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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Miss Grundy, we've voted you "Teacher of the year!"
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee

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Indexer Notes

Indicia title: Archie’s Jokebook Magazine.

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Jeri of Hollywood Photos / advertisement / 1 page

Lass Pass
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oops!
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Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Archie just can't catch a pass on the football field.

Snooze Ruse
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Lights out, girls! It's time to go to bed!
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Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
At a slumber party, Ethel hopes she has trouble falling asleep.
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Dim Whim
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ronnie, I'm sure this dinner of yours is very good!
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis:
Archie can't see the food Veronica has provided for the candlelight dinner.
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Talk Balk
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Weatherbee sent Archie to the detention room yesterday!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie is angry and doesn't want to talk about Mr. Weatherbee.

Loaf Laff
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, I want you to report any student who's doing nothing!
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Moose has to report any student doing nothing.

Creep Heap
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pull over, buddy!
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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
A policeman pulls over Archie's jalopy for speeding.

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Kenner Toys / advertisement / 1 page

Mirror, Mirror...
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Gigi / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Humph! I'm not going to talk to Li'l Jinx, again!
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Roz; Gigi
Synopsis:
Gigi isn't going to talk to Li'l Jinx because Jinx said she was conceited.

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Veronica Pin Up Page / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, Archiekins --- loveykins --- sorry I woke you up in the middle of the night --- but I had a bad dream!!!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica phoned Archie after a bad dream.

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Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Personalized Metal Social Security Plates]
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Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page

Guess What I Am
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Free take one
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
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Indexer Notes

Guess what each person is dressed as.

Inspiration Situation
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, all your teammates are counting on you!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Coach gives Moose a pep talk.
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Moose Puzzle / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Help Moose make a touchdown!
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Moose Mason
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Trace Case
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For two months I've been studying kung-fu with the masters!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie has been studying kung-fu.

Wheel Ordeal
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dilton is thinking of buying my jalopy!
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily
Synopsis:
Dilton is considering buying Archie's jalopy.

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Records/Tapes Unlimited Music / advertisement / 2 pages

Bore Chore
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:To be or not to be---
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Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is bored watching Reggie play Hamlet.

Boobology
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I dread Mondays!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie and Moose both dread Mondays.

Tap Flap
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That's strange!
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead is carving a bust of Archie's head.

Pay Scale Wail
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pop, I need more pay!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Archie needs a pay raise.

Hor-or-Scope
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! Archie is starting at quarterback!
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie's horoscope says he's about to move onto big things.

Prize Problem
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly that was a tough algebra problem!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie's dad helps him with a tough algebra problem.

The Moose Is Loose
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Shucks! I still know where I am!
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Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Moose is in the woods, but he knows where he is.

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Movie Buys memorabilia / advertisement / 1 page

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Betty Party Puzzlers / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It is possible to place 12 "X"s so that there are only two "X"s in any line - horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
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Betty Cooper
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Archie Club News / letters page / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's a neat idea I think all your other fans might like to hear.
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

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Letters from Karen Ray, and William Simone.

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Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page

Whiff Sniff
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How about "Fatal Apple?"
Characters:
Ethel Muggs; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Ethel is looking for a perfume to attract Jughead.
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Call Brawl
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For you, Miss L.!
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Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Reggie calls Veronica for a date while Archie is at Veronica's house.
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Neat Feat
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, look! I was awarded this bowling alley souvenir!
  • Keywords:bowling
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
The bowling alley gives Veronica a bowling pin, the only one she knocked over during 8 games.
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Dull Skull
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Anything I treasure I have bronzed... like my baby shoes!
Characters:
Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Moose wants to get his gold track medal bronzed.
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Purse Curse
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Prices keep going higher and higher!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty points out one thing in the store that's not going up.
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Date Strait
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cara, I'd like to get to know you!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Cara; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Archie takes Cara on a get acquainted date.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Honor House Prod. Corp.]
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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Miss Grundy, we've voted you "Teacher of the year!""]
    Archie
  2. ["Jeri of Hollywood"]
    Jeri of Hollywood Photos
  3. Lass Pass
    Archie
  4. Snooze Ruse
    Ethel
  5. Dim Whim
    Archie
  6. Talk Balk
    Archie
  7. Loaf Laff
    Moose
  8. Creep Heap
    Veronica
  9. ["Meet Dusty America's most beautiful doll!"]
    Kenner Toys
  10. Mirror, Mirror...
    Gigi
  11. ["Oh, Archiekins --- loveykins --- sorry I woke you up in the middle of the night --- but I had a bad dream!!!"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
  12. ["Free 100 decals"]
    Super Values Products
  13. [Personalized Metal Social Security Plates]
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  14. Guess What I Am
  15. Inspiration Situation
    Moose
  16. ["Help Moose make a touchdown!"]
    Moose Puzzle
  17. Trace Case
    Archie
  18. Wheel Ordeal
    Archie
  19. ["Hey, kids! Stay in the groove with Archie Series Comics!"]
  20. ["50% off"]
    Records/Tapes Unlimited Music
  21. Bore Chore
    Reggie
  22. Boobology
    Moose
  23. Tap Flap
    Archie
  24. Pay Scale Wail
    Archie
  25. Hor-or-Scope
    Betty and Veronica
  26. Prize Problem
    Archie
  27. The Moose Is Loose
    Moose
  28. ["Collectors nostalgia kits"]
    Movie Buys memorabilia
  29. ["It is possible to place 12 "X"s so that there are only two "X"s in any line - horizontal, vertical or diagonal."]
    Betty Party Puzzlers
  30. ["Here's a neat idea I think all your other fans might like to hear."]
    Archie Club News
  31. ["Wow 6 different patches free."]
    Super Values Products
  32. ["Monster size monsters"]
    Monster Size Monsters
  33. Whiff Sniff
    Ethel
  34. Call Brawl
    Veronica
  35. Neat Feat
    Betty and Veronica
  36. Dull Skull
    Moose
  37. Purse Curse
    Betty and Veronica
  38. Date Strait
    Archie
  39. ["Now you can enjoy Archie's first giant Christmas fun book ever offered!"]
  40. [Honor House Prod. Corp.]
    Honor House Products Novelties
  41. The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  42. ["100 little dolls all for $2.00"]
    100 Little Dolls
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