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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #81
Publication Date: December 1986
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Issues: #81 of 267 Issues (366 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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: 02710006994281
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 38 (36 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: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews
First Line: Ta, ta, daddy! I'm off to date Archie!
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Twist My Arm!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie knows a secret about the local amusement park.
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Snack Knack

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
First Line: Once I pick up a book I can't put it down!
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Chore Lore

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Genres: humorous, teen
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Fortune Misfortune

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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Head Hassles

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: When Veronica goes to a phrenologist (one who reads head bumps), Archie and Reggie try to prove his predictions wrong.
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Football Daze

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Deciding he needs some exercise, Fred joins Archie and the others in a pick-up football game.
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The Bonnie Banks of Riverdale

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie decides to embrace his Scottish heritage, much to the dismay of his mom and friends.
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Date Dilemma

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Nancy tries to attract the attention of clueless Chuck.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #3, writing is credited to George Gladir.
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Sweet Talk

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jinx Holliday; Charley Hawse
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Games of Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Clayton
Synopsis: When the girls picket the school demanding that football be dropped for being too rough, Coach Clayton tells the girls about how it is a lot less violent than sports in the past, including jousting, and the gladiators in the Roman age.
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Dandy Date!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton
Character(s): Dilton Diley; Joan
Synopsis: Dilton runs out of gas while driving Joan - so he leaves her to get more gas.
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Disclose Notes: Published between part one and part two of the previous sequence.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy
First Line: Moose, --- can you tell us how fast light travels?
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The Helping Hand

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: Now there goes a good boy!
Synopsis: Miss Grundy convinces Mr. Weatherbee that Archie is indeed a good boy.
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Sad's Not Bad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Alice Cooper; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty is depressed due to reading angst-ridden Pam Pittmore novels. Her friends notice and all try to cheer her up.
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Unfair Play

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Archie are disappointed by a rain storm for different reasons.
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Long Distance

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica is scared by a mouse.
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Blow by Blow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Prof. Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Prof. Flutesnoot has charted all of the lab accidents for the last two years. He finds that not only are Archie and Jughead responsible for all of them, but they're due to have another one any minute.
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Perfection Affection

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The girls try to convince Ethel that Jughead isn't as great as she thinks he is.
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The Reader Knows Best

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Synopsis: Whoever collects the most petition signatures will get to go on a trip with the girls field hockey team as the guest of honor. Archie agrees to collect signatures for both Betty and Veronica, but assures the reader that he knows how to do this without getting into trouble.
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Career Boy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie accuses Archie of being a gold-digger, that he would only marry Veronica for her money.
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Game Acclaim

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis: Jughead calls his mom to tell her that he and Archie are going to play tennis.
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Run Fun

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie's Gag Bag
First Line: Gee, Archie! Look how he's holding her!
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX).
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Beauty and the Beast

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Ssh! Don't breath a word!
Synopsis: Thinking the man taking pictures around the school is a fashion photographer, Betty and Veronica stalk him in order to be his subjects.
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The Hunt

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Archie messes up Mr. Lodge's fox hunt.
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He's Not so Dumb

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Midge Klump
First Line: Wowee! That was wonderful, Midge!
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Name Game

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: I'm Miss Spacebar, your new typing teacher!
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Short and Sweet!

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx knows two songs on the piano.
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One Man's Viewpoint

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Charley has a black eye.
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A New Champ

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Genres: fantasy, teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Della The Head Witch; Harvey Kinkle; Belinda
Synopsis: The family and Della pressure Sabrina into competing for the Teenage Witch Of The Year competition, so Sabrina feels obligated to sow a little mayhem.
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Color Me Green

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
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Only Trying to Help

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Moose wants Archie to punch him to test his strength but everyone knows it's Archie who will get hurt.
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Race Ace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie go all out in a foot race, anticipating the attention of Betty and Veronica going to the winner.
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Fowled Out

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews
First Line: What do you mean -- we have three chickens, Archie, there's only two here!
Synopsis: Archie shows his dad that they have three chickens for dinner rather than two.
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Million-Error

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: And that, students, sums up our discussion on geology today...
Synopsis: Jughead is shocked when Professor Flutesnoot says geologists think the world will end in 50 million years.
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In a Class by Herself

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Several careless remarks from students has Miss Grundy ready to retire.
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Half a Loafer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Big Ethel Muggs
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