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Issue: Archie's Story & Game Digest Magazine #8
Publication Date: September 1988
 
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
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Volume: none
Pages: 132
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UPC/EAN: 07695614546108
Price: $1.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 87 (36 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: color
Dimensions: digest size (5" x 7")
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Archie, are you lining up a putt or a date?
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie #274
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[untitled]

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Game-A-Ramathon!

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teen
Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Riverdale students compete in a game show against students from Einstein Academy to win money to fix up their school.
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Surprise Ending!

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teen
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Hats Thru History!

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Jughead Jones
Match the hats with their country of origin.
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Tower of Power

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Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Moose is the baseball team's cleanup hitter.
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Betty & Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer

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Rummage Rumpus

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teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Benson The Chauffeur; Hiram Lodge; Hermione Lodge
Veronica goes to a rummage sale hunting for bargains and ends up spending more for her "bargains" than she would have if she paid normal retail.
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Archie's Super Poster Offer

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House ad for six foot tall Archie posters.
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Tee Vee-itis

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childrens, humorous
Li’l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Hap wakes Li'l Jinx up for school.
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Spook Busters

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Sabrina's Maze Page
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Maze puzzle.
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Sport Support

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humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Veronica is as crazy about sports as Betty is.
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Sea Saga

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Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper
Ethel lost her first boyfriend at sea.
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[untitled]

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Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Fred, let me know when you cross the finish line --- I have to do some laundry!
Fred is exercising in the laundry room.
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Coast Roast

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Mr. Weatherbee has been working to hard.
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Pane in the Neck

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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Reggie is carrying a big pane of glass while Archie and Jughead makes jokes about him.
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The Laffy Taffy Bunch

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The Laffy Taffy Bunch [Watermelon; Strawberry; Sour Apple; Cherry Twins; Grapes; Ben Anna]
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Ad for Laffy Taffy featuring Make 'em Laff Joke Contest.
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Archie's American Indian Puzzle Page!

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Archie Andrews
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Find a word puzzle with the names of Native American tribes.
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Reggie's Tough-Guy Fashions

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Reggie Mantle
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Reader submitted fashions.
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Katy Keene Fan Club

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House ad for Katy Keene fan club.
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Scratch One Clown

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humorous
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alexander Cabot III; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown
Alexander spends all of his time at the class picnic playing pranks on everyone else.
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5
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Up at Bat!

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Archie Andrews
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Find the words hidden in the design puzzle.
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Sales Leadership Club

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The Hero

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humorous
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Ha ha ha ha
Jughead wins prizes at the carnival and gives them to a small child.
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A wordless story.
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Drink Up Maze

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Jughead Jones
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Maze puzzle
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Mystery Detention

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Mr. Weatherbee's Puzzle Page
Mr. Weatherbee
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Unscramble the words to help Mr. Weatherbee with his detention list.
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Ham Radio Find!!

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Hiram Lodge
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Find the word puzzle.
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Trees Company

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Dilton's Puzzle Page
Dilton Doiley
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Two tree related puzzles, one a maze and one a word find.
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Base Race

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humorous
Aunt Hilda
Aunt Hilda plays baseball at the witches' picnic.
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0.5
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Spell Spill

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fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina Spellman
Sabrina uses a spell to make her typewriter type her paper for her, but her typewriter can't spell.
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Jog Agog

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones
Veronica makes a stop during a marathon.
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Salad Daze

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Jughead Jones
A customer orders a chef's salad.
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Fancy Menu

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Archie Andrews
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Unscramble the phrase puzzle.
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Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer

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Magicians' Holiday

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Sabrina's Puzzle Page
Sabrina
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Two puzzles, one unscramble the words and the other to decipher a code.
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Worry Flurry

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Kay
Archie's blind date is the star of the women's rugby team.
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Over $8,000 in prizes

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Game Gambit

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hermione Lodge; Dilton Doiley
Her mother can't understand why Veronica allows Archie and Reggie to compete for her so vociferously.
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Not All Heroes Are Sandwiches

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Jughead Jones; Fabulous Man [Dennis Dexter]; Archie Andrews; Star-Back Man
What're these clothes doing in a phone booth?
Jughead meets the superhero Fabulous Man and proceeds to out-eat him.
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[untitled]

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Dilton's Riddle Pals
Dilton Doiley
Here's the first one kids!
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Reader submitted jokes. First joke: Why do frogs have more lives than cats?
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What Happens Every Time You Bite into a Striped Chips Ahoy?

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Advertisement from Nabisco for Chips Ahoy cookies.
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Ride On!

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Archie Andrews
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Maze puzzle.
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Subscribe and save $1.75

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
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Stamp

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Ethel Muggs
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Decipher the mystery words.
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Camp Champ

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teen
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Miss Lamour
After beating the boys at every activity at summer camp, the girls devise a means to soothe their battered egos.
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Caught in the Act!!

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Professor Flutesnoot's Puzzle Page
Professor Flutesnoot
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Decode the phrase puzzle.
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Hampton Court Maze

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Veronica's Maze Page
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Marshall Dilton

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Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump
When Dilton becomes a lifeguard at the beach, he enforces his rules with Moose's help.
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Archie's Checklist

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A checklist of other Archie issues available.
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Which Perfume?

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Find the two alike pictures puzzle.
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Archie Comics Cartoon Celebrities

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Illustrated ad for metal medallions (bronze, gold on bronze, or silver) with the Archie characters imprinted on them, issued to celebrate Archie's 45th anniversary. Prices range from $4.95 to $18.95 each. American Medallion Corp., 8400 Isis Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045.
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Stop Step

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humorous, teen
Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Ethel tries to get Jughead to stop when she yells "Whoa".
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0.5
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Raise Daze

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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Archie wants to borrow five dollars from his dad.
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It's Mine

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Li'l Jinx finds something on the sidewalk but Charley thinks it is his.
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Video Cassette Riot!

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Mr. Lodge's Puzzle Page!
Hiram Lodge
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Block Yock

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humorous, teen
Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Reggie tells Moose he should get his head checked for termites.
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Horror Movies Word Find

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Veronica's Puzzle Page
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Moose Manners!

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Midge Klump
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Unscramble the mystery phrase.
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Glide Ride

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humorous
Sabrina; Aunt Zelda
Sabrina substitutes a carnival horse for her broom.
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Master of Deceit

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Gladys Jones
What are you doing today, Juggie?
Jughead is hiding from Archie so he won't have to exercise.
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Let's Do the FruitSlush Mush!

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[untitled]

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Dilton's Puzzle Pals!
Dilton Doiley
Here's a puzzle sent in by Elizabeth Derek...
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Position...Huh?!

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Archie Andrews
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Crossword puzzle.
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Coaching Coach

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Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats
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Unscramble the code puzzle.
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Date Strait

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Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews
Betty borrows money from her father so she can go to the movie with Archie.
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Hint Stint

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Veronica wants Archie to get lost.
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Dilton Knows His State Capitals

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Dilton Doiley
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Match the state with its capital.
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Smart Start

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Ethel Muggs
Ethel is the starter for a track meet.
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Pop Tate's Food Land

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Pop Tate
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Unscramble the words puzzle.
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Archie Fan Club

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House ad for the Archie Fan Club.
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The TV Games of the Archie Gang

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humorous, teen
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Personalized 'Sew-On' Patches

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Sensational Curves

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie is impressed by Betty's curve ball.
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Archie Annual Digest #53

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House ad for Archie Annual Digest #53.
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Katy Keene Digest #3

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House ad for Katy Keene Digest #3.
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Mystery Word Block #5 by Dilton Doiley, Puzzlemaster!!

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Archie Andrews; Dilton Doiley
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Shrewd Dude

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teen
Archie Andrews
Archie finds a way to distract all the other guys on the beach from the female life guard.
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Pick A Do Word Find!!

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Veronica's Puzzle Page
Veronica Lodge
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Word find puzzle.
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Little Archie's Super Cross-Word!!

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Little Archie
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Dark Lark

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humorous, teen
Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
A bear learns not to mess with Moose when he's setting up a tent.
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Discount 32 Page Comic Subscriptions

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Subscription information.
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Fall Guys

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humorous, teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jason Blossom; Cheryl Blossom; Reggie Mantle
Antipathy between "townies" and the Blossoms results in a mud wrestling match between Betty and Cheryl and Archie and Jason.
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Health Education

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teen
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones
Mr. Weatherbee conducts an AIDS awareness class.
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The Wet Set

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Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Mr. Weatherbee is afraid the camp will be flooded.
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Olympic Prizes or Cash

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[untitled]

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Bedrockin' Shakedown

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