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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yep! It's the last of my leftovers from the twentieth century!
Characters:
Miss Beazly; Waldo Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper

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Indexer Notes

Cover title and indicia are both "Laugh Digest Magazine".

Spellbound
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
George Gladir (credited)
Pencils:
Tim Kennedy (credited)
Inks:
Ken Selig (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica decide to go shopping instead of snowboarding with Archie, and Archie ends up being the judge for a women's snowboard contest.
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The Big Picture
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This looks like a really good movie!
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[no title indexed]
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Archie’s Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Svenson---
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Novel Job
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Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Mr. Barney; Howie Severe
Synopsis:
Betty's quiet weekend job at a mall bookstore is turned upside down by a book signing by national shock jock Howie Severe.
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Indexer Notes

Howie Severe is based on radio personality Howard Stern. One of the crazed fans at the book signing is a caricature of Archie editor Victor Gorelick.

What a Seat-uation
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Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Svenson the janitor
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee asks Svenson to repair his office chair before the Superintendent's inspection.
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Who's That Girl?
(Table of Contents: 6)

Cheryl Blossom / comic story / 21 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Cheryl Blossom; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Ernesto; Jasper; Jason Blossom
Synopsis:
Cheryl opts to rely on her natural charms and personality.
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Hat Trick
(Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Gorilla My Dreams
(Table of Contents: 8)

Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina; Salem; Aunt Zelda; Mr. Bunsin; Harvey
Synopsis:
Sabrina dreams about spells changing folks into gorillas.
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Of Mice and Menace
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Two Way Stretch
(Table of Contents: 10)

Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Cousin Leroy
Synopsis:
Veronica tries to get Leroy to stop exaggerating.
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Clothes Line
(Table of Contents: 11)

Jughead / illustration / 1 page

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typeset
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones
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Indexer Notes

Names of the readers that submitted the fashions have been removed from this printing.

A Change of Heart
(Table of Contents: 12)

Betty / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Flip Tip
(Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gang, I've asked an Olympic coach to give you some tips before tomorrow's meet!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats has asked an Olympics skiing coach to give the boys some tips before tomorrow's meet.
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Throw the Book at Her!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Elaine; Wanda Pearson; Ralph; Annie
Synopsis:
Veronica volunteers at a library for extra credit and Betty has to train her. Not surprisingly, it's a disaster.
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Indexer Notes

Vogue magazine is spoofed as Vague.

Mirror, Mirror
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Sabrina / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters:
Sabrina; Harvey; Salem; Anirbas; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Amy
Synopsis:
Sabrina is exchanged with her mirror double.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1: pp1-6, part 2: pp7-11

Mirror given to Sabrina by her father.

[no title indexed]
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Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll be right back, Svenson, I’ve got to get a bank draft!
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Svenson
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee is going to the bank.
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Celebrity Status
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Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sharon Rock sure is a big star!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica laments her lack of world renown.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the printing in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #217, no credits listed in this digest.

Send in the Clones
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Al Bigley (credited)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
Colors:
Barry Grossman (credited)
Letters:
Bill Yoshida (credited)
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis:
Archie imagines what the world would be like if everybody had clones of themselves.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Yep! It's the last of my leftovers from the twentieth century!"]
  2. Spellbound
    Archie
  3. The Big Picture
    Veronica
  4. ["Mr. Svenson---"]
    Archie’s Gag Bag
  5. Novel Job
    Betty
  6. What a Seat-uation
    Mr. Weatherbee
  7. Who's That Girl?
    Cheryl Blossom
  8. Hat Trick
    Archie
  9. Gorilla My Dreams
    Sabrina
  10. Of Mice and Menace
    Archie
  11. Two Way Stretch
    Veronica
  12. Clothes Line
    Jughead
  13. A Change of Heart
    Betty
  14. Flip Tip
    Archie
  15. Throw the Book at Her!
    Betty and Veronica
  16. Mirror, Mirror
    Sabrina
  17. ["I'll be right back, Svenson, I’ve got to get a bank draft!"]
    Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag
  18. Celebrity Status
    Veronica
  19. Send in the Clones
    Archie
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