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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Happy Earthday!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton

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: 071896468526 01

Indexer Notes

Cover title: Laugh
Indicia title: Laugh Digest Magazine

Future Shock
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Riverdale's students make a film of what the future could be like if pollution is left unchecked.
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Handy Fellow
(Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What are they doing?
  • Keywords:arm wrestling
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Synopsis:
Archie wants to arm wrestle over the bill.
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Fair is Fair
(Table of Contents: 3)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reggie, what's the idea of telling Veronica I was sick and couldn't take her out tonight?
  • Keywords:phone call
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Synopsis:
Archie told Veronica that Reggie is out of town.
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Rich Hitch
(Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm a lucky guy!
  • Keywords:money
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Synopsis:
Archie thinks he's lucky not to be rich... maybe.
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Blind Date
(Table of Contents: 5)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Archie impersonates a girl over his walkie-talkie to humiliate Reggie.

Something Creative
(Table of Contents: 6)

Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Daddy's birthday is coming up and I want to get him something special!
  • Keywords:hat rack; sculpture; statue
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Synopsis:
Veronica takes an art class to make a unique gift for her dad. It turns out to be an excellent hat rack.
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Up-to-No-Good Samaritans
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You know, Archie, we need to meet some new girls!
  • Keywords:cars; mechanics
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie decide to cruise around town to help girls whose cars have broken down, but Reggie gives up too quickly when their plan doesn't seem to be working.
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Cake Flake
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I like to take an instant picture of a cake before I eat it!
  • Keywords:camera
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Synopsis:
Jughead can have his cake and eat it too.
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Yeah! Yeah!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Greg / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yeah, Charley!
  • Keywords:argument
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Charley and Greg are back on speaking terms.
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Volunteer
(Table of Contents: 10)

Reggie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll handle the M.C. job for the school show, Miss Grundy!
  • Keywords:stage
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Synopsis:
Reggie is much too eager to be on stage.
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Can We Talk?
(Table of Contents: 11)

Dilton / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:...So talk it over with your parents!
  • Keywords:family; parents
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Synopsis:
Dilton despairs of ever getting his preoccupied parents to make time for him.
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Indexer Notes

Mr. Doiley's name is given as Derek in this story.

Etiquette Set
(Table of Contents: 12)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jughead, one does not slice spaghetti!
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Synopsis:
Jughead eats spaghetti.
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Depth Perception
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Reggie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Just because I'm handsome, charming and sophisticated a lot of people assume I'm shallow!
  • Keywords:personality
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Synopsis:
Reggie bemoans the way people misjudge him.
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The Persistent One!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Reggie and Jughead watch Archie's antics as he tries to get into the Lodge mansion.
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Command Performance
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie buys Betty as his "slave-for-a-day" at a school fundraiser. Betty turns the tables when she show up in a skimpy genie costume, and Archie is suddenly the one obeying her every whim.
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Reggie's Photo Album
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Reggie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I tell Mother I can't do chores because I have to develop my stretching capabilities.
  • Keywords:mirror; painting; watermelon
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Synopsis:
Reggie's scrapbook shows both proud and embarrassing moments.
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Keeping Score!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Li'l Jinx!
  • Keywords:baseball
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Synopsis:
Greg's baseball record includes three BW's: Broken Windows!
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Palsy-Walsy
(Table of Contents: 18)

Jughead / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hot Dog! Get off!
  • Keywords:bed; doghouse
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Synopsis:
Mrs. Jones wants Hot Dog to sleep in his doghouse. Jughead finds a loophole.
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Nickname Narrative
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, guys-- wasn't it great that my father volunteered to chaperone the dance?
  • Keywords:nicknames
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Wild Man; Mr. Slick; Punkface; Steadfast; Louse; Buckeye; Trouble; Whitebread; Tonto; Action Jim; Colonel; Tolbie
Synopsis:
Archie's friends have some odd nicknames.
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Meeting of the Mimes
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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The school faculty budget meeting keeps getting derailed by the staff reminiscing over their favorite jokes and impressions.
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Wedding Belle Blues
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's good to get back to dreary little Riverdale after all the excitement of the Florida coast, isn't it, Mother?
  • Keywords:fashion show; wedding dress
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Synopsis:
Veronica returns from a vacation, and a series of miscommunications makes her think that Archie and Betty are about to get married.
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Jogger Jill
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah! I'm really in luck this morning!
  • Keywords:ghost; jogging; park; road
Characters:
Malcolm Meeks; Jill Johnson
Synopsis:
Archie encounters the ghost of a jogger who was killed by a drunk driver.
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Indexer Notes

Malcolm Meeks first appeared in Archie and Me #141 as a Riverdale High teacher, and transferred to another school by the end of that story.

The paper Archie reads near the end of the story has the headline "Prune Fungus Rages in East." The "prune fungus" is a running gag in Bolling's stories, with many newspaper headlines and announcements mentioning an outbreak of this nonexistent disease.

Don't Fence Me In
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Come on, Betty!
  • Keywords:fencing
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Nina
Synopsis:
Archie soon regrets telling Betty to be more aggressive with her fencing foil.
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Magic Movement
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Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, look, Aunt Hilda!
  • Keywords:eggs; magic tricks
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Henry
Synopsis:
Harvey's friend Henry soon wears out his welcome with his magic tricks. Sabrina gives him a taste of his own medicine.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's very nice, Archie... but all I wanted was a simple little fabric design!
  • Keywords:bikini; painting
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Synopsis:
Archie paints a huge picture of Veronica in a floral bikini.
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Helping Hands
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Betty / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, I have so much work to do around the house these days!
  • Keywords:yard work
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Freddy; Tommy
Synopsis:
A whole troop of boys volunteers to help Betty with yard work. Archie's contribution is to take Betty to the movies.
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Tap Flap
(Table of Contents: 27)

Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh, Jug, is it true that your dog can add?
  • Keywords:counting; dog
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Synopsis:
Hot Dog is better at math than Moose.
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Ghoulish Group
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Sabrina / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
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Synopsis:
Two of Hilda's monster party guests look ordinary at first glance.
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My Favorite Season... Spring!
(Table of Contents: 29)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yep, Jughead! Spring is in the air!
  • Keywords:flowers; sneeze; spring
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Synopsis:
Archie loves spring, until his hay fever starts acting up.
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Volley Folly
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Darn it!
  • Keywords:volleyball
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Synopsis:
Archie's annoying presence actually helps Mr. Lodge win a volleyball tournament.
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Ball Stall
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • Feature Logo:Big Moose
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Coach, this is our last ball!
  • Keywords:baseball
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Synopsis:
Moose goes to look for more baseballs.
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Know How
(Table of Contents: 32)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, never stand up in a canoe- it can tip over sideways very easily!
  • Keywords:canoe
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Synopsis:
Archie nearly tips over the canoe.
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Fad Freak!
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie's friends are all on board with some sort of fad. He outdoes them by bringing back an old fad.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Happy Earthday!"]
  2. Future Shock
    Archie
  3. Handy Fellow
    Archie
  4. Fair is Fair
    Reggie
  5. Rich Hitch
    Archie
  6. Blind Date
    Archie
  7. Something Creative
    Veronica
  8. Up-to-No-Good Samaritans
    Archie
  9. Cake Flake
    Jughead
  10. Yeah! Yeah!
    Greg
  11. Volunteer
    Reggie
  12. Can We Talk?
    Dilton
  13. Etiquette Set
    Jughead
  14. Depth Perception
    Reggie
  15. The Persistent One!
    Archie
  16. Command Performance
    Betty and Veronica
  17. Reggie's Photo Album
    Reggie
  18. Keeping Score!
    Li'l Jinx
  19. Palsy-Walsy
    Jughead
  20. Nickname Narrative
    Archie
  21. Meeting of the Mimes
    Archie
  22. Wedding Belle Blues
    Betty and Veronica
  23. Jogger Jill
    Archie
  24. Don't Fence Me In
    Betty
  25. Magic Movement
    Sabrina
  26. ["It's very nice, Archie... but all I wanted was a simple little fabric design!"]
    Archie Pin Up
  27. Helping Hands
    Betty
  28. Tap Flap
    Moose
  29. Ghoulish Group
    Sabrina
  30. My Favorite Season... Spring!
    Archie
  31. Volley Folly
    Mr. Lodge
  32. Ball Stall
    Moose
  33. Know How
    Archie
  34. Fad Freak!
    Archie
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