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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #77
Publication Date: April 1986
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Issues: #77 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000699477
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 36 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
First Line: But, Pop, you advertised lower prices!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie #272
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The Good Old Daze

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Letterer(s): ? [as Liz]
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Betsy (horse)
Synopsis: Jughead thinks it would be great to be born in the year 1900.
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Rave Favor

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Jokes
Synopsis: The gang is rewarded for losing a basketball game against the Globetrotters.
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Can't Stop Dancing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Ms. Beazly
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee gets fed up with teenagers carrying portable radios around the school and attempts to ban them.
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Little Miss Pushy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty invites Archie to an Ice Palace review but while he is getting ready he keeps getting interrupted by a pushy salesman.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Formerly a Betty and Me story.
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The Unchanging World

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Why women make men wait while they get ready before a date.
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The Love Goat

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Greg
Synopsis: Charley tries to sabatoge Greg's date with Li'l Jinx.
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Good Try

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Betty advises Ethel that the way to Jughead's heart is through his stomach, but Ethel finds it's not that simple.
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The Passing Parade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: When Archie's parents begin fighting over Archie's grades, Jughead suggests he study harder to raise his scores.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ski instructor
First Line: Don't you remember me?
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Final Report

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Floyd Clayton; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: While Coach Kleats worries about an upcoming report from his doctor, Jughead takes a motor over to "Doc Fixit's" for an evaluation. When Jughead returns with "the Doc's report," Kleats thinks it's about his health.
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Good Buddy

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Charley is angry with Greg.
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The Rhythm Doctor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
Synopsis: Struggling with their harmony as a group, the Archies visit a consultant on musical rhythm.
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Disclose Notes: Writing credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #284.
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Knockout Punch

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica is preparing for a party and her friends are helping her. Jughead and Archie are put in charge of making punch. First mistake.
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Late Gait

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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Archie is running late for school.
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The Gay Blades

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Miss Beazley; Mr. Svensen; Principal Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Svensen is furious because the kids keep ruining his freshly-cleaned floors.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I'll pass chemistry if I can work this experiment!
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Energy Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty convinces Veronica to walk rather than drive, in order to aid the energy crisis.
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The Old Touch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: After getting torched by Mr. Weatherbee in basketball practice, Archie goes out of his way to avoid the Principal so he doesn't have to listen to Weatherbee brag.
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Down in the Mouth!

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Genres: humorous
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Friendly Persuasion

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Genres: humorous
First Line: A best friend is a once in a lifetime thing!
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A Word to the Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Gigi
Synopsis: Charley flunked his spelling test.
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Bunny Bully

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Screech! Stop! Go back!
Synopsis: Veronica is feeding a rabbit carrots to help him get through the long winter.
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Heads Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Veronica buys a blonde wig to surprise Archie at school. But Archie gets wind of it and comes to school in a bald cap.
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Disclose Notes: The outfits worn by Betty and Veronica in this story were submitted by two readers: Donna Kahn (Dearborn, Mich.) and Louise Ely (Denver, Colo.).
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Rest Nest

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Look, son, our sidewalk needs shoveling!
Synopsis: Jughead agrees with his mother that the sidewalk needs to be shoveled.
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The Big Blowup

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey, Archie, will you do me a favor while you're in school today?
Synopsis: Veronica's cousin gets Archie to use the school's helium tanks to fill up his balloons.
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Jughead paints TV set

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Snow Joke

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Charley tries to figure out how a snowman spoke to him.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
First Line: Wow!! Look at all the beads Jughead is wearing!!
Synopsis: Jughead's beads are made of popcorn.
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Rink Think

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Genres: humorous, teen
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A Nose for News

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Brenda Parr; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica plots to embarrass a new student reporter on the school paper who she feels doesn't deserve her spot.
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On Edge

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The house is quiet and that makes Hap nervous.
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Door Score

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead fixes a stuck door his way.
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Wouldn't It Be Great?

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie speculates on what he'd do if he were as rich as the Lodges.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
First Line: Wasn't the faculty's production of 'Gaiete Parisienne' fabulous?
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Ever Clever

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Jughead tricks Betty out of a pie.
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