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Pages: 100
Editing: Nelson Ribeiro (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor)
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[Positively No Loitering]
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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: 9 times a year in Jan., Mar., Apr., May, July, Aug., Sept., Oct. and Dec.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 762816468503 21711

A Little Bugged!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Jack Morelli (credited)
  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie gets fed up with insects.
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Borrow Sorrow
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle
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Final Daze
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Mr. Svenson; Superintendent Herkimer Hassle
Synopsis:
It's the last day of school and everyone is eager to go home but Mr. Weatherbee has to meet with Superintendent Hassle.
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Hot Stuff
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead attend a chili cook-off at a charity bazaar.
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Indexer Notes

formerly a Betty story.

The New Dilton
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis:
Dilton decides to relax and spend a day at the beach with the guys.
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Hitting High Sea
(Table of Contents: 6)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge]
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Archie Goes to College
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Archie & Friends / comic story / 11 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hank; Tom; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Ms. Thompson
Synopsis:
Betty, Veronica, Archie and Jughead spend the summer taking classes at Riverdale College.
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Summer Jobs, and Some Are Not
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Reggie mocks Archie for always ending up in a dead-end job for the summer.
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River Rescue
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Frank Doyle (credited)
Pencils:
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Inks:
Pat Kennedy (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:adventure; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
When the dog that Betty is dogsitting ends up floating on the river Archie has to perform a rescue.
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Indexer Notes

formerly a Life With Archie story.

Short Cut!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones
Synopsis:
Archie borrows Mr. Jones' ride-on mower to mow his grass.
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Golf Gaff
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gasp! What happened to you two?
  • Keywords:golf
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis:
Reggie and Archie take Betty and Veronica golfing and the girls end up liking the game so much they spend all their time at the golf course.
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Indexer Notes

Formerly a Betty and Veronica story.

Paradise Is in Your Own Backyard
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Lenz Klicker; Haley Gillian
Synopsis:
Archie gets an internship for a swimsuit photographer named Lenz Klicker.
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The Unknown Equation
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Cheryl Blossom
Synopsis:
Archie can't understand women.
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Think Jinx
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Josie and the Pussycats with the Archies / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Valerie; Melody; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
When Valerie and Melody come to the Chok'lit Shoppe to ask the Archies to play on a Pussycats record, Reggie is so smitten with Melody that he doesn't mind all the accidents she causes him to have.
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #235, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.

How NOT to Skateboard
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie learns how to skateboard.
Reprints (3)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [Positively No Loitering]
    Archie
  2. A Little Bugged!
    Archie
  3. Borrow Sorrow
    Archie
  4. Final Daze
    Archie
  5. Hot Stuff
    Archie
  6. The New Dilton
    Archie
  7. Hitting High Sea
    The Archies
  8. Archie Goes to College
    Archie & Friends
  9. Summer Jobs, and Some Are Not
    Archie
  10. River Rescue
    Archie
  11. Short Cut!
    Archie
  12. Golf Gaff
    Archie
  13. Paradise Is in Your Own Backyard
    Archie
  14. The Unknown Equation
    Archie
  15. Think Jinx
    Josie and the Pussycats with the Archies
  16. How NOT to Skateboard
    Archie
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