Price: 2.39 USD
Pages: 84
On-sale Date: 2005
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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Tales from Riverdale / cover / 1 page

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Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, you have a great arm!
Characters:
Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Double Trouble
(Table of Contents: 1)

Tales from Riverdale / illustration / 1 page

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Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (signed)
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Indexer Notes

Illustration introducing the first story.

Double Trouble!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Vickie Williams (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Adam Chisholm; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Archie promised both Betty that he'd be at her championship baseball game and Veronica that he'd help with a charity car wash. He ends up rushing back and forth between each of them.
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Lip Service
(Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Greg calls Jinx for advice.
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Date Mate
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Wipe Gripe
(Table of Contents: 5)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Star Bright
(Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx learns astronomy.
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Auto-Biography
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie & Friends / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Brian Delgado (credited)
Pencils:
Rex Lindsey (credited)
Inks:
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Colors:
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Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie's car; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's car narrates its life story.
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Fortune Kookie
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Hot Dog; Ethel Muggs; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis:
A fortune teller tells Jughead that he'll win a huge supply of burgers, but only if he avoids his best friend for twenty-four hours.
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Brown Frown
(Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica asks for something that looks good in a plain brown jacket.
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Distraction Faction
(Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead are distracted in class.
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Clown Princess
(Table of Contents: 11)

Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
A bump on the head gives Betty amnesia, and she winds up becoming a carnival clown. When Archie and Chuck look for her, they don't recognize her under the makeup.
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Aid Charade
(Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Spoon Tune
(Table of Contents: 13)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Chloe Cloaked
(Table of Contents: 14)

Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina Spellman; Chloe; Gem Stone; Repulsla (cameo); Skarnok (cameo); Uncle Quigley; Derek; Nancy; Sharon; Harvey; Aunt Zelda; Aunt Hilda
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Indexer Notes

Repulsa is footnoted as last appearing in Sabrina The Teenage Witch #32, where she sent Sabrina back in time to relive her adolescent years. House ads has this issue scheduled for shipping on November 1, 1999. Part one is pages 1-6; part 2 is pages 7-11

Ruff Responsibility
(Table of Contents: 15)

Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Conversation Observation
(Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Jinx and Gigi spend a very silent afternoon together.
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Handy Dandy
(Table of Contents: 17)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Please Take Note
(Table of Contents: 18)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; non-fiction; teen
Characters:
Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis:
Valerie tells the other girls about the origin and history of the guitar and other musical instruments.
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It's Amazing
(Table of Contents: 19)

Alan M. / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.; Valerie; Alexander Cabot; Bozo (Alan's neighbor's dog)
Synopsis:
Alexandra tries using a love potion on Alan M and a dog ends up falling in love with her instead.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Original story feature is Josie.

The Flame Game
(Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Synopsis:
The singer's shtick is fire.
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Jayson's Return
(Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:humor; science fiction
Characters:
Jayson (robot); Enon; Zog; Xol
Synopsis:
A society of robots sends Jayson out to find lubricating oil, but he returns with the wrong kind.
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The Discovery of Sleep!
(Table of Contents: 22)

Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee (host); Dr. Hatrack J. Mattress; Lemuel K. Action; Frank T. Everything; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how Hatrack J. Mattress, a shepherd, discovered sleep while counting his sheep jumping over his fence.
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In the Dark
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Jinx turns on every light in the house so Santa Claus won't miss their house.
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Sale Tale
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Vendor; Harriet Burble; Chuck Clayton; Waldo Weatherbee; Fred Andrews; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie is asked to respond to the questions by Mr. Vendor by holding up a sign with a happy face or a sad face.
Reprints (2)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Betty, you have a great arm!"]
    Tales from Riverdale
  2. Double Trouble
    Tales from Riverdale
  3. Double Trouble!
    Archie
  4. Lip Service
    Li'l Jinx
  5. Date Mate
    Jughead
  6. Wipe Gripe
    Jughead
  7. Star Bright
    Li'l Jinx
  8. Auto-Biography
    Archie & Friends
  9. Fortune Kookie
    Jughead
  10. Brown Frown
    Jughead
  11. Distraction Faction
    Jughead
  12. Clown Princess
    Life with Archie
  13. Aid Charade
    Jughead
  14. Spoon Tune
    Jughead
  15. Chloe Cloaked
    Sabrina
  16. Ruff Responsibility
    Veronica
  17. Conversation Observation
    Li'l Jinx
  18. Handy Dandy
    Reggie
  19. Please Take Note
    Josie
  20. It's Amazing
    Alan M.
  21. The Flame Game
  22. Jayson's Return
  23. The Discovery of Sleep!
    Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History
  24. In the Dark
    Li'l Jinx
  25. Sale Tale
    Archie
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