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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Check please, Pop!
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Sabrina Spellman; Jughead Jones
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Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Pep Comics #63

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0271000699701

Squeaky Clean
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews
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Betty and Veronica invent a stain-removing solution. It works fine at that. However, there's one flaw.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I’m going down to see the oculist!

All Work and No Pay
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
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Archie finds a book of free passes to the Roving Eye Discotheque, but needs to take a job at the disco to earn enough money to pay for the remaining cost of taking Veronica there.
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Sleeping Duty
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Jughead / comic story / 2.8 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ole amigos! Y'all set for the costume brawl this P.M.?
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Everyone covers for Jughead while he sleeps, so that he can be alert during the party. He sleeps through the party, his costume being a patient on a gurney.
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Archie / comic story / 0.2 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stamp collecting, Archie?
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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Jughead's hobby is collecting dust (while he sleeps).
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The Healer!
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Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page

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Shrimpy employes the "kiss it and make it better" remedy when the girls get hurt.
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It’s a Woman's Whirl
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 11 pages

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When Midge breaks up with Moose, Mr. Weatherbee enlists Archie's help to get them back together so that Moose will be able to concentrate on football again.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I’m ready to help in the kitchen, Miss Beazly!

The Magic Square
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That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Feature Logo:That Wilkin Boy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That's my final word, Sam! No daughter of mine is going to associate with one of those hairy, unwashed, hip shaking, bead rattling, outlandish costumed hippies!!
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Synopsis:
Mr. Smythe and Mr. Wilkin get Bingo out of his hippie garb and into more conservative clothes. Then Bingo finds out what Mr. Smythe wears when he attends a meeting of his Lodge.
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Be Car-Ful
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3 pages

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Fun Page
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Jughead / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Make several copies of the code below for your friends.
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Safety Thirst!
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Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy,---the boys and I are going to practice on the archery range!
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Jughead and Archie are such bad archers that Mr. Lodge moves where he won't be hit, in front of the target.
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The Eyes Have It
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  • Genre:non-fiction; fashion
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Indexer Notes

Tips on make-up.

The Cave Man Caper
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Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie tries to assert himself cave man style with Veronica, but doesn't have the body for it.
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The Butterfly!
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Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages

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Special Delivery
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's the matter, Pat?
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Pat the Brat; Sam Smith
Synopsis:
Pat comes to his dad with his troubles. A man who appears to have been on the receiving end of Pat's mischief follows him through the door.
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General Retreat
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, little man! ... And what are you going to be when you grow up?
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Pat the Brat
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Pat says he wants to be a general in the army. The cop says that's dangerous because the enemy might shoot him. Pat decides he will be the enemy instead.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:With all my schoolwork, it sort of gets ahead of me!

Time on My Hands
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Josie / comic story / 14 pages

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Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.; Professor Transistor
Synopsis:
Alex and Alexandra accidentally send themselves back to prehistoric times in Professor Transistor's time machine. The others follow them back in time to rescue them.
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Indexer Notes

A crossover with the "Archie's Mad House" character of Professor Transistor.

Perfect Example
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Jughead / comic story / 2.75 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If Mr. Weatherbee catches me coming in late again I'll be in the detention room till I'm old and gray!
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Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee lectures Jughead about being late.
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All Bald Up
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 0.25 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tsk! Tsk! It's a shame! A young man like myself starting to lose my hair!
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Mr. Weatherbee is convinced he's losing his hair because he worries too much.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So remember! Be safe!

Sound of Silence
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Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie and Jughead convince Reggie he has gone deaf.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie and Me Comics Digest (Archie, 2017 series) #12, no credits listed in this digest.

The Wise Miser
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Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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Little Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Ambrose Pipps; unnamed adults
Synopsis:
When Little Archie starts hoarding his money, Fred thinks he's becoming a miser.
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Wallpaper Quiz
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Betty and Veronica / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, gang!
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Indexer Notes

Match the wallpaper pattern with the character likely to have it.

Story Time
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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Shrimpy; Peggy
Synopsis:
Peggy reads a story to Shrimpy.
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Star Gazing
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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Shrimpy is unimpressed by a night sky full of stars.
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The Challenge
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You look like a happy lad today, Jug!
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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Archie makes a blanket challenge against anyone who was with Veronica that day. The only problem is that she was in contact with the entire football team that day and they all show up to fight Archie.
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The Baby Sitter
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've called every teenager in town and no one wants to baby sit with Li'l Jinx!
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Melvis Restless
Synopsis:
No sitter in town wants to watch Li'l Jinx, so she finds a sitter.
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Indexer Notes

Melvis Restless is a parody of Elvis Presley.

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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I’ve invited the principal to participate in our classroom court case!

As Luck Will Have It
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That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Feature Logo:That Wilkin Boy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oooh, she's a monument of marble in the graveyard of my heart, --- But the weeds are growing higher every year!
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Synopsis:
Teddy convinces Bingo that one of the trinkets he's wearing is actually a cursed Egyptian scarab.
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A Race For His Life
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hot Dog
Synopsis:
The U.G.A.J. (United Girls Against Jughead) is back with another plot to make Jughead like girls. This time they mix a special love potion into his fuel during a drag race.
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Indexer Notes

One of several stories around this time portraying Archie characters as drag racers, in response to the increased popularity of the sport.

Reflections
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Betty keeps asking her mirror on the wall to grant her some wishes, and her wishes keep coming true in literal and unsatisfying ways.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:“Brave is the captive who never runs; sentenced to die before enemy guns;….”

School Scamp
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Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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Sabrina; Miss Thompson; Miss Hawkins; Brenda; Jimmy; Mr. Jenkins
Synopsis:
Sabrina uses witchcraft to help her get Jimmy to ask her to the dance, but everything goes wrong.
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Indexer Notes

Opening panel is reminiscent of Dagwood Bumstead bowling over the mailman in the Blondie comic strip.

Credits from the reprint in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1, no credits listed in this digest.

The Treasure
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Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages

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Question Lark
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Archie / comic story / 3 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yuk! Yuk! That's a terrific idea, Arch!
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Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie comes up with a plan to leave Miss Grundy with no time to assign homework.
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Stone Query
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Archie / activity / 1 page

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Archie Andrews
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Archie asks us to guess the "stones" associated with different jobs.
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Balloon Boy
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Little Ambrose / comic story / 11 pages

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Ambrose Pipps; Mr. Pipps; Mrs. Pipps; Putnam Pipps; Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Little Archie decides to send Ambrose up in a balloon to spy on the South Side Serpents. While in the air, he sees the Serpents approaching via Carson's Creek for a surprise attack on the Good Ol' Gang. Meanwhile, Ambrose's father prepares to go to the doctor to get treatment for his stiff neck.
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Johann Gregor Mendel
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Giants of Science / text article / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For centuries man searched for the answer to the riddle of inheritance.
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Double Talk!
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop pushing!
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Shrimpy; Brando
Synopsis:
Shrimpy and Brando are arguing.
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Escape
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Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oops!
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A girl loses her balloon.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:We’re from the “Jugarchie” nursery!

Basket Blunder
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge offers to coach the boys' community league basketball team, but none of them take him seriously.
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Indexer Notes

In the final panel, the colorist mistakenly colors Archie's hair white, making him look like Mr. Lodge and spoiling the climactic joke.

Fireball
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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Thinking it's on fire, Betty douses Veronica's new hat. That sets Veronica on a mission to completely sabotage Betty's standing as Riverdale High Safety Girl.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie and Jughead made it!
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Check please, Pop!"]
    Archie
  2. Squeaky Clean
    Betty and Veronica
  3. ["I’m going down to see the oculist!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  4. All Work and No Pay
    Archie
  5. Sleeping Duty
    Jughead
  6. ["Stamp collecting, Archie?"]
    Archie
  7. The Healer!
    Shrimpy
  8. It’s a Woman's Whirl
    Mr. Weatherbee
  9. ["I’m ready to help in the kitchen, Miss Beazly!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  10. The Magic Square
    That Wilkin Boy
  11. Be Car-Ful
    Li'l Jinx
  12. Fun Page
    Jughead
  13. Safety Thirst!
    Archie
  14. The Eyes Have It
  15. The Cave Man Caper
    Veronica
  16. The Butterfly!
    Super Duck
  17. Special Delivery
    Pat the Brat
  18. General Retreat
    Pat the Brat
  19. ["With all my schoolwork, it sort of gets ahead of me!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  20. Time on My Hands
    Josie
  21. Perfect Example
    Jughead
  22. All Bald Up
    Mr. Weatherbee
  23. ["So remember! Be safe!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  24. Sound of Silence
    Reggie
  25. The Wise Miser
    Little Archie
  26. Wallpaper Quiz
    Betty and Veronica
  27. Story Time
    Shrimpy
  28. Star Gazing
    Shrimpy
  29. The Challenge
    Archie
  30. The Baby Sitter
    Li'l Jinx
  31. ["I’ve invited the principal to participate in our classroom court case!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  32. As Luck Will Have It
    That Wilkin Boy
  33. A Race For His Life
    Jughead
  34. Reflections
    Betty and Veronica
  35. ["“Brave is the captive who never runs; sentenced to die before enemy guns;….”"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  36. School Scamp
    Sabrina
  37. The Treasure
    Super Duck
  38. Question Lark
    Archie
  39. Stone Query
    Archie
  40. Balloon Boy
    Little Ambrose
  41. Johann Gregor Mendel
    Giants of Science
  42. Double Talk!
    Shrimpy
  43. Escape
    Shrimpy
  44. ["We’re from the “Jugarchie” nursery!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  45. Basket Blunder
    Archie
  46. Fireball
    Betty and Veronica
  47. ["Archie and Jughead made it!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
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