Price: 1.35 USD
Pages: 132
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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[no title indexed]
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Archie / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper]; Mr. Lodge

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from the cover of Everything's Archie #20

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: The Archie Digest Library
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 027100069973 70

Indexer Notes

Indicia says "Single copies, $1.35 in U.S., $1.50 in Canada"

Meeting of the Mimes
(Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Rock Yock
(Table of Contents: 2)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is daddy's big yacht!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica is showing off her daddy's big possessions and Jughead thinks the boulder in front of her house must be Mr. Lodge's pet rock.
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Pleasant Screams
(Table of Contents: 3)

Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica has a nightmare that she is doing housework.
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The Presentation
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is showing off the trick coat he uses for his magic act. Just then, Mr. Lodge (late for a board meeting) grabs it, thinking it's his own coat. During the meeting, birds and rabbits pop out of the coat at opportune times and make Mr. Lodge's presentation a big hit.
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Back Attack
(Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Extra Sensory Palaver
(Table of Contents: 6)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead don't believe in extra-sensory perception until they notice that the girls can carry on a conversation while never completing a sentence.
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Indexer Notes

Inking credit changed from Rudy Lapick to Dan DeCarlo on 8/6/13, per credits on reprint published in Laugh Comics #362. Lettering credit added per same reprint.

Amusing Choosing
(Table of Contents: 7)

Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie wishes students could pick their teachers.
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Paper Caper
(Table of Contents: 8)

Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Moose wants to help cut the budget.
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Hound Bound
(Table of Contents: 9)

Hot Dog / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
Synopsis:
Hot Dog hears Jughead in the fridge.
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Bus Fuss
(Table of Contents: 10)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
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Ah-Chew
(Table of Contents: 11)

Dilton / comic story / 6 pages

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Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
While Dilton tells everyone how bubble gum is made, the others enjoy themselves chewing it.
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A Clean Sweep
(Table of Contents: 12)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Rebuffed by his father, Archie tries to think of a way to earn money for concert tickets.
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Mirthful Mayhem
(Table of Contents: 13)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Josie McCoy; Alexander Cabot III; Valerie Brown; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis:
Alex has been given a post-hypnotic suggestion by his psychiatrist that causes any pain or anger toward him to have the opposite effect.
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Chancy Romance
(Table of Contents: 14)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Reggie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Poor Gladys has a date with Reggie!
Characters:
Gladys
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica warn Gladys about Reggie's narcissism.
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Ding-a-Ling
(Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 16)

Li'l Jinx's Daddy / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey!! What's the story?
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Synopsis:
Hap is mystified about when children sleep.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the "Li'l Jinx's Daddy" feature.

Shape Up
(Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
When Mr. Weatherbee insists that the boys be given more time to shower at the end of gym class, the new assistant coach states that he thinks Weatherbee himself could use a good workout.
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The Nose Knows
(Table of Contents: 18)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Jasper
Synopsis:
Jasper's new dog keeps barking at Sabrina, so Jasper suspects Sabrina is not what she seems.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Script/Pencil/Ink credits from the credits printed in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #199.

Muddy Waters
(Table of Contents: 19)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica think it's awful that there's going to be a female mud wrestler event in town. Veronica is shocked to see that her father's company is holding the event. He says it's not big deal but changes his mind when Veronica tells him that she's going to compete.
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Pen Yen
(Table of Contents: 20)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Synopsis:
Reggie brags that his new pen can write underwater. Jughead responds by saying that his pen can write on water. Reggie tells Jughead to prove it, so Jughead sits down on a frozen lake, puts a piece of paper on the ice and starts writing on the paper.
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Indexer Notes

This is an unusual layout - two stories each occupying half the page, but instead of being separated horizontally, they're vertical. This gag occupies the left-hand side of the page, being separated from "Cube Boob" by a thick black line in the middle of the page.

Cube Boob
(Table of Contents: 21)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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Synopsis:
Jughead tells Reggie that he can prepare him for the ski season. Reggie says it's a deal and hands Jughead some money. Jughead puts some ice cubes on a chair and tells Reggie to sit on them. When Reggie asks how this will prepare him for the ski season, Jughead says that it will prepare him for sitting on the icy ski lifts.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

This gag occupies the right half of the page, being separated from "Pen Yen" by a thick black line down the middle of the page.

Enemy Action
(Table of Contents: 22)

That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Sheila Smythe; Wilma Wilkin
Synopsis:
The Wilkins go to a movie. The Smythes are there too, and Mr. Wilkin and Mr. Smythe start feuding again, until both families are kicked out of the theatre. Upon which the two men bond over having a common enemy -- the theatre manager.
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A Foot Note
(Table of Contents: 23)

Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Tweeters & Woofers
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Hot Dog; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge gets annoyed when Archie ties up both his home phone line and his business phone line at once.
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Sign of the Times
(Table of Contents: 25)

The Archies / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chester Snavely
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead meet a storekeeper who agrees to put up a poster for their concert only after they clean his window display, and even then he tries to cheat them.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer and Penciller credit confirmed from the credits in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #93.

The Rebel
(Table of Contents: 26)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason
Synopsis:
Reggie starts speaking with a Southern accent. The other guys laugh at him until they realize that the girls are actually falling for the Southern act. So Jughead finds a way to convince Moose that when Reggie calls him "You all," it's an insult.
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Mum's the Word
(Table of Contents: 27)

Charley / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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The Dream Girl
(Table of Contents: 28)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper
Synopsis:
Betty has an intense dream about Archie. When Archie and Betty get caught in a wind storm the next day and arrive at the house with their hair and clothes all disheveled Betty's mother wishes their relationship had been kept on a dream basis.
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Weight Fate
(Table of Contents: 29)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy tells Jughead to eat a balanced meal.
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Squawk Talk
(Table of Contents: 30)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Reggie talks to his plants the same way he does people.
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Charm Chatter
(Table of Contents: 31)

Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Jughead claims one of his good luck charms earned the buyer a 'C' in algebra. Reggie isn't impressed until Jughead reveals the buyer was Big Moose; Reggie buys 12 charms.
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Load Episode
(Table of Contents: 32)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Jughead gives directions.
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Canine Caper
(Table of Contents: 33)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Jughead's new dog, a "sneezer" named Pepper, gets revenge on Reggie for making fun of him.
Reprints (1)

Scheme Scamp
(Table of Contents: 34)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Incensed that Archie gave Betty a job on the school paper because he felt sorry for her, Veronica conspires to make her look like the most popular girl in Riverdale.
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Flip Quip
(Table of Contents: 35)

Betty / comic story / 1 page

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Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie has the power to send Betty into record-setting gymnastic feats.
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Whatz my Line?
(Table of Contents: 36)

Archie / comic story / 0.67 page

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Message Service
(Table of Contents: 37)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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It's tough for parents to keep up with a teen's social life.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Where exactly is your headache, Mr. Lodge?"]
    Archie
  2. Meeting of the Mimes
    Archie
  3. Rock Yock
    Jughead
  4. Pleasant Screams
    Veronica
  5. The Presentation
    Archie
  6. Back Attack
    Mr. Lodge
  7. Extra Sensory Palaver
    Betty and Veronica
  8. Amusing Choosing
    Miss Grundy
  9. Paper Caper
    Moose
  10. Hound Bound
    Hot Dog
  11. Bus Fuss
    Archie
  12. Ah-Chew
    Dilton
  13. A Clean Sweep
    Archie
  14. Mirthful Mayhem
    Josie
  15. Chancy Romance
    Reggie
  16. Ding-a-Ling
    Archie
  17. ["Hey!! What's the story?"]
    Li'l Jinx's Daddy
  18. Shape Up
    Archie
  19. The Nose Knows
    Sabrina
  20. Muddy Waters
    Betty and Veronica
  21. Pen Yen
    Reggie
  22. Cube Boob
    Reggie
  23. Enemy Action
    That Wilkin Boy
  24. A Foot Note
    Coach Kleats
  25. Tweeters & Woofers
    Archie
  26. Sign of the Times
    The Archies
  27. The Rebel
    Jughead
  28. Mum's the Word
    Charley
  29. The Dream Girl
    Betty and Veronica
  30. Weight Fate
    Jughead
  31. Squawk Talk
    Reggie
  32. Charm Chatter
    Reggie
  33. Load Episode
    Jughead
  34. Canine Caper
    Jughead
  35. Scheme Scamp
    Betty and Veronica
  36. Flip Quip
    Betty
  37. Whatz my Line?
    Archie
  38. Message Service
    Archie
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