Price: 1.95 USD
Pages: 100
Editing: Nanci Dakesian (credited) (editor); Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor-in-chief)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That last pothole was a doozy wasn't it ...Veronica?!
Characters:
Archie Andrews

Issue Data

Missed Miss
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Joe Edwards (credited)
Pencils:
Fernando Ruiz (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie misses Veronica while she is on vacation.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Fernando Ruiz is credited as script in reprint.

Boy's Game
(Table of Contents: 2)

Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Betty catches the baseball, while Archie and gang are playing. Archie is upset as baseball is a boy's game.
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The Lesson
(Table of Contents: 3)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Lessons in Skateboarding
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie blows up the school's chemistry lab while learning to ride his skateboard.
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Sole Food
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here are your shoes, Archie!
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Synopsis:
Archie places his shoe polish on the table right before Midge and Moose pour chocolate syrup on their Sundaes.
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Acts of Life!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! I feel great!
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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx is picked to star in the school play.
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Shop Ahoy
(Table of Contents: 7)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Veronica takes Betty to an outlet mall located in the middle of a desert.
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Zest Quest
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Jughead decides to go back to bed.
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Beauty and Her Bears
(Table of Contents: 9)

Betty / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Alison Flood (signed)
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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Betty Cooper posing in shorts and a cut-off blouse with her collection of teddy bears.
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Thrift Rift
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Mucho Mooch
(Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Fad Freak!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Business Is Booming!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Life with Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; teen
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Synopsis:
Archie finds a bomb in his jalopy.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Two-part story.

Yowza
(Table of Contents: 14)

Jughead / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Message Muddle
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Bolling (credited)
Inks:
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
When Mr. Weatherbee tells Archie he wants to speak to his father, Archie thinks he is in trouble.
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Helping Hands
(Table of Contents: 16)

Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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Synopsis:
Betty wants to help her father with several projects around the house and the boys of Riverdale High are all eager to help Betty too.
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Finny Fiesta
(Table of Contents: 17)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm sorry, Archie! I won't be able to play! I have to wait for a package to be delivered!
  • Keywords:tennis
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Synopsis:
Jughead offers to wait for a package so Veronica can play tennis with Archie.
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A Real Snappy View
(Table of Contents: 18)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Consarned, rotten, dumb, bouncing weirdo!
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Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge has a picture window installed but his view is ruined by his neighbor bouncing up and down on a trampoline and the birds keep flying into the glass and getting hurt.
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What's Hot!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Cheryl Blossom / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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A Novel Idea
(Table of Contents: 20)

Betty's Diary / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Betty writes a book but all her friends think it is about them.
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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Meet the Potholes
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Football?
Characters:
Stinky; Smog; Slug; Smug; Granny Jones
Synopsis:
A group of teens practice in Granny Jones' garage and they consider Archie and Jughead's song to be 'Wimp' rock compared to their fast and intense style.
Reprints (1)

Betty & Veronica's Swimsuit Fashions
(Table of Contents: 23)

Betty and Veronica / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
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  • Genre:fashion; humor; teen
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Lest You Forget to Remember
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Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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Synopsis:
Archie gets 'amnesia' so he won't have to choose between Betty or Veronica.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["That last pothole was a doozy wasn't it ...Veronica?!"]
    Archie
  2. Missed Miss
    Archie
  3. Boy's Game
    Betty
  4. The Lesson
    Archie
  5. Lessons in Skateboarding
    Jughead
  6. Sole Food
    Archie
  7. Acts of Life!
    Li'l Jinx
  8. Shop Ahoy
    Betty and Veronica
  9. Zest Quest
    Jughead
  10. Beauty and Her Bears
    Betty
  11. Thrift Rift
    Archie
  12. Mucho Mooch
    Archie
  13. Fad Freak!
    Archie
  14. Business Is Booming!
    Life with Archie
  15. Yowza
    Jughead
  16. Message Muddle
    Archie
  17. Helping Hands
    Betty
  18. Finny Fiesta
    Jughead
  19. A Real Snappy View
    Archie
  20. What's Hot!
    Cheryl Blossom
  21. A Novel Idea
    Betty's Diary
  22. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  23. Meet the Potholes
    Jughead
  24. Betty & Veronica's Swimsuit Fashions
    Betty and Veronica
  25. Lest You Forget to Remember
    Archie
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  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
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