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Issue: Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #5
Publication Date: November 1987
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 02710006925605
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 74 (43 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Archie, these golf carts are great for chasing golf balls!
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Redrawn from the cover of Pep #308
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Tape Caper

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teen
Coach Clayton; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle
Coach Clayton shows the team their game that Archie video taped, but Archie filmed cute girls in the stands as much as he filmed the game.
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Scare Affair

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Archie changes the Beware of Dog sign after getting yelled at by Mr. Lodge.
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Petal Power

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teen
Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie must go but the roses can stay.
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Captain Reggie Puzzle-O-Rama

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Things Not to Eat!

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teen
Sabrina Spellman
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Sports and Snorts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse; Greg; Russ; Gigi
Jinx tries to arbitrate a dispute between her friends on which sport is best.
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Oh, My Head!

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Archie
Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
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Veronica - Top News

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Word puzzle and maze.
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"Eye" See Puzzle

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Reggie
Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley
Reggie has some thoughts about how bright Dilton Doiley is. Readers must find out what Reggie has been saying about Dilton by putting the numbered letters in the same numbered blank spaces.
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Numbered letters are on the side - circled letters with the number corresponding to each letter under the circle. The answer to the puzzle is "He not only reads the doctor's eye chart he even translates it!". First letter already filled in, and punctuation marks are drawn in the appropriate places.
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Autumn Color Me!

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Betty Cooper
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A page to color.
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Miss Grundy - Antique Puzzle

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word puzzle
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Dull Skull

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teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Moose sits in wet paint.
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Ail Tale

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie missed school on the day everyone went to a major league ball game.
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Prime Time

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humorous, teen
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Jughead asks Betty what her best time is.
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Novel Approach

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Veronica is making a great show of her highbrow tastes in literature, but Betty discovers that her friend is a secret romance-novel addict.
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Inker, Letterer and Colorist credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #236.
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Sabrina's Amazing Maze

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teen
Sabrina
Navigate the maze constructed from the letters of Sabrina's name.
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Sports Report!

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humorous
Coach Kleats
Coach Kleats
Sports themed word scramble puzzle.
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What to Avoid!!

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teen
Jughead
Jughead Jones
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Word find puzzle.
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Sports Highlights

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Coach Kleats Presents
Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Coach Kleats talks about the Riverdale baseball and football teams.
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A Gentleman's Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Hiram Lodge; Malcolm; Frog; Cannibal
...but he underestimated my lightning speed! I parried his thrust and, zip! Right to the heart!
An English Lord named Malcolm visits Riverdale and brags about his fencing skills. Big Moose comes to the rescue of Veronica and Malcolm and saves them from some rough bikers.
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Knight Fall

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teen
Jughead
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Jughead tries to make Archie and Reggie see that Veronica is pitting them against each other for her own amusement.
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formerly an Archie story.
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Female Travail

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humorous, teen
Archie
Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
If I can sew up the female vote I'll win the school election!
Archie thinks he can win the school election if he can sew up the female vote.
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Color Page

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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childrens, humorous
Little Archie
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones
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A one panel gag in black and white for kids to color.
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A Rainy Daze

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Jughead
Jughead Jones
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Maze puzzle.
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Eerie Query

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Fred Andrews; Mrs. Mary Andrews
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Quiet Riot

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humorous, teen
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews
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Brag Gag

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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Brew

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Hilda and Zelda
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Net Set

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humorous, teen
Mr. Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Mr. Lodge is stuck playing tennis with Archie as his partner.
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Split Bit

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Great Stuff!

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Hot Dog
Hot Dog
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The Final Notice

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humorous, superhero
Josie
Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.; Josie; Valerie; Melody
Hey, sis!... There's a package here for you from overseas!
Alexandra bought a Paris original dress for $400.
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Group Gripe

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teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Archie is in search of new ideas for the band's show presentation at the same time Mr. Weatherbee holds a garage sale to raise money for the string trio he's part of.
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[untitled]

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humorous, teen
Open the Door Dilton
Dilton Doiley
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Black Book

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humorous, teen
Archie
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Color Me

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humorous, teen
Betty
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Fat Chance

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humorous
Mr. Waldo Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy; Pop Tate
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Show Pro

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humorous, teen
Archie
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Basketball Maze

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Reggie
Reggie Mantle
Lead Reggie through the maze to the basketball hoop.
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Plant Rant

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humorous, teen
Mr. Lodge
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Sabrina's Nutty Puzzlogy

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Sabrina
Using the letters in the title as clues, decode the words to find out trivia about Sabrina.
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Pure History

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Dilton
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Chore Score

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Archie can't remember which chore his mom wanted him to do, so he does both.
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Cross Toss

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teen
Big Moose
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Coach doesn't want Moose to throw the bat when he strikes out.
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Bold Scold

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humorous, teen
Reggie
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Debt Fret

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humorous, teen
Reggie
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Jogging Along

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Mr. Weatherbee
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Block That Man

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Archie Andrews
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Page Rage

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teen
Hot Dog
Hot Dog; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Hot Dog is unimpressed with Veronica's French cookbook.
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Flim Flam

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teen
Moose
Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
Moose's new hobby is photography.
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Speed Deed

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Dilton
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats
After hearing Jughead call Dilton "speedy" Coach Kleats puts him on the track team.
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Unique Critique

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Archie Andrews (framed picture)
Betty gushes over a photo of Archie, to her mother's dismay.
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H-2-OH?

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Veronica tries to keep Jughead away from the pastries she and Betty just baked.
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Distaff Gaff

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Betty and Veronica think Archie is good "for a boy" while cooking.
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Miss Message

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humorous, teen
Big Ethel
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Joke Bloke

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humorous, teen
Moose
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[untitled]

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Little Archie Coloring Page
Little Archie Andrews; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge
Ah, sure, I think you’re the cutest cheerleader, Betty!
Color the page where Little Archie is about to be crowned by Veronica for complimenting Betty.
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Back to Science

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Professor Flutesnoot
Professor Flutesnoot
Circle-a-word puzzle.
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Standin' On the Corner

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Jughead
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Ring Zing

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teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie finds out his "half-pint" opponent is better than he thought.
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Football Search!

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Chuck Clayton
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Find a word puzzle with a football theme.
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Peek Tweak

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teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Veronica sneaks a look at Betty's diary.
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Dream Theme

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Mr. Lodge
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge had a dream that Archie was his son-in-law.
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Wait Fate

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humorous, nature
Hot Dog
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Gotta Do It!

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Josie
Josie McCoy
Solve a puzzle using a secret code.
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Wait Till He Gets Here

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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teen
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Mr. Lodge buys a parrot and tries to teach it to heckle Archie.
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5
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Bounce Jounce

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humorous, teen
Big Moose
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Ton of Homework

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Archie
Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Trap Flap

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teen
Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Ms. Phlips
Mr. Weatherbee wishes he had a trap door in front of his desk.
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Little Archie's Haunted Riddles

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childrens, humorous
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Mind Maze

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Sabrina
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Set Fret

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humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
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Banana Boy!

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Reggie
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