Price: 0.60 USD
Pages: 164
On-sale Date: 1976-02-17
Editing: ?
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I hope I didn't keep you waiting long, Archie!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Little Archie Andrews; Li'l Jinx

Indexer Notes

Redrawn from either Pep Comics #76, or Laugh Comics #115.

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #127.

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blank page(s) / 1 page

The Constant Enemy!
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jab! Jab! Jab!
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Synopsis:
Archie is prepared to fight any guy why tries to get between him and Veronica.
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Rocket Racket
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Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Dilton Doily; Rudolph; Cousin Souphead
Synopsis:
Dilton has spent a year giving a mouse a new vitamin treatment.
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Contagious Casanova
(Table of Contents: 4)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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Archie refuses to kiss Veronica goodnight because he's coming down with a cold. The next day Veronica sees Betty cough and assumes Archie gave her his cold.
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Looking Ahead!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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Li'l Jinx is crying because of the future.
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Fun Page
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Veronica / activity / 0.5 page

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Things to color.

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Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page

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Which circle has the most vowels, make an Archie toothbrush holder, name the presidents in reverse order starting with Eisenhower, two jokes.

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(Table of Contents: 8)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you got that thing again?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie has a squirting flower.

The Matchmaker
(Table of Contents: 9)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Peewee
Synopsis:
Archie promises to get Peewee a date.
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Party Pooper
(Table of Contents: 10)

Reggie / comic story / 6 pages

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Reggie overhears the gang planning a party that they don't want him to know about or it'll be ruined, so he decides to ruin it.
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Strange Adventure
(Table of Contents: 11)

Little Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Davy Jones (cat); Long John Silver; Bull
Synopsis:
Little Archie and Little Jughead meet the ghost of Long John Silver.
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Horo-Scope
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Jughead / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Tsk, tsk! Tch tch tch!
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Synopsis:
Jughead is predicting Archie and Reggie's futures and they don't believe in that malarkey, even when it comes true.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look at this beautiful carving set daddy bought!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica is showing Archie her father's latest purchase.

Good Night Kisses!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3.33 pages

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Li'l Jinx's dad was late because Li'l Jinx wanted her dad to kiss all her dolls goodnight.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.67 page

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typeset
Synopsis:
Copy me, fill each blank, tic tac toe, copy the design, connect the dots pick two designs that are exactly alike, two riddles.

Punctured Plans
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Reggie and Betty plot to get Archie and Veronica to wait at opposite sides of the park so they can take over as their dates. What they don't know is that Archie and Veronica's date was to donate blood at the local hospital.
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Switchcraft
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Veronica is so glad Betty has a date with Archie because he's become so dull and predictable.
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[no title indexed]
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Goodness! What an argument!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Miss Haggly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee is having a heated argument with the shop teacher.

What's My Crime?
(Table of Contents: 19)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Luke Jenkins; Mr. Weatherbee; Detective Sergeant O'Rourke; Hopkins; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Miss Beazley; Reggie Mantle; Moose; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie is arrested for stealing $500 from the student fund.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part one of four.

Credits from the index to the original printing.

The Plot Thickens!
(Table of Contents: 20)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Luke Jenkins; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica investigate the robbery and Archie and Jughead are nervous they will learn something.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part two of four.

Credits from the index to the original printing.

The Trial Begins!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Judge Thomas J. Wiggins; Luke Jenkins; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Weatherbee; Detective Sergeant O'Rourke; Robert Reit; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie goes on trial.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part three of four.

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Not Guilty!
(Table of Contents: 22)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Moose; Veronica Lodge; Midge; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot; Robert Reit; Archie Andrews; Judge Thomas J. Wiggins; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
The truth of the crime is revealed.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Part four of four.

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Pie in Her Eye!
(Table of Contents: 23)

Archie / text story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Linda Lorraine
Synopsis:
Veronica wants to be a tragic actress like Linda Lorraine and live in brooding silence.
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Lots in a Name
(Table of Contents: 24)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages

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Synopsis:
Archie takes his family's clothes to a new French cleaner. When the clerk greets him with "Bon jour!", Archie thinks he's asking his name.
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Tap Happy
(Table of Contents: 25)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages

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Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx is trying to show off what she learned in dancing school to her friends, but they're not interested.
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Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay! So you're gonna show me how they launch a boat!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie shows Reggie how they launch a boat.

Ignorance Is Bliss!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Veronica is worried that Archie looked in a bag that contained his birthday gift.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Civic Duty
(Table of Contents: 28)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Harry; Pop Tate; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee needs to go to a school board meeting, but he's expecting the gardeners to show up with some chemical fertilizer so he asks Jughead to wait and tell them to put it on the front lawn.
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Big Brother
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Reggie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:teen
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Synopsis:
Reggie tries to impress the new girl in town by being nice to her kid brother, but it backfires.
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Barking Up The Wrong Three!
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Kim (Moose's dog)
Synopsis:
Moose's dog, Kim, can add numbers.
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Inside Information
(Table of Contents: 31)

Jughead / comic story / 0.5 page

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Synopsis:
Jughead tells Archie about his uncle who was a lion tamer.
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Archie Fun Page
(Table of Contents: 32)

activity / 1 page

Pencils:
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Colors:
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typeset
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Shade in the rest of the cow silhouette, a circle picture, place the names of the objects in the squares in the circle and a star crossword puzzle.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 33)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! I spent months finding a piece of wormy chestnut for that table!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie has ruined the shop teacher's wormy chestnut table.

Slumber Party!
(Table of Contents: 34)

Mr. Weatherbee / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee is dreaming.
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A Cool Contest
(Table of Contents: 35)

Little Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:children
Characters:
Little Reggie Mantle; Little Archie Andrews; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis:
Little Veronica can only take one boy with her family so Little Archie and Little Reggie decide whoever is brave enough to jump into the icy-cold Carson's Creek first wins.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index to the original printing.

Poetic Justice
(Table of Contents: 36)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica ask Jughead what they should get Archie for Valentine's Day.
Reprints (1)

Archie Fun Page
(Table of Contents: 37)

activity / 0.5 page

Pencils:
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typeset
Characters:
Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Go from start to finish writing in the name of a bird that begins with the letter given, from the holes in the dartboard figure out the score, draw Archie, word ladder, a joke.

Statement of Ownership
(Table of Contents: 38)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page

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typeset

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 39)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Our music teacher is certainly a hard worker! I hear he listens to students' lessons on his lunch hour!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Fluteweed
Synopsis:
Mr. Weatherbee wonders if the music teacher is eating properly.

Reason Treason
(Table of Contents: 40)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Synopsis:
Reggie asks Archie and Jughead why they are friends and they can't think of a reason.
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Chicken
(Table of Contents: 41)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Bobby
Synopsis:
Veronica thinks it is funny that Archie was scared and holding on to her during a monster movie on Saturday night, until Betty reveals he did the same with her the night before.
Reprints (1)

Paddle Panic
(Table of Contents: 42)

Jughead / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie's Pal Jughead
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why Betty! -- How lovely! --- Who gave them to you?
Characters:
Synopsis:
Jughead feels he can beat Moose at table tennis.
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Depressed Area
(Table of Contents: 43)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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Synopsis:
Archie is depressed that Betty is a better bowler.
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 44)

Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie! Why did you do your homework in red ink?
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy doesn't want Archie to do his homework in red ink because she uses that for corrections.

[It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 4]
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["I hope I didn't keep you waiting long, Archie!"]
    Archie
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. The Constant Enemy!
    Archie
  4. Rocket Racket
    Jughead
  5. Contagious Casanova
    Betty and Veronica
  6. Looking Ahead!
    Li'l Jinx
  7. Fun Page
    Veronica
  8. [no title indexed]
    Archie Fun Page
  9. ["Have you got that thing again?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  10. The Matchmaker
    Archie
  11. Party Pooper
    Reggie
  12. Strange Adventure
    Little Archie
  13. Horo-Scope
    Jughead
  14. ["Look at this beautiful carving set daddy bought!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  15. Good Night Kisses!
    Li'l Jinx
  16. [no title indexed]
    Archie Fun Page
  17. Punctured Plans
    Archie
  18. Switchcraft
    Betty and Veronica
  19. ["Goodness! What an argument!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  20. What's My Crime?
    Archie
  21. The Plot Thickens!
    Archie
  22. The Trial Begins!
    Archie
  23. Not Guilty!
    Archie
  24. Pie in Her Eye!
    Archie
  25. Lots in a Name
    Archie
  26. Tap Happy
    Li'l Jinx
  27. ["Okay! So you're gonna show me how they launch a boat!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  28. Ignorance Is Bliss!
    Archie
  29. Civic Duty
    Jughead
  30. Big Brother
    Reggie
  31. Barking Up The Wrong Three!
    Archie
  32. Inside Information
    Jughead
  33. Archie Fun Page
  34. ["Archie! I spent months finding a piece of wormy chestnut for that table!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  35. Slumber Party!
    Mr. Weatherbee
  36. A Cool Contest
    Little Archie
  37. Poetic Justice
    Betty and Veronica
  38. Archie Fun Page
  39. Statement of Ownership
  40. ["Our music teacher is certainly a hard worker! I hear he listens to students' lessons on his lunch hour!"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  41. Reason Treason
    Archie
  42. Chicken
    Betty and Veronica
  43. Paddle Panic
    Jughead
  44. Depressed Area
    Archie
  45. ["Archie! Why did you do your homework in red ink?"]
    Archie's Gag Bag
  46. [It'll be one big laugh after another, when you order Laugh Comics Digest No 4]
  47. [no title indexed]
  48. ["Hey, Archie fans! Here's another super comics digest and it's loaded with 160 pages of stories and fun in full color!"]
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