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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie kissed you when you weren't looking? Didn't you object?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Li'l Jinx; Little Archie Andrews

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Pep Comics #134.

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

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Inside front cover.

Royal Dig
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie have uncovered an archeological treasure on school grounds.
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Credits from the index to the original printing.

It’s Right to Be Wrong!
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica spends $150 on a tie clip for Archie and Betty changes the price to say $1.50 to see if Archie is a gold digger.
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Paid In Fool
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Midge; Moose
Synopsis:
Jughead works as a gigolo.
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Credits from the index to the original printing.

Me Tarpan, You Jane! [Part I]
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jane [Veronica Lodge]; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Simba
Synopsis:
Jane has to deal with Tarpan who thinks he's the king of the jungle.
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Part one of two; separately paginated.

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Me Tarpan, You Jane! [Part II]
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Tarpan [Archie Andrews]; Jughead Jones; Jane [Veronica Lodge]; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Tarpan goes to get dinner for Jughead and Betty.
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Part two of two; separately paginated.

Credits from the index to the original printing.

[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Just think! The curtain has come down on your first play for the junior class!
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie wrote a play for the junior class and now the audience wants the author to come out.
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  • from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-03-07

Signs Of Spring!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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Li'l Jinx's dad tries to show her Spring has arrived.
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Car-Rumba
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Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica wants to go with Archie to a swanky dance, but Reggie says she should go with him because he has the better car.
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Credits from the index to the original printing.

That Guilty Feeling
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie gets blamed for smashing a potted plant he didn't smash.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Pop Tate's Favorite Flavor Word Puzzle
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Pop Tate / activity / 1 page

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A word search puzzle with an ice cream flavor theme.
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Puzzle page.

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where did my whole roll of aluminum foil go?
Characters:
Mary Andrews; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
They're dressing up Jughead as an astronaut.

Sound Off!
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All right boys! Where are you hiding it?
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Synopsis:
Jughead makes sounds vocally which imitate accidents such as ripping pants, screeching cats and dishes breaking. When Archie's pants actually break, he thinks it's only Jughead joking until he feels behind him.
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Sonny Daze
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Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica overhears her dad on the phone and thinks he's sorry he had a daughter instead of a son.
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Money Problems!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages

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Li'l Jinx has a nickel, but she doesn't know what to buy with it.
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Edited from five pages by deleting Li'l Jinx Pen Pals.

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Fun Page / activity / 0.67 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The words below can be put together to form six different words...
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Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Words that can be put together to make six other words, connect the dots, what name does the picture show?
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's Jughead! He wants to know if I'd like a pair of mittens!.... Probably that pair Betty knitted for him!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie thinks Jughead wants to give him mittens.

The Cup that Cheers
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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Veronica falls for Reggie because of an athlete trophy, so Archie tries to be good in the sports that the trophy was for.
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Pals
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Jughead hangs around and annoys Archie and Veronica, until Archie shoos him away. Fearing he's hurt his friend, Archie hurries off to effect a reconciliation. Then they get into a fist fight over which one has the privilege of paying for a soda.
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Gals 'n' Gags / text story / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The hypochondriac annoyed his doctor to death...
Characters:
Daffy; Dill; Dumb; Dora
Synopsis:
Thirteen jokes with illustrations.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ha ha ha!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie gets everyone with his squirting flower.

What's in a Name
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Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Little Archie Evernever
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Little Archie lets Evelyn wear his raincoat and hat in a downpour after he hears that she named the new baby after him.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Supreme Ruler
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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After watching Archie do it, Mr. Weatherbee adds "no sliding in the halls" and "no banging yourself against the walls" to the school rules.
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Snap Shots from Betty's Album
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Betty / comic story / 2 pages

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Pictures of Betty, Archie and Veronica through the years.
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Spring Cleaning!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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Li'l Jinx's dad makes her clean out her room for spring cleaning.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As usual! No one around!
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Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
A baseball comes flying through Mr. Weatherbee's window.

Nothing but the Truce!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jug! I'm going to end it all with Reggie!
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Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie decide to split up the town between them. Archie dates the girls on one side of town and Reggie dates on the other side.
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Seal of Disapproval
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Gertrude
Synopsis:
Jughead is watching Gertrude, his Uncle Hector's trained seal.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest (Archie, 2016 series) #6, no credits listed in this digest.

Jughead Asks: Are You a Quiz Whiz or a Quiz Fizz
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Jughead / activity / 1 page

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Questions with humorous rhyming answers.
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Desert Madness
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Beta [Betty Cooper]; Veda [Veronica Lodge]; Mustapha Mantle [Reggie Mantle]; Abdul El Andrews [Archie Andrews]
Synopsis:
Mustapha Mantle captures Veda to be part of his harem, will Abdul El Andrews rescue her?
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The Guitar Lesson
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie has an electric guitar he wants to play for Veronica, but when he plugs it in it blows a fuse.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting of this story in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #216.

[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mom, mom! Pop got us a new dog!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Old Shep
Synopsis:
Archie's dad bought a dog from an old farmer.

The Fearless Heart
(Table of Contents: 33)

Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages

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Fang the wonder dog
Synopsis:
An escaped boa constrictor has gotten into the Andrews home.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 34)

Jughead's Puzzle Page / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Match the twins
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Pseudo-activity page.

The Line
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doily; Moose; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The gang reacts to a line that runs through the whole story.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Sweet and Lovely
(Table of Contents: 36)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Sweet, unaffected, trouble-free Betty unintentionally causes trouble for those around her.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

A change from the original printing is Javits is not named as a missing student, but there is the name Killikelly in a different handwriting.

The Last Good Buy
(Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica, honey! There's a package for you in the morning mail!
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Synopsis:
Jughead misleads his friends into thinking he has five days left to live, and they subsequently pull out all the stops to make his last week worthwhile — only to learn his last five days were in reference to starting a diet.
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The Good Earth
(Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie helps Mr. Lodge with his garden, with the usual disastrous results.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If Jughead is coming over to borrow my bike, I'd better fix this bolt that holds the handle bars!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie needs to replace a stripped bolt on his bike.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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blank page(s) / 1 page

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Inside back cover.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Reggie kissed you when you weren't looking? Didn't you object?"]
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. Royal Dig
    Archie
  4. It’s Right to Be Wrong!
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Paid In Fool
    Jughead
  6. Me Tarpan, You Jane! [Part I]
    Archie
  7. Me Tarpan, You Jane! [Part II]
    Archie
  8. ["Just think! The curtain has come down on your first play for the junior class!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  9. Signs Of Spring!
    Li'l Jinx
  10. Car-Rumba
    Reggie
  11. That Guilty Feeling
    Archie
  12. Pop Tate's Favorite Flavor Word Puzzle
    Pop Tate
  13. ["Where did my whole roll of aluminum foil go?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  14. Sound Off!
    Jughead
  15. Sonny Daze
    Veronica
  16. Money Problems!
    Li'l Jinx
  17. ["The words below can be put together to form six different words..."]
    Fun Page
  18. ["It's Jughead! He wants to know if I'd like a pair of mittens!.... Probably that pair Betty knitted for him!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  19. The Cup that Cheers
    Archie
  20. Pals
    Jughead
  21. ["The hypochondriac annoyed his doctor to death..."]
    Gals 'n' Gags
  22. ["Ha ha ha!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  23. What's in a Name
    Little Archie
  24. Supreme Ruler
    Reggie
  25. Snap Shots from Betty's Album
    Betty
  26. Spring Cleaning!
    Li'l Jinx
  27. ["As usual! No one around!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  28. Nothing but the Truce!
    Archie
  29. Seal of Disapproval
    Jughead
  30. Jughead Asks: Are You a Quiz Whiz or a Quiz Fizz
    Jughead
  31. Desert Madness
    Betty and Veronica
  32. The Guitar Lesson
    Archie
  33. ["Mom, mom! Pop got us a new dog!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  34. The Fearless Heart
    Little Archie
  35. ["Match the twins"]
    Jughead's Puzzle Page
  36. The Line
    Archie
  37. Sweet and Lovely
    Betty
  38. The Last Good Buy
    Jughead
  39. The Good Earth
    Archie
  40. ["If Jughead is coming over to borrow my bike, I'd better fix this bolt that holds the handle bars!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  41. ["It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 5"]
  42. [no title indexed]
  43. ["Hey, Archie fans! Here's another super comics digest and it's loaded with 160 pages of stories and fun in full color!"]
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