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Issue: Archie... Archie Andrews, Where Are You? Comics Digest Magazine #57
Publication Date: August 1988
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Issues: #57 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: none
Pages: 132
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07695614543057
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 48 (46 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): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Aren't you next, miss?
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The Final Test

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
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Stick Shtick

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Alice Cooper
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Gym Vim

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Gladys; Archie Andrews
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Rad Pad

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie needs a cheek pad after Veronica slaps him.
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Knuckle Chuckle

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Reggie says he's going to figure out which is smaller, Moose's IQ or Archie's allowance.
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Stairway to the Stars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Veronica has the decorative post on the staircase banister removed so she and Betty can slide down it.
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Candid Caricature

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx's Chum Russ
Character(s): Russ; Miss Tayke; Mort the worry wart; Li'l Jinx; Greg; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Russ's ability to caricature gets him in all sorts of trouble.
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Froggy Fracas

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Feature(s): Sabrina
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Key Glee

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ambrose
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose
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Seat Treat

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
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Cloud Crowd

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee
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It Seams Sew Sad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]; Cheryl Blossom; Jason Blossom
Synopsis: In another plot to humiliate the Archies, Cheryl Blossom gets Jason to steal her a dress that Veronica designed so she can wear it herself. But Cheryl doesn't realize that while Veronica is a good designer, she's a terrible seamstress.
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When reprinted in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #29, writing is credited to George Gladir and pencils are credited to Dan DeCarlo Jr.
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The Uninvited

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Harvey; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose
Synopsis: Harvey tags along on a family outing, not realizing that Sabrina and her family are headed to an outing for witches.
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Fair Despair

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Bet Vignette

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead bets Reggie that he can catch a fish without using a line.
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Book Mark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica are both adamant about not letting Archie go to the library.
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A Little Bull

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sabrina
Character(s): Hilda; Ambrose
Synopsis: Ambrose wants to be a bull fighter.
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Boss Toss

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Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
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Junk for Joy

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chuck 'n' Nancy
Character(s): Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Cricket O'Dell
Synopsis: Chuck and Nancy catch a pickpocket at the local flea market.
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Jive Dive

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Dix
Synopsis: Archie's diving needs work.
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Dog-Gone It

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis: Archie tries hiring himself out to walk dogs to earn money to take Veronica out. But the plan ends up biting his father.
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Shark Lark

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Jughead comes across a shark while scuba-diving. When he comes onto the dock and Ethel is there to greet him he retreats back into the shark infested water.
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Ban the Body

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Cousin Ambrose; Della The Head Witch
Synopsis: Hilda disapproves of Sabrina's bikini and uses her magic to keep the girl from wearing it. Then Hilda gets a dose of her own medicine.
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Flake Outbreak

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Midge Klump
Synopsis: Midge wants to forget about their fight and make up.
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Pear Affair

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Lodge
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge doesn't like Veronica's 'pear' group.
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Base Bawl

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: Archie drops a fly ball.
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Jerk for a Day

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Jughead works at the Choklit shoppe with disastrous results.
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Date Dotty

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica asks Archie about an important date.
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Clean Scene

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mister Lodge
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica's friends clean out the fridge.
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Bubble Trouble

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hot Dog
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
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Wonder Blunder

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Woman's Work

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis: Bingo and Samantha come up with a system to handle other guys hitting on her at the beach.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica Pin Up
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Zelda the Great
First Line: She’s terrific…
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The Wild Wooly West

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Old West sayings with humorous modern interpretations.
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The Gamblers

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead drive Veronica crazy by placing million-dollar bets on everything they do.
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Strange Exchange

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Veronica
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica wouldn't talk to Archie if he was the last man on Earth.
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Boomerang Magic

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie and the Pussycats [Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown]; Alexandra Cabot; Sebastian
Synopsis: The Pussycats pool their money for a weekend at a luxurious resort hotel. Alexandra secretly follows them and uses her witchcraft to cause them to have accidents, and then, to ruin their weekend completely, she turns all their cash into play money.
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Flub Bub

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Danger Arranger

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica talk about bikinis.
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Chore Flaw

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Gladys Jones
Synopsis: Jughead's mother asks him to mow the lawn.
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Tent Comment

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Character(s): Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Miss Grundy challenges Mr. Weatherbee to say something nice about Archie.
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[untitled]

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Mr. Lodge Pin Up
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Ahhh --- Peace and quiet!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge enjoys peace and quiet on the beach.
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Green Scene

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Gladys
Synopsis: Gladys thinks Archie has a beautiful shape to his head.
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Castle Hassle

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Big Moose
Character(s): Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Moose will fight anybody who tries to knock down his sand castle, including the tide.
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Wheel Wail

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge develops a healthy hatred for roller-skates.
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Magic Moments

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Archie won't go to the beach with Jughead if he wears his "magic" girl attracting pin on his hat.
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Hurly Burly

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Waldo Weatherbee
Synopsis: Archie thinks it is the last week of school vacation.
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