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Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead! Haven't you heard about the Physical Fitness Program?
  • Keywords:football; hammock; television
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Jughead #186

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page

TV Turnabout
(Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Rich Margopoulos (credited)
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Nanci Dakesian (credited)
Ginny Sykora (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Lori Logan; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Reggie coaxes Jughead to appear with him and Archie on a "Teen Dating Game" TV program.

Betcha Bite a Chip Fold-in
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Chips Ahoy / advertisement / 1 page

Swing Zing
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie is pushing his date on a swing, but gets distracted and is knocked down when the swing comes back.
Reprints (1)

Summer Simmer
(Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:During the summer I read light things!
  • Keywords:newspapers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead's mother gives him the want ads for summer reading.
Reprints (1)

Trait State
(Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie, I invited my cousin Bruce to play with us!
  • Keywords:tennis
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica says Reggie and her cousin have a lot in common.
Reprints (1)

[Betty & Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Lunch Break
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Gaston; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is very pleased with his new inflatable raft, but it doesn't seem to be as relaxing in the pool as he had hoped.
Reprints (1)

Miss Remiss
(Table of Contents: 9)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Veronica is only late for her summer job once in a month, the only day she shows up.
Reprints (1)

Heat Feat
(Table of Contents: 10)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose wonders why it's hot in the summer.
Reprints (1)

Triumph Travail
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
Synopsis:
Veronica messes with Betty's head in order to win a local contest for Miss Surfer Girl.
Reprints (1)

Rock Yock
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie says Jughead looks like his pet rock.
Reprints (1)

Greet Beat
(Table of Contents: 13)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
When asked "What's up?", Moose looks up in the sky and gives an inventory.
Reprints (1)

[Pineapple Stickers]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Pineapple Kids Club Novelties / Pineapple Sticker Club / advertisement / 1 page

In Good Taste!
(Table of Contents: 15)

Charley / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Joe Edwards (signed as Edwards)
Pencils:
Joe Edwards (signed as Edwards)
Inks:
Joe Edwards (signed as Edwards)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Edwards (signed as Edwards)
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Fat Charley shows off his cookie collection.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Product placement: The Kool-Aid Smiling Pitcher is on the table in the final panel. Not known if it is there in the original.

Tide Ride
(Table of Contents: 16)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie decides to go skateboarding on the pier instead of swimming, but ends up in the water anyway.
Reprints (1)

[Archie Fan Club]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Bait For Bullies
(Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead outwits a pair of muscle-bound bullies at the beach.
Reprints (1)

Wit Bit
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's father puts a paint can on his surfboard to remind him that the fence needs painting. Archie's mother puts a grocery cart on the couch to remind Mr. Andrews that he needs to go to the grocery store.
Reprints (1)

Spray Can't
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie; Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead doesn't mind when Archie accidentally sprays him with whipped cream.

Sad Dad
(Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie wishes his car was newer. His father wishes his car was newer, too.
Reprints (1)

Rattle Prattle
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Debbie
Synopsis:
Debbie finally agrees to ride in Archie's rattletrap car.
Reprints (1)

The Confidence Man
(Table of Contents: 23)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Little Terrence
Synopsis:
Jughead goes off to babysit little Terrence, whose reputation for terrorizing babysitters strikes fear into the hearts of Archie and Betty.
Reprints (1)

Prowling Peril (Part 1)
(Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Arch Andrevitch [Archie Andrews]; Flunky [Jughead Jones]
Synopsis:
In olden days in Transfertrania, a servant is bitten by a gypsy's wolf cub and turns into a werewolf at night. He doesn't attack people, he just eats all their food.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The Archie characters in a gothic-style story. No logo on the story, which is in two parts.

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #272, no credits listed in this digest.

[Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 25)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Prowling Peril (Part 2)
(Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Arch Andrevitch [Archie Andrews]; Flunky [Jughead Jones]; Big Enchilada [Ethel Muggs]
Synopsis:
Big Enchilada knows that Flunky is the werewolf, but when the three eat dinner together, Flunky loses his appetite and the curse is broken.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

First part says "Prowling Peril." This part says "The Prowling Peril."

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #272, no credits listed in this digest.

Catch of the Day
(Table of Contents: 27)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
While fishing, Jughead accidentally hooks a snorkeler and it proves to be very tricky to remove the hook from her bikini bottom.
Reprints (1)

Verve To Conserve
(Table of Contents: 28)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's attempts to economize the family budget end up in disaster.
Reprints (1)

What's New?
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 29)

The New Archies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

It's a Hit!
(Table of Contents: 30)

Charley / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Synopsis:
Charley has a four-leaf clover for good luck, but it doesn't help him at baseball.
Reprints (1)

Box Yocks
(Table of Contents: 31)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie gets Veronica "box seats" for the baseball game, but they turn out to be boxes to watch the game through holes in the outfield fence.
Reprints (1)

[Archie's Checklist]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Claim to Fame
(Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (as G. Gladir)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Jughead tries to get Pop into the world record book by consuming the world's largest pizza.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Gladir's and Schwartz's credits are written as headlines in a newspaper Pop Tate is reading in the splash panel.

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

Ethel Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ooh--If Juggie would ask me out---
  • Keywords:beaches
Characters:
Synopsis:
A dream for Big Ethel would be a nightmare for Jughead.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Product placement: A package of Chips Ahoy cookies is placed on Ethel's towel. Not known if this is in the original.

The Show Off
(Table of Contents: 35)

Chuck / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Chuck Clayton; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nancy Woods
Synopsis:
Chuck tries to impress Nancy at the beach but he ends up getting himself in trouble.
Reprints (1)

Meet the Stars
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 36)

The New Archies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Fixer
(Table of Contents: 37)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Jughead goes around performing good deeds for people which backfire after he leaves.
Reprints (1)

Baby Light My Fire
(Table of Contents: 38)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge]; Cleo
Synopsis:
Reggie brings his guitar to a beach fire to woo a girl, but the night doesn't go as planned.
Reprints (1)

The Kiss-Off
(Table of Contents: 39)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Jughead can't bring himself to practice mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Veronica, but he has no qualms about giving it to Hot Dog.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Fans! Join the Exciting Katy Keene Fan Club!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 40)

Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Mow Woe
(Table of Contents: 41)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
When Archie complains he's bored, his mother tells him to mow the yard.
Reprints (1)

Snob City
(Table of Contents: 42)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica and Jughead get into a debate over the value of exclusive clubs.
Reprints (1)

Forget n' Regret
(Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie tells Veronica he remembers kissing her on a bench at the beach. Veronica tells him she's never been at that beach before.
Reprints (1)

Razzle Dazzle
(Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie uses Dilton's telescope to watch the carhops at Al's Drive-In.
Reprints (1)

[Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 45)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Summer Bummer
(Table of Contents: 46)

Ethel / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
A computer tells the girls who their summer romance will be with.
Reprints (1)

Groan Zone
(Table of Contents: 47)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie is enjoying lying in the greenery, until Jughead tells him it's poison ivy.
Reprints (1)

[Katy Keene Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 48)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Loner
(Table of Contents: 49)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie convinces Jughead to be Betty's date for a dance. The formal dance has a chamber music orchestra, which is playing boring music. Jughead uses Betty's lipstick to dot his face like he has measles, which scatters the musicians. The kids take over and start playing rock 'n' roll.
Reprints (1)

Leave the Driving to Us
(Table of Contents: 50)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; science fiction; teen
Characters:
Archie 1; Betty 1; Veronica 1; Jughead 1
Synopsis:
Jughead 1 invents a sail-powered vehicle, but it still has a few bugs.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part of a continuing series featuring the Archie cast as cavemen.

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #72, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 51)

Archie's Mom Pinup / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fred, you'd better put some gasoline in the car!
  • Keywords:flat tires
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie's mother doesn't realize the funny noise the car is making is because of a flat tire.
Reprints (1)

[Discount Subscription Offer]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 52)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Guess Mess
(Table of Contents: 53)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie plays "guess who" with a girl under a beach umbrella, but when it's not Veronica, her boyfriend isn't happy.
Reprints (1)

Showing His True Colors
(Table of Contents: 54)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead's idea of a Fourth of July picnic includes the "red, white and green." (Green for watermelon.)
Reprints (1)

You Don't Need Drugs...
(Table of Contents: 55)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Part of the "Say 'No' to Drugs!" campaign.

Summer Bummer
(Table of Contents: 56)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Smithers the butler; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica hauls out a snow-making machine to help beat the sweltering summer heat.
Reprints (1)

[Olympic Prizes and Cash]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 57)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 58)

blank page(s) / 1 page

Chocolate Fun for Everyone!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 59)

M&M's / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Jughead! Haven't you heard about the Physical Fitness Program?"]
    Jughead
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. TV Turnabout
    Jughead
  4. Betcha Bite a Chip Fold-in
    Chips Ahoy
  5. Swing Zing
    Archie
  6. Summer Simmer
    Jughead
  7. Trait State
    Reggie
  8. [Betty & Veronica Double Digest Subscription Offer]
  9. Lunch Break
    Archie
  10. Miss Remiss
    Veronica
  11. Heat Feat
    Moose
  12. Triumph Travail
    Betty and Veronica
  13. Rock Yock
    Archie
  14. Greet Beat
    Moose
  15. [Pineapple Stickers]
    Pineapple Kids Club Novelties / Pineapple Sticker Club
  16. In Good Taste!
    Charley
  17. Tide Ride
    Archie
  18. [Archie Fan Club]
  19. Bait For Bullies
    Jughead
  20. Wit Bit
    Archie's Dad
  21. Spray Can't
    Archie; Jughead
  22. Sad Dad
    Archie
  23. Rattle Prattle
    Archie
  24. The Confidence Man
    Jughead
  25. Prowling Peril (Part 1)
  26. [Archie's Double Digest Subscription Offer]
  27. The Prowling Peril (Part 2)
  28. Catch of the Day
    Jughead
  29. Verve To Conserve
    Archie
  30. What's New?
    The New Archies
  31. It's a Hit!
    Charley
  32. Box Yocks
    Veronica
  33. [Archie's Checklist]
  34. Claim to Fame
    Jughead
  35. ["Ooh--If Juggie would ask me out---"]
    Ethel Pin Up
  36. The Show Off
    Chuck
  37. Meet the Stars
    The New Archies
  38. The Fixer
    Jughead
  39. Baby Light My Fire
    The Archies
  40. The Kiss-Off
    Jughead
  41. Fans! Join the Exciting Katy Keene Fan Club!
    Katy Keene
  42. Mow Woe
    Archie
  43. Snob City
    Jughead
  44. Forget n' Regret
    Archie
  45. Razzle Dazzle
    Archie
  46. [Archie's Special Digest Subscription Offer]
  47. Summer Bummer
    Ethel
  48. Groan Zone
    Archie
  49. [Katy Keene Subscription Offer]
  50. The Loner
    Jughead
  51. Leave the Driving to Us
    Archie 1
  52. ["Fred, you'd better put some gasoline in the car!"]
    Archie's Mom Pinup
  53. [Discount Subscription Offer]
  54. Guess Mess
    Archie
  55. Showing His True Colors
    Jughead
  56. You Don't Need Drugs...
    Archie
  57. Summer Bummer
    Jughead
  58. [Olympic Prizes and Cash]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  59. [no title indexed]
  60. Chocolate Fun for Everyone!
    M&M's
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