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[no title indexed]
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Jughead / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead, I asked you to use the computer to create a Christmas list! Not a grocery list!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
This issue is a variant of The Jughead Jones Comics Digest (Archie, 1977 series) #61 [Direct].

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: 071896468540 61

Fast Food!!!
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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pantomime

Stroke Joke
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Hot Dog / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
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Plane Facts
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Fat Charley / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, Li'l Jinx! I wish I had enough money to buy a big plane!
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
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[no title indexed]
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The World of Jughead / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
  • Feature Logo:The World of Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jug must think his mouth is Noah's Ark!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs; Dilton Doiley; Gladys Jones; Forsythe Jones; Archie Andrews
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Mr. Topper
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You students did a great job organizing the school's winter festivities, Archie!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
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Bright Sight
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm gonna outshine everyone on the slopes tonight!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
While night skiing, Reggie carries two flashlights.
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The Cold Facts
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica is livid that Archie didn't stand in a raging snowstorm waiting for her to be fashionably late for their date. But she's not as livid as Mr. Lodge becomes when he hears his daughter's reasoning.
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Whiff Tiff
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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[no title indexed]
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Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Think about it, Mr. Weatherbee --- you've always wanted to rise above the principalship, now you have -- you're Santa Claus!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
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A Teller of Tales
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, kid! You're kind of under dressed for this weather, aren't you?
Synopsis:
The boys meet a kid who claims to be the adopted son of a Maharajah in the kingdom of Kashew (Gesundheit!).
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Foiled Again
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tzing! Tzing!
  • Keywords:fencing
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Circus of Evil
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Eeeeee! I can't look!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Grandini Brothers; Chuckles the Clown; Sergeant Purcell
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead foil a robbery of the Diamond Exchange by a group of circus performers.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #294.

Bow Woe
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I usually mess up tying Christmas packages!
Synopsis:
Archie tries to wrap a Christmas present.
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Candid Comment
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:November runs into December!
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge comments on the money being spent by his family.
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Record Ruckus
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Jughead bets Reggie he can make a record breaking jump.
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Get the Picture
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Leave the Painting to Us!!
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey! Where are you fellows going with the paint?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Mr. Cooper panics when Archie and Jughead plan to paint Betty's bedroom.
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Indexer Notes

Original title was I'd Rather Do It Myself.

The Surprise
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's going on over there?
Synopsis:
The kids try to prepare a birthday surprise for Mr. Weatherbee.
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If I Were King
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Miss Beazly / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doily; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Miss Beazly feels disrespected.
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Munch a Bunch
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs
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Dig, Dig, Dig
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Archie's Dad / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
The gang is "digging" music. Archie's father would rather they "dig" the snow on the sidewalk.
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Snowbound
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comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
The gang find themselves stranded in Riverdale High when a snowstorm blocks the roads and kills the electricity.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #95.

Punch Happy
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead; Veronica
Synopsis:
Jughead empties the punch bowl at Veronica's party in one go.
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Score More
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead; Reggie
Synopsis:
Jughead takes the legs off Veronica's pinball machine, because he does his best work lying down.
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Snow Glow
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews
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Hotsy Totsy
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Feet Beat
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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[no title indexed]
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Jughead Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you ever kissed a girl, Juggie?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
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The Greatest Gift
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:drama; humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Talk about a perfect Christmas Eve! Wow!
  • Keywords:Christmas
Characters:
Mr. Butler
Synopsis:
Archie and the girls think everybody is happy at Christmastime until they meet an angry, bitter old shopkeeper who hates Christmas. Archie realizes that the real test of whether they enjoy Christmas or just live it is whether they're willing to do something nice for this mean old man.
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Indexer Notes

Story is told in two parts.

Scope Scoop
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Big Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Ethel tells Betty that her horoscope says that she should stick to what she does best and that which she desires will fall into her lap.
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The Copy Caper
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Jughead / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; detective-mystery; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cheating? Cheating at Riverdale High? Infamous!! I will not tolerate it!!
Characters:
Flint Faber
Synopsis:
Someone is stealing test answers, copying them, and selling them. All the evidence points to Reggie, and only Archie refuses to believe that Reggie is guilty.
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Hunk o' Junk
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! Archie's junkmobile has a surfboard for a seat!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
Archie and Mr. Weatherbee team up in a snowmobile contest.
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Sneeze Wheeze
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead's sneeze covers Reggie in ice cream.
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Scamp Champ
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Jughead bets Reggie he can jump ten barrels.
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Vacation Deflation
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Big Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Ethel!
Characters:
Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Veronica tells Betty she will love the ski lodge because there are three boys for every girl.
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Snow Job
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Harvey / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Harvey; Aunt Hilda
Synopsis:
Harvey wades through waist high snow drifts to get to Sabrina's house and receive the present Aunt Hilda bought him.
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Paper Caper
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Jughead, I asked you to use the computer to create a Christmas list! Not a grocery list!"]
    Jughead
  2. Fast Food!!!
    Jughead
  3. Stroke Joke
    Hot Dog
  4. Plane Facts
    Fat Charley
  5. ["Jug must think his mouth is Noah's Ark!"]
    The World of Jughead
  6. Mr. Topper
    Mr. Weatherbee
  7. Bright Sight
    Reggie
  8. The Cold Facts
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Whiff Tiff
    Jughead
  10. ["Think about it, Mr. Weatherbee --- you've always wanted to rise above the principalship, now you have -- you're Santa Claus!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Pin Up
  11. A Teller of Tales
    Jughead
  12. Foiled Again
    Reggie
  13. Circus of Evil
    Jughead
  14. Bow Woe
    Archie
  15. Candid Comment
    Mr. Lodge
  16. Record Ruckus
    Jughead
  17. Get the Picture
    Li'l Jinx
  18. Leave the Painting to Us!!
    Jughead
  19. The Surprise
    Jughead
  20. If I Were King
    Miss Beazly
  21. Munch a Bunch
    Jughead
  22. Dig, Dig, Dig
    Archie's Dad
  23. Snowbound
  24. Punch Happy
    Jughead
  25. Score More
    Jughead
  26. Snow Glow
    Archie
  27. Hotsy Totsy
    Jughead
  28. Feet Beat
    Jughead
  29. ["Have you ever kissed a girl, Juggie?"]
    Jughead Pin Up
  30. The Greatest Gift
    Archie
  31. Scope Scoop
    Betty
  32. The Copy Caper
    Jughead
  33. Hunk o' Junk
    Archie
  34. Sneeze Wheeze
    Jughead
  35. Scamp Champ
    Jughead
  36. Vacation Deflation
    Big Ethel
  37. Snow Job
    Harvey
  38. Paper Caper
    Jughead
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