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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #87
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 02710006994287
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 37 (36 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick
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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]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrew; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Gosh, Betty, where'd you develop your blocking technique?
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Redrawn from the cover of Everything's Archie #37
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Lesson to Be Learned

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian; Ginny Sykora
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Coach Clayton teaches the boys the importance of working together as a team.
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Wrap Up

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Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Jughead tries to wrap a birthday present for Archie.
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Miscellaneous
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You Gotta Be a Big, Big Optimist If...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and the Gang
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley
Archie and the gang ponder optimistic stiuations.
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Spook to Me of Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Chuck use Veronica to convince a new kid to stay in Riverdale.
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Miscellaneous
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Nobedience School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
Barry Grossman
Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Gladys Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Hot Dog leads Jughead a merry chase through the neighborhood, clutching Jughead's bag lunch in his mouth.
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Miscellaneous
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Kick Shtick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Archie is kicked off the football team for missing another extra point.
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Miscellaneous
1
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Hot and Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Li'l Jinx and Charley do science homework together.
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Miscellaneous
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Rumored Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
With college looming, Mr. Lodge gives Veronica permission to get a roommate so she can practice adapting to dorm life. Then Jughead plants the seed in everyone's mind that Veronica will pick a male roommate.
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Culture Kick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Stan Goldberg
Jim DeCarlo ?
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Chuck
Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Nancy badgers Chuck into taking up art in order to give him "culture".
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No Greater Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica compare Reggie and Archie's love for them.
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Miscellaneous
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Basket Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Reggie and Archie discuss a 95% free throw shooter.
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Uneven Steven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica is perfectly willing to admit she's right if Archie will admit he's wrong.
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Oak by Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty swoons over movie star Hab Tunter.
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"Hab Tunter" is a twist on actor Tab Hunter.
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Sabotage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper
Visiting Riverdale on a "good will" mission, a foreign dignitary's life is threatened by a rash of mysterious "accidents!" Fearing an international incident, Mr. Lodge enlists Archie's aid in protecting the ambassador from sabotage!
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The Girl Next Door

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Bolling
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
When the house next door to Archie's goes up for sale, Veronica and Betty are worried about a family with a pretty girl moving in next door to Archie.
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Credits from the reprinting in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #238, no credits are listed in this issue. The credits there list Kathleen Webb as the scripter but her first Archie work is not until 1985 and thus that information must be incorrect.
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Sounds of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Hiram Lodge
Dilton writes a song for The Archies but nobody likes it.
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Miscellaneous
5
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The Truth Hurts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Charley wonders why he can't get along with people.
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Miscellaneous
1
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The Reputation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
An attractive girl gets turned down by Archie, so she tries to give him a bad reputation.
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Miscellaneous
5
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Wots the Dif?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Pop Tate
Archie considers the difference between: 1. Archie and Reggie 2. Jughead and a pig 3. Moose and 16 ounces of jelly beans
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Shake-Down!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
When Greg's kite is stuck in a tree, Jinx gives the tree a good shaking. That brings down all the leaves, but the kite is still up there.
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The Bake Off

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Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Miss Beazly
Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Beazly fight over pie.
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…And Who’s Who…

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Professor Flutesnoot keeps telling Archie he doesn't know what's what.
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Miscellaneous
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Say Cheese

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty is teaching Veronica how to make spaghetti and meatballs. When she discovers that they are out of Parmesan cheese, Veronica calls Archie over to go get them more.
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Miscellaneous
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Signing Off!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dick Malmgren
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Moose gets a job erecting road signs.
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Tuff Turf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Beazly; Jughead Jones
While Archie was sidelined from the football team due to injury, he decides to join the school newspaper as a photographer.
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Sign of the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Barry Grossman
Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx's Pal Russ
Russ; Li'l Jinx
Seeing the neighborhood plastered with election signs inspires Russ.
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Miscellaneous
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No Sense of Direction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie
Josie; Valerie
While raking leaves, Josie and Valerie hear on the radio that a movie director is in town scouting local talent.
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Theory Leery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Archie believes he can tell a locker's owner by its contents.
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Meal Zeal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Reggie doesn't like Midge's cooking.
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Miscellaneous
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Breeze Tease

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
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Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie and the town battle strong winds.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
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Play Ploy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
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Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
Dilton delivers a play.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
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Sundae School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Archie gets in trouble for talking in class.
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Miscellaneous
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Dig the Details

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Smithers (the butler)
When Veronica gets angry with Archie for not noticing her new nail polish, Archie becomes determined to notice and compliment everything about her the next time he sees her.
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The Cure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
When Archie can't get to school on time, Mr. Weatherbee assigns Jughead to make sure Archie comes to school on time.
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Miscellaneous
6
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Archie's Summer Sports Photos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
Archie shares his photos of his sports memories from over the summer.
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Drummer Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Archies
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]
While picnicking before a gig, the band hears a kitten in distress on an island surrounded by snake-infested waters.
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5

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