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Issue: Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #96
Publication Date: October 2005
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Issues: #96 of 146 Issues (188 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646953109611
Price: $4.29 CAD
$3.59 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (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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Genres: teen
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: How long has Archie been into tennis?
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Art to Art

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate; Mr. Tyrone
Synopsis: Nancy has been taking watercolor painting lessons and her picture has won first place in the Riverdale Art Gallery show.
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Repeat Treat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
First Line: Are you watching reruns again?
Synopsis: Archie likes reruns, but not leftovers.
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Who Needs a Boyfriend

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Wendy
Synopsis: After having a fight with Archie at the beach, Betty is consoled by her friend, Wendy.
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Trick Knee

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley
Character(s): Charley Hawse; Greg
Synopsis: Charley explains his food-proof work dodge.
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Chore Score

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead wants to know if he is being paid by the job or by the hour.
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Table Fable

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Synopsis: Jughead's family has two choices for dinner.
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Encore

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Genres: childrens, humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee; Roger
Synopsis: Archie and Betty invite Mr. Weatherbee and his nephew, Roger, to come to the fair with them.
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Test Quest

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: Two old hags are looking for a witch who is mean enough to refrain from helping anyone, just as Sabrina becomes temporarily powerless.
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She Doesn't Compute

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Janet (robot); Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Dilton builds himself a robot girlfriend.
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The Rescuer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie is a lifeguard.
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Foggy Notions

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Betty is writing a novel and Veronica helps her with the ending.
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Something's Cooking

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Slick Chick

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie asks a girl if she could love a guy like him.
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Money Honey

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie doesn't care how much money a woman has, as long as she's rich.
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Beach Banter

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Hot Dog doesn't like the heat but loves the food at the beach.
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Poolside Manner

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Genres: fantasy, teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Head Witch Della
Synopsis: When Aunt Hilda hears that the neighbors are putting in a swimming pool, she does whatever she can to make sure her family is invited over to swim.
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The Job

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead thinks he has found his perfect job working at the local Tasty Burger, but things don't turn out exactly as he hoped.
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Miss Hiss!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Russ
Synopsis: Jinx has problems playing baseball.
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Veronica in Mexico

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Lady Smitty; Hermione Lodge; Professor Ricardo Martinez; Felipe; Professor Maria Rodriguez
Synopsis: While visiting Mexico, Veronica and Lady Smitty discover a ring of thieves that are stealing and selling ancient Aztec artifacts.
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Disclose Notes: Chapter One: Return of an Old Friend
Chapter Two: The Magic of Mexico City
Chapter Three: And Lady Makes 3
Chapter Four: Tomb It May Concern
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The Puzzle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: Harvey becomes obsessed with figuring out a bent nail trick that Hilda solved with ease, not knowing she used magic to solve it.
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Bright Sprite

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Leroy
Synopsis: Archie gets sprayed with the water hose.
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Water Sports

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie bets Archie that he can catch a bigger fish while fishing from a canoe than Archie can catch fishing from shore.
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The Agent

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Sorry to break up the practice, guys! I've got to run an errand for my dad!
Synopsis: Jughead is taken to a sorority house to represent The Archies in scheduling a gig for the band. Because he dislikes girls so much, this is a torture to him.
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It Makes Sense!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: No! No!! No, Greg!
Synopsis: Greg wants to borrow a nickel from Li'l Jinx.
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Hole Control

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Reggie and Veronica are seen on a frisbee golf course, with Reggie tossing the frisbee into the basket. Reggie comments to Veronica that he has to do well on the next hole to beat Jughead. Reggie tosses the frisbee again, and as he's wondering where it landed, Jughead tells him he got a hole in one. In the last panel, Jughead points to Reggie's frisbee, which has landed in a trash can, and confirms that Reggie got a hole in one - only that it was in the wrong hole.
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Super Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis: After Sabrina fails at door-to-door cosmetics sales, Hilda steps in to show her how to succeed.
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Run Fun

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie gets called out by Moose.
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Here Comes the SUNscreen

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Fred McMann (celebrity spokesman, ex-host of "The $150 Octagon"); Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee (cameo)
Synopsis: Veronica and company try to market Dilton's new invention -- mess-free sunscreen -- but it happens to have an inconvenient side effect.
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Disclose Notes: Fred McMann is a parody of Ed McMahon.
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Shrewd Dude

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Big Ethel
Synopsis: Reggie challenges Jughead to a game of follow the leader.
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Summer Fun... and Summer Not

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Prehistoric Veronica declares that the summer season has begun, and convinces everyone except Jughead that the civilized thing to do in summer is to go to the shore to get a tan.
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Language Barrier

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: In prehistoric times, Archie and Reggie argue with Betty and Veronica over how to develop a language. The girls win when they invent the word "Vamoose!" to scare off dinosaurs.
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Disclose Notes: Similar to the "Archie I" series, though the characters aren't named.
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The Kiss Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie 1; Jughead 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Reggie 1; Moose 1; Midge 1
First Line: What do you suppose is going on back there?
Synopsis: The prehistoric Archie gang discovers kissing.
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Mister Magic

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie 1; Jughead 1; Veronica 1; Betty 1; Reggie 1
Synopsis: Reggie finds a stranger from the land of Abracadabra who can make people disappear.
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Nap Flap

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead asks his mother if he can take a 3-hour nap before he mows the lawn.
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College Knowledge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie mixes college thoughts with girl thoughts.
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Vacation Blues

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hiram Lodge [Mr. Lodge]; Mrs. Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is on vacation and is surrounded by pictures of Archie.
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Sand, Sea and Spray

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Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Mysto
First Line: What in the world do you suppose that is?
Synopsis: Sabrina gets badgered into assisting a beachside stage magician, then embarrassed by the nature of the tricks. So she exacts a little revenge with her own powers.
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Canoe Forgive Me

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Sophie
Synopsis: Sophie gives Archie a second chance after their disasterous first date.
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Muscle Bound

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Spike; Mickey
Synopsis: Two body builders humiliate Archie at the beach.
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Disclose Notes: This printing has Dan DeCarlo credited for inks as opposed to the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #203 (September 2012) which credits Alison Flood for inks.
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Sorry Surfer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie uses Dilton's new surfing simulator to learn to surf.
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Kid Stuff

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica try to help Reggie change his stand-up comedy routine.
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Pages: 6

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