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Issue: Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #4
Publication Date: September 1987
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 02710006925604
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 79 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Gorelick
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size (5" x 7")
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Dan DeCarlo
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Archie, why doesn't Moose wear a batting helmet?!
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Redrawn from the cover of Pep #304
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[untitled]

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Rad Fad

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George Gladir (credited)
Chic Stone (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited); Nanci Dakesian (credited); Ginny Sykora (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Superintendent Hassle
It's fad day at school, and Mr. Weatherbee repeatedly hurts his back and exhausts himself trying out the twist, Hula Hoops, phone booth stacking, and more. He's glad the day has ended but the superintendent, who's been watching surreptitiously, insists that they repeat it for TV news the following day.
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Day Break

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx is having a hard time waking up, until she realizes it is Saturday.
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Here Comes the Fudge

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Chips Ahoy
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Hot Stuff

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teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Fire Commissioner Brown; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
A fireman gives the students instructions in the event of a fire at the school.
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Late Fate

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Mrs. Beazly; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Archie is late for everything at school, including his batting swing in baseball.
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Pineapple Stickers

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Pinapple
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What's for Chow

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Hot Dog
Hot Dog
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Veronica's Puzzle Page

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Veronica Lodge
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Finger Lickin' Good

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Jughead
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Watchful Eye!

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
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Color in the spots on Archie's umbrella to find out what Archie's summer job is.
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Flutesnoot's Chemistry Class!!

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Professor Flutesnoot
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Find words dealing with chemistry.
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Birthday Presents Puzzle

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Dexter Taylor
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Little Archie
Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Veronica; Little Reggie; Spotty
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Unscramble the words to find out what Little Archie got for his birthday.
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Where's Josie

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Melody and Valerie
Melody; Valerie; Josie
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Maze puzzle.
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Garden of Despair

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Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo Jr.
Jim DeCarlo
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
The guys have to weed their gardens.
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5
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Prizes or Cash

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Sales Leadership Club
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Sprint Stint

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Big Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle Moose Mason
Ethel likes to pretend all the guys in town are chasing her.
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Chop Talk

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humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; unnamed girl
Archie takes a beating in a martial arts class.
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Archie Fan Club

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Flight Plan!

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Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda
Sabrina buys Aunt Hilda a new broom.
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6
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Betty and Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer

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Subscription information for Betty and Veronica Double Digest.
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The Wet Look

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Malmgren
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Mr. Lodge doesn't have a working car, so he has to wait for a cab. When it starts to rain, Betty suggests that Veronica go bring her father an umbrella.
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5
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Food Puzzle

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Dexter Taylor ?
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Subject Matter
childrens
Little Jughead
Little Jughead
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Find the phrase to know what Jughead ate.
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Great Date!

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Josie
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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[untitled]

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Dilton's Puzzle Pals!
Dilton Doiley
Dilton the DJ here!
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Word search puzzle with a radio theme.
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Homesick Camper

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the message puzzle.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Open the Door, Dilton
Dilton Doiley
Dilton opens doors titled "Club Room", "Trunk Room" and "How to make ends meet Room".
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On the Defensive

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humorous, teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
Mr. Weatherbee demonstrates karate, terrifying Jughead.
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Now You See It - Now You...

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Hap wants Jinx to clean her room.
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1
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[untitled]

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Musicade
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Subscribe and Get 1 Free!

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Subscription information for Archie Double Digest.
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Observations of a Soda Shoppe Owner

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Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz
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Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Pop Tate; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley
Pop Tate makes observations about teenagers.
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Archie Annual Number One!!

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House ad for Archie Annual.
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Going Batty!

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley; Greg
Having lost their last baseball and their last bat being split, the kids are forced to ask Gigi to play baseball with them since she can provide a bat and ball.
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5
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Ten the Hard Way

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humorous
Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Dilton gets depressed watching the girls at the beach because they're tens and he's a two and seven-eighths.
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5
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Sabrina's Mortal Magic

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Sabrina
Sabrina
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Crossword puzzle.
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Left-Handed Compliment!

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Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
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Uncover the phrase puzzle.
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Diary Drama Puzzle

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childrens
Little Archie; Little Betty; Little Reggie; Little Jughead
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Party Smarty

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews
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Party tricks.
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Be a Big-Orange-Big-Shot with Tang

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Tang
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2
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[untitled]

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Fred Andrews
No way!
Cross out every other letter to find out what Archie's dad won't let him do.
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It's a Snap

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Archie tries to hypnotize Veronica, but it seems to work on Ethel instead.
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8
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Super Dry!

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childrens
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Hap buys quick drying paint.
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Rock Yock

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teen
Big Moose
Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Moose gets Midge a big rock.
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0.5
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Heavy Levy

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason
Moose is a bouncer.
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0.5
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[untitled]

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childrens
Little Archie Coloring Page
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper
Hey! There's a bug on your cake, Betty!
Little Archie swats a bug on Betty's cake.
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A page to color.
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Miss Grundy's Western Word Search

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teen
Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy
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Find-A-Word puzzle.
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Archie's Checklist

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House ad for other Archie titles on sale around the same time as this digest.
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Crowned Hound

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humorous
Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Hot Dog is about to be evicted from the beach until he saves a drowning swimmer.
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5
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Klink, Klank, Klutz

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humorous, teen
Josie
Valerie Smith; Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III; Abner (coin collector)
Alex hates spare change so he dumps all his coins in his nursery.
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6
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Gym Nasty!

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childrens
Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Jinx is having trouble with gym class.
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1
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Jack Knack

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humorous, teen
Big Ethel
Jughead Jones; Big Ethel Muggs; Ethel's brother
Big Ethel finds a novel way to get Jughead closer.
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Katy Keene Fan Club

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House ad for the Katy Keene Fan Club.
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Say It in a Letter

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Dilton
Dilton Doiley
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Solve Dilton's questions with one letter answers.
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Right in the Teeth!

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Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee
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Find the phrase puzzle.
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Riverdale "R" Maze

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Dilton's Puzzle Pals!
Dilton Doiley
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Maze puzzle.
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Country Hopping

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
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Connect the dots puzzle.
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Vacation Daze

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Archie
Fred Andrews
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Find the mystery phrase puzzle.
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High Flyer!

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Archie
Archie Andrews
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Connect the dots puzzle.
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Mr. Lodge Maze

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Hiram Lodge
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Maze puzzle.
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Subscribe and Save

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Subscription information.
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A Fresh Air Puzzle

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Coach Kleats
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Find the mystery phrase puzzle.
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Amateur Boxer!

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Chuck Clayton
Chuck Clayton
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Find the boxing terms puzzle.
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Subscribe to Katy Keene

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Subscription information.
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Switch Hitch

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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Superintendent Hassle
The new computer system makes registration much easier, except now Miss Grundy has to keep up with all the changes the kids want to make so they can be in the same classes.
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State the Rivers!

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Archie
Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the names of rivers.
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Tricks?

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Hot Dog
Hot Dog
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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It Works!

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Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Decode Veronica's message.
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1
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By the Feet!

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Reggie Mantle
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Find the answer to Reggie's riddle.
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Glamour Galore!!

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Melody
Melody
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Find the mystery phrase puzzle.
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You Name It!

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Miss Grundy
Miss Grundy
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Name the country based on the clues.
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Discount 32 Page Comic Subscription!

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Subscription information.
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Idle Minds

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Roger
A mentalist needs an inanimate object for his demonstration. Mr. Lodge suggests Jughead.
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You Don't Need Drugs...

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Anti drug PSA.
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Leroy Was Here

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Smithers
Cousin Leroy is visiting and makes life heck for Archie by putting green dye in the suntan lotion.
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5
Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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Prizes or Cash

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Olympic Sales Club
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1
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[untitled]

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Chocolate Fun For Everyone

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M&M's
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