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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There are two ways to surf tandem! The right way and the Archie way!
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Traffic Travail
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Darn! We get a chance to see a rocket launching...
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
The gang is stuck in traffic on their way to Cape Kennedy to watch a rocket launch.

Mum's the Word
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Happy birthday, my dear!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Alice Cooper; Hal Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie wonders what Betty's mother would like for her birthday.

Race Chase
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ready-get-set...
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie has his own system for watching drag races.

Late Lesson
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, you're late!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie is late on purpose to show Veronica how it feels when she is always late.
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Pitch Hitch
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In honor of your sterling pitching efforts, your fans present you with this scooter!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead presents baseball pitcher Archie with a scooter before the game, but after Archie allows 26 runs in four innings Jughead asks for it back.

Date Fate
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, boy! Veronica just agreed to an "if" date!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Veronica agrees to go out with Archie if he meets a few conditions.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 2 pages

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  • Feature Logo:Archie Club News
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:TV Premiere Josie and the Pussycats Come to TV

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A promo for the debut of the Josie and the Pussycats television cartoon; letters from Marie Arienzale (1st prize) and Tammy Maslowsky (2nd prize); and instructions on joining the Archie Club.

A Hot Item
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Betty and Veronica
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How old would you say Miss Grundy is, Veronica?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty and Veronica speculate on Miss Grundy's age.
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Round and Round It Goes
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What was I talking about before we were interrupted, Archie?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Betty and Archie argue over whether men or women are better listeners.

Advice For the Lovelorn
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If you really want to go steady with Veronica, I'll give you some advice!
Characters:
Ethel Muggs; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Ethel gives Archie some advice on dealing with Veronica, but he's already tried it.
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Dress Mess
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Mr. Lodge / comic story / 1 page

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  • Feature Logo:Mr. Lodge
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good heavens! The boys are already here!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and Reggie arrive at the Lodges' to pick up Veronica and Betty, and Mr. Lodge gets a dig in.

Try, Try Again
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How are you making out in trying to get a date with Ronnie for the big prom, Archie?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Mary asks Archie if he has a date for the big dance.
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Bowl Toll
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  • Feature Logo:Archie
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I just gave up trying to teach chicks the art of bowling!
  • Keywords:bowling
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The girls are always dropping the bowling ball on Archie's foot.
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Show Woe
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Coach Kleats / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My cheer leaders look beautiful!
Characters:
Geraldine Grundy; Midge Klump; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Hot Dog; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Coach Kleats can't find room on the gym floor for the basketball team.
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I See
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I saw a lot of Ronnie last summer!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie claims he saw a lot of Veronica last summer.
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Free Spree
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. Lodge, we'd like to mow the lawn around your pool for free!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie offers to mow Mr. Lodge's lawn for free.

Best Offer
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's this?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie's mom threatens to rent out his room.
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Where There's Smoke...
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Look at that black smoke!
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Li'l Jinx; Greg
Synopsis:
Jinx is unconcerned about the smoke coming from her house.

Guzzle Puzzle or Jig Saw What?
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's the matter, Archie?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie can't figure out what happened to his golf ball.
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On the Warpath
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  • Genre:humor; children
  • Feature Logo:LEROY
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Look! Since you gave Leroy an Indian costume, he thinks he's a real Indian!
Characters:
Hermione Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Leroy is on a rampage.
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Indexer Notes

Leroy does not actually appear in the story.

Hit and Run
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Moose / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • Feature Logo:Big Moose
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Duh! I can't believe it!
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Synopsis:
Moose can't believe that someone gets hit by an automobile every twenty minutes.

Big Gig
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I caught one this big!
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead try for a liar's club prize.

Cover Up
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, do you have a little black book with girl's names and phone numbers?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie assures Betty that he doesn't have a little black book.

Time Out
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Veronica, what are you doing in there?
Characters:
Hiram Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie says the wrong thing to Mr. Lodge.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["There are two ways to surf tandem! The right way and the Archie way!"]
    Archie
  2. Traffic Travail
    Archie
  3. Mum's the Word
    Archie
  4. Race Chase
    Archie
  5. Late Lesson
    Archie
  6. Pitch Hitch
    Archie
  7. Date Fate
    Archie
  8. ["TV Premiere Josie and the Pussycats Come to TV"]
    Archie Club News
  9. A Hot Item
    Betty and Veronica
  10. Round and Round It Goes
    Archie
  11. Advice For the Lovelorn
    Archie
  12. Dress Mess
    Mr. Lodge
  13. Try, Try Again
    Archie
  14. Bowl Toll
    Archie
  15. Show Woe
    Coach Kleats
  16. I See
    Archie
  17. Free Spree
    Archie
  18. Best Offer
    Archie
  19. Where There's Smoke...
    Li'l Jinx
  20. Guzzle Puzzle or Jig Saw What?
    Archie
  21. On the Warpath
    Leroy
  22. Hit and Run
    Moose
  23. Big Gig
    Archie
  24. Cover Up
    Archie
  25. Time Out
    Archie
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