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[Beach Videos For Rainy Days]
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Archie Andrews
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 7 times a year in Feb., April, May, July, Sept., Oct., and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896469516 89

Leaf it to Reggie!
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead miss Reggie's jokes.

Score Chore
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Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page

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Coach Kleats want Archie and Jughead to carry him off the field when the team scores the winning touchdown.
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Puddle Muddle
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages

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Li'l Jinx
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Li'l Jinx gets a new pair of boots so she doesn't ruin her shoes by jumping in puddles.
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Chatter Patter
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Jughead tells Archie he does think of other things besides burgers.
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Practice Makes Perfect!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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The cheerleaders laugh when Mr. Weatherbee takes over the football practice until Miss Grundy decides to show them some great routines from the good old days.

Reggie's Cam-Pain!
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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Councilman Arthur Van Painter
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Reggie, campaigning for class president, gets advice from his cousin Arthur, who is running for City Councilman.
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Ego Buster
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Dilton thinks he is surrounded by incompetent writers for the school magazine.
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The Signature
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Mrs. Jones gets Jughead to do his homework by making sure he is well fed, but Archie gets in trouble when he tries to get Jughead to do his own homework.
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Buck Pluck
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Jughead loses a quarter and Archie finds a dollar.
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The Outcasts
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Archie and Chuck / comic story / 11 pages

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Professor Flutesnoot; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Coach Clayton; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Pop Tate; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
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Professor Flutesnoot thinks Archie and Chuck stole test questions from Miss Grundy's office.
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Indexer Notes

Part I (pp. 1-6), Part 2 (pp. 7-11).

Credits from the credits printed in the original printing; no credits are listed in this digest.

Dress-Up Day
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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The students and faculty come to school wearing costumes.
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Wish You Were Here
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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With Archie spending a lot of time at Betty's studying for a math test, Mr. Lodge and Smithers start to miss Archie.
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Something Different
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages

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Mr. Svenson; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
The faculty puts on a show for the Riverdale sports programs. Mr. Weatherbee wants to do something different this year, a magic act.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #44; no credits listed in this digest.

Father and Son Stuff
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie and his dad go shopping.
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The Magic Toe of Dummy Bollenback
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Dummy Bollenback
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Archie and Reggie are appointed toe guards to Dummy Bollenback, Riverdale's football field goal kicker, so that he doesn't hurt his foot.
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Rare Affair
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Mr. Weatherbee can't believe Jughead came to school on time.
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Most Alarming
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Jughead's mom makes up a morning timetable to get him to school on time.
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Double Trouble
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie, as gym monitor, makes sure things are cleaned up for the district supervisor's visit.

Tire Ire
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Archie's current girlfriend is happy that his car got a flat tire, right next to a phone booth.
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Jest of the West!
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Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Jughead gets the role of outlaw in the school play.
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Talk Talk
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Archie is the new champ of the Riverdale Liar's Club.
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Pin Pun
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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Moose asks Midge to wear his pin, his bowling pin.
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The Eyes Have It!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Nobody believes Archie's black eye is from walking into a door.
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A Run for Your Money
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Petunia (a dog); Tinker Bell (a cat)
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Archie takes Petunia, a big dog, for a walk.
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Film Fun
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Jughead takes photos of Reggie that get him in trouble with the rest of the football team.
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Couch Slouch
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Reggie tells Jughead to get off the couch, so he takes the cushions with him.
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Heartburn
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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After being turned down for a date with both Veronica and Betty, Archie thinks women are nothing but trouble.
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Kitty Ditty
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Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages

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Salem dips his tail in some witches' brew and gets magic powers and Sabrina has to undo everything he zaps.
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Mail Male!
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 1 page

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Mr. Weatherbee forgot where he left a postage stamp.
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Jock Knock
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Marvelous Marv (radio disc jockey)
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Mr. Weatherbee is upset with the local disc jockey.
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The Loan
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Archie wants to use his old car as collateral for a new car.
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Middy Ditty
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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Veronica wants to know if Archie likes her new midi skirt.
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A Man Of Class
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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Mr. Andrews won't let Archie go on a date with Veronica because he hasn't raked up the leaves yet.
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Pay Dismay
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Archie and the Gang / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie spends all his pay on his friends.
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What a Revolting Development
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Pop Tate / comic story / 4 pages

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Pop Tate wants Archie and Jughead to pay for their food.
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Hear, Hear!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Li'l Jinx wants to know if her daddy likes her. Her dad wants to know what she really wants.
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Thanks Is in Giving!
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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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Samoset; Chief Massasoit
Synopsis:
Archie wonders what it would have been like to be one of the Pilgrims.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 (pp. 1-6), Part 2 (pp. 7-11).

Taster's Choice
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Reggie is uncovering all of Jughead's secret food stashes at school.
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Yearn to Earn
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie wants an increase in his allowance, but wants to earn it by doing work around the house.
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The Error Of His Ways
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Pop Tate; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
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Archie arrives at school and the bell rings.
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Indexer Notes

Credit from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #256, no credits in this digest.

Paint Patter
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Reggie gets Jughead to paint his kitchen floor.
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Team Esteem
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Mr. Weatherbee takes over for Coach Clayton.
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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Myth America
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Jughead has a pet dragon.
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[no title indexed]
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Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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Dilton tries to explain to Moose what the Spanish words pensamos en mean.
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Put-Down Patter
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Reggie Presents / comic story / 1 page

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Reggie and Archie put each other down with snappy come-back comments.
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Metal Fatigue
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie tries to score brownie points with Mr. Lodge by polishing the doorknob on the Lodge's front door.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [Beach Videos For Rainy Days]
    Archie
  2. Leaf it to Reggie!
    Archie
  3. Score Chore
    Coach Kleats
  4. Puddle Muddle
    Li'l Jinx
  5. Chatter Patter
    Jughead
  6. Practice Makes Perfect!
    Archie
  7. Reggie's Cam-Pain!
    Reggie
  8. Ego Buster
    Archie
  9. The Signature
    Jughead
  10. Buck Pluck
    Jughead
  11. The Outcasts
    Archie and Chuck
  12. Dress-Up Day
    Archie and the Gang
  13. Wish You Were Here
    Betty and Veronica
  14. Something Different
    Mr. Weatherbee
  15. Father and Son Stuff
    Archie
  16. The Magic Toe of Dummy Bollenback
    Archie
  17. Rare Affair
    Jughead
  18. Most Alarming
    Jughead
  19. Double Trouble
    Archie
  20. Tire Ire
    Archie
  21. Jest of the West!
    Jughead
  22. Talk Talk
    Archie
  23. Pin Pun
    Moose
  24. The Eyes Have It!
    Archie
  25. A Run for Your Money
    Archie
  26. Film Fun
    Jughead
  27. Couch Slouch
    Jughead
  28. Heartburn
    Archie
  29. Kitty Ditty
    Sabrina
  30. Mail Male!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  31. Jock Knock
    Archie
  32. The Loan
    Archie
  33. Middy Ditty
    Veronica
  34. A Man Of Class
    Archie
  35. Pay Dismay
    Archie and the Gang
  36. What a Revolting Development
    Pop Tate
  37. Hear, Hear!
    Li'l Jinx
  38. Thanks Is in Giving!
    Archie
  39. Taster's Choice
    Jughead
  40. Yearn to Earn
    Archie
  41. The Error Of His Ways
    Archie
  42. Paint Patter
    Jughead
  43. Team Esteem
    Archie
  44. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  45. Myth America
    Jughead
  46. ["Duh-h-- pensamas de---"]
    Moose Gag Bag
  47. Put-Down Patter
    Reggie Presents
  48. Metal Fatigue
    Archie
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