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Pages: 68
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The gang hold a dance in a local grocery after closing.

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Don't Knock Knees
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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; Midge Klump; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
The boys are going to judge the prettiest girl at the clambake by who has the prettiest knees and Veronica begins to obsess that her knees aren't more glamorous than everyone else's.
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Water On the Brain
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Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie receives an African rain god totem as a gift, and suddenly he can't avoid getting wet.
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Dig This Crazy Offer!
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Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Don't Quote Me
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Chauncey Bildgewrat; Pop Tate (cameo)
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Veronica is swept off of her feet by an older man who plies her with fancy literary quotes. So to fight back, Archie begins trying to memorize the classics.
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Indexer Notes

Quotes by Rudyard Kipling and William Shakespeare are credited in the story.

Testing
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Jinx gets a high mark . . . in something.

Aggressively Yours
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Moose / comic story / 4 pages

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Betty tries psychology on Moose to stop him from beating up all the boys.
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For Holidays Merry and Sparkling with Laughter
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Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Home Wrecker
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Archie brings a bird's nest to school for his science project, then is mercilessly pursued by the bird who was living in it.
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Slanguage Barrier
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Archie / comic story / 2.75 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred tries to have a heart-to-heart talk with Archie, but soon realizes that they don't really speak the same language.

Simple Arithmetic
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Moose / comic story / 0.25 page

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Moose has to answer a math problem out loud.

Snore Chore!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Hap has to don a Beatle wig to get Jinx to go to sleep.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages

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First prize of $5.00 to Carol Frakes (Covington, Ky.) for a poem about pet dogs. Second prize of $3.00 to Francis Bollinger (Houma, La.) for article on apes. Third prize of $2.00 to Meg Montanaro (West Port, Conn.) for a poem about mothers.

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Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If Archie keeps standing you up, why do you keep making dates with him?
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Veronica inquires as to why Betty is such a glutton for Archie's punishment.
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Indexer Notes

Among the names written on the base of the seat on Betty's side of the booth are Vince [DeCarlo], Dan [DeCarlo], Vic [Victor Gorelick], Dick [Richard Goldwater], Sam [Schwartz], Rudy [Lapick], Tom [Moore?]; Josie [DeCarlo], and Gil [?].

Mighty Like a Rose
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Moose is on the warpath because somebody sent Midge a rose.

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The title comes from that of a popular song, originally titled "Mighty Lak' a Rose" when it was written in 1901.

Reformed
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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Warned ahead of time that Reggie is in a pranking mood, the gang manage to get Reggie's pranks to backfire on him.

Archie's Guide To Fishy Fishing
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Archie / comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews (host)
Synopsis:
Series of fishing-related one and two panel gags.
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Archie Andrews only appears on the title panel.

Caddy On
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Veronica / comic story / 5.75 pages

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Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Veronica's planned alone time with Archie on the golf course is foiled when Archie asks Jughead to caddy for him.
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Gas Guess
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Archie / comic story / 0.25 page

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Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred asks Archie to estimate his jalopy's miles-per-gallon.
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Double Takes
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Ethel Muggs; Sam Muggs; Mrs. Muggs
Synopsis:
Betty counts her pennies closely. Jughead trains his dog. Ethel has her parents concerned.

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Three two-panel jokes.

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Betty and Veronica's Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:...But on the beach at 5 o'clock in the morning!
  • Keywords:beach; bikini
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Synopsis:
Why are Betty and Veronica on the beach at 5 a.m.? Veronica logic.
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Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page

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While Veronica is admiring the majestic scenery of the New York World's Fair, Archie is picking up the counter girl at the refreshment stand.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Renting the grocery store for a party was a terrific idea, Veronica!"]
    Archie
  2. Don't Knock Knees
    Betty and Veronica
  3. Water On the Brain
    Archie
  4. Dig This Crazy Offer!
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  5. Don't Quote Me
    Archie
  6. Testing
    Li'l Jinx
  7. Aggressively Yours
    Moose
  8. For Holidays Merry and Sparkling with Laughter
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  9. Home Wrecker
    Archie
  10. Slanguage Barrier
    Archie
  11. Simple Arithmetic
    Moose
  12. Snore Chore!
    Li'l Jinx
  13. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  14. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  15. ["If Archie keeps standing you up, why do you keep making dates with him?"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  16. Mighty Like a Rose
    Archie
  17. Reformed
    Reggie
  18. Archie's Guide To Fishy Fishing
    Archie
  19. Caddy On
    Veronica
  20. Gas Guess
    Archie
  21. Double Takes
    Archie
  22. ["...But on the beach at 5 o'clock in the morning!"]
    Betty and Veronica's Pin Up
  23. ["Oh Archie! Isn't the fair just wonderful!!"]
    Veronica Pin Up Page
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