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Issue: Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #27
Publication Date: August 1983
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Issues: #27 of 114 Issues (139 Printings)
Title:
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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: none
Pages: 128
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000695827
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 41 (37 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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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge (picture)
First Line: Archie, do you need help with the problems?
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie #262.
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Comparisons

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers the butler
Synopsis: Veronica tells Archie about the evening she had with Reggie, hoping to make Archie jealous enough to match Reggie's efforts.
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Oil-Foil

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie sets up a beachfront business, rubbing suntan oil on women's backs for a nominal fee.
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Buy Buy

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Synopsis: Hap starts to go out to buy a paper, but reconsiders when he gets a wish list from Jinx.
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Doom Buggy

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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Disclose Notes: formerly a Reggie and Me story.
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The Line Back

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Decode the word balloons to find out what Archie said.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Fred! What are you doing?
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Too Many Cooks

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: Hey, Mr. Weatherbee! Doing a little shopping?
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is shopping for a steak when the gang decides to help him find the right sauce.
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Proxy Moxie

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Look! Isn't he a doll?
Synopsis: Reggie has two girls and takes advantage of Archie by telling him he's telling the girls about Archie's good qualities.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Betty tries to get attention by cooking food like Veronica.
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Summer Jobs

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Synopsis: Each teen has a glamorous idea for a summer job but reality is much different.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Mom's Gag Bag
First Line: How'd you and Dad meet, Mom?
Synopsis: Archie's mom discusses how she met her husband.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
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Window Pain

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Mr. Gurnie
Synopsis: Archie's parents expect him to help out with household chores but his clumsiness soon convinces them they were wrong.
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The Eyes Have It

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Archie Andrews! Will you come over here and sit down?
Synopsis: Veronica is fed up with Archie's roving eye at the beach.
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Cruel Rule

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie disappoints a couple of kids concerning their future.
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Nervous Service

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is nervous before a boxing match.
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Sleepy Time Gal!

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hi, Veronica, I'm babysitting tonight! Why don't you and the gang come over in about an hour and we'll have a ball!
Synopsis: The boy Betty is baby-sitting gets the better of her.
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Disclose Notes: The television program the child is watching is Dragnet. The show is also in color, which is impossible since Dragnet episodes in the fifties were shot in black and white.
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The Dark Horse

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: How's that for speed, fellows? Ol' Betsy got me here as fast as she could go!
Synopsis: Reggie bets he can outrun Archie's car.
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The French Connection

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First Line: Hey, Reggie! Who's that new girl in our French class...wow!!
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie have the hots for Mr. Weatherbee's niece who arrived from France.
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Tennis Anyone?

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie convinces Betty to go to the beach instead of playing tennis.
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Disclose Notes: formerly a Betty and Veronica story.
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Baited and Dated

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First Line: I'll bet you a million dollars I can trick Archie into dating me tonight!
Synopsis: Betty tricks Archie into a date.
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First Line: Daddy, look!
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Beach or Bust

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Synopsis: Trouble starts when Archie and Veronica are relaxing on the beach and 2 youth run past them throwing sand. Things go downhill from there.
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This Side Up!

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Synopsis: Jinx learns a lesson about opening a box carefully.
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The Dummies

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Genres: teen
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead take a first aid class with the girls.
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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Mary, it's incredible!
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Heat Treat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Due to the school being painted, Mr. Weatherbee conducts summer school on the beach.
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Yelp for Help

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Hood Winked

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Weigh Out

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Family Affair

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis: A newspaper reporter interviews the Andrews family when Archie is voted Riverdale's athlete of the year. Archie's father says his ability runs in the family and asks his mother to show the reporter her medals.
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The Trainer

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Hot Dog keeps jumping on Veronica and ruining her new dress.
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Disclose Notes: One of the early Hot Dog appearances where he is Archie's dog, not Jughead's.
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Hand to Mouth!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Maurice
Synopsis: Veronica is smitten by the continental manners of her new French boyfriend Maurice.
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Canoe Conniver

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Disclose Notes: formerly an Archie and Me story.
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Hue Don't Say

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Here's a drawing I made of the world, Daddy!
Synopsis: Jinx shows her dad a psychedelic picture she drew.
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On the Run

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie mocks Archie for not having enough money to take the girls to a new restaurant.
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Disclose Notes: formerly a Betty and Veronica story.
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Sandy Dandy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Donald
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Parched Archie

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Double Takes

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
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Disclose Notes: three two-panel gag cartoons
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When Safety Is Your Bag

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Eeeek! Archie Andrews! You get me down from here this very minute!
Synopsis: Archie installs an air bag system in his car using military surplus parts.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hi, Arch! Hi, Jug!
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Reprint Notes: from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, XX-XX-19XX)
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