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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's your report card, Archie!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #5.

Issue Data

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Mystery Message
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! Archie! Archie!
Characters:
Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Moose has a message for Archie.

Ball Call
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yes, Betty, that's a riot!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie and others are waiting to use the pay phone, but Veronica is talking to Betty on it.

Indexer Notes

We don't actually see or hear Betty in this comic.

Lip Slip
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Ethel / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Betty, I dig these hot pants!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis:
Ethel really digs the hot pants on sale.

Cape Caper
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, why are you wearing a cape?
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie wears a cape when taking Betty to the movies.

Sight Plight
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Man! Dig those hot pants!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Archie is the fifth boy to walk into a lamp post today.

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Betty's Diary / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Diary: Today has been one long hassle
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture)
Synopsis:
Betty writes in her diary the various things that went wrong today.

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Topper Toys / advertisement / 1 page

Hill Spill
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That was stupid of Reggie to drive his snowmobile off the hill!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie and Jughead go looking for where Reggie drove his snowmobile off a cliff.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.

Wild Child
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Leroy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What do you want to be when you grow up, Leroy?
Characters:
Leroy; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie asks Leroy what he wants to be when he grows up.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.

Bold Cold
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sniff! I don't want to make you jealous Ronnie but I caught my cold from Archie!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty caught her cold from Archie.

Mess Distress
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I can't find any of my records, mom!
Characters:
Mrs. Cooper; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty can't find her records in her room.

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

Never Clever
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Aren't you afraid someone will catch you with this ping pong set?
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
Moose stands watching for teachers while Archie and Jughead play ping pong in the study room.
Reprints (1)

Team Esteem
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie, I want you to lift the teams morale with an inspirational message!
Characters:
Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Coach wants Archie to raise the hockey team's morale with an inspirational message.

Indexer Notes

The first line is missing an apostrophe for team's.

Leave Grieve
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sir! It's snowing! Can we go home early?
Characters:
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Archie asks the principal if they can go home early because of the snow.

Height Plight
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Coach Kleats / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is that door seven feet high?
Characters:
Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
The Central High basketball coach wonders if the Riverdale door is seven feet tall.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.

Heave Peeve
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don't go out into the snow, son! It's very cold!
Characters:
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Fred is faced with a choice between his son's health and his peaceful evening.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.

Merit Badges for Girls
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Betty and Veronica / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pajama Partying
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Indexer Notes

Three badges for girls to win.

Nifty Gifty
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'd like to get my girl a birthday gift, but I don't know what!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Miss Carter
Synopsis:
Archie asks the store's gift suggestion lady for help with a gift.

On Her Toes!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Waaaaaaa
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Hap Haliday
Synopsis:
Li'l Jinx fell off her bike and hurt her toe.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Sad Lad
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Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why the long face on Dilton?
Characters:
Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Dilton is sad because he no longer has the highest IQ in school.

Yelp for Help
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh - I'm sorry, Miss Grundy, I don't know the answer!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy thinks Moose must have been asleep when brains were passed out.

Strange Change
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Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, that's strange!
Characters:
Ethel Muggs; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Ethel wonders why the boys are too shy to whistle at her when she's alone.

Action Faction
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Moose / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Moose!
Characters:
Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Jughead is wondering what Moose is doing to Archie.

News Blues
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are the Archies playing here at your party tonight?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Mr. Lodge asks Veronica if the Archies will be playing at Veronica's party tonight.

Bad Bread
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, Carol!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Carol
Synopsis:
Carol wonders why Archie hasn't asked her out lately.

Sight Blight
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That new chick can't stand the sight of me!
Characters:
Norma; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie thinks Norma can't stand the sight of him.

Rattle Prattle
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Archie / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie just finished building his miracle snowmobile!
Characters:
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Archie has built the miracle snowmobile.

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N.I.D.A. / National Independent Distributors Association Vista Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page

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North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.67 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:On the last week of August I went for a weeks vacation with my mother and my brother, Peter.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tibor Balogh, Mike Bartley, and Jane Knight.

The letter writer spelled it "weeks" not 'week's'.

Statement of Ownership
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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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Indexer Notes

On the bottom of the first page of the Archie Club News.

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Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page

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50 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page

Tact Act
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Betty / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here! You can have my seat, Betty!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Archie gives Betty his seat on the subway.
Reprints (1)

Bright Sight
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Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Archie borrowed my car and look what he did to the fender!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie borrowed Mr. Lodge's car and dented a fender.

Proof Spoof
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Dilton / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:D-uh! Dilton, I need your help!
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
Synopsis:
Moose needs help with a math question he did.

Class Gas
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Miss Grundy / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thanks to hotpants I can now make my students pay attention to the blackboard!
Characters:
Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
Miss Grundy uses hot pants to make the boys pay attention to the blackboard.

Jump Chump
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well! Well! Ronnie got a new trampoline!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Archie and a trampoline equals trouble.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #60.

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Veronica / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi, dad! How do you like it? The look of the 40's! Real boss, huh?
Characters:
Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Indexer Notes

A Veronica Pin Up.

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ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Here's your report card, Archie!"]
    Archie
  2. ["Famous name prizes or cash the easy way!"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. Mystery Message
    Archie
  4. Ball Call
    Betty and Veronica
  5. Lip Slip
    Ethel
  6. Cape Caper
    Archie
  7. Sight Plight
    Archie
  8. ["Dear Diary: Today has been one long hassle"]
    Betty's Diary
  9. ["Hey, Ding-A-Ling!"]
    Topper Toys
  10. Hill Spill
    Archie
  11. Wild Child
    Leroy
  12. Bold Cold
    Betty and Veronica
  13. Mess Distress
    Betty and Veronica
  14. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  15. Never Clever
    Archie
  16. Team Esteem
    Archie
  17. Leave Grieve
    Archie
  18. Height Plight
    Coach Kleats
  19. Heave Peeve
    Archie
  20. Merit Badges for Girls
    Betty and Veronica
  21. Nifty Gifty
    Archie
  22. On Her Toes!
    Li'l Jinx
  23. ["You're right on..."]
  24. Sad Lad
    Dilton
  25. Yelp for Help
    Moose
  26. Strange Change
    Ethel
  27. Action Faction
    Moose
  28. News Blues
    Veronica
  29. Bad Bread
    Archie
  30. Sight Blight
    Archie
  31. Rattle Prattle
    Archie
  32. ["Are you ready for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 10 speeds?"]
    N.I.D.A. / National Independent Distributors Association Vista Bicycles
  33. ["These 3 big drafting kits given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  34. ["On the last week of August I went for a weeks vacation with my mother and my brother, Peter."]
    Archie Club News
  35. Statement of Ownership
  36. ["Monster size monsters"]
    Monster Size Monsters
  37. ["50 little dolls with clothes for all 50 - all for $1.00"]
    50 Little Dolls
  38. Tact Act
    Betty
  39. Bright Sight
    Veronica
  40. Proof Spoof
    Dilton
  41. Class Gas
    Miss Grundy
  42. Jump Chump
    Archie
  43. ["Hi, dad! How do you like it? The look of the 40's! Real boss, huh?"]
    Veronica
  44. ["Prepare now for a successful future!"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  45. ["Pick a pack of prizes or cash at J.S.C.A."]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  46. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
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