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Jughead with Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead and I do great bird imitations, Mr. Lodge! What birds would you like us to imitate?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper (cameo); Reggie Mantle (cameo); Mr. Weatherbee (cameo); Miss Grundy (cameo); Fred Andrews (cameo); Prof. Flutesnoot (cameo); Li'l Jinx (cameo); Ethel Muggs (cameo); Pop Tate (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Little Archie (cameo); Hot Dog (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Laugh Comics #46

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271999699611

Indexer Notes

Indicia title is just "Jughead with Archie."

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blank page(s) / 1 page

The Helping Hand
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie skips out on helping his mother do housework only to help Veronica do her housework.
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Rhyme Without Reason
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Jughead starts talking in rhyme all the time, and infects everyone else with the rhyming bug, to the point where no one in the entire school can stop rhyming. Betty and Veronica team up to accomplish the only thing that can break the spell: hitting Jughead in the head.
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Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Sugar Doll
(Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica is making sticky candy. When Betty comes to help her, the two girls both get hopelessly covered in the sticky goo.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo Volume 1.

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(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead? Where were you... out in the yard?
  • Keywords:horseshoes
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead was playing horseshoes.

Business Recession
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Veronica tells Archie to mind his own business so Archie takes that advice to the extreme.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (2014 series) #15, no credits listed in this digest.

Do or Diet
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Betty drop by Reggie's house to get him to take them out for a hamburger. The trio pass Jughead and invite him along, but he declines, saying he's going on a diet. Jughead keeps up his diet long enough that Mr. Weatherbee decides to put him in charge of the refreshment stand at the school carnival. The diet doesn't last long after that.
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Kniht?
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Greg laughs at Li'l Jinx's "KNIHT" sign because it makes him "THINK".
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Freshman Frolic
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Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Reggie hazes a freshman student until he learns the student is Moose's cousin.
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Pass the Word
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis:
When Archie and Veronica aren't speaking, Archie asks Betty to give a message to Ronnie for him, consisting only of the words "You, too!" This leads to an endless chain of angry messages until finally none of the kids are speaking to each other.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Crossword Snack
(Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / activity / 1 page

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typeset
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Food crossword puzzle.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is a class on Shakespeare!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie is studying his playbook during class.

Bottled Up
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee has built a ship in a bottle, and of course Archie gets his finger stuck in the bottle.
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Will Power
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Jughead declares that he won't buy hamburgers now that Pop has raised the price. But when he convinces Big Ethel to buy them for him, her price is a kiss, which he pays even more reluctantly.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Line up for chest measurements!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats measures the boys chests.

Double Trouble
(Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; The Fester Twins; Mr. Fester; Mrs. Fester
Synopsis:
Betty has her hands full babysitting the Fester twins.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Ancient Rights
(Table of Contents: 17)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Mr. Lodge; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge and Fred go out jogging, and find the kids all run faster than them without even trying. But the parents realize that there's one advantage age gives them.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

The Heritage of Man
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text article / 1 page

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The New Girl Friend
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Little Jughead / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Little Archie; Little Reggie; Little Jughead; Sharon Stevens
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy assigns Little Jughead to show the new girl in class, Sharon Stevens, around the school.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fred! Are you going to get my groceries?!
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Mary knows how to get Fred moving.

The Drop Out
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Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate; Al
Synopsis:
Reggie quits the Archies and forms a group with the best musicians from the other bands in town, but it lacks inspiration and he goes back to the Archies.
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Indexer Notes

The other members of Reggie's group are from the bands The Gravy Boats, Tomato Surprises, and The Rusty Cucumbers.

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Jughead's Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can you find the 7 mistakes in this picture?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Three puzzles with humorous answers. First puzzle is find 7 things wrong with a picture. Second puzzle is a connect the dots puzzle and the third is a question about an escalator.
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The Money Maker!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx is a bad trumpet player.
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Match Me!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica and Archie are fighting, Archie tries to convince Veronica there is no shame in being poor while Veronica tries to convince Archie that being rich is better. Both enlist Betty to argue their side.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Open and Shut Case
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Reggie tries to convince Jughead to go around with his eyes open instead of closed. But Jughead finds that the sunlight makes it impossible for him to see with open eyes.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 26)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here! Here! You can't bring a cat into school!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead bring a cat to school to help find some escaped lab mice.
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  • from Archie newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) 1961-03-17

Postage Due
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Archie as Captain Pureheart / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:humor; superhero; teen
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Captain Pureheart [Archie Andrews]; Unnamed villain; Two unnamed postal employees; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
An unnamed villain robs the post office, poses as a mailman and uses a special perfume in an attempt to get Mr. Lodge and fellow business associates to lose their jobs after an invention of theirs caused this villain to lose his job. Archie becomes Captain Pureheart, and through various blunders, captures the villain and saves the day.
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Indexer Notes

Title changed in this printing.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Starry Story
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Arch! It says here your stars say you should avoid all your friends today or risk bad luck!
  • Keywords:horoscope
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead tells Archie that his horoscope says that he should avoid his friends.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Lodge! Is it ok if Jug and I go out hunting without you?
  • Keywords:hunting
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead go hunting.

Too Much Success
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica tries a series of disguises hoping Archie won't notice her dating another boy.
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Persuasion
(Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead; Reggie; Moose
Synopsis:
Moose keeps clobbering Reggie. Jughead scares Moose off by claiming he's got a rare disease.
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Moose Puzzle / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Help Moose make a touchdown
Characters:
Moose Mason
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Indexer Notes

A maze made of football related words.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 33)

Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / comic story / 1 page

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Aunt Juggie

Indexer Notes

Humorous replies to fake letters asking for advice.

The first letter deals with eating fried chicken with your fingers.

The Reel Thing
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You've got it, Arch! At last you can get that fishing reel you've wanted!
  • Keywords:fishing
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie has the money for a new fishing reel, but Jughead knows he will spend the money on Veronica.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

Clean Up Week
(Table of Contents: 35)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
The Lodge residence is full of extraneous money ever since Veronica and her mother have started using credit cards.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 36)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now! Does anyone have any more interesting attractions for our nature exhibit!
Characters:
Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead has an addition to the nature exhibit.

Lore and Order
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee makes Archie and Reggie hallway monitors.
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Canine Caper
(Table of Contents: 38)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Jughead's new dog, a "sneezer" named Pepper, gets revenge on Reggie for making fun of him.
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 39)

comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yes, I made the team!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie made the team and gets Fred's old number.

[Laugh Comics Digest #7]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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blank page(s) / 1 page

[Archie Comics Digest #21]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Jughead and I do great bird imitations, Mr. Lodge! What birds would you like us to imitate?"]
    Jughead with Archie
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. The Helping Hand
    Archie
  4. Rhyme Without Reason
    Jughead
  5. Sugar Doll
    Betty and Veronica
  6. ["Jughead? Where were you... out in the yard?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  7. Business Recession
    Archie
  8. Do or Diet
    Jughead
  9. Kniht?
    Li'l Jinx
  10. Freshman Frolic
    Reggie
  11. Pass the Word
    Betty and Veronica
  12. Crossword Snack
    Jughead
  13. ["This is a class on Shakespeare!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  14. Bottled Up
    Mr. Weatherbee
  15. Will Power
    Jughead
  16. ["Line up for chest measurements!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  17. Double Trouble
    Betty
  18. The Ancient Rights
    Mr. Lodge
  19. The Heritage of Man
  20. The New Girl Friend
    Little Jughead
  21. ["Fred! Are you going to get my groceries?!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  22. The Drop Out
    Reggie
  23. ["Can you find the 7 mistakes in this picture?"]
    Jughead's Puzzle Page
  24. The Money Maker!
    Li'l Jinx
  25. Match Me!
    Archie
  26. Open and Shut Case
    Jughead
  27. ["Here! Here! You can't bring a cat into school!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  28. Postage Due
    Archie as Captain Pureheart
  29. Starry Story
    Jughead
  30. ["Mr. Lodge! Is it ok if Jug and I go out hunting without you?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  31. Too Much Success
    Betty and Veronica
  32. Persuasion
    Jughead
  33. ["Help Moose make a touchdown"]
    Moose Puzzle
  34. [no title indexed]
    Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn
  35. The Reel Thing
    Jughead
  36. Clean Up Week
    Betty and Veronica
  37. ["Now! Does anyone have any more interesting attractions for our nature exhibit!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  38. Lore and Order
    Archie
  39. Canine Caper
    Jughead
  40. ["Yes, I made the team!"]
  41. [Laugh Comics Digest #7]
  42. [no title indexed]
  43. [Archie Comics Digest #21]
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