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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #41
Publication Date: April 1980
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Issues: #41 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: 02/12/1980
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699404
Price: $0.95 CAD
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (32 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #177, February 1980.
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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
Format Notes:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In1
Disclose Reprinted From6
Disclose Images1
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Arch, I understand conditions here are excellent for skiers!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie #216
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[untitled]

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Stars and Gripes

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie wins a contest by Slimy Soap which entitles him to a date with a movie star. When he thinks the movie star is really old, he tricks Jughead into taking his place.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Your mother wants to learn how to drive, Archie!
Synopsis: Archie's dad is telling Archie that his mom wants to learn to drive.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily comic strip (King Features, date unknown)
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Pages: 1
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Air Today - Gone Tomorrow!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and the gang visit Hiram's aircraft factory where he is demonstrating a new jet plane for the military.
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So's Your Aunt Mathilda

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty writes into an advice column to find out how to get her hunky new neighbor to notice her.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Each passing year brings it a bit closer!
Synopsis: Hiram thinks each year is one year closer to when he can't use Veronica as a tax deduction.
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Pages: 1
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Putting on the Dog!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica try to meet the rich family from the next town who are even richer than the Lodges.
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Pages: 10
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Letter Quiz

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: All the questions can be answered with letters of the alphabet.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Phew! Jogging is sure some conditioner!
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead out jogging.
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Pages: 1
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Spanks for the Advice

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie is babysitting Veronica's little cousin Leroy, who everybody believes needs a good spanking.
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Just an Idea

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Reggie tries to come up with a new way to clean erasers.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: What's bugging you, Ronnie?
Synopsis: Veronica is troubled by her split-ends.
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Pages: 1
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Sailor Beware!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The gang wants to go to a moonlight sail but they can't afford it, except for Jughead.
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Pages: 6
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Clothes Call

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie needs to find a fancy suit for his party with Veronica. Jughead offers to help.
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Pages: 2.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Average copies preceding 12 months: 258,288.
Issue nearest filing date: 256,368.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Miss Phlips, what happened to my newspaper?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee can't find his newspaper.
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Pages: 1
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The Kiss-Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty has won a prize of ten kisses from Archie, which she can collect one at a time at any time she wants. Every time she collects a kiss, she turns into a drooling moron, so that some of her teachers think she's smart and others think she's stupid. This complicates matters when she's selected to represent Riverdale High in an inter-school debate.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #8 published January 1960
was The Kiss-Off [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This reprint deleted Mr. Weatherbee's line "Professor Flutesnoot has been sniffing too many chemicals."
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Handball Happy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie get caught playing handball against the building, first by Mr. Weatherbee then by Miss Grundy.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I hear Betty is trying to start a girls' football team!
Synopsis: Has Betty taken up boxing?
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Pages: 1
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Warning!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie has been invited by Veronica to accompany her to an expensive event at the Country Club, and everyone in school runs away from him to avoid giving him a chance to ask for money.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #191 published June 1969
was Warning! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The boy at the bulletin board in the splash panel appears to be a caricature of Lucey's colleague Dan DeCarlo.
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Who Nose

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Jughead, with the help of Archie and Reggie, has a scheme to sell fake perfume to Betty.
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Pages: 3.8
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Oh Baby

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty tells Veronica about her new neighbor.
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Pages: 0.2
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Moose's Riddlers?

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Answer Moose's riddles.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Transportation experts say we need a vehicle....
Synopsis: Archie's teacher knows the perfect vehicle.
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Pages: 1
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Diet Riot

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: A doctor puts Mr. Weatherbee on a diet and places Miss Grundy in charge of making sure he sticks to it.
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Pages: 6
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Crate Fun!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie and his friends find a crate. When they try to open it they all get injured.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Wow! I've never saw Mr. Weatherbee eat his spinach like that!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee doesn't like spinach.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pipsy
Character(s): Pipsy; Doreen; Mr. Crudd
First Line: Gosh, this is just what I'd hoped for!
Synopsis: Pipsy must find out why all the athletes have bum knees right before the big game.
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From Issue: FlagLaugh Comics #24 published December 1947
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Joe Simon credit from the Who's Who.
Jack Kirby credit from the Jack Kirby Museum.
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Popularity Pest

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Jughead helps Betty pick out a dress. Unfortunately it's the same dress he helped half the girls in the school pick out.
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[untitled]

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Genres: non-fiction
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: These novelty items are real cool!
Synopsis: Archie got Jughead a wastebasket shaped like a giant jar of peanut butter.
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Pages: 1
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An Unusual Monday With Miss Grundy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: After Miss Grundy puts Archie in detention yet again, she thinks she's caught him stealing the hubcaps off her car.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Pals 'n' Gals #51 published April 1969
was An Unusual Monday With Miss Grundy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Princess and the Party Pooper

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: The Archie gang as characters in a fairy tale where Veronica is the princess who must wed Reggie but she really wants to wed Archie the stable boy.
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In Content Item: FlagEverything's Archie #18 published February 1972
as The Princess and the Party Pooper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Study Buddy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie has plans with both Betty and Veronica at the same time so he talks Jughead into taking his "study date" with Betty so he can go out with Veronica.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Have you taken pictures of all the faculty yet?
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead are taking pictures of faculty for the yearbook.
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Pages: 1
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Price War

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Pop Tate announces that he's going out of business because of rising costs. Betty and Veronica advise him to raise his prices, but he refuses. So the girls come up with a different way to lower Pop's costs.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #8 published January 1960
was Price War [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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A Choice Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: To take his mother out on her birthday, Archie has to break a date with Veronica. Afraid to break the date, Archie tells Ronnie he's sick. When Veronica finds out, she's angry that Archie thought she wouldn't understand, so she decides to teach him a lesson.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #8 published January 1960
was A Choice Choice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Downed Plane Maze

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Disclose Notes: A maze activity page.
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Laugh Comics Digest #28

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Feature(s): Laugh Comics Digest
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Disclose Notes: Order form to buy Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #28 directly from Archie Comics.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Jughead With Archie Digest #38

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Feature(s): Jughead with Archie Digest
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Disclose Notes: Order form to order Jughead With Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #38 directly from Archie Comics.
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