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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #37
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1979
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699408
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 37 (28 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Title Page
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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Betty, aren't you interested in improving your rating?
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Miscellaneous
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie #210

The names of the members of Josie & the Pussycats are on the list of tennis players.
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Inside front cover.
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For the Birds

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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
While on a hike, Veronica and Archie meet Mr. Lodge and his bird watching friends.
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FlagPep #201 published January 1967
was For the Birds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cheating Meeting

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Credits
George Gladir ?
Dan DeCarlo
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Barry Grossman
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Veronica dates Reggie in the afternoon, then makes up an excuse so she can attend a party that evening with Archie. Then Reggie shows up at the party.
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #61 published December 1970
was Cheating Meeting [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Rope Trick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; two un-named girls
Jughead helps two young girls with their rope jumping skills.
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FlagJughead #225 published February 1974
was The Rope Trick [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Here's a Hot One

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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Code puzzle with the theme of what Archie thinks of Mr. Lodge.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #275 published November 1978
was Here's a Hot One [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Archie's Gag Bag
Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
Your men are doing the cooking!?
Archie and his father are doing the cooking.
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The Brick!

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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie has a trick brick that makes it look like he knows karate.
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The Weigh of All Flesh

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Gaston the Chef; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones
Veronica freaks out when the bathroom scale shows that she's put on five pounds.
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There is a story indexed in Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #189 that is titled "The Weight of All Flesh" with 6 pages. Unclear if it is listed with the wrong title and page count in that issue or if they are different stories, but the synopsis and characters match.
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee
Shouldn't you be practicing...
Mr. Weatherbee asks the band director why they are not practicing Pomp and Circumstance for the graduation ceremony.
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Tiger by the Tail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bob Bolling
Jon D'Agostino
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Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Geeker (first appearance, villain); Thumbs (first appearance, villain)
Criminals kidnap Archie, thinking he's Mr. Lodge's son.
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FlagLife with Archie #134 published June 1973
was Tiger by the Tail [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing of this story, no credits are listed in this digest.
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Sport Report

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Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Archie and Reggie take a free karate class thinking it will be a good way to meet women.
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Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
This waving and rocking motion makes me feel sick!
Archie gets sea-sick.
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The Food Stand

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Subject Matter
childrens
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
In an attempt to get on Mr. Weatherbee's good side, Little Archie and Little Jughead plant an apple tree outside his office.
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Over and Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Archie laments the fact that he and Veronica have different school schedules and can't spend time together. Jughead suggests they communicate via walkie-talkie. Reggie overhears and hacks into the device.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #194 published April 1972
was Over and Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing of this story, no credits are listed in this index.

When reprinted in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #1, Bill Vigoda's signature is added to page one.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly
Miss Beazly... This is the Public Health Officer!
Miss Beazly loses one of her rubber gloves.
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A "Write" Pal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday; Herb
Li'l Jinx meets her pen pal.
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Silent Partner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Bolling
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge
The lawn care service Archie launches with Jughead and Moose is soon sabotaged by poor planning.
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FlagArchie Annual #24 published January 1973
was Silent Partner [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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Miss Beazly Surprise Puzzle

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Subject Matter
Miss Beazly
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Unscramble the mystery phrase puzzle.
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Miss Grundy Gag Bag
Miss Grundy
I'm starting a program of exercise for teachers!
Miss Grundy isn't happy with the new teacher exercise program.
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There're No Such Things as Ghosts

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs
Veronica purposely gives Betty the wrong address for Jughead's surprise party, and Betty and Archie end up in a haunted house.
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Dashing

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
After taking Betty to a James Dnob spy movie, Archie tries to prove he's a dashing as the actor in the film.
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James Dnob is a parody of James Bond.
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Class! Who was the fourteenth vice president of the United States?
Mr. Weatherbee thinks Miss Grundy comes up with the most interesting test questions.
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The Old Ball Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling
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Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Smithers
Archie Andrews; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Smithers needs to come up with some top-notch entertainment for N.U.M.B. (National Union of Master Butlers) to outdo his hated rival Jeeves. But he refuses to hire The Archies, because this would mean being indebted to the equally hated Archie.
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FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #51 published April 1969
was The Old Ball Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing of this story, no credits listed in this digest.

Feature changed from Archie to Smithers for this printing.
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Pleasant Dreams

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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Donna Dream
Veronica dreams that Archie was flirting with the new girl in school. The next day at school there is a new girl and Archie does indeed flirt with her.
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Miss Grundy Gag Bag
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Shapely
Miss Shapely has a job at Marine-Land...
Miss Shapely has a summer job trying to teach dolphins to talk.
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Hidden Danger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
Dexter Taylor
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Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
adventure
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Susan Johnson; un-named adults
Little Archie and Susan are the only people who have gotten a look at a terrorist who has been leaving bombs on airplanes. The bomber follows them home to make sure they don't talk.
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FlagThe Adventures of Little Archie #34 published March 1965
was Hidden Danger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are listed in this digest.
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The Bee's Knees

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Mr. Weatherbee
Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Goodhart
Mr. Weatherbee thinks back to all the trouble he caused when he was Archie's age, and gives Archie the same punishment he got back in the day.
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Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Oh, Archie! A t-shirt with my name on it!
Archie has a t-shirt with Veronica's name on the front and Betty's name on the back.
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Triple Threat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Randy; Duncan; Tracy
Three young kids Betty is mentoring turn out to be wiser than their years as they provide a running commentary on Reggie's failed attempts to play a practical joke.
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FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #190 published October 1971
was Triple Threat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Writer Frank Doyle based the names of the kids ("Randy, Duncan and Tracy") on kids in his neighborhood.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits are printed in this digest.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Dear Betty and Veronica
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Subject Matter
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Archie's Gag Bag
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
I invented brakes to make this boat stop on a dime!
Archie goes water skiing.
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Caddy On

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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Mr. Gotgelt
Hoping to learn how to become a millionaire, Archie becomes Mr. Lodge's caddy during an important golf game.
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Number 13 Maze

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Subject Matter
Archie
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Maze puzzle.
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[untitled]

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It'll be one big laugh...
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House ad for Laugh Comics Digest #24.
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Jughead with Archie Digest #34

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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House ad for Jughead With Archie Digest #34.

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