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Issue: Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #43
Publication Date: April 1986
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Issues: #43 of 114 Issues (139 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000695843
Price: $1.25 CAD
$1.25 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): Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
First Line: Is there any cure for the Monday morning blues?
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Disclose Notes: Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #137.
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His Master's Voice

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie wakes up and everything he uses is talking.
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Repent Gent

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
Synopsis: It's Reggie's birthday so Moose wants someone to get him a pillow to land on when Moose punches him for going out with Midge.
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Vacation Vexation

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Muffins (Veronica's cat)
Synopsis: Veronica plants a travel brochure near Betty, hoping Betty will go skiing on Mount Royal thinking Veronica is going there. That way, Veronica will have the gang to herself on Snow Valley, where she's really traveling.
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Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed by the credits printed for the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #208.
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Wheeler Dealer

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
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Rare Square

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: The class art assignment is to make a Mod style poster.
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Cold Comfort

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie rats out Jughead for hitting Mr. Weatherbee's office window with a snowball.
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Best Friends

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: When Jughead's phone is out, Archie asks Betty to visit Jughead and tell him he will be late to the roller rink grand opening. In the meantime, Jughead gets an offer to judge a pizza bake-off and gives the two tickets to Betty.
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Finishing Touch

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Chum, Greg
Character(s): Greg; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis: Greg has an extra accessory for his snowman.
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Pick Kick

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Jughead can't decide on dessert.
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Well-Pested

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie; Jughead; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Grundy
Synopsis: Mr Weatherbee takes an attack of measles as an opportunity to spend a few days without Archie, but Archie insists on visiting to cheer him up. When Archie develops measles too, they have to be quarantined together.
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Yearn To Learn

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Betty's plan to monopolize Archie backfires.
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Foot Fault

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle
Synopsis: Sabrina helps Harvey master a difficult downhill slope with magic.
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News Blues

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Reading the newspaper makes Dilton sad.
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Dancing Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: On the advice of Reggie, Archie signs up to take the co-ed Gym 149, only to find it's a dance course with a scheduled performance in front of the entire school.
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Hound on the Rebound

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Jughead and Hot Dog win a dog sled race in a very unconventional manner.
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Game Acclaim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Miss Philips
First Line: I'm up to 752 points!
Synopsis: Archie is caught playing a handheld video game at school so Mr. Weatherbee takes it until school is dismissed but soon Mr. Weatherbee learns how addictive the game can be.
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Just a Simple Melody

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexandra Cabot; Alexander Cabot II
Synopsis: Melody figures out that a letter is actually a scam to get the Cabots out of their mansion in order to burglarize it. Melody figures it out.
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Playing it Cool

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Synopsis: No story. Archie is modeling fashions for the tropics.
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Disclose Notes: One of the outfits Archie was wearing was designed by Sam Schwartz, a fellow artist for Archie Comics.
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Hazardous Haven

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones; Forsythe P. Jones II; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead chooses to skip hockey practice for safer havens. But his chosen havens prove to be far from safe.
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The Guitar Lesson

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis: Archie has an electric guitar he wants to play for Veronica, but when he plugs it in it blows a fuse.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprinting of this story in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #216.
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Tall Tale

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: To raise his grades, Moose climbs a ladder.
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Jughead paints three eggs

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Dipsy Doodles
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The Magic Formula

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Miss Beazley
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Gumshoe Gambit

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Frankie; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie's friends are concerned and annoyed because he's walking around imagining he's detective Spam Slade and narrating his life.
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Girl Whirl

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Jokes
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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The Unwanted

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: A female science freak is becoming a nuisance to Dilton, so he asks his pal Moose for advice. Moose turns to Reggie for help and asks him how a guy gets rid of a girl he doesn't want and Reggie thinks that Moose is trying to get rid of Midge. Reggie convinces Moose that he'll take care of it and gets ready for a date with Midge. Reggie arrives at Midge's and about to kiss Midge when Moose walks in and informs Reggie that he was supposed to get rid of Dilton's girl. Moose drags a beaten-up Reggie down the sidewalk behind him, as he asks Archie how a guy gets rid of a girl he doesn't want.
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No Wear to Go

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Veronica can't wait to show off her new fur coat and boots. Then it starts snowing and she panics at the thought of them getting wet.
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Glum Sum

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: No matter how you add it up, Moose is a failure in school.
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Riff-Raff-Rough

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead proposes turning Pop's place into an ultra-exclusive establishment called "Le Hangout".
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Muddled Medicine

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie; Jughead; Mr Weatherbee; Betty; Veronica; Miss Grundy; Reggie; Pop Yate
Synopsis: Eleven panels of gags on medical terms
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Disclose Notes: Inspired by doctor shows then popular on television... begins by spoofing the opening of Ben Casey.
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Made Service

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Pal Charley
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: All Charley's mom wants for her birthday is something that Charley made himself.
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Smooch Me to Sleep

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: After Veronica’s refusal of a goodnight kiss, Archie has trouble falling asleep and turns to Betty for help.
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Chow Row or "Silent We Stand Aloud We Fall"

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis: Hot Dog howls when Jughead stops him from raiding the fridge.
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Pot Patter

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Beazly; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: An offhand remark by Miss Beazly gives Mr. Weatherbee body image issues.
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