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Archie / cover / 1 page

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Stan Goldberg (signed)
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Arch is looking for his ski poles!
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Issue Data

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

E.R. Error
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Nurse Carla Hopkins
Synopsis:
Archie is waiting for Betty to get done with her candy striper job at the hospital and continues to get in trouble.
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Indexer Notes

Script and coloring credits differ in reprint.

Dancing Fool
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, Archie, I wish we could go on dancing like this forever!
  • Keywords:dance
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Synopsis:
Archie spoils a romantic moment by being too literal-minded.
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That's What Counts!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Li'l Jinx! Stop playing with that calculator!
  • Keywords:bedtime; calculator
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Synopsis:
Jinx has her own way of counting sheep.
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In a Word
(Table of Contents: 4)

Big Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Moose, do I see you doing a crossword puzzle?
  • Keywords:crossword puzzle
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Synopsis:
Moose tries crossword puzzles.
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Satisfaction Guaranteed
(Table of Contents: 5)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It must be wonderful to have so many clothes to choose from, Veronica!
  • Keywords:clothes; dresses
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Synopsis:
The girls decide to trade wardrobes for a day. The experiment doesn't work out as planned.
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A Chip Off the Old Block
(Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's Reggie doing with Veronica?
  • Keywords:ice; skiing
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Synopsis:
Archie decides to take a skiing lesson from Reggie.
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Vidiot's Delight
(Table of Contents: 7)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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Synopsis:
Jughead starts filming people with his camcorder. When he catches people doing embarrassing things on film they pay him not to share the video.
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Indexer Notes

In the reprint, the newspaper in panel 2 is altered to read: "Nelson R. abducted by aliens".

It Came From the Cafeteria!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie and the Gang / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Miss Beazly's leftover cafeteria food mutates into a food monster and kidnaps Ethel.
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Mail Tale
(Table of Contents: 9)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A birthday card from my aunt Harriet!
  • Keywords:money
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Synopsis:
Jughead got some birthday money.
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Prime Time
(Table of Contents: 10)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I played the trombone at five!
  • Keywords:music
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Synopsis:
Jughead plays trombone between five and five thirty.
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Museum Mayhem!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Sabrina & Esmeralda / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sabrina! They're all stuffed!
  • Keywords:museum; taxidermy
Characters:
Harry
Synopsis:
Esmeralda brings all the museum animals back to life.
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Sound Thinking
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee declares that thanks to his book on meditation, nothing is going to upset him at work.
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Gnaws!
(Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 11 pages

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Tiger
Synopsis:
Archie volunteers to get rid of the mice at Mr. Lodge's cabin, with the help of his neighbor's cat.
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Perfect Day!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now all I have to do is twist this...
  • Keywords:bad luck; date; homework
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Synopsis:
Betty's day is fraught with troubles, but a date with Archie makes up for everything.
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The Night of Fright
(Table of Contents: 15)

Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
The Loch Ness Monster (cameo)
Synopsis:
The bagpipes are the scariest thing on the Scottish moors.
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Whiff Sniff
(Table of Contents: 16)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Synopsis:
Ethel shops for perfume.
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Lack O' Luck
(Table of Contents: 17)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Trudi
Synopsis:
Trudi has the misfortune to be dating Reggie.
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Pun Fun
(Table of Contents: 18)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That sheep just committed an illegal act!
  • Keywords:ewe
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Synopsis:
Archie gets the "Worst Joke of the Year Award".
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Guys and Goals
(Table of Contents: 19)

Little Archie and Little Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Synopsis:
Archie makes fun of Veronica's ice skating skills, or lack thereof.
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Inflation Jubilation
(Table of Contents: 20)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I still don't know why you can't come along, Archie!
  • Keywords:skateboards; ski lift
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Synopsis:
Betty figures out a cheap way to go skiing.
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Science Friction
(Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Loki (Mr. Svenson's cat)
Synopsis:
The gang is shrunken down by snail-like aliens who plan to sell them into slavery. Luckily the creatures are called away at the last minute, but now Archie and his friends must figure out how to un-shrink themselves.
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Read Creed
(Table of Contents: 22)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yuk! Yuk!
  • Keywords:comic book
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Synopsis:
Moose reads over Jughead's shoulder.
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Voice Your Choice
(Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, renting videos is a whole lot better than going to the movies!
  • Keywords:movies; video store
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Synopsis:
Archie finds that renting movies can come with many of the same hassles of the movie theater.
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[Jughead paints a swordsman]
(Table of Contents: 24)

Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
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Synopsis:
Jughead paints a musketeer. Next, he paints a bull to attack him.
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Paper Caper
(Table of Contents: 25)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've got a proof of the school paper, Mr. Weatherbee!
  • Keywords:headline; newspaper
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Synopsis:
Jughead is fired from the school newspaper, for not having any news.
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The Reject
(Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Betty is on the verge of giving up on Archie. Jughead tries to help by urging her to play hard-to-get. But the new Betty doesn't last long.
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Have an Ice Day
(Table of Contents: 27)

Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So what have we here?
  • Keywords:Alaska; Inuit
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Synopsis:
On the flight to a gig in Nome, Alaska, the Pussycats' pilot has to make an emergency landing in the Northern wilderness. Luckily, the local Inuit are fans of the Pussycats.
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The Catered Bouquet
(Table of Contents: 28)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Karl
Synopsis:
Alan M. gives Josie a bouquet of very unusual flowers.
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Race Ace
(Table of Contents: 29)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Go ahead and make fun of Geraldine, Reggie---
  • Keywords:racing; slide; snowmobiles
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Synopsis:
Reggie tries to sabotage Archie in a snowmobile race. Despite several setbacks, Archie and Jughead manage to win by carrying the pieces of their erstwhile vehicle over the finish line.
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Flaming Youth
(Table of Contents: 30)

Jughead / comic story / 3 pages

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Synopsis:
Jughead tries to become a fire eater.
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Rink Rank
(Table of Contents: 31)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
The judges rate Archie's skating "AWFUL".
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Delightful Sightful
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm going up the slopes to watch the pretty foxes!
  • Keywords:ski lift
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Synopsis:
Archie watches the girls from the comfort of the ski lodge.
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The Ghost of Spirit Lake
(Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 11 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thanks for helping us with our gear, Silas!
  • Keywords:ghost; mask
Characters:
Silas
Synopsis:
Archie, Chuck, and Betty solve an apparent haunting at the Lodge's wilderness cabin.
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Lullaby of Birdland
(Table of Contents: 34)

Archie 1 / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
The boys argue that hunting for food is men's work, while cleaning and cooking it is the girls' job. The girls soon make them eat their words.
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Wheel Zeal
(Table of Contents: 35)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That Jughead is a real roller skating freak!
  • Keywords:roller skating; snow
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Synopsis:
Jughead gets snow chains for his roller skates.
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White Fright
(Table of Contents: 36)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie says I gave the gang a snow job!
  • Keywords:snow shoveling
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Synopsis:
Jughead keeps using snow idioms.
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Two Uptight
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
In order to help their fathers relax, Archie and Veronica play a doubles tennis match against them.
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Food for Thought
(Table of Contents: 38)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boy, it's hard to get around since I sprained my ankle!
  • Keywords:accessibility; ramp
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Synopsis:
Archie realizes that some people have trouble going into the Choklit Shop using the stairs, and gets a ramp for them.

Indexer Notes

Sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Associations.

Doll Crazy
(Table of Contents: 39)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Dilly; Sneaky Sam; Mike
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge's toy company decides to make dolls of the Archies to promote the band. They plan to give out free dolls at their next concert, but a rival toy company agent swapped the Archies dolls for their Dilly Dolly Twins dolls.
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Handle with Care
(Table of Contents: 40)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead start a delivery business. Ethel hires Jughead to deliver her to and from the malt shop.
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Hot Wheels
(Table of Contents: 41)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Dilton turns a used Beetle from the car lot into the "Car of the Future".
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The Last Straw
(Table of Contents: 42)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sigh! Everything about that boy gives me goose bumps!
  • Keywords:date; dinner; videos
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Synopsis:
Ethel invites Jughead over for a home-cooked meal. She tries to make him watch a romantic movie after dinner, but Jughead insists on watching "The Great Chefs of Europe" instead. Eventually, Ethel throws him out into the snow.
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Bath Wrath
(Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Rats!
  • Keywords:phone call
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Synopsis:
Archie stumbles out of the bath to answer the phone.
Reprints (1)

The Silliest Thing
(Table of Contents: 44)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Guy; Rex; Mike; Patty; Denise
Synopsis:
Archie volunteers as a dog walker, hoping that a cute canine will attract girls to him.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Arch is looking for his ski poles!"]
    Archie
  2. E.R. Error
    Archie
  3. Dancing Fool
    Archie
  4. That's What Counts!
    Li'l Jinx
  5. In a Word
    Big Moose
  6. Satisfaction Guaranteed
    Betty and Veronica
  7. A Chip Off the Old Block
    Archie
  8. Vidiot's Delight
    Jughead
  9. It Came From the Cafeteria!
    Archie and the Gang
  10. Mail Tale
    Jughead
  11. Prime Time
    Jughead
  12. Museum Mayhem!
    Sabrina & Esmeralda
  13. Sound Thinking
    Archie
  14. Gnaws!
  15. Perfect Day!
    Betty's Diary
  16. The Night of Fright
    Sabrina
  17. Whiff Sniff
    Jughead
  18. Lack O' Luck
    Reggie
  19. Pun Fun
    Reggie
  20. Guys and Goals
    Little Archie and Little Veronica
  21. Inflation Jubilation
    Betty
  22. Science Friction
    Archie
  23. Read Creed
    Jughead
  24. Voice Your Choice
    Archie
  25. [Jughead paints a swordsman]
    Dipsy Doodles
  26. Paper Caper
    Jughead
  27. The Reject
    Jughead
  28. Have an Ice Day
    Josie and the Pussycats
  29. The Catered Bouquet
    Josie
  30. Race Ace
    Reggie
  31. Flaming Youth
    Jughead
  32. Rink Rank
    Archie
  33. Delightful Sightful
    Archie
  34. The Ghost of Spirit Lake
  35. Lullaby of Birdland
    Archie 1
  36. Wheel Zeal
    Jughead
  37. White Fright
    Jughead
  38. Two Uptight
    Archie
  39. Food for Thought
    Archie
  40. Doll Crazy
    Archie
  41. Handle with Care
    Jughead
  42. Hot Wheels
    Dilton
  43. The Last Straw
    Jughead
  44. Bath Wrath
    Archie
  45. The Silliest Thing
    Archie
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