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Issue: Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #18
Publication Date: May 1981
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Issues: #18 of 114 Issues (139 Printings)
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000695805
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 35 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones
First Line: Power failures are getting more and more frequent!
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Betty and Me #44.
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Mental Block

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: Going through an intellectually-superior stage, Archie scoffs at his parents for watching detective shows and sitcoms on TV every night, and tries to get them to turn off the TV and try more "worthwhile" forms of entertainment.
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Disclose Notes: The shows Fred and Mary are watching are "Cannon" ("Cannon's the name") and "Barnaby Jones" ("Barnaby who?").
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Yoo Who

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
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The Male Lead

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Miss Grundy writes a play for the school drama department, but she doesn't have to worry about casting. All the students come to her seeking parts.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: What's the big hassle on the third floor, Jug?
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Say Cheese

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has been chosen as Riverdale's Citizen of the Year, so he tries to restrain himself from reacting badly to Archie when the photographers are around.
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Disclose Notes: Al Hartley credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #1.
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee
First Line: Love of man for woman--woman for man--parents for children--children for parents!
Synopsis: A student at school named Nicky is littering and writing graffiti on the walls so Archie catches him in the act and takes him to Mr. Weatherbee's office. As a way of getting revenge Nicki takes photos of Archie and doctors them to look like Archie is committing acts of vandalism and it results in Archie being suspended from school. Archie gets even and gets his name cleared by doctoring audio of Nicki and forcing him to confess.
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Aim Fame

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Reggie bets Jughead he can't knock a bowling pin down from 200 feet away.
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The Name of the Game Is Yipe!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Veronica is angry that Betty treats Archie instead of Archie treating her.
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Archie's Riddlers?

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Unscramble the words to find the answers to Archie's riddles.
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Two Much

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Genres: childrens, humorous
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Just Fur Fun

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Now, now, Princess! Don't be frightened! Archie is going to help you down!
Synopsis: Kids keep siccing their dog on a neighbor's cat which causes it to run up a tree and Archie has to rescue it. Since the boys won't stop Archie finds a friend of his with a vicious cat named Terrible Tom and he borrows the cat to scare the dog straight.
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Spell, Sell, Oh, Well!

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Character(s): Roz; Charlie Hawse
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First Line: Veronica this tearoom your mother is running…
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The Jacket

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Genres: humorous, informational
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie gets a great new jacket that fits perfectly but it gets stolen by a crook and then ruined when the crook gets beaten up by Moose.
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Nothing Personnel

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: When Archie strikes out in a job interview, Veronica helps him with his next one.
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Weather Tether

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hey, Arch! The barometer is falling!
Synopsis: The barometer is falling.
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June Bride

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Jughead sees Veronica at a church being photographed in a wedding gown and assumes she's getting married.
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Italian Style!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Franca Baggi; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: All the boys are lovesick over the pretty new girl from Italy.
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Soots Me

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Charley; George; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews
First Line: Pussycat, the moon will be full Saturday night!
Synopsis: To get enough money to take Veronica out in the style she demands, Archie takes a job as a chimney sweep.
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Angry Young Man-Eater or Who Put the Piranha in the Pool Room?

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge is rehearsing for a play and can't manage the level of anger the part requires, until Archie shows up.
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Clicking Away

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Character(s): Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Fill the numbered blanks with the corresponding numbered letters to find out what Miss Grundy is wishing for.
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Promises, Promises!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx tries to talk her way out of cleaning her room.
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Ruled Out

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica thinks that rules don't apply to her, but her father sets her straight.
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School Daze

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The False Alarm

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Genres: drama, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Bobby
First Line: You're crazy, Bobby!
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica teach a younger child the danger of calling in false fire alarms.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #15, no credits listed in this digest.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Why didn't Archie carry out the trash cans?
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
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Pucker Power

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Miss Beazly
Synopsis: When the teens end their student council meeting and start playing post office, they're caught by Mr. Weatherbee who ends up in a compromising position himself.
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Close Shave

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead's trip to the barber causes a huge commotion.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #288, script and pencils are credited to Al Hartley.
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The Animal Lover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Satan; Scot
First Line: Braaat! Braaat! Zoom! Screeee!
Synopsis: Archie's attempts at intimacy with Veronica keep getting interrupted by her new cat.
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Equal Wrongs

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Coach Clayton; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: Coach Clayton isn't treating everyone equally.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #57, no credits listed in this digest.
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Wanted!

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx wants a giraffe for a pet.
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The Answer Man

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Yawn! It's Saturday morning pancakes as usual, eh, Mom?
Synopsis: Archie becomes angry when everyone responds to his questions with more questions.
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #242, inks are credited to Harry Lucey.
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Fight Plan

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Jinx has some rough medicine for Greg.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Miss Beazly, I'd like something that will excite my taste buds!
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Reprint Notes: from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
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Pages: 1

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