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Pages: 132
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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Jughead / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead, you said my birthday present was timely and striking!!
  • Keywords:alarm clock; birthday party
Characters:
Jughead Jones, Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Ethel Muggs

Indexer Notes

Cover is a redrawn version of the cover of Jughead #249 (February 1976).

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Music Corp.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 027100069096 42

Indexer Notes

Indicia title is "The Jughead Jones Comics Digest Magazine."

Smell the Flowers
(Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll meet you in the parking lot, Arch!
  • Keywords:dogs; nature
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Synopsis:
Nobody has time to hang out with Jughead, and he is desperate enough to seek out Big Ethel's company.
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Underwater
(Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:children
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx takes a bath but forgets to remove her shoes first.
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Indexer Notes

Pantomime story

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(Table of Contents: 3)

Double Takes! / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, now do you believe it's bad luck to walk under a ladder?
  • Keywords:boys; diets; ladders
Characters:
Synopsis:
Three two-panel gags: Archie walks under a ladder. Betty's blind date is the handsomest boy on the block. Mr. Weatherbee gets diet advice.
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Heels Together
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Reggie got a vase stuck on Archie's head, so Jughead helps Archie plan revenge by setting up a tempting prank setup that will backfire on him.
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Roof Goof
(Table of Contents: 5)

Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Son, what are you doing up there?
  • Keywords:roofs
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Synopsis:
Moose is trying to fix the roof.
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Tough Situation
(Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Miss Beazly, I can't eat this sandwich!
  • Keywords:cafeteria; sandwiches
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Synopsis:
Miss Beazly bans Jughead from the cafeteria after he insults her sandwiches.
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Birth of the Blues
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good heavens, Betty!
  • Keywords:depression; moods
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Synopsis:
Betty is feeling glum for no particular reason. Miss Grundy advises her friends to wait for her mood to improve instead of trying to cheer her up.
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The Job Hunter
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Jughead tricks Reggie into getting him a job at his dad's newspaper office.
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Trophy Triumph
(Table of Contents: 9)

Dilton / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose blocked another shot!
  • Keywords:basketball; tutoring
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Synopsis:
Dilton tutors Moose in science so he can stay on the basketball team.
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Snooze Ruse
(Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead, you can't sleep at the table!
  • Keywords:bookshelves; libraries
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Synopsis:
Jughead sleeps in the library.
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The Loner
(Table of Contents: 11)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
The students are working to raise money for new marching band uniforms. Everyone thinks Jughead is slacking off, but he's really collecting antiques to sell for the fundraising effort.
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Fame Acclaim
(Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll be frank, boys!
  • Keywords:football
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Synopsis:
When he sees how quickly Jughead can run from Big Ethel, Coach Kleats wants him on the football team. But Jughead is only fast when he has the right incentive.
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Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That Ronnie has real talent---
  • Keywords:boys
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Synopsis:
Betty admires Veronica's way with boys.
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Play Boy
(Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's the world's greatest catcher, guiding his team through the crucial game of the series!
  • Keywords:imagination; playing pretend
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead's games of pretend charms everyone except Reggie.
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Ballots and Ballyhoo
(Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 11 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Maybe the president of the student council doesn't swing as much weight as the man in the White House...
  • Keywords:campaigns; class president
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Synopsis:
Jughead and Betty plant a microphone to expose Reggie's underhanded tactics in the school election.
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Pincer Wincer
(Table of Contents: 16)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, I cooked a meal fit for a gourmet!
  • Keywords:cooking; lobsters
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Synopsis:
Veronica's lobster dinner is undercooked.
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The Last Straw
(Table of Contents: 17)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Rugged individualist!
  • Keywords:jealousy; parties
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Synopsis:
Betty accuses Archie of being jealous of Jughead's individualism.
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The Hot Guitar
(Table of Contents: 18)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Brrr! This is going to be one very chilly gig!
  • Keywords:concerts; guitars
Characters:
Synopsis:
During an outdoor gig on a cold night, Reggie wires up his guitar to have heated strings. His idea works a bit too well.
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Tot Plot
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, thank you for baby-sitting for our Roger!
  • Keywords:babysitting; stories
Characters:
Jughead[cameo]; Roger
Synopsis:
Boy babysits a boy who reads him a bedtime story.
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Indexer Notes

There is a Jughead doll on the little boy's bookshelf.

Riverdale Renaissance Fair
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie and Ye Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It looks like our Renaissance fair is quite a fund-raising success!
  • Keywords:jousting; knights; medieval
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is playing a jester at the Renaissance fair, but accidentally unseats Reggie and wins the jousting tournament.
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Soft Cell
(Table of Contents: 21)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead Jones, do you mean to tell me you didn't do any homework over the weekend?
  • Keywords:detention; homework
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Synopsis:
Jughead gets detention on purpose so he can do his homework in peace and quiet.
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Guard Gaff
(Table of Contents: 22)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Man! What a nowhere scene!
  • Keywords:armor; basketball
Characters:
Synopsis:
Dilton wants to be a guard for the basketball team.
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The Cans Festival
(Table of Contents: 23)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Cecil B. DeSilly
Synopsis:
A filmmaker wants to film an average day at Riverdale High, but everyone keeps showing off for the camera.
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Face Fright
(Table of Contents: 24)

Chuck Clayton / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:See you later, Chuck!
  • Keywords:balloons
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Synopsis:
Reggie pins a balloon with a face on it to the back of Chuck's sweater. Wherever Chuck goes, people mistake the balloon face for a peeping tom.
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Cube Boob
(Table of Contents: 25)

Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! Dilton, how can I be smart like you?
  • Keywords:intelligence; questions
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose tries to ask questions to improve his brainpower.
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Pin Head
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! I see you got your allowance today, Archie!
  • Keywords:jewelry
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie buys Veronica an expensive birthstone pin. When she says he shouldn't have spent so much on her, Archie takes it literally and returns the pin.
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Sport Report
(Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Hoping to make his dad proud, Jughead tries to get a school letter in any kind of sport. He fails at all of them, but Hot Dog earns a letter as all the teams' mascot.
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Voice Your Choice
(Table of Contents: 28)

Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy! Did I pull a boner!
  • Keywords:dog food
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie claims Hot Dog can tell good dog food from the cheap stuff.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Jughead, you said my birthday present was timely and striking!!"]
    Jughead
  2. Smell the Flowers
    Jughead
  3. Underwater
    Li'l Jinx
  4. ["Archie, now do you believe it's bad luck to walk under a ladder?"]
    Double Takes!
  5. Heels Together
    Archie
  6. Roof Goof
    Moose
  7. Tough Situation
    Jughead
  8. Birth of the Blues
    Betty and Veronica
  9. The Job Hunter
    Jughead
  10. Trophy Triumph
    Dilton
  11. Snooze Ruse
    Jughead
  12. The Loner
    Archie and the Gang
  13. Fame Acclaim
    Jughead
  14. ["That Ronnie has real talent---"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  15. Play Boy
    Jughead
  16. Ballots and Ballyhoo
  17. Pincer Wincer
    Veronica
  18. The Last Straw
    Betty and Veronica
  19. The Hot Guitar
    The Archies
  20. Tot Plot
    Moose
  21. Riverdale Renaissance Fair
    Archie and Ye Gang
  22. Soft Cell
    Jughead
  23. Guard Gaff
    Reggie
  24. The Cans Festival
    Archie and the Gang
  25. Face Fright
    Chuck Clayton
  26. Cube Boob
    Moose
  27. Pin Head
    Archie
  28. Sport Report
    Jughead
  29. Voice Your Choice
    Hot Dog
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