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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #226
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/27/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 164
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855822611
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 56 (34 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Rosario Pena [as Tito Pena] (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
We girls surf because of the poetic majesty of the cresting waves!
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Hot Summer Reads
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The Job

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Al Milgrom (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods; Josh; Hermione Lodge
Betty gets a job promoting Lodge's new surfing line and Veronica gets a job teaching surfing to young girls.
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Trying Not to Get Burned!

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Credits
Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Brandy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Nancy Woods; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Betty is at the beach but has forgetten her sunblock. She asks all of her friends for some but no one has any, or they have some that won't work for her... except Archie.
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Looks Schnooks

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Craig Boldman (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Hiram Lodge; Pop Tate
Veronica tries to prove that Archie likes her no matter what she looks like.
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Time Lapse

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Archie and Jughead think Betty and Veronica are strange for shopping for winter coats in the middle of the summer.
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree!

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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Cousin Leroy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Veronica decides to renovate the old tree house.
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The Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Kathleen Webb (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Polly Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge Klump; Brandy; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Nancy Woods
Every time Betty saves enough money for the ring she wants some emergency comes up and eats up all her money.
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Archie the Married Life
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Attention Getter

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George Gladir (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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humorous
Ethel
Ethel; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Ethel hopes her new shirt will attract Jughead's attention.
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Bob Smith (signed)
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Josie and the Pussycats
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Word to the Wise

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M
Josie, Valerie and Alan make fun of Melody for getting her sayings all mixed up.
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They're Off

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Josie
Josie; Alan M; Alex Cabot; Alexandra Cabot
Alan's new pastime is racing turtles.
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I'll Bite

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?
Stan Goldberg
Jon D'Agostino ?
Barry Grossman ?
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teen
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Melody is nervous about seeing the dentist.
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Archie Meets KISS
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Poor Fish

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Credits
Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
When Archie snubs both Betty and Veronica and selects Jughead has his partner in a fishing derby the girls decide to create their own team, even though neither know how to fish.
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Mall Mutterings

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Jeff Shultz ?
Al Milgrom ?
Barry Grossman
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
Betty models a new outfit for Veronica who's less than impressed.
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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers
I've figured out why Archie brings that guitar along!
Archie annoys Mr. Lodge with his guitar.
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Four Is a Crowd

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim DeCarlo (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cheryl Blossom
Betty and Veronica spend their afternoon at the beach trying to keep Archie away from Cheryl.
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Kevin Keller in Hardcover
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Hit the Beach Fashions

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Reader submitted fashions.
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Archie Meets KISS
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Classick TeeVee

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Rex Lindsey (signed)
Rex Lindsey (signed)
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Veronica
Veronica Lodge
Veronica spoofs classic TV shows.
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Sabrina
Sabrina
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Sabrina's Camp Diary

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Angelo Decesare (credited)
Dave Manak (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Sabrina
Sabrina; Chloe; Gem Stone
Sabrina and Chloe discover a sea monster while practicing for a canoe race at summer camp.
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Shirt Tale

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Angelo Decesare (credited)
Dave Manak (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vickie Williams (credited)
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humorous
Salem
Sabrina; Salem; Harvey
Salem stops an alien invasion.
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Sabrina the Animated Series Graphic Novel
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Summer Ode to Softball

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
? [as Bender] (credited)
? [as Bender] (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Melanie
Archie is the umpire of a softball game and Betty and Veronica are both on the Riverdale team.
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Craig Boldman (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
Henry Scarpelli (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Veronica's doing the cooking at her house tonight!
Veronica makes a meal for Archie and Jughead.
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The Big Countdown

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George Gladir (credited)
Doug Crane (credited)
Mike Esposito (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty
Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy
Betty's heavily anticipated summer vacation from school proves to be more stressful than school.
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Flower Power

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Ethel; Jughead Jones
Veronica sets a new trend by sending flowers to Archie and Reggie.
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Betty and Veronica: Best Friends Forever
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Frankie & Maria's Romantic Summer Fashions

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Dan Parent (signed)
Dan Parent (signed)
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Frankie Valdez; Maria Rodriquez
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Fashion page.
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Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
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Prize Catch

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi
Jinx and Greg catch a fish and Greg puts it in Gigi's fish tank.
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You're Out

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Mort
The rest of the guys don't want Li'l Jinx on the baseball team because she hits more home runs than they do.
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A Mind Joggler

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
Charley
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Jinx tries to get Charley to jog around the block.
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On the Grow

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Halliday
Li'l Jinx makes her plant grow by talking to it.
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Let's Face It!

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Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
Joe Edwards (signed)
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humorous
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx makes funny faces.
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Jinx
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The Private Beach

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Mike Pellowski (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley
Betty and Veronica fix up one of Mr. Lodge's properties so they can have their own private beach.
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Date Fate

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George Gladir (credited)
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Mel Gifford
Veronica has a date with the movie star Mel Gifford but it doesn't turn out as she hoped.
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Doll Dance

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Victor Gorelick (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Maria Rodriguez; Frankie Valdez; Jughead Jones
Veronica and Betty give Maria a glamorous makeover so Frankie's attention won't drift at the dance. But the girls do their work too well.
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Get your Archie swag!
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Double Trouble

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Credits
George Gladir (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
John Lowe (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Betty
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Adam; Nancy
Betty wins a surfing contest no thanks to Archie and Adam.
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Paul Oswald (signed)
Paul Oswald (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Cheryl Blossom
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Helping Hand

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
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humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Madge Reynolds; Estelle
Cheryl rushes to help volunteer at a local nursing home just to get on TV.
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The Reel World

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Holly Golightly [as Holly G!] (credited)
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? [as Costanza] (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Sandy; Monica; Lesley; Candy
Cheryl is selected to be on the reality show The Reel World.
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The Reel World is a spoof of the MTV show The Real World.
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Subscribe Today
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Summer or Later

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Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Teresa Davidson (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Maria Rodriguez; Superintendant Hassle
Veronica bemoans going to summer school, but makes the best of it by convincing Ms. Grundy to hold classes outside.
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FlagVeronica #172 published September 2006
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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New Kids Off the Wall Part One

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Alex Simmons
Dan Parent
Rich Koslowski
Digikore Studios
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
New Kids Off The Wall
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Archie: Clash of the New Kids
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Everything's Archie
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The Voyage Home
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House ad for Sonic the Hedgehog Archive #18.
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New Crusaders - Rise of the Heroes
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