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Pages: 132
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, are you a switch-hitter or a switch-kisser?
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Chuck Clayton; Coach Kleats; Nancy Woods; Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
This issue has 1 variant

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: 076956145409 96

Car Troubles
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Mood Mania
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Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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Reggie plays Veronica's favorite record...to exercise to.
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Box Ox
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Bill Chill
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Candid Comment
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Miss Grundy / comic story / 1 page

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After a rough day at school, Miss Grundy and Miss Haggly go to the carnival.
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Lane Lunacy
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty and Archie both go to every length but the truth to get out of a date with each other so each can attend the Young Miss Bowling Tournament alone.
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Strange Change
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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[no title indexed]
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Open the Door, Dilton / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hop in! I'll give you a lift!
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That's the Stuff!
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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Surprise
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Star Struck
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Archie believes in horoscopes until he reads Jughead's.
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The Eyes Have It!
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Big Moose / comic story / 8 pages

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Moose Mason; Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate (cameo); Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton (cameo); Nancy Woods (cameo)
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After failing an assignment he worked real hard on, Moose is discovered to have dyslexia.
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Indexer Notes

This story clarifies the reason why Moose was always believed to be a "dumb" student.

Top Secret!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Russ; Charley Hawse
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Jinx knows a secret and is torn between spreading the secret and staying true to her promise not to tell.
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Grade Aid
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones
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Archie will try any method to improve his grades except studying.
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Spinoff
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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Josie and Valerie teach Melody how to be a baton twirler.
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Fat Chance
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; sports; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Boys, I just got the word...
  • Keywords:basketball
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If the basketball team wins the state tournament they would qualify for a tournament in Hawaii.
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Flip Quips
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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Growl Howl
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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The Silks of Svengasi
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Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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Mr. Snodgrass;
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Mr. Lodge is tricked into selling one of his plants when Mr. Snodgrass gives him special shirts that sap his will to work.
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Hint Stint
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Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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Jughead tries to suggest that Reggie share his lunch.
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Bird Word
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Prize Present
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Paper Caper
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Riverdale High School Dance Contest
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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Only On Sunday
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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The girls suggest that Pop Tate can revive his struggling business by moving to a more modern location: a mall.
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Indexer Notes

The end of the story hints that Pop might close down the old Chok'lit Shoppe and open a new, less anachronistic store, but like many ideas around this period, this was never followed up.

Nothing Doing
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Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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Archie and Jughead analyze Archie's relationship with Veronica.
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Choice Pick
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More from Archie about his relationship with Veronica.
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The Court Jester
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Zap Scrap
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Sabrina; Esmeralda; Aunt Hilda; Witch Sarah
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Sabrina is stuck babysitting the mischievous Esmeralda.
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Brag Gag
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Slip Quip
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Attraction Action
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews
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It seems the harder Betty tries to attract Archie, the more he pulls away. Finally, Betty gives up.
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Indexer Notes

Originally printed in Betty and Me (Archie, 1965 series) #121 with Betty and Me appearing in the title block instead of Archie.

Name Game
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Archie wonders if he will ever, like Napoleon, have a pastry named for him. Reggie suggests crumb cake.
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Sly Guy
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Book Banter
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Archie and Veronica look at books in the library.
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Spat Chat
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Mr. Weatherbee's watch takes precedence over Archie's watch.
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Tut Strut
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dilton! How about letting me cover this event for the school paper?
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Archie gets assigned the task to write a story about the King Tut exhibit but Betty manages to sneak in to the exhibit and even becomes a model for a Tut fashion show and takes exclusive pictures behind the scenes. Dilton ends up rejecting Archie's story in favor of Betty's.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Archie, are you a switch-hitter or a switch-kisser?"]
    Archie
  2. Car Troubles
    Archie
  3. Mood Mania
    Reggie
  4. Box Ox
    Archie
  5. Bill Chill
    Archie
  6. Candid Comment
    Miss Grundy
  7. Lane Lunacy
    Betty
  8. Strange Change
    Archie
  9. ["Hop in! I'll give you a lift!"]
    Open the Door, Dilton
  10. That's the Stuff!
    Veronica
  11. Surprise
    Archie
  12. Star Struck
    Archie
  13. The Eyes Have It!
    Big Moose
  14. Top Secret!
    Li'l Jinx
  15. Grade Aid
    Archie
  16. Spinoff
    Josie
  17. Fat Chance
    Archie
  18. Flip Quips
    Betty
  19. Growl Howl
    Jughead
  20. The Silks of Svengasi
    Archie
  21. Hint Stint
    Jughead
  22. Bird Word
    Archie
  23. Prize Present
    Jughead
  24. Paper Caper
    Mr. Weatherbee
  25. Riverdale High School Dance Contest
    Betty
  26. Only On Sunday
    Betty and Veronica
  27. Nothing Doing
    Veronica
  28. Choice Pick
    Archie
  29. The Court Jester
    Archie
  30. Zap Scrap
    Sabrina
  31. Brag Gag
    Reggie
  32. Slip Quip
    Reggie
  33. Attraction Action
    Archie
  34. Name Game
    Reggie
  35. Sly Guy
    Reggie
  36. Book Banter
    Archie
  37. Spat Chat
    Archie
  38. Tut Strut
    Betty
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