, or use it to help Sue and Parnell.
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This was the first new Little Archie story since 1966 to be written and drawn by series creator Bob Bolling. Starting with this issue he returned to the series on a recurring basis, contributing a few longer stories each year for the next few years. Bolling told Gary Brown in Comic Book Artist magazine that he didn't know why the Archie editors suddenly asked him to return to his creation after removing him from the series all those years before.

As in his '50s and '60s Little Archie stories, Bolling signs his name in a small box in the splash panel. Until the company started giving credits the following year, he was one of the few Archie artists permitted to sign his work.

This story re-introduces Sue Stringly, who had previously appeared in "Sled With a Mission" in Little Archie # 30. Here she is given a new design, with buck teeth. She would appear in many of Bolling's stories from this point on.

This is also Bolling's first mention of Blue-Tooth Baker, the mysterious unseen boy whose unusual tastes are frequently referred to by the other kids.

Ambrose, who had been absent from the comics since the '60s, makes a cameo appearance among a group of kids playing field hockey.
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Girl Crazy

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Learn to Draw Archie

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typeset
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The Story Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, fantasy
Little Sabrina; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda; Beanie the Genie
Hilda insists that Zelda has too many books, so Zelda tries to sell them at a flea market.
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Learn to Draw Betty

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teen
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The Champion Collector

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Evelyn Evernever; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Betty Cooper; Little Archie Andrews; un-named girl
The girls take up buying and chewing gum so they can get free pictures of movie stars. They start to suspect that Evelyn, who hasn't been seen in days, may be starting her own collection.
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formerly an Evelyn Evernever story.
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Learn to Draw Veronica

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The Big Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, fantasy, humorous
Fangs Fogarty
Sabrina and her aunts create a circus with all her friends.
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Declined Declension

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humorous, teen
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Pop's New Look!

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Pop Tate; Dilton Doiley; Gaston; Marta Stewport
Pop wants to redesign the Chocklit Shoppe so the kids come up with ideas.
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Magic Ball

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Up, Up and Away!

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humorous, teen
Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
What in the world are you doing, Jughead?
Jughead mixes some chemicals together with some ultra-light results.
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[untitled]

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Ah...d-uh, see how many times...
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Ghoulish Group

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fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Salem Saberhagen
Gosh, Salem! Have you ever seen so many strange-looking creatures in one place!
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Down on the P.H.A.R.M.

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science fiction, teen
Archie and his friends visit his grandparents on their super-scientific farm.
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Picture Perfect

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fantasy, teen
Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose
Sabrina's aunt gets a surprise from her enchanted camera.
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[untitled]

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Mr. Weatherbee
Hello, students! As you know, I like to collect...
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Unscramble the words to find out what Mr. Weatherbee collects.
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To Tell the Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Desperate for a date, Dilton agrees to masquerade as Reggie and entertain a friend of the family that Reggie doesn't want to spend time with.
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formerly an Archie story.
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Karate Word Game

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humorous, teen
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Conservation Consternation

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humorous, teen
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Hot Dog; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Phlips
This new computer car pool service is a great way to save fuel!
Mr. Weatherbee gets stuck with Archie, Jughead and Hot Dog in the new car pool.
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Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #77.
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Just Cloning Around

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Charlie
A teen selling magazines resembles Reggie so much that Veronica and Betty decide to finish the job.
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Can We Talk?

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Fred; Gabby (Fred's parrot); Forsythe Pendleton Jones, Jr
Hi, Fred! How's Gabby?
Jughead tries to get Gabby to talk.
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Classy Cut-Ups

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teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty works with paper dolls.
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Writing credit given as Kathleen Webb in reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #260.
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Sure Stopper

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; skating instructor
Veronica gets in-line skating instructions from a professional teacher, and from Archie.
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Dress Up

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Shoe Biz!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Archie agrees to test Dilton's latest invention, shoes that give the wearer an extra bounce in their step.
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