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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #40
Publication Date: February 1980
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Issues: #40 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699402
Price: $0.95 CAD
$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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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Santa Claus
First Line: I had no idea a big drag could be so much fun!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie #225
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[untitled]

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When You Gotta Glow

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica offers Archie some Christmas lights that her family isn't using any more, but they turn out to be more trouble then they're worth.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #158 published January 1969
was When You Gotta Glow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
First Line: My uncle is visiting us!
Synopsis: Archie's uncle is a china watcher.
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Pages: 1
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The Protector

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jingles; Santa Claus
Synopsis: Trying to prove that he's not just a "delinquent brownie," Jingles tells Betty and Veronica that he will protect them from all harm.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #159 published January 1969
was The Protector [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Snooze Cruise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Jughead takes a tour of the neighborhood in a hammock without even waking up.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #481 published April 1979
was Snooze Cruise [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this index.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Gag Bag
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Do you see Archie's car yet, Juggie?
Synopsis: Reggie, Veronica and Jughead are looking for Archie's car.
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Yule Never Believe It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie claims that nothing bad can happen to him during the Christmas season. Reggie repeatedly tries to prove him wrong by hitting him with a snowball, and repeatedly misses. But Archie's friends all start to think he's pushing his luck.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #190 published December 1971
was Yule Never Believe It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Archie Christmas Shopping

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Unscramble the mystery phrase to discover what the sales girl asked Archie.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Big Moose Gag Bag
Character(s): Moose Mason
First Line: How did you sprain your hand, Moose?
Synopsis: Moose hurt his hand thinking he was bionic.
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Christmas Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Harvey; Cousin Ambrose; Aunt Zelda
Synopsis: Hilda discovers a book that gives her a reason to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
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From Content Item: FlagSabrina, the Teenage Witch #17 published February 1974
was Christmas Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed on this digest.
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The Santa Switch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica believe that Santa Claus is a woman.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
First Line: Mr. Weatherbee, I like to go to hospital to visit Lars!
Synopsis: Svenson's brother is in the hospital.
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Yuletide-Turn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Jughead is wearing a Christmas wreath on his head, but he learns it's made of mistletoe when all the girls want to kiss him.
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From Content Item: FlagJughead's Double Digest #176 [Direct Edition] published February 2012
was Yuletide-Turn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #176, no credits are listed in this digest.
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Snow Fort

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Greg; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Gigi build a snow fort.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Gag Bag
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Boy, I feel like seeing a good movie!
Synopsis: Jughead and Archie try to find a movie they haven't seen.
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Fair Exchange

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Andy
Synopsis: Archie is buying Veronica's Christmas present but Reggie plays a practical joke on him.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #264, no credits listed in this digest.
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Incident in a Snow Bank

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica laughs at a little girl stuck in a snowbank, but Betty and Archie think she might actually be in trouble.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls Betty and Veronica #208 published April 1973
was Incident in a Snow Bank [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Sooner Than You Think!

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Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
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Disclose Notes: Unscramble the message puzzle dealing with Mr. Weatherbee's weight loss.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
First Line: I put up the sign you vanted, Mr. Weatherbee!
Synopsis: Svenson hangs a sign that says "Think".
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Animal Crackers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
Synopsis: Sabrina shows us what the Archie gang would be like as animals. In the animal kingdom, everyone is having fun at Christmas, until Dilton the Owl reminds them that Christmas should be more than just a "make-believe time."
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #196 published June 1972
was Animal Crackers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Another example of a typical Christian-comics message in Hartley's stories: Dilton argues that the theory of evolution only applies to the pre-Christian world: "It used to be survival of the fittest, but the miracle of Christmas changed all that!"

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Canine Convert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Gaston; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: While pulling a sled full of presents for Jughead, Hot Dog learns the true meaning of Christmas.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #17, no credits listed in this digest.
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Christmas Gifts for Archie and the Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Humorous suggested gifts for Archie and his friends.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #158 published January 1969
was Christmas Gifts for Archie and the Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Big Moose Gag Bag
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
First Line: I'm trying to get a basketball team together...
Synopsis: Moose tells Reggie he should get Max for his basketball team.
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Pages: 1
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Dogging It

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Reggie
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie cheats to win a dogsled race.
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Pages: 6
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The Tree

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica brings home a scrawny Christmas tree as a joke, but her father decides that he likes it better and doesn't want a nicer one.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #158 published January 1969
was The Tree [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Christmas

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Teach-In
Synopsis: Various Christmas related facts.
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Pages: 5
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Dear Santa

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's letter to Santa Claus.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pop Gag Bag
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
First Line: I'm hungry!
Synopsis: Fred is on a diet.
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Pages: 1
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Card Shark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, religious, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Ethel Muggs; Sabrina Spellman; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Haggly; Mr. Svenson
Synopsis: After hearing Dilton complain that all the store-bought, mass-produced Christmas cards are too impersonal, Sabrina uses her magic powers to give each of her friends the ability to create their own personalized Christmas cards. Thanks to Sabrina's magic, a miracle happens and we see cards that represent each character's view of Christmas.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #190 published December 1971
was Card Shark [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Puzzlers

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A crossword puzzle and a color in the dots picture.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie Gag Bag
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: What's buggin' you, Arch?
Synopsis: Archie doesn't know what to get Veronica for Christmas.
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Pages: 1
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The Greatest Gift

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie goes out in a blizzard to deliver some Christmas ribbon to Veronica.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencil and Ink credits from the printing in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #53.
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Archie's Christmas Card

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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Pages: 1
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Laugh Comics Digest #27

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[untitled]

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Jughead with Archie Digest #37

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Disclose Notes: House ad for Jughead with Archie Digest #37.

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