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Editing: Nanci Dakesian (editor); Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, you've got to admire his honesty... I guess!
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ISSN 1059 1907

Take A Break With A Kit Kat Bar
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Kit Kat / advertisement / 1 page

Ram Jam
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; a ram (Central High mascot); Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead's Aunt Sylvia; Mrs. Jones?
Synopsis:
Archie steals the Central High ram, but it runs off with Jughead holding the rope after crashing Archie's mom's party.

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Jughead's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Rex (a dog)
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead discuss finding a job.

A Natural Talent
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; talent show representative
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie make a bet on who can win a talent show, and Archie wins with a pratfall comedy act.
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Call of The Wild
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Ann; Sally
Synopsis:
Betty and Jughead help Archie escape the tyranny of cell phone monitoring by Veronica.
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Change of Heart
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hubert Von Wartendyke; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is worried about Veronica's houseguest stealing her heart, but he is a health nut causing Veronica to ask for a rescue from him.
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Reform Storm
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages

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Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis:
Archie promises to turn over a new leaf, but his good intentions cause so much havoc that Mr. Weatherbee asks him to just go back to normal.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in Archie & Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #27.

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Miss Beazly's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why, it’s Miss Beazly!
Characters:
Miss Beazly; former student of Miss Beazly
Synopsis:
Miss Beazly meets a former student who is a cook at a diner.
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[Piney] Chapter 1, Return of The Tree
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Piney (pine tree); Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Smithers; Archie Andrews; postal service employees; Mrs. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Donaldson; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Christmas season stress and mishaps for Archie and the gang as seen by Piney at the Lodge house.
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Indexer Notes

This chapter is followed by "Chapter 2, Tree's Company", "Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous", and "Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons."

[Piney] Chapter 2, Tree's Company
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Piney (pine tree); Archie Andrews; Ben (postal service employee); Ralph (postal service employee); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Pop Tate; Big Ethel Muggs (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis:
Archie's holiday job at the post office is to answer letters to Santa and he enlists the rest of the gang to help.
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Indexer Notes

This chapter is preceded by "Chapter 1, Return of The Tree", and followed by "Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous", and "Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons."

[Piney] Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Dilton Doily; Mr. Svenson; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs (cameo); Moose Mason (cameo); Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Chuck Clayton; Pop Tate (cameo); Midge Klump (cameo); Piney (a pine tree)
Synopsis:
Archie and the gang set to planning a big Christmas event for all the people who wrote letters to Santa.
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Indexer Notes

This chapter is preceded by "Chapter 1, Return of The Tree", and "Chapter 2, Tree's Company", and followed by "Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons."

[Piney] Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Big Ethel Muggs; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Dilton Doiley; Piney (a pine tree); Christmas party attendees
Synopsis:
The big Christmas event comes together even better than anyone had anticipated.
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Indexer Notes

This chapter is preceded by "Chapter 1, Return of The Tree", "Chapter 2, Tree's Company", and "Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous."

That Way Out Sound
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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The Archies (Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones); Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge is showing off a special safe he had installed and is accidentally locked in with the only tuning fork that produces the sound to unlock the safe. But The Archies play until they recreate the right sound to free him.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #249, no credits listed in this digest.

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Betty Pin Up / illustration / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, couldn’t you get a seat a little closer to the action?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty gets Archie alone at the top row of the football stadium.
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Wishful Thinking
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Sabrina The Teenage Witch / comic story / 1 page

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Sabrina Spellman; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Sabrina grants a few wishes to celebrate her birthday.
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Fan Fare
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Joe Kuddly (on posters and TV)
Synopsis:
Betty is so engrossed with football star Joe Kuddly that Archie joins an anti-football club for company.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #240, no credits listed in this digest.

Earth's Last Line of Defense...
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The Mighty Crusaders / illustration / 2 pages

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The Shield; Jaguar; Steel Sterling; The Fly; Fly Girl; Captain Flag; The Comet; Firefly; The Fox; Bob Phantom; The Black Hood; The Wizard; The Hangman; The Web; Fireball; Black Jack; Mr. Justice; Inferno

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Each character merely says "Hi" and gives their name.

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Editor's Notebook / in-house column / 1 page

Up for Grabs
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate (cameo)
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica both scheme to get Archie to invite one of them to a dance, but he finally tells them he'll be out of town that day.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #209.

Gimme Shelter
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; a group of orphans; Smithers; Gaston
Synopsis:
On his way to Veronica's, Archie comes across a broken-down bus from the Riverdale Boy's Home, so he takes the kids to Veronica's. Mr. Lodge just wants the get rid of the kids, so he buys them a new bus and fixes up the Boy's Home.
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Brassie Lassy
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie proves to be too clumsy as a ski instructor.
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Just Imagine
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie get caught up acting out his various school lessons in history, literature, etc. until Veronica slugs him after he delivers a "Rhett Butler" line.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #36.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Well, you've got to admire his honesty... I guess!"]
    Archie
  2. Take A Break With A Kit Kat Bar
    Kit Kat
  3. Ram Jam
    Archie
  4. [no title indexed]
    Jughead's Gag Bag
  5. A Natural Talent
    Archie
  6. Call of The Wild
    Betty and Veronica
  7. Change of Heart
    Archie
  8. Reform Storm
    Mr. Weatherbee
  9. ["Why, it’s Miss Beazly!"]
    Miss Beazly's Gag Bag
  10. [Piney] Chapter 1, Return of The Tree
    Archie
  11. [Piney] Chapter 2, Tree's Company
    Archie
  12. [Piney] Chapter 3, Simply Tree-Mendous
    Archie
  13. [Piney] Chapter 4, A Tree For All Seasons
    Archie
  14. That Way Out Sound
    Archie
  15. ["Betty, couldn’t you get a seat a little closer to the action?"]
    Betty Pin Up
  16. Wishful Thinking
    Sabrina The Teenage Witch
  17. Fan Fare
    Archie
  18. Earth's Last Line of Defense...
    The Mighty Crusaders
  19. [no title indexed]
    Editor's Notebook
  20. Up for Grabs
    Betty and Veronica
  21. Gimme Shelter
    Archie
  22. Brassie Lassy
    Archie
  23. Just Imagine
    Archie
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