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Issue: Jughead with Archie Digest #40
Publication Date: September 1980
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Issues: #40 of 198 Issues (298 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699609
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 39 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard US digest size
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: They say you live longer if you jog!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #64.
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[untitled]

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Tired of It All

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): the bank robber
First Line: Soda, Arch?
Synopsis: While rolling his flat tire to the garage, Archie loses control of it, with comic results.
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Pages: 6
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Droopy Sails

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Are you sure you can sail this thing, Arch?
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead take Veronica and Betty out on a sailboat but both boys end up overboard.
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Pages: 5
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jug, where are you?
Synopsis: Jughead has his arm stuck under the refrigerator.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Birthday Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Evelyn; Perry
First Line: Wow! Thanks, Betty! I would have let it go right on by without even a card! Ol' Arch would never forgive me!
Synopsis: Reggie's surprise gift for Archie's impending birthday backfires on the Andrews lad.
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Confession

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Veronica, where have you been? I waited for over an hour! We were supposed to meet and shop!
Synopsis: When her friends and father berate her for being so inconsiderate, Veronica announces that she has a shocking secret to reveal about why she acts the way she does.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: The top drawer is stuck again...
Synopsis: The school's office furniture is breaking down.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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A Life for a Life

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Gladys
First Line: --And these three birds were beggin', man! Like I mean, pleading!
Synopsis: When Archie saves Reggie's life, Reggie follows Archie everywhere hoping to return the favor.
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Nobedience School

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jughead! You forgot your lunch!
Synopsis: Hot Dog leads Jughead a merry chase through the neighborhood, clutching Jughead's bag lunch in his mouth.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Archie, what are you looking for?
Synopsis: Archie is looking for his skateboard.
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The Quitter

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie; Coach Kleats; Reggie; Jughead; Mr. Weatherbee
First Line: They're rough and they're tough and they're hard hitters, men -- but they haven't got the fighting spirit of the ol' Riverdale High team!
Synopsis: Coach Kleats is worried he is going to get fired and Archie rallies the team by faking quitting the team.
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The Nose Knows

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: This is one picnic that's going to go off without a hitch!
Synopsis: The girls plan a picnic, but Jughead claims it's going to rain. Archie and Reggie insist that Jughead's nose allows him to predict the weather.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hi, Arch! I tried out my new skateboard on Hill Street today!
Synopsis: Jughead tried out his new skateboard.
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Pest Problem

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Ulp! Here comes Fangs Fogarty... But this time he looks different!
Synopsis: Fangs threatens all the other boys that he will beat them up if they look at his girlfriend Penny.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: New gym equipment is being installed today, Mr. Weatherbee!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee tries out the new gym equipment.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Leo's Not Lying

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie reads Mr. Weatherbee his horoscope.
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That's Romance?

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First Line: Big Ethel tried to get Jughead to look at her in a romantic way ---
Synopsis: Place the numbered letters into the corresponding numbered slots to find out how Ethel's date went.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hi, Moose --- What are you reading?
Synopsis: Moose is reading a collection of short stories.
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Go Fly a Kite

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: It'll never fly without a tail!
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie have a kite flying contest at the beach.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Jughead, you should learn to invest wisely!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge gives Jughead some advice.
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A Crushing Victory

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Summeritme!
Synopsis: When Archie claims that women have it easy, Betty and Veronica claim to be constantly busy with charity work.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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First Line: There are two girls in my class who like me!
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Disclose Notes: Includes letters from T.M., C.G., and L.P.
Includes promotional blurb for Betty and Veronica Annual Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #1 at bottom of page.
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Feather Brain

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Daddy, I'll be the bestest girl in the whole world --- I'll even clean up my room every day ---
Synopsis: Hap buys Jinx a parakeet. Then she teaches it to talk.
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Archie Quizzers

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First Line: Try this "connect the dot" puzzle.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Archie, vhere'd you get funny shirt?
Synopsis: Svenson asks Archie where he got his shirt.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Mean 'n' Mad

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Ha! I've finally caught you, Reggie!
Synopsis: Little Jughead give Little Reggie a mixture to give him more strength to take on Fangs, only Reggie doesn't know it only last for a little while.
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Genres: humorous, informational, teen
First Line: Hmm! I think I'll have a foot-long hot dog...
Synopsis: Katy dreams she is a butterfly.
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Pages: 4.33
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Katy's Butterfly Pin-Up Parade

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Genres: informational
Synopsis: Illustrations of Katy Keene in butterfly-themed outfits.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Coach, what's this I hear about a fight at our hockey match?
Synopsis: There have been fights at all the high-school sporting events... except the boxing match.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Diamond Fire

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Marty; smugglers; police
First Line: A shielded oil lamp, swinging on a lonely beach on a moonless night!
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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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: My favorite tv show is Charlie's Angels!
Synopsis: Archie discusses his favorite tv show.
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Reprint Notes: From Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX.
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Pages: 1
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Flight Plan

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: So you've got a date with Veronica Friday night!
Synopsis: Reggie gets Veronica to break a date with Archie by telling her that something great will be happening at Central High that night. Veronica not only goes, she brings Betty and all the other girls along.
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Some Dish

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Genres: humorous, nature, teen
First Line: Down, Hot Dog!
Synopsis: Jughead and Hot Dog make a pact to avoid females.
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Quiet on the Set

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: That was funneee!
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead imagine themselves in a slapstick silent comedy set in the halls of Riverdale.
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Disclose Notes: In the silent movie sequence, Lucey puts Archie and Jughead in their classic '40s and '50s outfits (Archie's bow tie and "R" sweater vest and Jughead's "S" sweater).

The reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #7 lists Chic Stone as the inker, however the reprints in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #6 and Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #295 both list Vincent DeCarlo as the inker.
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A Dog's Tale

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First Line: How are dogcatchers paid?
Synopsis: Find the hidden letters to find out how dog catchers get paid.
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Feature(s): Pat the Brat Comics Digest Magazine
First Line: Hey! Who's Pat the Brat?
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Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Pat the Brat Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #1.
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Feature(s): Archie Comics Digest
First Line: Stories, puzzles, jokes, pages of fun and laughter in full color!
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Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #44.

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