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Archie & Friends / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
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Colors:
Rosario Peña (signed)
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Who thought being tackled could be such a good thing!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Toni Topaz
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Issue Data

Series Data

  • Color: color
  • Dimensions: digest
  • Binding: squarebound
  • Publishing Format: one-shot
  • Publication Type: book

Fame Game
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
After being the hero at a football game where Riverdale was the visiting team, Archie is bummed because nobody knows his name.
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Winner Takes All
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Veronica has two tickets to a rock concert and decides to take either Archie or Reggie, whomever impresses her the most during a hockey game.
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Teeming Up
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Coach Kleats; Chuck Clayton; Midge Klump
Synopsis:
Archie comes up with a system for the masses that want to use the gym.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248, writing is credited to Mike Pellowski and inks are credited to Bob Smith.

Line Plunge
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats tries to motivate Archie by planting a taped distress call from Veronica in his football helmet.
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The Fault Finder
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Big Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie points out to the gang how they can improve their games, but they end up injuring themselves following his advice.
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Indexer Notes

Script credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #248.

A Little Light Exercise
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee's spine locks during baseball practice, forcing Archie to mount him on a skateboard and wheel him to the hospital.
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Indexer Notes

formerly an Archie and Me story.

Ice Follies
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie and Friends / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now, dummy! Now! Don't hang onto it all day! Pass! Pass!
  • Keywords:hockey
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Synopsis:
After all Reggie's grandstanding, Coach Kleats makes Archie the hockey team captain.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint.
Formerly an Archie story.

The Lesson
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Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Lester (Chuck's cousin); Coach Kleats; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Coach Clayton tries to explain to his son that an education is more important than his dreams of playing professional basketball.
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Let's Hear One for the Bee
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
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Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
While trying to cheer the football team on, Mr. Weatherbee accidentally sends play calls to the team, causing them to win the game.
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Indexer Notes

In this reprint, script is credited to Mike Pellowski.
Formerly an Archie and Mr. Weatherbee story.

The Joiner
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You're quitting the football team?
  • Keywords:football; softball
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie quits the football team so he can join the women's softball team.
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Practice Makes Perfect!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats tells Archie and Jughead to get some soccer tips from Reggie.
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Flip Flop!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Vickie Williams (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Dilton takes Reggie to his martial arts class.
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Cheer Up!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Ethel Muggs; Nancy Woods; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica and the other cheerleaders are amused when Archie proclaims that guys need to be tough to play sports.
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A Real Basket Case
(Table of Contents: 14)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Goodbody
Synopsis:
Veronica has suddenly dedicated herself to basketball because she's decided she's going to join the WNBA and score a huge endorsement deal.
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Number One Guy
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Floyd Clayton
Synopsis:
Chuck's recent football success has gone to his head and the girls decide to introduce him to a little humility.
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Camera Angle
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Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's wrong Archie? You look depressed!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Coach Clayton; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Veronica offers to video tape Archie's basketball game so he can figure out why he misses so many shots.
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Role Model
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Synopsis:
Betty asks Ethel to help coach her youth basketball team for a specific reason.
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Team Esteem
(Table of Contents: 18)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Coach Grapple; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica's skills at softball aren't enough to let her make the Riverdale girls' team. But her skills at negotiating benefits for the team under Title IX are.
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The Delicate Disaster
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Archie at Riverdale / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley
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Team Steam
(Table of Contents: 20)

Coach Kleats and Patti Pacer / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Coach Kleats; Patti Pacer; Betty Cooper; Ethel; Nancy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Josie
Synopsis:
Patti Pacer challenges Coach Kleats to a baseball team vs. softball team game. The baseball team wins, but Coach Kleats learns a lesson in character and invites both teams to a picnic.
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The Dating Game
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Ethel; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
When Ethel threatens to quit the field hockey team if she doesn't get a date soon, Miss Grundy and Mr. Weatherbee convince Archie to ask her out.
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Spoil Sport
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; sports; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Uh, oh! The ol' ball and chain is objecting to your baseball practice again, eh?
  • Keywords:baseball
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Overhearing that the boys see her as "one of the boys", Betty decides to embrace her tomboy nature and joins the baseball team, outplaying Archie.
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Sports Reports
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Moose / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Bob Smith (credited)
Colors:
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  • Genre:sports; teen
Characters:
President William Howard Taft; Elizabeth Robinson (sprinter); James Corbett (boxer); John L. Sullivan (boxer)
Synopsis:
Moose relates various sports facts.
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Problem Players
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Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose [Malcolm Mason]; Randolph
Synopsis:
Coach talks to a couple of his players about their grades.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Who thought being tackled could be such a good thing!"]
    Archie & Friends
  2. Fame Game
    Archie
  3. Winner Takes All
    Archie and the Gang
  4. Teeming Up
    Archie
  5. Line Plunge
    Archie
  6. The Fault Finder
    Archie
  7. A Little Light Exercise
    Archie
  8. Ice Follies
    Archie and Friends
  9. The Lesson
    Chuck Clayton
  10. Let's Hear One for the Bee
    Archie
  11. The Joiner
    Archie
  12. Practice Makes Perfect!
    Reggie
  13. Flip Flop!
    Dilton
  14. Cheer Up!
    Betty and Veronica
  15. A Real Basket Case
    Betty and Veronica
  16. Number One Guy
    Betty and Veronica
  17. Camera Angle
    Veronica
  18. Role Model
    Betty
  19. Team Esteem
    Betty and Veronica
  20. The Delicate Disaster
    Archie at Riverdale
  21. Team Steam
    Coach Kleats and Patti Pacer
  22. The Dating Game
    Archie and the Gang
  23. Spoil Sport
    Archie
  24. Sports Reports
    Moose
  25. Problem Players
    Coach Kleats
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