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Issue: Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #54
Publication Date: February 1988
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Issues: #54 of 114 Issues (139 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie Digest LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 02710006958454
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 43 (42 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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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
First Line: Yahoo! No school tomorrow!!
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Now Ear This!

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Flip Quip

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Poll Toll

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Fling Thing

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Talk Show

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Synopsis: Betty offers to write a speech for class President Archie, but Reggie swipes the speech and delivers it himself.
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Island Magic

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie is worried about Jughead being too antisocial so Archie forces him to come dancing.
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Sheer Fear

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Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge isn't going to let a little thing like a heavy snowstorm force Archie to stay overnight.
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Mail Tale

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Run Fun

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Till We Meet Again

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First Line: Now there goes a good kid!
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee actually likes Archie but thinks some mischievous gremlin gets in between them forming a friendship.
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Mark Lark

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Name Game

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Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Moose comes to sign Reggie's cast, but sees Midge's signature.
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Your Big Chance

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie and Betty get a chance to prove their football skills to a semi-pro.
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Heat Treat

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Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge has an energy-conscious alternative to a roaring fireplace.
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Of Fraud and Friendship

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Speed Breed

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Synopsis: Reggie makes fun of Archie's snowmobile, until he puts Dilton's engine in it.
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Muscle Tussle

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Synopsis: Hockey is a very violent sport.
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Lib Gib

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Synopsis: Archie feels that a man should be the senior partner in a relationship.
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Money Honey

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Synopsis: Betty didn't lend Archie any money.
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Synopsis: Archie is enjoying the view on the ski slope waiting for Veronica.
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Split Second

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The gang goes ice skating on the local pond. Betty tries to impress Archie by jumping over some barrels.
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It Takes One!

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Santa Claus
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx asks Santa for one thing of everything in toy store for Christmas.
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Heating Hassle

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Svenson the Janitor; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Dilton Doiley; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis: Archie, Jughead and Dilton team up to save Svenson's job after the furnace at the high school breaks down.
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Top Priority

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Grid Gripe

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Veronica tries to intervene to shut down Betty's new girls' football team.
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Knots to You

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: When Ethel proves inept at knitting Christmas presents, Betty shows her how to macrame.
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Pitcher's Battle

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Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Hermione Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica engage in a snowball fight. But Veronica can't hit the broadside of a barn without some coaching from her father.
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Disclose Notes: Credits confirmed with the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #209, except for colorist credit which is not listed.
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Freeze Wheeze

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Synopsis: Archie's cereal gets cold.
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Metal Matter

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Synopsis: Veronica is all dressed up in the "gold" look.
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Tree-Mendous

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead convince Pop to let them erect a Christmas tree in front of the store, then cut down the biggest tree they can find.
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A Sour Note

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First Line: Sigh! I know it's an awful way to start the week...
Synopsis: Someone writes poison-pen letters about Mr. Weatherbee.
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Flop Flap

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Synopsis: Archie is as inept on an indoor practice slope as he is on an actual one.
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Wanted

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Synopsis: Li'l Jinx writes two Christmas wish lists.
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Slow Go

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Character(s): Archie Andrews
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The Claus Cause

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First Line: Sorry girls! We can't play Santa for your orphanage party!
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The Rise and Fall

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Synopsis: Gaston bakes a giant Christmas cake for the community center that doesn't fit through the door.
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Horn Corn

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Synopsis: Archie's car horn is stuck.
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Race Ace

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Synopsis: Jughead takes to many pit stops.
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Archie's Christmas Photo Album

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Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: humorous Christmas photos
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Tree Travail

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First Line: Betty, your mother and I are snowed in at your Aunt Kitty's! We probably won't be able to drive back until late tomorrow!
Synopsis: Betty's parents are stuck at her aunt Kitty's so Betty has to find a Christmas tree for only $10.
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Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #265, no credits listed in this digest.

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