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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #97
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 07695614540997
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 33 (31 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Disclose Notes: Cover title: Archie Comics Digest Magazine
Indicia title: Archie Comics Digest
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Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Ha! Ha! Your dad is a great kidder, Ronnie... uh, he is kidding, isn't he?
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It's French to Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rod Ollerenshaw
Jeff Shultz
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman; Nanci Dakesian
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Dilton convinces Archie to use French study tapes to help him pass his French final exam.
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Blink Think

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Archie wants to collect his thoughts before he leaves. Reggie figures that will take five seconds.
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Towel Howl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie and the Gang
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Archie's corner throws in the towel before the boxing match starts.
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Miscellaneous
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Money Honey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Both Archie and Veronica have a price on their heads.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Heave Peeve

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Archie leaves his hat upstairs in the school building and asks Jughead to throw it down to him.
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Miscellaneous
1
And Dust to Dust

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Chic Stone
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Door-to-door salesman Archie tries to sell Reggie a vacuum cleaner.
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5
The Call of the Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Barry Grossman ?
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty claims that Archie is so weak-willed that he'll come running whenever Veronica mentions his name.
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5
Acclaim Aim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Reggie turns a date into a conversation about himself.
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1
Star Struck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Albano
Dan DeCarlo
James DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Shaun Cassidy; Brooke Shields; Glenn Scarpelli
Two crooks convince The Archies to do a benefit concert by promising an appearance with Glenn Scarpelli from "One Day at a Time."
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Glenn Scarpelli is the son of the late Archie Comics artist Henry Scarpelli, who drew the daily Archie comic strip for most of the 1990s and 2000s.
The Happy Accident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Miss Grundy doesn't think Mr. Weatherbee should assume that Jughead is responsible for anything that goes wrong at the school. But a series of incidents seems to prove Mr. Weatherbee is right.
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5
Writer credit from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #68.
Roman Omen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Prof. Flutesnoot; Dilton Doily; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Prof. Flutesnoot stages a Roman-style contest to promote study of ancient history. Reggie cheats to win.
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Drag Gag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Betty and Veronica study up on cars just so they'll have something to talk to the boys about.
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Mom's Message

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
Li'l Jinx's mom leaves a message for her on the cereal box.
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Miscellaneous
1
Game Aim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Veronica doesn't understand why Archie spends time watching baseball.
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1
The Blue Dolly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Going once...twice...three times!
A gang of thieves is after a diamond called the Blue Dolly that Mr. Lodge has purchased at a London auction.
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Locker Lore

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman
Rats! My locker is jammed again!
Sabrina uses magic to help a girl open her locker door.
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1
Motion Notion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Archie's skateboarding demonstrates some important scientific principles.
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Splash Bash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge decides Archie is perfect. A perfect nincompoop.
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Snake Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Reggie gets his popsicle eaten while he is not looking.
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Game Gambit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones
Jug, help us set up the badminton net!
Two kids need Jughead's help setting up a net for their badminton game, but Jughead wants to rest in his hammock.
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Clock Yock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Midge, I'm gonna borrow your alarm clock!
Moose asks to borrow Midge's alarm clock.
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Brain Strain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Archie asks Moose if he can put two and two together.
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Test Quest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Bob Bolling
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda
Two old hags are looking for a witch who is mean enough to refrain from helping anyone, just as Sabrina becomes temporarily powerless.
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Miscellaneous
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Dimrider

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Berdej
Dan DeCarlo
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Mighty Archie Art Players
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Archie and his technologically-advanced car fights crime, sponsored by Mr. Lodge. Later, he meets a girl named Veronica, who romances him so that she can steal the car.
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6
parody of the TV series Knight Rider
Wet Set

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Finished!
Jughead gives Hot Dog a bath.
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Handy Hound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hot Dog
Jughead and Reggie discuss their dogs.
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The Hireling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers the butler
In order to be closer to a handsome man she spots in a shoe store, Veronica gets her father to hire him as a worker in the manor.
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6
Decoy Ploy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Moose does not trust Reggie around Midge, so he tries to recruit Archie to look after her. Reggie tries to frame Archie for making time with Midge, but it backfires.
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6
Film Fare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir
Stan Goldberg
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alex Cabot III
The Pussycats are in Hollywood expecting to shoot their first movie but they get a big surprise.
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Miscellaneous
5
Double Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Wheee! You were right, Jug!
Archie tries frisbee-tossing to take his mind off of girls.
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Editor's Notebook

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Victor Gorelick
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typeset
Subject Matter
Victor Gorelick
Monthly letter to Archie readers from editor Victor Gorelick.
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Trouble At Tee Time, or There Was Levity On the Links

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Bolling
Bob Bolling (signed)
Chic Stone
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doily; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
On the way to caddy for Mr. Weatherbee at the Hackleton Golf Club, a sleepy Archie stops off at Dilton's garage, where the diminutive genius unveils his latest invention: the "pocket snoozer," an inflatable mattress that fits into your pocket. Unfortunately, Archie leaves the valve on while taking a nap on the mattress, and soon finds himself airborne, floating over Mr. Weatherbee's club.
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