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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Jughead / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Jim DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's wonderful to share the scenery and atmosphere!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Jughead #312.

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 6 times a year in Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 076956145447 56
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Runner Rampage
(Table of Contents: 1)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Inks:
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Nanci Dakesian (credited)
Alison Flood (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If I might be so bold, Kimo Sabe!
  • Keywords:rugs; runners
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead tells the girls that Archie had a runner on his shoulder and they think it's another girl.
Reprints (1)

Bone Zone
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dig the different symbols the coach put on our warm-up jackets!
  • Keywords:jackets
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie has a bone symbol on his sports jacket, because Coach Kleats thinks he's a bonehead.
Reprints (1)

Boo-Bology
(Table of Contents: 3)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, you've got to watch your punctuation!
  • Keywords:punctuation
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose confuses "punctuation" with "punctuality".
Reprints (1)

Spare Flare
(Table of Contents: 4)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In bowling, spares are very important!
  • Keywords:bowling; tires
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose brings some spare tires to the bowling alley.
Reprints (1)

Jumping to Conclusions
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie tries to show off his ice skating skills for Betty and Jughead.
Reprints (1)

Revolting Over Romance
(Table of Contents: 6)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead is sick of his friends ignoring him while they gaze at their girlfriends. Veronica and Midge are offended by his rant, but when Veronica threatens to uninvite him to her party, Jughead grovels to prove he has good manners.
Reprints (1)

Sky High
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Man! I wish I was up there!
  • Keywords:skiing
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie regrets going up to the ski jump.
Reprints (1)

Scat Chat
(Table of Contents: 8)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! Here's a going away present!
  • Keywords:gifts
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge hopefully gives Archie a going away gift.
Reprints (1)

Wishful Thinking
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wish I could leave my job right now!
  • Keywords:wishing well
Characters:
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee makes a wish.
Reprints (1)

Mirth and Mayhem
(Table of Contents: 10)

The Archies / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Devlin
Synopsis:
The Archies are being sabotaged by a rival band called Joker's Wild.
Reprints (1)

Split Bit
(Table of Contents: 11)

Betty / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, darn! I split my seam!
  • Keywords:bowling; jeans
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty's jeans get torn while bowling.
Reprints (1)

History Lesson
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
While Mr. Weatherbee lectures on the fall of the Roman empire, Archie imagines himself and the gang living in that era.
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Hill Spill
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Young lady, that's quite a nasty tumble you took!
  • Keywords:hill; nursery rhyme
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jack and Jill fall down a hill.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Vertical format

Tall Tale
(Table of Contents: 14)

Coach Kleats / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Man, I'd like to recruit him as a center for our basketball team!
  • Keywords:tree
Characters:
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats wonders who carved their initials way up on a tree branch.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

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A Nose for News
(Table of Contents: 15)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How did Brenda Parr ever convince Archie that she could be a reporter?
  • Keywords:monsoon; newspaper
Characters:
Brenda Parr
Synopsis:
Veronica tries to make a fool out of the school newspaper's ditzy reporter Brenda. But Archie is wise to the trick and turns the tables on Veronica with the next headline.
Reprints (1)

Plant Pirate
(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Halt!
  • Keywords:dirt; flowers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead brings a bag of potting soil to school for Miss Grundy, but Mr. Weatherbee has it cleaned up and tossed away when the dirt spills in the hall.
Reprints (1)

The Name of the Game
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm Betty! She's Veronica!
  • Keywords:names
Characters:
Synopsis:
Betty 1 and Veronica 1 invent names, and the boys invent a sport they call "hockey".
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Feature is erroneously printed as "Archie" rather than "Archie 1" to match the prehistoric setting.

Luck Struck
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead bring a huge horseshoe to class.
Reprints (1)

The Great All-American Pembrooke-Riverdale Food-Eating Contest! Munchie Mania!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Rich Margopoulos (credited as Margopoulos)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jane Dough; Two Ton Tommy
Synopsis:
Archie challenges the kids of Pembrooke to produce a champion to go up against Jughead in competitive eating. The night before the contest, Cheryl and Jason send a girl to treat Jughead to dinner so he will be too full to win.
Reprints (1)

Rain Refrain
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, Archie!
  • Keywords:rain
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead thinks the rain is no big deal until it soaks his lunch bag.
Reprints (1)

Snappy Snickers
(Table of Contents: 21)

Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ethel, that outfit really shows off your figure!
  • Keywords:skiing
Characters:
Synopsis:
Three two-panel skiing gags, each starting with a character close-up.
Reprints (1)

Stair Flair
(Table of Contents: 22)

Sabrina / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The hotel's elevator is out of order!
  • Keywords:broom; hotel; stairs
Characters:
Synopsis:
Aunt Hilda and Sabrina fly downstairs on their broom.

Fright Sight
(Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Eek! A mouse!
  • Keywords:hair curlers
Characters:
Synopsis:
A mouse scares the girls, and their hair curlers scare Archie.
Reprints (1)

Lid Kid
(Table of Contents: 24)

Moose / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! I wish I could go sledding!
  • Keywords:sleds
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose carries a sled on his head because he was told to "keep it under his hat".
Reprints (1)

Super Sleuth
(Table of Contents: 25)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you seen the new emerald ring Daddy gave me?
  • Keywords:ring; theft
Characters:
Synopsis:
When Veronica's new emerald ring vanishes and then reappears from Betty's ponytail, Archie defends her innocence and shows how the ring ended up in her hair.
Reprints (1)

Chore Corps
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've got a job for you two!
  • Keywords:floor; painting
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead paint themselves into a corner.
Reprints (1)

Perception Deception
(Table of Contents: 27)

Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Big Ethel insists night-time is the best time to meet boys!
  • Keywords:night
Characters:
Synopsis:
Ethel prefers to meet boys in the dark.
Reprints (1)

Letter Getter
(Table of Contents: 28)

Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yahoo! I got a Valentine's Day card!
  • Keywords:cards; mail
Characters:
Synopsis:
Ethel got a Valentine in the mail, but it's addressed to "Occupant".
Reprints (1)

By the Book
(Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What are you doing up here on Suicide Hill, Jug?
  • Keywords:books; skiing
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead tries to learn skiing from a book.
Reprints (1)

Eat Treat
(Table of Contents: 30)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, I thought you said you had a Rolls Royce for our date!
  • Keywords:rolls
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie bought rolls for his date with Betty, who was expecting another kind of "Rolls".
Reprints (1)

Quiz Fizz
(Table of Contents: 31)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Duh, I finished the quiz, Miss Grundy!
  • Keywords:tests; thinking
Characters:
Synopsis:
Moose tried extra hard on his quiz, but it didn't pay off.
Reprints (1)

Power Failure
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Pop's got some new tunes!
  • Keywords:batteries; noise; radio
Characters:
Synopsis:
Reggie is driving everyone crazy by playing his new boombox at top volume. Dilton comes up with a remote battery-draining device to silence the noise polluter for good.
Reprints (1)

The Bad Penny!
(Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Beautiful, class!
  • Keywords:gym; singing
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead's singing is so bad that Professor Flutesnoot sends him to join the gym class instead. After he wreaks havoc in the gym, Coach Kleats tries to send Jughead back to the music class.
Reprints (1)

Three for the Show
(Table of Contents: 34)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Whew! That's the wettest snow I ever tried to plow through!
  • Keywords:robe; snow
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie trudges through wet snow to Betty's house, where she gives him a robe to wear while his clothes dry. Veronica stops by and gets the wrong idea when Archie answers the door in just a bathrobe and slippers.
Reprints (1)

Deal Zeal
(Table of Contents: 35)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! This shovel you sold me has nothing to shovel with!
  • Keywords:snow shovel
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead sold Moose the handle of a snow shovel.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Vertical format

Cup Caper
(Table of Contents: 36)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Eecch! The hot chocolate here is terrible!
  • Keywords:cocoa; hot chocolate
Characters:
Synopsis:
The ski lodge diner serves the worst cocoa.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Vertical format

Dream Theme
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I thought you'd like a soda, Archie!
  • Keywords:dreams; teachers
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie dreams that all the teachers are treating him like a king.
Reprints (1)

Joust for Fun
(Table of Contents: 38)

Sir Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Synopsis:
Jughead is a jester in King Weatherbee's court, but gets roped into jousting. He wins by way of his dumb luck, clumsiness, and awful foot odor.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["It's wonderful to share the scenery and atmosphere!"]
    Jughead
  2. Runner Rampage
    Jughead
  3. Bone Zone
    Archie
  4. Boo-Bology
    Moose
  5. Spare Flare
    Moose
  6. Jumping to Conclusions
    Archie
  7. Revolting Over Romance
    Jughead
  8. Sky High
    Archie
  9. Scat Chat
    Mr. Lodge
  10. Wishful Thinking
    Archie
  11. Mirth and Mayhem
    The Archies
  12. Split Bit
    Betty
  13. History Lesson
    Archie and the Gang
  14. Hill Spill
    Archie
  15. Tall Tale
    Coach Kleats
  16. A Nose for News
    Betty and Veronica
  17. Plant Pirate
    Jughead
  18. The Name of the Game
    Archie
  19. Luck Struck
    Archie
  20. The Great All-American Pembrooke-Riverdale Food-Eating Contest! Munchie Mania!
    Jughead
  21. Rain Refrain
    Archie
  22. Snappy Snickers
    Big Ethel
  23. Stair Flair
    Sabrina
  24. Fright Sight
    Betty and Veronica
  25. Lid Kid
    Moose
  26. Super Sleuth
    Betty and Veronica
  27. Chore Corps
    Archie
  28. Perception Deception
    Ethel
  29. Letter Getter
    Ethel
  30. By the Book
    Jughead
  31. Eat Treat
    Archie
  32. Quiz Fizz
    Moose
  33. Power Failure
    Archie
  34. The Bad Penny!
    Jughead
  35. Three for the Show
    Archie
  36. Deal Zeal
    Moose
  37. Cup Caper
    Mr. Lodge
  38. Dream Theme
    Archie
  39. Joust for Fun
    Sir Jughead
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